So how about that Zimmerman trial?

[Daldolma]

Originally Posted by Bodeanicus [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Were the African Americans arrested, and charged immediately, or were they allowed to just go home after the killing? Were they allowed to wander around the Police station, basically just hanging out after they killed someone?

Didn't fuckin' think so. If Trayvon Martin had been blond haired, blue eyed, surfboard shot wearing Travis McDonald, George Zimmerman would already be in prison, and that's the fucking difference. Zimmerman harassed a black kid he didn't recognize, then shot the kid when he started getting his ass whipped. If he'd stayed his punk, cop wannabe ass in his car and waited for the real police, he wouldn't be on trial. I wish I could say Martin would still be alive, but the police probably would have killed him, too, judging by how they just let Zimmerman go the fuck home after killing a black kid.

^ dum

self defense is self defense and this case probably never reaches court if martin was a blond haired, blue eyed white kid. the facts of the case supported zimmerman's claim to self defense. self defense is notoriously difficult to prosecute because it's exceptionally difficult to prove a negative beyond a reasonable doubt, especially in a case like this where there is unquestionable physical injury to the party that claimed self defense. because of that, no charges were brought until a swell of racial outrage demanded further inspection

there is also no evidence to suggest zimmerman "harassed" martin. as a neighborhood watchman, he followed him and upon confronting him, asked him what he was doing. that's all we know from the facts. there's nothing wrong with that. it's not illegal, it's not unethical, it's not even all that stupid. if, as zimmerman claims, martin attacked him on that basis, zimmerman had every right to defend himself. and given the reasonable assumption that zimmerman would face serious bodily harm during this attack (he had already suffered a broken nose and was being pinned to the ground), he was justified to use deadly force

this all supposes zimmerman's claims are truthful, and they may not be. but there is vastly insufficient evidence to disprove his claims beyond a reasonable doubt. hence, charging him was an exercise in futility