Posted on 07/17/2013 1:08:42 PM PDT by traderrob6
There should be little doubt in the mind of any clear thinking person that the Zimmerman prosecution was entirely political in it's origin and process.
Cut the the noise from the minority (black) community, it's leaders, the media and the co-dependent left and we are left with one singular immutable fact......George Zimmerman was getting the crap kicked out of him by a younger, stronger, more physically proficient young "man" and he reacted as any rational person would, he protected himself from serious bodily harm or even death with the only tool at his disposal.
It wouldn't have mattered if he had grabbed a rock or a lead pipe or a gun or a marshmellow to incapaciate his attacker, any and all actions were justifiable under the circumstances.
That's it, everything else is just noise. Was he following Martin? Doesn't matter. Did he strike the first blow? Doesn't matter. Was he profiling Martin because he was Black? Doesn't matter. Was he ordered not to follow Martin by a police officer? Doesn't matter. Was he a rascist? Doesn't matter. Even whether or not Martin was reaching for the gun doesn't matter. Now as a matter of fact almost all of these conjectures have been proven erroneous but bottom line, none of it matters as it pertains to the law. Zimmerman broke no laws before, during or after the incident. They couldn't legitimately indict him for spitting on the sidewalk.
The only thing that mattered was Martin was on top pounding George Zimmerman into the sidewalk (even the prosecution conceded this fact toward the end)and any reasonable person would likely be in fear for life and limb. Stand your ground doesn't even apply. It's the time honored tradition in law that a person DOES have the right to defend themselves by any means neccessary if they reasonably feel in fear for their safety. Zimmerman surely did and the jury believed that was reasonable belief on his part. That's it, it's that simple.
I know when someone is killed or seriously injured people feel a need to assign blame and make someone pay. Three of the jurors initially felt that way until the other 3 clear thinking ones showed them the light. They all eventually scrutinized the facts and made a judgement with their brains and not their heart. It was definitively the correct one.
People can and should feel some sense of closure as the person who instigated then perpetuated the entire confrontation HAS paid.... with his life. It may not seem fair but life(and death) rarely are. All the breast beating and politically motivated persecution of an innocent man in the world won't change that fact.
Well written, but I disagree on this point:
“Even whether or not Martin was reaching for the gun doesn’t matter.”
I think that would seriously increase GZ’s assessment that Martin meant to do him great harm, especially if that was accompanied by “You’re going to die tonight”.
If this had been the case, probably Trayvon would have claimed self defense anyway, and probably should have gotten off based on the fact that the state couldn't prove its case (I'm hypothesizing).
Presumption of innocence.
Perhaps. That would make it a bit more of a no-brainer for the jury but bottom line, there was plenty enough already.
Unfortunately...all of the sensible arguments...don’t matter...to the race-baiters.
I was surprised to learn is does not.
You can look it up if you wish but I’m sure that fact does not preclude a self defense defense
Rachel Jeantel admits Trayvon threw the first punch in interview with Marc Lamont HIll. She also says some more crazy stuff.
The other interesting part of Jeantel’s interview is her claim, also made on Piers Morgan Tuesday night, that Zimmerman should have taken his beating.
Marc Lamont Hill pointed out “George Zimmerman’s defenders would say well, if he didn’t pull out a gun, if Trayvon was whoopin’ his ass he could have killed George Zimmerman.Jeantel Jeantel replies “No. Trust me. That’s not killing. You have a big bruise, you don’t see inside your skin. You might have a little stitches.” Jeantel adds “He [Trayvon] would have fight him and run.”
Even if Jeantel is right about Martin’s intentions, there is no way George Zimmerman, who was the one taking a beating and therefore very probably the one calling for help, to have known that.
It was never a “prosecution” in the true sense of the word. From Day One this whole travesty has been a PERSECUTION, which had no place in a court of law. The whole motive for the declaration of charges was political, charges were never presented to a grand jury, there was only circumstantial evidence, there are no living close eyewitnesses, and in the end, the defendant was not convicted.
This was not about “stand your ground”, as Zimmerman was, to the best of any reconstruction of the circumstances could be described, was ON HIS BACK, not standing, when the fatal shot was fired. He had no opportunity to retreat at that point, and the assault was entirely on the part of Trayvon Martin, who, up until he realized he was shot, was GLEEFULLY bashing someone whom he may have perceived as being a potential rapist/child abuser.
There was child abuse going on all right, only the abuser WAS the “child” (as the person not yet eighteen years of age, though he had the physical stature of an adult male).
Trayvon Martin was not the person on trial here. But he should have been.
There should be little doubt in the mind of any clear thinking person that the Zimmerman prosecution was entirely political in it's origin and process.
There's no doubt in my mind people who can't distinguish between "it's" with an apostrophe and "its" without should abstain from trying to tell clear thinkers anything.
If I were Zimmerman I would be saving every penny I could get to leave this country and find a place that would not send him back.
He needs to get out of this country for his own safety and because the left is not going to stop harassing him until they get him for something. They would be perfectly happy to make up something.
America is no longer a free country, we are a country that caters to Blacks, Hispanics, and illegals from every country in the world.
We are being robbed with Taxes, our Health care system is about to commit suicide, and the Media is running wild.
Our President is ripping apart the Constitution and our Congress is letting him do it. Morally we are sinking to new depths.
Nicely put bottom line.
Good grief, I know the diff I just inadvertently let it slip by.
Why don’t you to get a life and quit trying to pick apart a harmless mistake made by another.
TY.
it’s = it is
Something significant, if true, about the pistol not cycling another round into the chamber. There almost had to be a struggle for the weapon, or someone(s) somehow kept the action from cycling properly.
Which is it, make up your mind!
Honestly BR I DO know the difference. “Its” is possessive pronoun. “It’s” is a contaction of it is.
I apologise for my negligence not my ignorance.
Agreed. I happen to believe that there was a scuffle for the weapon.
The point being regardless he had plenty of justification for his actions.
.....btw, I did that one on purpose.
Maybe Martin grabbed the slide, or it got caught in a piece of his shirt. Either way, it means close contact, but that was never in dispute.
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