well now that the jury gave a verdict they don’t like, now blame the jury.
The prosecutors and the judge didn’t raise the issue that this jury would be problematic because there weren’t enough colors of the pc rainbow in it.
Beyond ignorant. Its obvious that Treyvon turned back to confront the “creepy ass cracker”.
You idiot!!!
The prosecutions witnesses testified for the defense. Neve seen anything like it.
Then, in closing, they made the argument for the defense and reasonable doubt.
“This could have happened this way but, it might have happened another way. I don’t know. None of us were there.
You make the choice”.
WTH???
The prosectution never made the case about a set story line and preponderance of evidence so when it came to summation he could say “There are no other choices. Convict.”
The prosecution never believed in this case and merely did the best they could to wrestle the pig to the ground and at least put some lipstick on it.
I don't know it. There must be something wrong with me I guess.
Sooooo....what was the crime rate in Zimmerman's neighborhood before Martin was killed and what is it afterward?
And if my aunt had any balls, she'd be my uncle.
He can believe his point and somebody can disagree with that point, but none of it matters. The point is completely irrelevant to the question of Zimmerman's guilt under the law.
Steve Robinson is a F’in idiot, liberal POS. (I’m sorry about using idiot and liberal in the same sentence, which is redundant)
That's a lie, Steve, you have no factual evidence to support your OPINION, you don't KNOW jack, I most certainly know the opposite, and you don't have access to Zimmerman's thoughts to know what he knows.
Lemme guess...another Black Racist pushing for violence on non blacks?
Which is what Trayvon supporters have always been pushing
“#GunshineState”
Good one! That ought to tweet!
Hold on here, how can it be a white man’s verdict when it was an all woman jury? And not all of them were the “offending” white?
Possibly a good argument had Z been on patrol. But he wasn't. He was just on his way to Target when he spotted TM acting suspicously.
When someone breaks into your house, shoots your wife, rapes your kid and cuts you with a knife and you are bleeding to death I hope you appreciate a “wanna be cop” who is first on the scene and saves your family’s lives. If not it will be a pity they read you idiotic ramblings and decides to remain in their houses and cars while you bleed out!
That wasn’t directed at you but rather the idiot that wrote that nonsense.
What gutter trash. If he actually believes what he has written here, this author is a sub-human, soulless, limited-brain-function pathological lunatic.
If he doesn't really believe it, but is just hoisting this flag for either personal acceptance or to foment racial tension (or both), then he's much worse.
Ignorant filth.
;-\
I guess maybe you're right. He didn't have to shoot TM. He (GZ) could have relied on the good intentions of TM, the guy that was younger, bigger, stronger than him who was also at the time on top of him beating him severely, pounding his skull against the concrete, and telling him "you're going to die tonight." Yeah, GZ didn't have to shoot TM, he could've let TM make good on his threats and kill him. But I guess GZ wanted to live, so he was finally forced to use deadly force to protect his own life.
Had the jurors accepted that argument they would have returned a guilty verdict of second-degree murder.
Guess it is a good thing the jurors went with the facts then rather than emotion. See, that's this little thing we call the rule of law and justice. You ought to look into it sometime.
...for which prosecutors only had to show that Zimmerman “intentionally committed an act or acts that caused the death of Trayvon Martin,” in the words of Judge Nelson’s jury charge.
Which was actually incorrect and misleading. Wonder if there will be any professional backlash on the Judge for that. The burden of proof even for manslaughter in FL is actually significantly more involved than that.
Instead, the jury believed Zimmerman’s account of that evening’s events: That 17-year-old Trayvon Martin overpowered him, slammed his head into the pavement, and would have killed him or seriously injured him with his fists if Zimmerman had not managed to fire his gun into Martin’s chest. Under Florida law, that shooting is a justifiable homicide.
Bravo, first thing you've gotten right. Though I would contend (and at least one medical professional testified to the fact) that GZ's injuries from TM were already serious. So there was no "would have" he (TM) already had seriously injured GZ with life threatening injuries.
...there would have been no altercation, no cries for help, no gunshot, had Zimmerman simply waited in his car for a police officer to arrive...
No doubt. But this also could have been prevented had TM not decided to circle back and ambush/attack GZ when GZ was returning to his vehicle. Really, you can play what-if games forever, spinning out scenarios that could've turned out better or worse for either or both parties.
...And Zimmerman would not have gotten out of his car had Trayvon Martin been white. I know it, you know it, and George Zimmerman knows it.
You state this in spite of absolutely no evidence to support it. None. How are those mind reading classes going?
Everything that happened in the ensuing minutes sprang from Zimmerman’s warped notion of who Martin was. And that notion was, in itself, an act of prejudice and aggression that ended in a death.
You call it "warped notion" I call it well founded suspicion. Are you forgetting the string of burglaries? Are you forgetting that TM was suspended from school for having burglary tools and a bag of woman's jewelry? There was no aggression by GZ that night, the only aggression was from TM.
The jury verdict validates the premise that, in Florida, the person who initiates a confrontation—in this case Zimmerman—does not always bear responsibility...
Wrong. That is a bald faced lie and the author knows it is BS. GZ did not initiate the confrontation. He followed, then broke off. It was TM who then initiated the confrontation by attacking GZ. Lying SOB.
But Martin would be alive had Zimmerman not set out in pursuit of him, a pursuit based on prejudice.
You are assuming prejudice in spite of a complete lack of any evidence to support it. I conclude you are basing that only on the races of the two parties - in itself a form of prejudice. You are obviously prejudiced against non-blacks when it comes to blacks, assuming non blacks are prejudiced against blacks even when there's no evidence to support it. You are most certainly prejudiced and racist.
For starters, anyone who volunteers for a neighborhood watch group should be armed with nothing more lethal than a cell phone.
What a dumb idea. Do you think neighborhood watch does any good? Yes? Think criminals believe this too? Gee, that makes neighborhood watch a threat to criminals' livelihood. Hmm, let me think, how do criminals respond to threats... and you want to send these people out unarmed? What are you, some kind of sick criminal lover? Do you want violence?
...who arm themselves on patrol, are a danger not only to themselves but to their neighbors...
Wrong again. Responsible firearms ownership and use reduces crime. Proven time and time again. Get your facts straight. Oh, I'm sorry, would that get in the way of your opinions?
If a volunteer thinks he sees a bad guy, his best weapon is to lock his car door, and use his cellphone to dial 911.
Yeah, because waiting minutes for police to arrive while your life is in danger is always far more preferable than having the means to protect yourself on the spot. ;-/ I would be willing to bet a fair chunk of change that had GZ not been armed that night, he would be dead and not the violet thug TM.
What if Trayvon had confronted Zimmerman by PEACEFULLY asking Zimmerman what the problem was and had a civilized conversation?? Then there would have been no killing, I’m quite sure. The left and the Blacks actually believe that Zimmerman HUNTED Trayvon down like an animal, gun drawn, to kill him!
We don't know that. We do know that Zimmerman didn't say anything to the dispatcher about Martin's race, until he was asked (for ID purposes). Even then he equivocated ".. he Looks black) He talked about how Martin was acting, "weird.. I think he's on drugs or something" (which the video from the 7-11 confirmed, Martin was definitely not steady on his feet).
Zimmerman described Martin's actions (he looked like he was casing the complex, rather than proceeding, in the rain, to his destination) He related Martin's actions to people who had committed crimes in the complex and gotten away with it, he doesn't say anything about those other people being Black, although they were.
Martin was doing his duty as the Neighborhood Watch captain. Or anyone's duty for that matter to watch out for their neighbors. He got out of his vehicle, before the dispatcher told him they didn't need he "suspect" followed, in order to keep him in sight so he could report his location to the police when they arrived.
When the dispatcher advised him they didn't need him to do that, you could hear a change in his breathing and other sounds indicating he'd slowed down and he said he was heading back to his car. The dispatcher wanted an address, and Zimmerman was looking for one when he was jumped by Martin.