Phantom1905 wrote:People like Zimmerman, Anthony, and O.J are probably so over come with guilt that they probably are not sleeping as well as they would.
Maybe,but I doubt it.
drawscore wrote:Before we all jump on the "hang Zimmerman" bandwagon... Drawscore
I for one am doing no such thing. Under the circumstances the jury did its job as well; as it could. They weren't asked to judge Zimmerman's character; they were asked if there was no reasonable doubt that Zimmerman killed Trayvon Martin in cold blood. They decided - rightly I might add - that there WAS reasonable doubt and acquited. I don't blame the jury for anything. They did what they could within the limits of the law.
It's the law itself I question.
Anyone who thinks the results of this isn't going to encourage racist Yahoos from going out and looking for trouble, and then pleading self defense Standing their Ground when they find that trouble, is living in a fool's paradise. I'm not saying laws like Stand You Ground need to be abolished; but I think they do need some serious scrutiny and maybe some adjustments to reflect reality.
drawscore wrote:Next, depending on who you talk to, Martin was the aggressor, striking Zimmerman from behind, as he walked back to his vehicle. This may or may not be accurate, but it is a possibility to be considered.
The character of Trayvon Martin was not questioned. Missing from the newspapers and most TV reports, were pictures of Martin as he was at the time. His tattoos, gold teeth, pictures of him with guns and marijuana plants, were never shown, and the fact that he was in Sanford because he had been suspended from school, was either played down, or not mentioned at all.
Then, we have all the pictures of Martin as some angelic 13-14 year old, not the 6' 2" almost grown man, who practiced mixed martial arts.
There is no doubt that his death was tragic and unfortunate. But the evidence indicates that Martin attacked Zimmerman, not the other way around. If he had not done so, he would be alive today.
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Standard conservative tactic of blame the victim, in other words. Typical.
Yes, Martin was no angel. Personally I never met anyone who was. So he liked guns and martial arts, smoked marijauna, had tattoos, and gold teeth and liked to talk tough. So do ten million other teenagers, black or white; you think we should just lock them up or shoot them all? If all this was true of him but he'dbeen white and Zimmerman black, would these matter to you so much then - or even at all? Not assuming, mind you; just asking.
In any case, it's all water under the bridge. He was acquitted, and I for one am not a vigilante. He might not have been criminally culpable, but morally I think is a different story... but that's between him and God, is there
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