The invisible man…

That’s what George Zimmerman must become. His paranoia will be a reality now. Rightly so. Rather than enter into topics of hot debate right up front, though, let me first focus on our gun culture and vigilantism.

It’s clear that a “neighborhood watch” of armed private citizens on patrol is a vigilante force. An ordinary man like Zimmerman is playing cop without the physical or sensitivity training of a cop. Whether it’s successful or not, most modern police forces make efforts not to racially...