by mouthy 480 Replies latest social current
The oddity of the Florida SYG Law was shown in the case of Marissa Alexander, a mother and wife and black, who received a 20 year sentence for firing warning shots when her husband threatened her with a beating.
She was turned down on appeal. She had never been convicted of a crime. Who will raise her 11 year old daughter.
Obama - If I had a son he would actually look more like Zimmerman, kinda, now that I've thought about it.
Verdicts are about reasonable doubt. If the jury have not been satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that's an acquittal. It's a very high standard of proof. In my experience, once either party gilds the lily, or withholds information reasonable doubt can creep in. Perhaps the fault, if there is one, lies with the prosecutor. The deceased's family will be permanently changed by this and so probably will the defendant.
I haven't read all previous comments yet, sorry if this is a repeat. GZ got out of his vehicle to try and keep visual contact. He had called police and was waiting for them to do the confronting. GZ avoided earlier opportunity to confront. When he was instructed not to follow, he stopped. He slowly walked back toward his vehicle, still hoping to catch a glimpse of TM, on the call you still hear wind but his voice is calm, normal, no evidence of running or walking fast, no shortness of breath. TM chose to confront GZ as opposed to just going home. TM got pissed by GZ "following" him, aka attempting to keep visual contact. All indications are that GZ didn't want a verbal or physical confrontation, thus calling 911. If he were an alleged vigilante, the call would've been after the fact. TM chose the confrontation route, not GZ. Keeping visual contact is not provocation or confronting. TM apparently felt empowered though not armed. The correct verdict was reached.
Wait for the civil trial.
Also of interest is there was no evidence that GZ even hit TM at all, TM didn't have any wound aside from the gunshot wound, whereas GZ was pummeled. It appears, based on evidence available that GZ didn't "fight" at all and didn't even get a punch in. That makes ot appear that he was ambushed. How do you argue that?
Will the people of Florida be more inclined to shoot another human to settle confrontations in the future.
'these assholes always get away' Zimmerman
Perhaps they will be more inclined to actually help when someone is crying for help so that a shooting may not occur.
New York State 2007- A group of teenagers went to the home of John White looking to fight his teenage son, Aaron. Aaron woke his father and told him of the group outside who were shouting racial epithets. Mr. White confronted the teenagers with his unlicensed Beretta when one of the teenagers, Daniel, slapped the hand holding the gun. Mr. White brought his hand back around to the teenager and the gun was fired, Daniel Cicciaro died of the gun shot wqound. Mr. White was found guilty.
Treyvor Martin's life will have meaning if we Americans kill less of each other in the years to come.
A Liberal Bias- 'Do you mean we care about the poor, the sick, the maimed? Do we care whether people are shot everyday on the streets of America? If that is Liberal so be it' Helen Thomas
