After one week of jury selection in the George Zimmerman murder trial in central Florida, there are still no jurors. In a comparative case in Canada, the jury selection process would be fundamentally different. In highly charged murder trials with widespread publicity involving such notorious defendants as Paul Bernardo and Michael Rafferty juries comprised of 12 jurors were chosen in a matter of a few days.

As a white myself, I appreciate John Derbyshire's efforts, presumably tongue-in-cheek advice piece for fellow fearful, racist white parents who may be concerned about their children interacting too much with black Americans. I would like to pay for it by providing non-whites with some advice on the talk you may wish to have with your children about us. You're welcome.

I understand having Reverends Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson involved drives many people absolutely nuts. But here's an idea: The next time an unarmed 17-year-old black boy is shot with nothing more than a can of iced tea, a pack of Skittles, and a cell phone, make sure the system does its job from the beginning.

The impulse of some African-Americans to imagine that Trayvon Martin's murder could be another whitewash of a white murderer of a black man in the South is perhaps understandable. But it isn't, and the behavior of Reverend Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, and the liberal national media in the circumstances, is particularly scandalous.

A lot of people have wondered how high the black turnout at the polls will be -- especially if dispirited black Americans stay home in large numbers. The answer may have just arrived -- in the tragic form of the killing of a teenaged boy, Trayvon Martin.

So now we have two tragic stories of a 17-year-old boy in a hoodie and a 17-year-old girl in a hijab. One is gunned down, while the other finds her dying mother brutally attacked at home. And in both cases the police continue to lose the trust of those they are supposed to protect. If the police aren't going to say it, then I am. America, please stop the hate crimes.

George Zimmerman has already been tried in the court of public opinion. On one side, he is forever guilty, a representation of societal bias and profiling. On another side, he is a citizen standing up against criminals, doing what the law is afraid or unable to do.