Protesting students hunkered down Wednesday in Governor Rick Scott’s office waiting room for the second day of their vigil. They arrived at the Capitol Tuesday in response to George Zimmerman's acquittal in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.
The protestors want Scott to call a special legislative session on the controversial "stand your ground" law that was part of Zimmerman's case. And they want to talk to Scott, who has been out of town both days but said through a spokeswoman he doesn't think the stand-your-ground law should be overturned.
Phillip Agnew, leader of the Dream Defenders, a group playing a key role in the protest, said the students wouldn't be deterred by Scott's position.
"It means nothing to me. He's made a lot of statements that have been worse. But we're still here, we're still willing to meet, and we'll escalate", pledged Agnew. "We'll continue to escalate, and more people will come, he'll get visitors, we'll bolster the Tallahassee economy by having people here."
About thirty students spent Tuesday night on the floor of the Capitol Rotunda. They're planning to bring in sleeping bags for Wednesday night.