TV AND WEB RESTRICTIONS~**NONE**<br/> <br />Surprising reporters at the White House on Friday, U.S. President Barack Obama speaks publicly for the first time since the acquittal of former neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman.<br/> <br />He says the death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin has raised questions about why young African-Americans experience racial profiling.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA SAYING:<br/> <br />"When Trayvon Martin was first shot, I said that this could have been my son. Another way of saying that is Trayvon Martin could have been me, 35 years ago."<br/> <br />Seventeen-year-old Martin was shot dead in Sanford, Florida last year after a confrontation with Zimmerman in a gated community.<br/> <br />Zimmerman - who is 29 and half Hispanic - says he killed Martin in self-defense after being attacked. Jurors found him not guilty of murder or manslaughter last Saturday.<br/> <br />Obama says that verdict could have gone a different way.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Englis
