ESPN Columnist Boycotting Florida Sports Because of Zimmerman Verdict

ESPN columnist Scoop Jackson won't be writing about anything involving Florida sports anytime soon. Jackson announced Friday that he's boycotting all Florida sports in response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.

Zimmerman was found not guilty over a month ago.

"Look, no state is perfect. Most are far from it," wrote Jackson. "Florida is not the only place in these United States that has laws in place that stand on and for the same exact premise/law that is at the center of my boycott. Stand Your Ground, 'No Duty To Retreat,' 'Line In the Sand' or variations of this lawexist in 30 other states. I get that. But nothing as polarizing as the Martin-Zimmerman incident has happened outside of Florida and turned into a national debate. The verdict should be a battle cry that forces the citizens of a nation toonce again look at ourselves in the mirror and come to another conclusion on what we see."

Jackson fully acknowledged Florida was not the only state with the controversial Stand Your Ground law, but since the law originated in the Sunshine State, he called it "as good a place as any to start with [his] boycott."

"I realize in the end this gesture might only make me feel better about myself. As if I've done something," he wrote. "More important, it won't leave me feeling as if I did nothing."