On Wednesday evening, FOX News became the first station to interview George Zimmerman, who shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin to death in March.
“My wife and I don’t have any children,” Zimmerman told Sean Hannity, the interviewer. “I have nephews that I love more than life. I love them more than myself. And I know when they were born, it was a different unique bond and love that I have with them. And I love my children even though that they aren’t born yet.
“I am sorry that they buried their child. I can’t imagine what it must feel like. I pray for them daily,” he said.
Yet, when Sean Hannity asked if Zimmerman regretted that night, he replied with an immediate no.
Hannity: Is there anything you regret? Do you regret getting out the car to follow Trayvon that night?
Zimmerman: No, sir.
Hannity: Do you regret that you had a gun that night?
Zimmerman: No, sir.
Hannity: Do you feel you wouldn’t be here for this interview if you didn’t have that gun?
Zimmerman: I feel that it was all God’s plan. And for me to second guess it or judge it… (shakes head)
Hannity: Is there anything you might do differently in retrospect, now that time has passed?
Zimmerman: No, sir.
“I’m not a racist and I’m not a murderer,” Zimmerman went on to say.
In response, Tracy Martin said in a phone interview with the Associated Press: “We must worship a different God. There is no way that my God wanted George Zimmerman to murder my teenage son.”
Parts of the full FOX interview can be found here. What do you take away from this interview?
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Raishad M. Hardnett is the News Editor for FWDnation.com and a current journalism student at the University of Southern California, where he writes and broadcasts for several world recognized and university-owned news outlets. Having been a classical pianist for the majority of his life, a man of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and a writer of short stories, poetry, and blogs alike, he attributes both his achievements and failures to the fact that “God does not throw dice.” Follow him at @RMHardnett or contact him at Hardnett@usc.edu.
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