Sad thing about the direction of this case is how the average American will not approach the middle ground. If you think it was a justifiable shoot than you're a neo-con bad person who thinks America has no issues with race and SES. If you think its a bad shoot you're a bleeding heart lib who thinks all blacks are disadvantaged by the system and not responsible for their own actions. For me the biggest things about this story are the heavy handed response by the police in the 48 hours afterwords, the SES issues in urban areas with a high pop % of minorities, and the speed at which all sides allowed this shooting to get out of hand, convicting or exonerating before any official word is out. Honestly the shooting itself has almost become secondary at this point because of the lack of facts and the other issues which have erupted around it.
