Acquitted

[DrLeftover]

George Zimmerman found not guilty of murder in Trayvon Martin's death

http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/13/justice/zimmerman-trial/index.html

 

[Jazzy]

George Zimmerman was in a lose-lose situation from the beginning. If he was found guilty, he would have been "taken care of" in prison. Now all he is is a walking dead man. A man whose days are numbered. A man who will be looking over his shoulder for the rest of his life. He's got nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. Mark my words, it's only going to be a matter of time before he's back in the news. This time, however, he's the dead one.

 

[DrLeftover]

Evidently that is the current working definition of that word that everybody is batting around like a badminton bird.

Not what Mr. Obama stated.

"We are a nation of laws and a jury has spoken," President Obama said in a statement. "I now ask every American to respect the call for calm reflection from two parents who lost their young son."

 

[DrLeftover]

Five key issues factored into George Zimmerman's acquittal Saturday in last year's shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin:

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"This was a disaster," criminal defense lawyer Mark Geragos told CNN's Anderson Cooper the day Jeantel testified. "This was the star witness, the star witness. The wheels came off and it was a train wreck. And there's no other -- there's no way to soft-pedal it."

http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/14/us/zimmerman-why-this-verdict/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

 

[DrLeftover]

(CNN) -- One of the jurors who acquitted George Zimmerman said she had "no doubt" he feared for his life in the final moments of his struggle with Trayvon Martin, and that was the definitive factor in the verdict.

... If anything, Zimmerman was guilty of not using "good judgment," the juror said.

"When he was in the car, and he had called 911, he shouldn't have gotten out of that car," she said.

She also said she believes Martin threw the first punch in the confrontation that followed.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/15/justice/zimmerman-juror-book/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

 

[Fatal Dawn]

Even if Martin threw the first punch, the fight probably wouldn't have started if Zimmerman kept his distance as he was instructed.

How was Zimmerman's heart in the right place and how was race a non factor? I can't even listen to this juror. The way she views Martin is ridiculous.

Dateline aired the case of a man sentenced to 40 years for murder after shooting another unarmed man under similar circumstances and trying to claim self-defense under Texas's 'Stand Your Ground' Law:
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/47986039/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/texas-man-gets-years-stand-your-ground-case/#.UeagCo2G28A

 

[DrLeftover]

I simply presented the information as available.

My approval or disapproval of the verdict reached by the jury based on the evidence presented by the State's Attorney is irrelevant.

The case in Texas was not cited as precedent in the Florida trial, and even if they had tried to present it, it would probably have been disallowed.

Unless Federal charges are pressed, and for right now that seems unlikely, except for assorted other crimes and howlings from those who were not there and have no first hand knowledge of the events of that night, the matter is closed.

 

[Fatal Dawn]

I never accosted you for posting the information. I've only expressed my views about the case and juror B37's comments. In regards to juror B37, I don't really understand or necessarily agree with her actions. She went on a television interview and looked for a book deal but now wants privacy? I hear 4 other jurors have already come out to distance themselves from those statements she made.

The dateline case was not meant to be used as evidence (they aired it after the trial was over and the jury was deliberating), but simply to make a point about the 'Stand Your Ground' law by showing the striking similarities between the Texas case and the current one. The victims and the outcome of the case are worlds apart in the two cases. 40 years in one case for killing a 36 yr old elementary school teacher and no charges for killing a teenage boy.

Similar to other trials of the century I hardly believe the matter will be closed. The implications are too far-reaching to just end there. Similar to the O.J. Simpson verdict I think people will continue to discuss it.