Zimmerman or Trayvon?
So George Zimmerman is on trial for the death of Trayvon Martin.
Remember that story?
The black kid and the neighborhood watch guy rolling around and the neighborhood watch guy shoots the Skittles-carrying kid, to death.
There was so much outrage, but everyone took sides immediately. The cops finally had to arrest Zimmerman because the public outcry was so loud.
Turns out Zimmerman may have been after Martin for the Skittles.
Have you seen how big he got?
And what is keeping me from commenting on it was that when it happened I had joined in the outrage because the 911 operator had instructed Zimmerman to stay clear and wait for the real cops.
I thought that was the most important part of the story.
Had he stayed clear the fight wouldn't have happened.
That sort of seems simple to me.
Yet that is never the case when it comes to the justice system. The laws dictate the eventual result, unless of course, you're the jurors in the OJ case or the Casey Anthony case.
Then the actual facts don't matter.
Yet I was listening to an "expert" talk on it today and he actually said something interesting. He mentioned that jurors these days have watched so many movies and so many television shows that they are waiting for the twist at the end.
The facts of the case may not really matter because the individual jurors may not just consider those...they may also be waiting for something dramatic to happen.
Which makes it all a flip of the coin.
Will Zimmerman get off?
Those who want him to get off believe that should be the case because they are fighting for the right to defend themselves against the evil, using deadly force.
Will Trayvon's death be punished?
Those who want Zimmerman to spend a considerable amount of time in jail believe that race was a factor and that being black and wearing a hoody shouldn't get you shot.
Me?
I hate the fact that it happened.
I hate that hundreds of people are murdered every day.
I'm sure that makes me a wussy, right?
Remember that story?
The black kid and the neighborhood watch guy rolling around and the neighborhood watch guy shoots the Skittles-carrying kid, to death.
There was so much outrage, but everyone took sides immediately. The cops finally had to arrest Zimmerman because the public outcry was so loud.
Turns out Zimmerman may have been after Martin for the Skittles.
Have you seen how big he got?
And what is keeping me from commenting on it was that when it happened I had joined in the outrage because the 911 operator had instructed Zimmerman to stay clear and wait for the real cops.
I thought that was the most important part of the story.
Had he stayed clear the fight wouldn't have happened.
That sort of seems simple to me.
Yet that is never the case when it comes to the justice system. The laws dictate the eventual result, unless of course, you're the jurors in the OJ case or the Casey Anthony case.
Then the actual facts don't matter.
Yet I was listening to an "expert" talk on it today and he actually said something interesting. He mentioned that jurors these days have watched so many movies and so many television shows that they are waiting for the twist at the end.
The facts of the case may not really matter because the individual jurors may not just consider those...they may also be waiting for something dramatic to happen.
Which makes it all a flip of the coin.
Will Zimmerman get off?
Those who want him to get off believe that should be the case because they are fighting for the right to defend themselves against the evil, using deadly force.
Will Trayvon's death be punished?
Those who want Zimmerman to spend a considerable amount of time in jail believe that race was a factor and that being black and wearing a hoody shouldn't get you shot.
Me?
I hate the fact that it happened.
I hate that hundreds of people are murdered every day.
I'm sure that makes me a wussy, right?
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