Trayvon Martin Case

[RedskinRat]

Is anyone else surprised at how inept the Prosecution is?

JR? You'd have done a better job, right?

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by RedskinRat

Is anyone else surprised at how inept the Prosecution is?

JR? You'd have done a better job, right?

I am becoming convinced this is all a show. The public outrage over this case was so quick and powerful I think it may have forced local law enforcement to push through a trial when they had a weak case. I'm not so sure this even goes to trial in a vacuum (simply based on the available evidence).

Don't confuse that with me thinking he is innocent. I strongly believe he bears a mountain load of the responsibility for the entire situation. I am not presently convinced he has been proven legally guilty of anything though. Which is unfortunate because I think he is probably guilty.

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

I am becoming convinced this is all a show. The public outrage over this case was so quick and powerful I think it may have forced local law enforcement to push through a trial when they had a weak case. I'm not so sure this even goes to trial in a vacuum (simply based on the available evidence).

Don't confuse that with me thinking he is innocent. I strongly believe he bears a mountain load of the responsibility for the entire situation. I am not presently convinced he has been proven legally guilty of anything though. Which is unfortunate because I think he is probably guilty.

I agree with this 100%.

My personal speculative belief is that Z aggressively confronted TM and a pushing and shoving match ensued which escalated into a beat down by Martin.

[RedskinRat]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

My personal speculative belief is that Z aggressively confronted TM and a pushing and shoving match ensued which escalated into a beat down by Martin.

I believe from what we know so far that Martin didn't like the creepy looking cracker following him, was emboldened by a sense of outrage and weed, and confronted Zimmerman. He physically attacked Zimmerman and then Zimmerman overreacted and used his firearm.

Whatever the verdict it's a useful example of why we need to institute Lombroso Centers to identify and neuter the intrinsically violent.

Yes, I'll volunteer myself first, if it helps.

[Gary84Clark]

Outrage and weed. Smoking weed is not known to encourage aggression.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by RedskinRat

Is anyone else surprised at how inept the Prosecution is?

JR? You'd have done a better job, right?

It seems more like they have very little to work with.

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by RedskinRat

Is anyone else surprised at how inept the Prosecution is?

JR? You'd have done a better job, right?

I would hope so. They don't have a lot to work with given the lack of evidence on the key fact (who started it). Certainly, I would like to think I would have done more to manage the "bad" evidence. Also, they should have known and be prepped for the EMT's testimony and done what they could to discredit/pre-empt it.