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Vigil Attendee from Hudson: Zimmerman Acquittal 'Puts at Risk All Our Children'

Not-guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, accused of Trayvon Martin's murder, makes her 'uncomfortable,' she told the Star Tribune.

At least one person made the trip from Hudson Monday for a vigil in Minneapolis in memory of Trayvon Martin, according to the Star Tribune:

"Joci Tilsen, who drove from Hudson, Wis., said she was deeply disturbed that a young unarmed black man was shot and killed, and that [George] Zimmerman was acquitted. 'I feel it puts at risk all of our young children, especially the young children of color in all of our communities, and I’m uncomfortable living in a society that says it’s OK,' she said."

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