Trayvon Martin case debated at Pace University
Earlier this week, Pace University law professors and students debated the case of Florida teen Trayvon Martin, whose shooting death has captured the nation's attention.
"I think it strikes a nerve in all of our communities," said professor Randolph McLoughlin. "We all have children, we have young boys and we worry whenever they leave the house."
George Zimmerman, 28, claims he shot Martin in self-defense and has not been arrested. Because Martin was black and Zimmerman has a white father and Hispanic mother, the case has become a racial flashpoint that has civil rights leaders and others leading a series of protests around the country.
More than 500,000 signatures have been delivered to the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. demanding federal officials investigate the case.