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Originally Posted by Bytor Peltor
I've heard legal minds state this case wouldn't have been prosecuted in the majority of Florida counties......or if it was, a lesser charge of manslaughter (as Rob pointed out above) would have been sought.
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Firstly, its not surprisingly at all that in multiple counties in Florida this case wouldn't have been prosecuted, for the obvious history of race relations in Florida (which lead the South in lynchings in the 1920s,1930s, and even 1940s)..
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Example: you could have a Klu Klux Klan member dressed in his robe screaming nigger to a black guy walking down the street. At this point, the Klan member could be charged with several things: inciting a rite, hate crime, ect. Now, if the black man approaches the Klan member and threatens him or starts to assault him and the Klan member is in fear for his well being or life, then, in the state of Florida (and Texas), an individual has the right to self defense including deadly force. The fact that the Klan member was breaking multiple laws before hand has NOTHING to do with his right of self defense.
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That is not a fair analogy, because while the Klansman would be inciting violence, Zimmerman admittedly provoked it more directly. Again, this whole veiled "self-defense" argument is shallow and naive at best, vindictive and accusing against Trayvon Martin at worst.
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The jury had only one thing to consider......at the moment just before Zimmerman pulled the trigger, was it normal to think he was in fear of his well being or life. If the jury unanimously agreed to this point, their ONLY option was Not Guilty.
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That is not fair. The jury should be considering the entirety of the scenario, including Zimmerman's own complicity with the altercation and subsequent death.
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Make no doubt about it, justice was served. The Grand Jury handed down an incitement, Zimmerman was arrested, the Prosecution presented it's evidence and Zimmerman was found Not Guilty by a Jury of his peers.
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Just when I thought we were becoming sort of friends, you have to reiterate that boneheaded statement. I'm sorry to say this, but I am totally losing respect for you if you sincerely believe that anything remotely resembling "justice" was served. Shame on you
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Just because some don't agree with the outcome doesn't mean Justice wasn't served. Just because something tragic happens doesn't mean a crime was committed.
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No sir, that is EXACTLY what it means, and so long as white, Southerners like yourself fail to realize this, it will always be a problem and folks like myself will always be nervous for our safety. I can't possibly understand why you feel and believe the way you do, and I don't want to be scathing and accuse you of being a vitriolic racist, but clearly you have a problem if you can't see the Truth right in front of your face. At least dead_battery conceded that by not being an American, he doesn't have any experience with our particular flavor of racism and injustice, and so he openly backed off rightfully expressing a lack of proper understanding. You? You damn well know better or at least you should