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I mean the girlfriend who came across as sympathetic to the jury and made O'Mara look mean. Keep in mind this is not a bench trial but one in front of a jury. Defense lawyers who beat up witnesses the way O'Mara did have to find a way to appear to not be an SoB or the jury will ignore pretty much anything he has to say. So far O'Mara's attempt with the knock joke seems to be less than successful.

Also keep in mind the last witnesses the jury will hear are the prosecution's rebuttal witnesses and the last argument they will hear is the prosecutor and if he is any good at all his closing will be "Zimmerman lied about this, Zimmerman lied about that and Zimmerman lied about this other thing" and that will certainly be a major component in deliberations.

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Martin still must be given a right of passage and an assumed right of a presumption of innocence no matter what given that at that point neither life, limb or property was in danger.

But Zimmerman cannot be given the same presumption of innocence?

Were Martin on trial for assault I would be agreeing with you, it is Zimmerman who is on trial and it is the defendant who must be given the presumption of innocence.

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But Zimmerman isn't innocent..,he took out his gun and took a life. The jury is simply charged with deciding if it is murder or not. He didn't arrest, detain, he instigated the confrontation.

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But Zimmerman isn't innocent..,he took out his gun and took a life. The jury is simply charged with deciding if it is murder or not. He didn't arrest, detain, he instigated the confrontation.

Odd how you can claim he instigated it after all this time. Instigation of a verbal confrontation is not something that should be met with violence. Violence, however, should be met with violence. Martin chose to attack. That's not how people behave in polite society.

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There is no evidence that Zimmerman engaged in violence before firing the shot there is absolute proof that Martin did.
The most telling piece of evidence was that Zimmerman was glad when told the incident had been filmed.

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There is no evidence that Zimmerman engaged in violence before firing the shot there is absolute proof that Martin did.
The most telling piece of evidence was that Zimmerman was glad when told the incident had been filmed.

I know. But try explaining that to the others who are ignoring the truth.

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Instigation of a verbal confrontation is not something that should be met with violence. Violence, however, should be met with violence. Martin chose to attack. That's not how people behave in polite society.

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Instigation of a verbal confrontation is not something that should be met with violence. Violence, however, should be met with violence. Martin chose to attack. That's not how people behave in polite society.

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A polite society doesnt act or react with violence? Just proving your statement wrong. Historically, wife beating, duels, rape were all a part of "polite society" unless you want to try and dismiss those as "something of the past". But I would hope you would not be that silly.

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Despite the howling by certain parties the prosecution did build a case for the elements of 2nd degree murder. They also showed that Zimmerman lied, differing accounts of whether or not he had lost control of the gun and his interview with Hannity where he lied about knowing the states self defense and SYG laws. Juries tend to convict liars.

The defense has a real problem, if they put Zimmerman on the stand he gets cross examined which would bring in the prescription drugs, history of violence etc. etc. or stick to experts and character witnesses and hope they can convince the jury that Zimmerman's lies does not mean he lied about what happened that night. And in cases like this the jury does like to hear from the defendant.

Of course no lawyer in his right mind lets Zimmerman testify so I think its 50/50 conviction or hung jury.

Are you kidding Zimmerman should be paying the prosecution, directed verdict is in order.

It did look that way until the last two days. The videos of him changing his version of events and the video of him on Hannity flat out lying about not knowing Florida self defense or SYG law put him in a bad spot. Juries almost always convict liars it is one of the basics of trials. It is one of the reasons any decent criminal defense lawyer will tell you to never ever talk to the police.

Also the medical examiner calling the scratches on the back of his insignificant and the result of likely a single blow on the concrete, not the many bashings he claims in his interview, both puts more doubt on his veracity but also casts doubts on his claim that a reasonable person would have feared for his life in the same situation.

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If Zimmerman isn't acquitted, it will be a travesty.

Zimmerman could just have easily been parking his car to walk to HIS home when saint thug decided that he was being "followed".

The bone of contention is the physical violence/Zimmerman reasonably believing he was in danger of death or bodily injury. That's where things went tits up.

Sorry but I come from a place where just about any hour of the day or night, you're walking in front of or behind somebody. If that's cause to get a wild hair up one's ass, I seriously suggest avoiding a vacation in NYC.



Peace and comfort,



Michael

Hardly when you know this is clearly not the case. Zimmerman was a guard on the beat, armed and dangerous. Soon as Zimmerman got out of his car it was he who instigated the confrontation.

Martin still must be given a right of passage and an assumed right of a presumption of innocence no matter what given that at that point neither life, limb or property was in danger.

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So Zimmerman, the proven serial liar, claims. The girlfriend says otherwise.

You mean the girlfriend who was absolutely torn apart on the stand and made to look A) stupid and B) as though she was a defense witness?

You mean the same girlfriend who admitted that Martin used racial slurs (incorrect ones at that) about Zimmerman, prompting every half-wit journalist and Martin's own family proclaim this "wasn't about race," despite proclaiming the exact opposite for over a year?

That girlfriend?

Yeah, I'll side with the man who showed abject relief when told (untruthfully) that the whole incident was caught on video.

I mean the girlfriend who came across as sympathetic to the jury and made O'Mara look mean. Keep in mind this is not a bench trial but one in front of a jury. Defense lawyers who beat up witnesses the way O'Mara did have to find a way to appear to not be an SoB or the jury will ignore pretty much anything he has to say. So far O'Mara's attempt with the knock joke seems to be less than successful.

Also keep in mind the last witnesses the jury will hear are the prosecution's rebuttal witnesses and the last argument they will hear is the prosecutor and if he is any good at all his closing will be "Zimmerman lied about this, Zimmerman lied about that and Zimmerman lied about this other thing" and that will certainly be a major component in deliberations.

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Also the medical examiner calling the scratches on the back of his insignificant and the result of likely a single blow on the concrete, not the many bashings he claims in his interview, both puts more doubt on his veracity but also casts doubts on his claim that a reasonable person would have feared for his life in the same situation.

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So that's irrelevant.

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A polite society doesnt act or react with violence? Just proving your statement wrong. Historically, wife beating, duels, rape were all a part of "polite society"

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A polite society doesnt act or react with violence? Just proving your statement wrong. Historically, wife beating, duels, rape were all a part of "polite society" unless you want to try and dismiss those as "something of the past". But I would hope you would not be that silly.

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Methinks you missed the quotes around "Polite Society". Which still apply today, when you consider most of the societies around the world. Even modern US society (among others) is little more than a veneer.

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I mean the girlfriend who came across as sympathetic to the jury and made O'Mara look mean. Keep in mind this is not a bench trial but one in front of a jury. Defense lawyers who beat up witnesses the way O'Mara did have to find a way to appear to not be an SoB or the jury will ignore pretty much anything he has to say. So far O'Mara's attempt with the knock joke seems to be less than successful.

Also keep in mind the last witnesses the jury will hear are the prosecution's rebuttal witnesses and the last argument they will hear is the prosecutor and if he is any good at all his closing will be "Zimmerman lied about this, Zimmerman lied about that and Zimmerman lied about this other thing" and that will certainly be a major component in deliberations.

Intriguing. What you saw as a sympathetic witness, the rest of the country saw as at best, an idiot and at worst, an outright liar.