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Originally Posted by JoshGirls Josh
no. i never commented on the strength of the case. I never asserted what i think will happen. Only that in my opinion, Zims refusal to testify is "my" smoking gun, whereby i think he committed manslaughter.
I think your take on political pressure from the media & black leaders is one angle. another viewpoint is that the cops didnt do their diligence via zimmermans inconsistent accounts, & the fact martin was not armed & did not have a record. when a person is killed, its not like a petty crime. every effort must be made to provide justice to the deceased. & Zim has not been credible from the get go.
how would you feel if that was one of your kids who was dead. & then cops shrug their shoulders. i wonder if you would be AOK with the cops decision.
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What, exactly, has been discreditable in GZ's defense? His police interviews/statements?
Lets see you, or anyone else for that matter, go through something like killing someone and get the story exactly the same every time. People are not robots, and we are all subject to human error.
In fact, I'm pretty sure one of the detectives stated, on the record, that if GZ's story had been the same every time, they would have thought he was lying. If his recollection of the incident had been exactly the same every time, then it would look -- and rightfully so -- that he rehearsed what he would tell the police.
The state did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that GZ is guilty, it's really that simple.
But, as Robbie said, the jury could convict him just because of all the media attention and distortion of this case, the outcries from the black community, and the very real threat of violence that could ensue if he is found not guilty.
I don't know about you, but as someone looking at this from the outside in, it makes me fucking sick. Convict someone, not because of the evidence, but because there is a fear of violence from the black community. What does that say about our country? And that is what disturbs me more than anything else.
Who are the real racists? GZ, or the media/community/politicians who have made this case into a national circus and threatening to riot if he's not convicted?