Do you think the jury got it right or wrong?

[bobclark86]

77. Well, that's one hell of a strawman...

Instead of going after people who think he was "not guilty," because the prosecution screwed up proving if Zimmerman started the physical fight or was planning on shooting the kid, you throw up "Zimmerman's choices led to Trayvons death," and if anyone disagrees with you, they're racist.

Well, nobody (as in NOBODY) is disagreeing with you. Everyone knows Zimmerman shot Martin (notice you are using Zimmerman instead of George and Trayvon instead of Martin... implying a more familiar air to one than the other). That's something even the defense admitted. We all know had Zimmerman not gotten out of his car that night, none of this would have happened.

Here's what we don't know:
Was Zimmerman pissed off about break-in around his neighborhood, or was he hunting black people?
Did Zimmerman get out of the car thinking he was going to shoot someone?
Did Zimmerman shove Martin before Martin knocked him down, or did Martin hit Zimmerman first when the two started mouthing off (as the guy was pretty out of shape (his gym owner even said he sucked), I think the fight involved two hits -- Martin hitting Zimmerman and Zimmerman hitting the ground like a sack of fresh fertilizer)?

THAT is the doubt part. You can't prove the first two, so there goes Murder-2. You can't prove the third, so there goes manslaughter (If Zimmerman hit first, he started the actual physical fight. If Martin hit first because some guy was standing there yelling at him, and Zimmerman then got his ass kicked, there's self defense). The prosecution didn't prove one way or the other (as only two people knew, and one is dead), so unlike wearing latex gloves under tight-fitting leather gloves meaning I must acquit, the prosecution can't prove who started the physical fight (as both had a legal right to be where they were), the jury chose to acquit.

Now, should Zimmerman have followed Martin? That's the "FUCK NO!!!!!" winning the No-Shit-Sherlock of the Day Award. That doesn't mean it's murder under the law. Had Zimmerman walked up, pulled his gun while 20 feet away and shot Martin, THAT would have been flat-out murder. But the real world is more complex than that (as usual).

Besides, Zimmerman will never have a normal life again (never holding a career, never finding a peaceful home, probably not keeping his marriage, etc.). Those that believe in karma will understand when the guy's life is ruined. Should it be? Well, it doesn't take a real genius to figure out you should not follow someone around at night with a loaded gun when the cops tell you not to do so.

I know, now I'm to be labeled a gun-humping neo-Nazi racists like others here for pointing all this out and not jumping on the "Zimmerman is an evil racist child hunter!" bandwagon. Well, if someone said I'm a Nazi on the internet, it MUST be true... apparently... or something...