About 40 students spent Tuesday in Governor Rick Scott’s office waiting room to protest Zimmerman's acquittal in the death of Trayvon Martin. They want Scott to call a special legislative session to address laws they say unfairly affect minority youth.
The governor was in New York.
The students sang and chanted and took turns describing their encounters with racism. Shamile Louis is a University of Florida student who came from Gainesville to participate.
"I had a friend killed about a month ago in Orlando. Still no arrest. Still no nothing", Louis caomplained. "Another black man gone. Another young black boy without a father. And so that's why I'm here today."
The protesters want Florida’s 'Stand Your Ground' law changed. But a spokeswoman for Scott said he stands by the recommendations of a task force he called after Martin's death, which recommended the law not be overturned.
The students say they'll stay in the Capitol overnight, until Scott is back.
Some said they expect buses to add to their numbers on Wednesday, with groups coming from Miami, Boca Raton, Orlando and Alabama.