Di you agree with the "not guilty" verdict in the Zimmerman's case?

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   alexandriaruthkposted 12 years ago

   Di you agree with the "not guilty" verdict in the Zimmerman's case?
   
   Why or why not. For me, technically in the rule of the law, yes, I do agree, but not in the realm of accountability, he should be accountable for failure to comply with the 911 dispatcher .

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   Borsiaposted 12 years ago

   Yes acquittal was the right verdict it was a case of self defense and he acted within then law.
   As for accountability He was attacked and he defended himself. The ballistic evidence says it happened just as he sad it did. This is why the original investigators didn't file any charges, none should have been filed.
   When it comes to him and the dispatcher if you didn't actually watch that portion of the trial it is a very grey area.
   The dispatcher asked "are you following him?"
   Zimmerman replied "yes"
   Dis "We don't need you to do that" He didn't say not to or to return to his vehicle.
   Dis "what is the address"
   Z "I'm not sure"
   Dis "can you see where he is now"
   Z "No I can't see him"
   Dis "can you tell which way he went"
   The dispatcher is asking, indirectly, for Z to locate the direction. That is when he went in search of where Martin had headed and when he was confronted /attacked.
   But regardless of all of this is the simple fact that under no circumstances does anyone have a right to physically assault you. It makes no difference whether you like them watching you or whether you are angry.
   So were I on a jury I wouldn't award anything in a civil court either.
   Where is the outrage over Martin assaulting Zimmerman? This is what really lead to his death. Everyone wants to absolve him of his responsibility for what happened. He committed an act of violence against Zimmerman.
   Martin had plenty of time to leave and go home but he choose to either hide and wait for Zimmerman or double back to confront him when he should have just gone home.
   Remember this is a private housing complex where numerous burglaries had occurred and Zimmerman was part of the Neighborhood Watch. He had a perfect right to see if a stranger was up to no good.
   The prosecution withheld evidence from Martin's cell phone showing a pile of jewelry on his bed and he, an unemployed 17 year old had $40 cash in his pocket. I was an employed 17 year old and rarely had $40 in my pocket. I don't buy the whole innocent little boy story being spewed by the media and prosecution. It has nothing to do with race I would be just as suspicious of a white or Hispanic under the same circumstances.
   To try and compare this to the OJ case where there was a mountain of evidence that he committed 2 horrific murders "allegedly" is just silly.

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      alexandriaruthkposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Fair enough, I am just kinda thinking about the "stand your ground law' whether it contributes to deaths like this. Thank you for commenting.

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      Borsiaposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      SYG really didn't enter into it M had Z pinned on the ground so he couldn't have run even if he wanted to. In order to SYG you have to have an option to flee.

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