only works like that if you have a witness to who initiates the violence, if not you don't have a clue who did. but yeah in Florida you can,
Like GZ you just assumed something that is totally wrong, Get it
Originally Posted by dreamvacationdates
I didn't (and don't) "assume" anything ... I generally leave that up to the amateur pundits who are trying to create a slanted fact scenario to fit their agenda ... e.g. you.
Since I didn't see and hear all of the evidence the jury saw I don't have an opinion on whether the prosecution met its burden, but the jury did, and that is good enough for me.
I would prefer to put my faith in a jury rather than blogs, twitters, pundits, and talk show hosts.
There rarely is direct reliable witness testimony in a murder case, and generally only one side gets to "speak." As a consequence the prosecution is left with witnesses who had a partial view of the events, science, and forensics based on the physical evidence gathered at the scene, and perhaps elsewhere to establish a circumstantial case of the mental state of those involved, the relative position and presence of the accused and victim, the interaction between the two (or more), and the cause of death of the deceased.
In this instance the circumstantial evidence supported Zimmerman's side.
On another day and another case, the circumstantial evidence might favor the government.
Unfortunately there are some lessons to be learned from this incident, but any value will be lost or overlooked by the "noise" that apparently is going to continue for an extended period.