The George Zimmerman and Michael Dunn trials have raised a national discussion about the current state of racial relations. Many are outraged at the verdicts of the two highly publicized court cases, where one man was acquitted of stalking and eventually shooting an unarmed black teenager on his way home, while the other got a conviction but failed to be found guilty of murdering a young man after an argument over loud music.

Many believe these cases symbolize the current prejudice black men face in America. Black men are all too often stereotyped as criminals, even in cases when the evidence points to them being a victim. Yet some are adamant that the race issue is overblown, and that the aforementioned cases have nothing to do with race.

Maybe this video would change their minds.

Jason Roberts of YouTube channel Simple Misfits (also host of Simple Pickup, a channel devoted to guys hitting on women in daring and at times ridiculous ways) was inspired to do the video after an incident in which he got locked out of his car. He called AAA and they sent an employee to help him out. Roberts soon realized that the employee, who was black, was getting stares at his attempt to unlock the car whereas Roberts, who is white, hadn't gotten any attention at all.

Roberts sought the help of his friend Quentin Brunson and experimented. Roberts would first attempt to get into his car using a coat hanger. Afterwards, Brunson would do the same.

The results were as predicted. Passerby gave Roberts brief glances of curiosity before moving on. Once Brunson started he immediately got dirty looks. Before long, a cop car pulled up and asked what he was doing.

The Huffington Post provides Roberts's account. "One thing that he was telling me that was really surprising is that there was a female cop -- I believe she was Caucasian -- she came up to [Brunson] and she asked, 'Oh, why are you so nervous? What's wrong, why are you trembling?'" said Roberts, who had tried to step in to clear up the situation. When Brunson told the officer that he had never been arrested before, she exclaimed "You've never been arrested before?"

The video beautifully illustrates how racial stereotyping is still very much alive in this country. According to Business Insider, in 2011 64 percent of motor vehicle thefts were committed by whites, with only 34percent committed by blacks.