If Zimmerman 'got away with murder,' how 'stand your ground' law helped

The Los Angeles Times ^ | July 26, 2013 | Robin Abcarian

[2ndDivisionVet]

Can there be any question now that misbegotten “stand your ground” laws can provide a legal cover for murder?

Watching the distressing ABC News interview with one of the George Zimmerman jurors – the only non-white juror and the only one who began deliberations believing Zimmerman guilty of second-degree murder – it’s hard to come to any other conclusion.

“Some people have said George Zimmerman got away with murder,” ABC’s Robin Roberts began. “How do you respond to that?”

“George Zimmerman got away with murder,” replied the 36-year-old juror, identified only as Maddy. “But you can’t get away from God. At the end of the day….the law couldn’t prove it. We just have to believe in the Lord that if he has to pay, he will pay.”

As a nonbeliever, I take little comfort in her theory that Zimmerman will meet his justice in the next world.

It's reassuring, however, that President Obama, Atty. Gen. Eric Holder and even Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain have tried to launch a national conversation about “stand your ground” laws that could put at least some pressure on the 30 states that have adopted them. If states won’t fix the laws, maybe juries will reclaim some power.....

[GeronL]

awesome - I will be copying and pasting that

[Eagles6]

They want Whitey to be afraid to defend himself, his property and his loved ones when commander zero calls out his civilian defense force.

[2ndDivisionVet]

What Good Can a Handgun Do Against An Army?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2312894/posts

[T-Bird45]

If one examines the words of this part of the judge's charge, the half formed and hysterical media case against George Zimmerman crashes against the law.

And thus exactly the reason the Sanford PD would not enter charges against GZ before the manufactured outrage began.

Excellent post - good of you to bring the actual jury charge to the thread.

[snarkytart]

Keep whining media, nobody cares. It’s over. Zimmerman is Not Guilty, the juror said the case never should have been brought to court, even though she feels bad about what happened she still said GZ did nothing wrong under the law.

Get over it. People are not going to stop defending their lives and homes against violent punks because the violent punks might be black.

You all tried to hang this man with lies, and are still spewing propaganda.

[HiTech RedNeck]

We’d have, alas, less of a problem if it were true that nobody cared. More and more “low information” (per the bible, foolish) people are showing up on the scene. This is the new ungodly choir that is being preached to.

[snarkytart]

The majority of people who have an opinion on the verdict agree with it. I can't imagine too many people outside Holder's people and the pandering guilt ridden libtards in the media care about this case at this point. We care because of the political ramifications.

[JoeProBono]

[nfldgirl]

I always so enjoy reading your posts...a voice of intellect, wisdom and good common sense.

[Paradox]

Can there be any question now that misbegotten “stand your ground” laws can provide a legal cover for murder? Watching the distressing ABC News interview with one of the George Zimmerman jurors – the only non-white juror and the only one who began deliberations believing Zimmerman guilty of second-degree murder – it’s hard to come to any other conclusion.

The article goes on to be one of the greatest non-sequitors in recent memory. The left has become delusional here, they are believing their own BS.