we are WATCHING
Posted on 07/11/2013 10:08:00 AM PDT by CivilWarBrewing
She has ruled against the defense on many issues the defense should reasonably have won. The prosecution has thrown in some preposterous things that, in my opinion, they knew they would lose just so they can point to such denials as showing she was being fair - after all she had ruled against them several times. This is not even handed justice, she clearly is against Zimmerman and wants to see a conviction - but also wants some sort of record to argue she wasn’t a prosecution stooge.
Yup. Does not feel like America.
Is she out gal now, or what?!
When I heard that the State wanted child abuse 3rd degree murder, I thought, “How many bites of the apple do they get?” One other observation I had, there have been comments by the talking heads that Zimmerman should have announced to Martin that he was neighborhood watch, or that he was armed, etc. etc. which would have defused the confrontation. These “experts” obviously have never been in a situation like this. They seem to think that Zimmerman would have had all the time in the world to do that. No way...Zimmerman would have seconds from the time that Martin appeared in front of him in the dark till Martin played the “knockout game.” This trial should be required watching for anyone considering ccw. I took an advanced course from Insights and this exact scenario was taught to the class.
BUT she told the jury they could rule on a lesser charge of manslaughter, which he is not charged with.
Good. I was thinking the idea was straight from the DOJ. It would have been automatic grounds for appeal, I think, since the defense never had time to prepare for that charge.
When the defense attorney was arguing against it, she kept looking at her laptop like she was reading something. I wonder what was on that screen...
No to manslaughter, according to Judge Alex who has said this over and over again, in Florida Manslaughter, since a gun was used and the “victim” was under 18 its an automatic 30 year sentence
The events in this trial almost seem to be following hour-by-hour coverage and blowback in the media. Not good!
It could just have been an electronic copy of the state's motion.
The prosecution, spurred on by the ‘justice’ department, was desperate to get Zim and didn’t care if they looked like the racist a$$holes they are.
“Don’t go to Florida, that is the message from all this
publicity.”
The criminal justice system of Florida, including City of Sanford, after soberly considering the evidence, declined charging Zimmerman with ANY crime. That this trial even occurred at all is due to pressure from the Obama Admin. and the Racial Animus Agitation Industry.
Didn’t TM tell him that he was going to die tonight? Or at least indicated that he was going to really hurt him badly. That right there puts GZ in self-defense.
I would think not...double jeopardy and all, but with Holder in the game I wouldn’t put it past him to try.
Judge Andrew Napolitano was on Fox yesterday saying that the judge should have stopped the case when they could not present any facts to support their claims. This is truly a kangaroo court.
LOL!
It is not Florida’s fault, they dismissed charges. This is FEDGOV stepping in where it does not belong (ONCE AGAIN).
She is still an incompetent for disallowing the Trayvon Mrtin text messages - which establish a clear pattern of prior MMA assaults.
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