George Zimmerman trial

I have been following this case for quite some time now.
And as of today July 13th, 20th George Zimmerman was found not guilty.


I was wondering what are your guys opinion on this case.

 

He was clearly innocent and he never should have been trialed for murder this is terrible that he was able to be charged for something they knew didn't happen.

Legally he could only have been charged for Manslaughter (which he may have pleaded out but he probably would have won if it went to court). But they had to send a message.


Zimmerman was half Hispanic half white if he looked darker no one would have cared but because he looked white everyone was calling him a racist to defend himself.

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013...dnt-have-changed-anything-in-zimmerman-trial/

 

been on my mind:

People are jumping all over GZ because he "followed/confronted" a suspect, but if you flip the coin, isn't that exactly what TM did? Not only did he initially get away, but he then decided to hunt down and confront zimmerman (To him, just a sketchy individual, he didn't know who GZ was, right?). Why wouldn't he call for help if he was truly fearful for his life? Why would he not get to his dad's house instead of confronting and then fucking up GZ which ultimately caused him to pull a gun? Or why wouldn't he just simply say "what's up man is there a problem?" or "Hey dude I live here, what's up?". I have a hard time believing someone who is essentially just watching the neighborhood for crime is going to completely initiate a fight, but everyone can believe what they want I guess.

It's terrible that someone lost their life, but in fights it's not uncommon that a gun gets pulled out. Everyday people on worldstarhiphop videos do it all the time. So why does no one care that TM caused the altercation that ultimately ended his life because there was really no other way to avoid it if you're getting fucked up like GZ most likely was. Street fights are scary and extremely dangerous, people are left with their heads smashed in all time... Left to bleed and die so tell me what would have happened if he hadn't of shot him? It's self defense, and it was both parties that made it happen. People should learn from this instead of just trying to persecute everyone.

 

Trayvon was a little thug. No one can truly know what happened, beyond reasonable doubt. As such the correct verdict was issued, because one is innocent until proven guilty.

Another note, the people trying to make this a race crime are fucking retarded. On top of that, those saying Zimmerman is white need to make up their minds; if Zimmerman is white then so is Obama. You cant just play the race card when it is convenient for you.

 

Bi-racial people are only white when they make a mistake.

 

Your username is full of irony lol.


This post has been infracted.

 

Rofl this post has won todays internet. Spoken like someone who gets it.

 

What? If the jury cant find out what happened beyond a reasonable doubt then they verdict was not correct. It would have been a hung jury(not sure if thats the technical term) they would have had to select 6 new jury members and start the trial over again. So they obviously thought he was innocent beyond a reasonable doubt.

Maybe i just found a flaw in the u.s judicial system?

 

No, it is on the prosecution to prove beyond reasonable doubt that Zimmerman is guilty. Because, by default, he is innocent. Since the the prosecution had almost nothing to go on, it basically boiled down to Zimmerman's account of what happened. So since the prosecution had nothing to go off of, they cannot prove beyond reasonable doubt that he was guilty. As such, by default (and by design of the US judicial system) he is innocent.

 

Disregard my post lol. I must have forgotten the whole "innocent until proven guilty" im not going to law school anytime soon...

 

no worries bro I wasnt sure if you were trolling or not which is why I broke it down lol

 

The derision shown towards Zimmerman for being a Neighborhood Watchman irks me. A person taking control his own safety, and the safety of his neighbors is exemplary. The fact that people picture Zimmerman as a negligent child playing police officer just goes to show the relationship between them and the State. If only he had taken orders like a good child and listened to the adult on the telephone... Even though he and his fellows wouldn't have to"play" police officer if their tax dollars were giving him and his neighbors adequate protection.

Anyways it seems clear to me that the shooting had no basis in race. The facts seems to indicate that Martin is the one who broke the law by assaulting Zimmerman, and the shooting was therefore in self defense. If there are riots after the verdict, the blame falls on the media and the NAACP for their race baiting. Oh, and Obama and his extremely inappropriate comment about Martin looking like his son.

 

Although what George Zimmerman did is wrong, EVEN if he's right that the teenager attacked him (which I doubt, but don't care), he's big enough to learn how to fight a fucking 17 year old. If he's really that much of a fucking coward that he can't hold off a skinny 17 year old, he can shoot the leg or something to stop the teenager, not kill him. Either ways, he's still guilty. Last time I checked, a skinny teenager weighing about 140 can't easily drop a short, heavy/fat Mexican that easily and wouldn't even bother.

 

Bad kid got shot. It's tragic because of the kid's age, but does anyone really think that kid was going to turn out to be anything other than a criminal given the path he was on? I mean, there is always a chance he could totally change, but what parent lets their kid out at night in the rain like that on the street? Not a concerned one...not a good kid, not a good parent...zimmerman has a history of strong character. He made a mistake but it wasn't completely his fault.

 

He is innocent and it's annoying af how everyone made this a race thing notice on the news when ever they would talk about it they would say "a young AFRICAN AMERICAN boy was shot and killed" what does it matter if he is black or white or Hispanic or even Chinese it's ridiculous how the race card is played everything something like this happens and I am by no means racist but I certainly needed to speak my mind on this

 

Simple the guy is innocent, but he was told to not pursue the kid and he still did. Come on man be serious there probably were many options he could have used instead of shooting the guy. In the trial it said the gun was fired at least 10yd away so either the kid was walking off of Zimmerman has pushed the kid out of striking distance and shot him so what are the odds. If a man was attacking me and I was scared for my life I would run like hell once I was 10yd away but Zimmerman wanted to be big bad patrol officer and used his gun not only did he have other options just because he had a gun he used it. If he did not have a gun he would have ran but o well his mind will eat him alive a life full of nightmares ........ Only God knows what happen that night and quite frankly I rather it that way.

 

He had other options sure but he was probably scared and did not know what else to do I guess like you had said only a higher being if there is one knows what happened but he was proven innocent so I guess he is as far as we know

 

I don't care if the person is black, white, mexican, or chinese-

If someone is putting my life in danger I am putting an end to theirs.

I don't care if they are 10 yards away and still running. I have no idea if they are just trying to get out of sight to ambush me. 30 yards away, and i'm still firing if I think my life is in danger.

George Zimmerman did nothing wrong. It's really fucking sad that people pulled the race card on this one.

 

Did any of you hear on the news about the 3 blacks beating a white boy up on a school bus because he snitched on them for selling weed? The news pointed out how Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson declined to comment. Their hypocrisy at it's finest.

 

Yep. Really the only racism I see anymore is minorities hating whites cause they assume we hate them. I live in an extremely diverse area and it's been ages since i've seen a white racist.

People need to stop fucking seeing color and just view others as humans. Getting sick and tired of this race shit. Idgaf what race you are, treat me well and i'll do the same back.