"--Just to be clear: you don't see a problem with too much discussion and too much evidence being debated in the press before Zimmerman has the chance at a fair trial? I may think he was guilty of some very poor judgement, but I do want him to get a fair trial. That is one of the rights in our country, in case you forgot. Unfortunately just like the OJ trial I doubt you can really find 12 jurors in Florida who have not been influenced by the M-Z debates, photos, etc. Or don't you think that is a significant issue?"
Originally Posted by Old-T
You've posted on many threads on this topic and brought up many issues including this one. Let's go with this one although its not what really concerns you. The one that really concerns you I'll address in a later post.
The problem is that you want this to go to trial - even when every major part of Zimmerman's defense as either a "self defense" or SYO defense is corroborated by evidence or eye witness testimony. Then in the pre-trial hearing the police say that they have no evidence to contradict his claim of self-defense.
At that point, the judge should have tossed out the case. He or she should have reprimanded the person who brought forth the charges and freed Z.
Its not a crime to
Perform duties as a Neighborhood Watchman
Carry a concealed weapon when you have permit to do so
Suspect someone who fits the description of perpetrators of crimes in the area
Call 911
Get out of your car
Follow a person
Ask a person what they are doing in a gated community
Use lethal force if you believe your life is in danger
It is a crime to
Assault someone
Zimmerman fully co-operated with the police and they along with the local DA decided not to file charges. The story should have stopped there. It should not appeared on the national news scene like so many deaths in this country.
But then I'm flipping through the nightly news and hear how someone was "killed for wearing a hoodie and carrying Skittles" and the "white" guy killed what appeared to be a 12 year old that he "chased down like a dog" and "murdered him when he couldn't overpower him" and the "white" guy is a racist who even called his victim a "coon" before he killed him. All these accusations were false. These weren't discussions, they were outright lies perpetrated for weeks by the national media.
But you Old-T didn't want to questions the validity of the lies. Said you were too busy to keep up with the facts of the case although you like to regularly post about it. Let there be a fair trial.
There can be no fair trial if there is not supposed to be a trial. The police and the DA already had this evidence and decided not to press charges. Of course, you think they are corrupt.
But its the media who lied, fanned the flames of racism and let Al Sharpton and others drive the legal system. And Eric Holder and President Obama where happy to accommodate them. It is they who are corrupt.
Your insistence of a unnecessary "fair" trial is just going to bankrupt Zimmerman, make him an infamous national figure, cost the tax payers of Florida and the US millions and not improve race relations one bit. If he walks, he'll still have federal hate crimes filed against him.