VIDEO: Zimmerman Apologizes To Trayvon Martin's Family As Judge Sets $150,000 Bond

This is UNREAL! An apology now from Zimmerman during his bond hearing? Why? In this case, it looks like it worked! Zimmerman apologized Friday to the family of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed African-American teen that he shot in a confrontation that riveted a nation and sparked intense discussions about racial profiling and gun laws.

Zimmerman spoke moments before a Florida judge set a $150,000 bond that will let him get out of jail while he awaits trial.

"I wanted to say I am sorry for the loss of your son," Zimmerman said. "I did not know if he was armed." Before Zimmerman's testimony, his family said he is a caring, nonviolent man who organized a campaign on behalf of a homeless man who had been beaten and mentored an African-American boy for two years, his mother testified Friday during his bond hearing.

"I know that he is very protective of people, very protective of homeless people and also of children," Gladys Zimmerman testified by telephone.

Zimmerman, 28, is accused of second-degree murder in Martin's death on February 26. His family testified Friday that the image is all wrong, saying earlier incidents of violence cited by prosecutors were misunderstandings or efforts to protect himself or a friend, and that he is no danger to the community.

The family testified via phone due to hate mail and death threats. ""I've never known him to be violent at all unless he was provoked, and then he would turn the other cheek," Zimmerman's father, Robert Zimmerman Sr. said.

The new judge in the case, Kenneth Lester Jr., presided at the bond hearing. His wife and parents testified Friday that the family has few assets. They were unable to say how much money has been raised by Zimmerman's online appeal for financial assistance.

Natalie Jackson, an attorney for Martin's family, told CNN legal analyst Sunny Hostin on Thursday that O'Mara called to set up a private meeting between Zimmerman and the Martin family. The family declined, Jackson said, indicating they want Zimmerman, instead, to give a deposition on what happened the night Martin was shot.

Meanwhile, Florida authorities have picked 17 people to tackle a heated question brought on by the killing of Martin: whether the state's "stand your ground law" should be changed. The task force, whose membership was announced Thursday, will review the law that allows people to use deadly force when they feel a reasonable threat of death or serious injury.

We here at Dettez Corner FEELS the pain of the Martinn family,but we must press on and pray that a jury will seek justice.