Zimmerman found not guilty

[bonehead]

People are already calling for a change in Florida's stand your ground law. Riots are expected. I hope cooler heads prevail.

So is this justice or a travesty?

[Parihaka]

Thank fuck for that. It was nothing more than a media circus based on the fact the shooter was white and the deceased was black. The prosecution (the new one brought in specifically to play the race card) was so misleading in its numerous public statements prior to trial I am amazed it was even allowed to go to trial given the effective perjuries and trials-by-media they perpetrated. Frankly the prosecutor should be standing trial for attempting to pervert the course of justice.

[zraver]

Shooter wasn't white, he is a round faced, brown skinned hispanic. The whole process was a farce.

[TopHatter]

Thank fuck for that. It was nothing more than a media circus based on the fact the shooter was white and the deceased was black.

Exactly. Had Zimmerman been black, this would've been yet another statistic and nothing more.

The question is, was Zimmerman guilty beyond a shadow of a doubt of 2nd Degree Murder or, failing that, of Manslaughter, both as defined under Florida law. And those 6 jurors said No, he was not. It was an effed up situation from the get-go and both parties were responsibly for what happened.

[dan m]

All media stirred race issues aside , Zimmerman didn't end up being a very good neighborhood watchman.

[Parihaka]

Crackers

[Parihaka]

I'll just add of course that in nuzeelundish crackers means you're barmy, which is not to be confused with balmy. Which means that according to Trayvon Martins girlfriend, Trayvon said he was being followed by a loony with a perturbing bottom.

[TopHatter]

All media stirred race issues aside , Zimmerman didn't end up being a very good neighborhood watchman.

Nope he sure didn't. First and foremost, he neglected to remember that a Watchman uses his eyes more than anything else.

A hyper-zealous watchman can do more harm than good.

[zraver]

I dunno, based on the suppressed exculpatory evidence TM was a thug with a history of violence and burglary.... exactly the the type of person McGruff recruited people people to watch out for and who when armed with a gun is why Florida passed stand your ground laws.

[Blademaster]

I dunno, based on the suppressed exculpatory evidence TM was a thug with a history of violence and burglary.... exactly the the type of person McGruff recruited people people to watch out for and who when armed with a gun is why Florida passed stand your ground laws.

And on that particular night, was TM engaging in the thuggery behavior? What you speak of is inneundo and casting blame on the victim. A despicable way of doing things.

George Zimmerman was guilty of manslaughter in my eyes. He created the volatile situation that led to an innocent person's death. No if or buts about it. He needs to be held accountable for TM's death. I hope he has a huge monetary judgment hanging over his head the same way that OJ had his judgment hanging over his head

Let me put this another way. If the victim was white and the defendant was black, he would have be convinced of 2nd degree murder or manslaughter.

[Wooglin]

And on that particular night, was TM engaging in the thuggery behavior? What you speak of is inneundo and casting blame on the victim. A despicable way of doing things.

George Zimmerman was guilty of manslaughter in my eyes. He created the volatile situation that led to an innocent person's death. No if or buts about it. He needs to be held accountable for TM's death. I hope he has a huge monetary judgment hanging over his head the same way that OJ had his judgment hanging over his head

Let me put this another way. If the victim was white and the defendant was black, he would have be convinced of 2nd degree murder or manslaughter.

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[Minskaya]

In the Zimmerman trial, the defense was not predicated on Florida's Stand Your Ground statute.

Although the trial jury found Zimmerman not guilty on the criminal charges, I fully expect a civil suit to be filed much like the civil suit filed against O. J. Simpson by the Brown and Goldman families. As we all know, the civil suit jury found Simpson liable for wrongful death and a civil judgement was imposed.

[tankie]

From that which I have just watched on BBC news , its a travesty .Poor kid was running into a pvt housing estate screaming for help , then the shot was heard , self defence ?? FFS Zimmerman should fry .

[TopHatter]

Poor kid was running into a pvt housing estate screaming for help , then the shot was heard , self defence ?? FFS Zimmerman should fry .

That's not at all what happened.

[Monash]

In the Zimmerman trial, the defense was not predicated on Florida's Stand Your Ground statute.

Although the trial jury found Zimmerman not guilty on the criminal charges, I fully expect a civil suit to be filed much like the civil suit filed against O. J. Simpson by the Brown and Goldman families. As we all know, the civil suit jury found Simpson liable for wrongful death and a civil judgement was imposed.

And after legal expenses Zimmerman will have exactly how much in assets?