Trayvon Martin Case

[Gary84Clark]

Where's the riot? Out of touch with reality, out of touch with America. Can we say "live in a anti-Obama bubble"?

[JoeRedskin]

Thanks for the offer NC Skns. No need. Saden1, I am not collecting on the bet.

While I am convinced the verdict was legally and ethically correct, it does not change the underlying fact that an avoidable tragedy occurred. Rather than gloating or raging over the verdict, let's move forward - black, white, Hispanic, green with purple polka dots - and try to increase awareness and understanding so that our differences can become our strengths not our weaknesses.

<cue unicorns>

[NC_Skins]

Roddy White @roddywhiteTV

All them jurors should go home tonight and kill themselves for letting a grown man get away with killing a kid



Then you have dumbasses like this. Not the first time Roddy White has said something incredibly stupid. I think the Falcons need to have a talk with this moron.

In fact, athletes should really shut up about it unless they've watched the proceedings. My guess is the only one that has is Stephen Curry.

Athletes react after George Zimmerman found not guilty in Trayvon Martin case - ESPN

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by SolidSnake84

what will happen to George Zimmerman now?

The NAACP says they are going to appeal the ruling, and also introduce measures to remove the stand your ground law from every state.

Does that constitute double jeopardy? Can they try him again for maybe a lesser crime??

Stand Your Ground wasn't argued or introduced as far as I know so why does the NAACP introduce it?

[JoeRedskin]

Bryan Petersen @Peteypipes

If you trusted the justice system to find a man guilty, you must trust it when it finds a man not guilty, or it's just partiality you seek

One of the more rational tweets.

[RGIII]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

Bryan Petersen @Peteypipes

If you trusted the justice system to find a man guilty, you must trust it when it finds a man not guilty, or it's just partiality you seek

One of the more rational tweets.

Individuals trust whatever works for them at the expense and disposal of others.

[HailGreen28]

Originally Posted by RGIII

Individuals trust whatever works for them at the expense and disposal of others.

Sounds like a crappy way to live.

[NC_Skins]

DOJ urged to press civil rights charges against Zimmerman

I think I abhor Jessie Jackson with a passion.

[Gary84Clark]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

DOJ urged to press civil rights charges against Zimmerman

I think I abhor Jessie Jackson with a passion.

Why, because he wants the feds to charge Zimmerman?

[RGIII]

Originally Posted by HailGreen28

Sounds like a crappy way to live.

Not when you're insensitive to others or blind or in denial.

[HailGreen28]

Originally Posted by RGIII

Not when you're insensitive to others or blind or in denial.

No, that's even crappier.

[skinsfan69]

Zimmerman wanted to play out his fantasy and be a tough guy cop. He engaged Martin, then got his ass beat by a 17 year and shot him. The kid was doing nothing wrong. If Zimmerman saw him breaking into a house then fine, but that simply was not the case. He got away with murder. Plain and simple. The jury should be ashamed of themselves.

[HailGreen28]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

Zimmerman wanted to play out his fantasy and be a tough guy cop. He engaged Martin, then got his ass beat by a 17 year and shot him. The kid was doing nothing wrong. If Zimmerman saw him breaking into a house then fine, but that simply was not the case. He got away with murder. Plain and simple. The jury should be ashamed of themselves.

Your statement is so "plain and simple" on practically everything except "engaged". What does "engaged" mean in your statement?

Who started the fight is one of the key issues. Again, if someone here actually knows what happened, they should call CNN immediately.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by HailGreen28

Your statement is so "plain and simple" on practically everything except "engaged". What does "engaged" mean in your statement?

Who started the fight is one of the key issues. Again, if someone here actually knows what happened, they should call CNN immediately.

If the prosecution had made a better case, it shouldn't have mattered who started the fight. The open/shut nature of the case is because of the way the fight ended. How the fight began is simply not a newsworthy national event. It's semantics. You can just say "they fought" and the facts of the case are unchanged.

GZ was acquitted because his team of lawyers was able to make Trayvon Martin's death a footnote in a series of semantics. They decided a 17 year old's life was collateral damage to Zimmerman's perception of the events.

[HailGreen28]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

If the prosecution had made a better case, it shouldn't have mattered who started the fight. The open/shut nature of the case is because of the way the fight ended. How the fight began is simply not a newsworthy national event. It's semantics. You can just say "they fought" and the facts of the case are unchanged.

The evidence is what it is, including gaps, and including just enough to know that Zimmerman *might* have feared for his life. How the fight started, how it ended, both are important in a self-defence case.

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

GZ was acquitted because his team of lawyers was able to make Trayvon Martin's death a footnote in a series of semantics. They decided a 17 year old's life was collateral damage to Zimmerman's perception of the events.

C'mon, you've been fairly reasonable compared to others in this thread. "Engaged" is semantics, too.

IMO, Zimmerman was acquitted because nobody could prove beyond a reasonable doubt what we're talking about. That's probably why Zimmerman's lawyers didn't even try a Stand Your Ground claim, to avoid a civil trial. Because they would have lost the SYG case for the same reason. (JoeR if you read this please feel free to correct me if you want.)