johnsobas said:
nuckles87 said:
I find it hilarious that people who weren't their and didn't know either person personally want to make judgements.
This isn't a movie and you people aren't Judge Dredd. The jury got the full rundown on everything that happened, and the only reason why Zimmerman got off was because the prosecution reached too far. Had they gone for manslaughter, Zimmerman would have gotten 20-25 years due to Florida's "10-20-Life" policy. The jury said they would have convicted him of that. Frankly, I think that would have been enough justice for Martin. The real bad guy here is the NRA and the Florida government, and their "stand your ground" bullshit.
http://blogs.lawyers.com/2013/07/stand-your-ground-more-homicides/
Neither were saints, but NONE OF US ARE. Maybe Trayvon could have run away instead of fight. Maybe Zimmerman could have retreated instead of "stand his ground". Maybe they could have just talked. We don't know and we never will. That doesn't mean we get to make uneducated judgements about either person.
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The stand your ground law had NOTHING to do with this case. Stop bringing it up people.
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Yup. This was a straight up self defense case. Stand your ground was touch on a little bit but it wasnt the focus really. I also chuckled when nuckles said the prosecution over reached and he would have been convicted of manslaughter... You know the other charge the jury was able to consider. But when the initial vote was cast it was 3 not guilty to 3 guilty and as we know the 3 guilties switched... The jury was never even really considering it. We know that one was holding out when they asked for clarification of manslaughter. (Probably the juror who just spoke out this week)
