Sunday marked the twentieth annual Puerto Rican Day parade in Bridgeport. Many in attendance were giving their opinion on the verdict in the George Zimmerman murder trial.
There were sights and sounds of Puerto Rican pride, and plenty of reaction to go along with the verdict.
"That verdict was wrong, he should have been guilty," said Bridgeport native Carmen Binet.?
"It just seems like anybody can get a gun and shoot men of color," said Donna Sampson. "It's just not fair."
One man was not marching, but instead wearing a hoodie, in honor of victim Trayvon Martin, and holding a handwritten message for all to see.?
"You can respect the decision but you cannot stand idle in America that a grown man can kill an unarmed 17-year old," said Bridgeport native Joel, who declined to give his last name.?
"As black men we have to come up and not start any riots with the verdict. We just have to look at the verdict as something we need to work on," said Bridgeport's Jermaine Mace.?
But News 8 heard from mothers of sons, who told us the verdict matters in Connecticut, where children have been lost to violence.?
"My son was walking home from school, drive by shooting, bam, and it's happening everywhere," said Binet. "To let [Zimmerman] get off scot-free, that's not right at all."
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