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| The Embarrassment Of The George Zimmerman Verdict | |
| 2013-07-15 | |
| Some background before you start beating on your keyboard: 1. I'm a criminal defense lawyer in Florida since 1995. 2. I watched the trial. Had it on at home, in my office, in the car. I didn't watch it through updates from the morons on HLN or CNN, most of whom should be fired (more on that later). 3. I know the lawyers, on both sides, including the civil lawyers for the Martin family. 4. I did some commentary, and declined commentary on media outlets that were only trying to enrage the public.
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| Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC |
| #9 Or, Tyranysaurus, "Martin violated the first rule of gunfights - don't start one without a gun." |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2013-07-15 20:32 |
| #8 People keep talking about the mistakes Zimmermann made. He should have stayed in his truck, etc. I agree. But no one has said this about Martin's conduct: "No matter if you feel threatened, or if you feel outraged because you are innocent but unfairly 'profiled' because of your race, DONT JUMP ON PEOPLE AND START HITTING THEIR FACE AND SMASHING THEIR HEAD INTO THE GROUND". It's one of the key lessons of this tragic story. But no one will say it in public. You don't have to suppport Zimmermann. But let's tell young people, even if you're being followed by a creepy person in a truck, "DONT JUMP ON PEOPLE AND START HITTING THEIR FACE AND SMASHING THEIR HEAD INTO THE GROUND". |
| Posted by: Tyranysaurus Sneth4452 2013-07-15 19:31 |
| #7 5. Zimmerman was probably not entirely truthful in exactly what he was thinking & doing each step of the time - which is why he did not take the stand. I thought it was SOP for a defense attorney to keep his client off the stand, except in a last resort. The reason being that a clever prosecutor can twist anyone's word's around so as to make them look shifty. If your client is so manifestly innocent that this can't happen, it should never have come to a trial. Then again, I got my JD at the Perry Mason School of Law. Perry never put his clients on the stand. |
| Posted by: Angie Schultz 2013-07-15 17:16 |
| #6 1. The case was NOT 'Stand Your Ground.' 2. Martin probably should have, but was not required to, just go home. 3. Zimmerman probably should have, but was not required to, just stay in his truck. 4. Martin was not an 'innocent child', though he may not have been actively criminal at the time, and was younger. 5. Zimmerman was probably not entirely truthful in exactly what he was thinking & doing each step of the time - which is why he did not take the stand. 6. As the mature party, and a CCW licensee, Zimmerman probably should not have placed himself in a position to need his gun, though he was not legally required to do so. 7. Martin violated the first rule of gunfights - don't start one without a gun. Questions: a. How far from his truck was Zimmerman when he shot Martin? b. Did Martin sucker punch Zimmerman? Zimmerman would be not guilty of anything except poor judgement if Martin threw the first punch and was on top of Zimmerman - the evidence certainly suggests that, and that is plenty to establish 'reasonable doubt' that Zimmerman was guilty. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2013-07-15 15:37 |
| #5 This lawyer, apart from getting some things wrong about Zimmerman having other options/not in danger of death, gets everything absolutely right. I think the most idiotic claim was a black woman on CNN claiming that "the disregarded Jeantel for no other reason than she can't write cursive and slurs a bit". I screamed at the screen for half a minute, trying to explain to the image why she was so stupid the producers should drag her off the show. Sadly it didn't work. |
| Posted by: Charles 2013-07-15 15:19 |
| #4 If you didn't see the trial, stop criticizing the verdict, it just makes you look stupid. Amen. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2013-07-15 14:23 |
| #3 True, Glenmore, but that son would still act like T. Thug daddy, thug son. >:-( |
| Posted by: Barbara 2013-07-15 12:48 |
| #2 I just realized that Zero's comment about if he had a son it would look just like Trayvon is only even close to valid if he had a son with a black woman; if he had a son with a white woman, like hs father did, he would reasonably look just like George Zimmerman. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2013-07-15 11:35 |
| #1 Absolutely right. Starbucks needs to drop their endorsement of a particular morning show stat; I watched 10 minutes of it this morning and was 10 years dumber for it; no amount of image building is worth that. Second, I'm outraged that this was even a deal. I can get oj, who was a famous nfl player, running for the border as big news. The good news for the world: every attempt to influence the jury was made - intimidation from the corners of society to argueably the most powerful individual in history, a heavy leaning liberal judge with career interests, agitators in high profile, screaming mob for a guilty verdict in a show trial. In spite of all this influence Zimmerman was found not guilty according to the definitions of the law. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2013-07-15 11:16 |