Well, I had a pretty good night’s sleep, awoke this morning and got ready for church.

I also began sorting through the news that broke last night that a Sanford, Fla., jury acquitted George Zimmerman of second-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. I thought sleeping on it overnight would clear my head.

Instead, I woke up this morning more confused than I was last night.

http://dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com/2013/07/shocking-verdict-in-zimmerman-trial.html/

The case gripped much of the nation, if not the world. Trial testimony revealed that Zimmerman stalked the youngster, who he suspected — apparently — of being up to no good. Zimmerman was carrying a gun; Martin was unarmed. They got into a tussle. Zimmerman then shot Trayvon. Dead.

I’m still trying to process this one. How did the gun go off? Did it shoot itself? Did the boy grab the gun and shoot himself by accident? No, it’s pretty clear Zimmerman pulled the trigger.

My question today is how does one avoid conviction at least for a manslaughter charge, which the jury was empowered to consider along with the murder charge?

I was raised to have faith in our system of laws. I almost always hold true to that faith. Moreover, I will accept the jurors’ decision only insofar as they heard all the evidence, watched the body language, combed through copious notes and argued among themselves for 16 hours. I did none of that.

However, I still am left to scratch my head and wonder: Is it at all possible — just the slightest possibility — that this jury got it wrong?