As a proud Floridian, I can safely say that I'm glad he walked, I was reasonably sure that he was going to but it's nice to know that not all people are so easily influenced by mass media.
based on reading, it seems there is no case to begin with. seems there is no probable cause and should have not reached the court
Indeed, they didn't arrest and charge him with a crime until after substantial public(media) pressure.
Zimmerman is suing NBC for editing the audio aired on TV of his 911 call that alone made him seem racist, which he'll probably need all the money he can get after Martin's sue him (even though TM's mom is trademarking the name, 'Trayvon').
Good, if I was him I would be talking to the ACLU or Southern Poverty Law Center about suing NBC for 100 million dollars since he will have some trouble finding decent employment after this fiasco.
Here's the thing: you really shouldn't be able to kill someone with a firearm and not get a default 'manslaughter' until you prove you were actually acting in self defense.
I don't think you understand how the justice system works in the United States of America, here we are entitled to the "
Presumption of innocence", you do not have to prove your innocence, in criminal cases they must prove your guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. If this doesn't suit you then either move to Iran or become a Supreme Court Justice and set a new
precedent. Do you think soldier's should be tried for killing enemies during combat?
I agree, but I can also understand how a young black kid being followed by a creepy man who, in the dark, probably did not look unlike a skinhead, may not want to lead him back to where his little brother was.
He was not a "little black kid", he was an almost fully grown teenager. Although I live in South Florida, which really isn't part of the "South" like Central FL, I have traveled extensively in Florida as well as around the country yet in my travels I don't think I've seen an identifiable skinhead anywhere in the past 5 years. Are skinheads still around in significant numbers? I've never heard any of my non-caucasian friends talking about being fearful of skinheads, I would think that one is more likely to be struck by a bus while crossing the street.
It's sad that being judged non-guilty by a jury of your peers in insufficient to quell those who think they know everything. When OJ Simpson got off the hook Caucasian's did not riot in the streets, despite the overwhelming evidence of his guilt.
Had both Zimmerman and Martin made better choices that night, Martin would be alive and Zimmerman's life would not have been ruined by the resulting media circus. Unfortunately hindsight is always 20/20 and
none of us can say for certain what we would have done in his place.
