Breaking News: George Zimmerman Found Not Guilty!

[Max King of the Wild]

timmah said:

bluesinG said:

timmah said:

Morally I think intent is important, and there was no evidence to suggest Zimmerman intended to shoot anybody that night. He didn't pull his gun out until he was being beaten. This guy pulled his gun out, then went outside to confront the group in his front yard. If he waited inside, called the cops, then the teens burst into his house, shoot away and you're fine legally AND morally. Going out to confront somebody with a gun, then shooting them in the face without being attacked is not even a close comparison! The fact that you tried to put race into this based on this comparison is really just a weak, race baiting move. People need to stop fanning the flames, you should be ashamed.

Wait, what? Zimmerman followed Martin in his car, called 911 who told him to stay in his car, ignored that advice, brought his gun out of his car, and confronted Martin. If Zimmerman had stayed in his car, or left his gun in the car, or hadn't directly confronted Martin, this wouldn't have happened.

That's why, morally, I think Zimmerman is guilty.

Evidence and testimony indicates that Martin likely circled back and confronted, then attacked Zimmerman (4 minutes in between losing Martin to being attacked, the attack took place closer to Zimmerman's truck than where he was earlier, indicating he was headed toward the truck, the only person with evidence of landing blows was Trayvon, Eyewitness seing Trayvon on top 'Ground and pound, MMA style), though it is impossible to be sure. It's not illegal to follow somebody, there's no legal requirement to obey a civilian 911 operator, and he was carrying a legally registered firearm, for which he had a concealed carry permit (while the guy in New York used an unregistered, illegal gun). Any more tinfoil hat theories?

I really wish I were in person with these types of people. Its hard to debate online. Out of all the people I have talked to about this only 3 thought he was guilty. 1 is my mom and I cant even bring it up in front of her (she punched me in the balls when I was talking about Jeantel's testimony helping the defense) and she was convinced Zimmerman was guilty before anything more than news reported it. That's why I followed this case so closely because I kept telling her wait till facts come in. And 2 co-workers but I havent talked to them about it and one seems like he didn't even know what happened with what he was saying and his fall back was "but he shot someone"