Will Zimmerman get a fair trial in the Travon Martin case?

• WebFire

  tk421;1455550 wrote:Not a chance, if he is acquitted the riots will be outrageous and the people in charge know this.

  That's a helluva justice system we have. :rolleyes:
• ActionJackson

  Jury selection will take two weeks, and police are already preparing for the black protesters.
  
  Mark Zimmerman's site - This has basically the whole case documented so far. http://gzlegalcase.com/
  
  Jury pool questioning on tv (boring to even listen to) - http://www.orlandosentinel.com/
• steubbigred

  Fly4Fun;1455268 wrote:And you've already decided the facts the other way. I'm not sure you can criticize the media while doing the exact same thing but taking a different point of view.
  
  It'll be interesting to see how the evidence plays out.

  When this first happened there were no charges filed . The police chief and the prosecuters office did not find any evidence of a crime . They originally found this to be self defense. What changed was the media got involved and all of a sudden trumped up charges are filed . All because of the racial issue. This is a slam dunk dismissal if we want to go by Florida law.
• ActionJackson

  LJ;1455711 wrote:Only if he were not engaged in an unlawful activity.
  
  Would it not be unlawful to harass stalk and provoke someone into a confrontation?
  
  The way the law is written is not meant to allow someone to provoke another into a fight then shoot them over it, which is what Zimmerman did.

  
  Zimmerman was not engaged in an unlawful activity.
  
  Zimmerman was not charged with harassing or stalking and asking someone "what are you doing around here?" is not provoking a confrontation.
  
  Again, you are full of yourself making claims to state what Zimmerman did. LOL. You still can't answer my question about his arrests for chasing others can you? One of many things you are totally wrong about in this case. You should read http://gzlegalcase.com/
• ActionJackson

  LJ;1455258 wrote:Typically something like this I would say that Martin and Zimmerman both got caught up in the wrong situation at the wrong time. The problem I have though is that Zimmerman has been arrested before for "playing cop" and chasing people. The guy was out looking for trouble, and I honestly hope the jury sees that.

  Are you the media?
• steubbigred

  Like many of the intimidators have been shouting and with signs that read "No Justice No peace" It should say "No Lynching no peace"
• Tiernan

  Hell if he's acquitted...maybe I'll riot!
  
  He's guilty as OJ and should go down for provoking a fight and then killing a kid. Case closed.
• gut

  steubbigred;1455978 wrote:What changed was the media got involved and all of a sudden trumped up charges are filed .

  I wonder if that's intentional. They figure to be unlikely to win, but then they can say "well, we threw the book at him but the jury..." Basically a win-win for Zimmerman, the DA, and the race-baiters.
• TedSheckler

  

  Tiernan;1456026 wrote: He's guilty as OJ and should go down for provoking a fight

  Obviously provoking a fight....
  
  http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/326700-full-transcript-zimmerman.html
  
  GZ actions right up to the actual shooting show his intentions that night were to watch after his neighbors property. Not looking 4 trouble.
• steubbigred

  TedSheckler;1456097 wrote:Obviously provoking a fight....
  
  http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/326700-full-transcript-zimmerman.html
  
  GZ actions right up to the actual shooting show his intentions that night were to watch after his neighbors property. Not looking 4 trouble.

  right
• Trueblue23

  

  ccrunner609;1455418 wrote:I think that with the evidence that will be shown, Zimmerman walks. With the media and political pressure.......he gets something.

  My feelings as well. There will be a meltdown from Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, etc if he walks.
• steubbigred

  Trueblue23;1456223 wrote:My feelings as well. There will be a meltdown from Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, etc if he walks.

  Black panther party
• SportsAndLady

  

  Trueblue23;1456223 wrote:My feelings as well. There will be a meltdown from Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, etc if he walks.

  I hope the jury hear this and say to themselves "Who gives a FUCK what they think/do/say?!?!" And then find him not guilty.
  
  Seriously, no one cares about those guys..they're a bunch of whiny nobodies that get a few AA people riled up about something. They're so irrelevant yet they always show up in these things. SMH
• steubbigred

  SportsAndLady;1456541 wrote:I hope the jury hear this and say to themselves "Who gives a **** what they think/do/say?!?!" And then find him not guilty.
  
  Seriously, no one cares about those guys..they're a bunch of whiny nobodies that get a few AA people riled up about something. They're so irrelevant yet they always show up in these things. SMH

  The problem is CNN ,HLN,and the main big 3 networks cover those people's rants and get the mobs riled up to manufacture air time . This whole entire case is way overblown .
• Devils Advocate

  

  ccrunner609;1456587 wrote:black on black crime = nobody cares
  white on white crime = nobody cares
  made up white guy on black guy crime = national media coverage

  
• queencitybuckeye

  It's pretty interesting how so many posters know exactly what happened, yet the facts seem to conflict based on who is explaining it.
• rmolin73

  

  queencitybuckeye;1456610 wrote:It's pretty interesting how so many posters know exactly what happened, yet the facts seem to conflict based on who is explaining it.

  Which makes their rants hilarious.
• Fly4Fun

  

  queencitybuckeye;1456610 wrote:It's pretty interesting how so many posters know exactly what happened, yet the facts seem to conflict based on who is explaining it.

  Agreed. The OC at times has a very poor ability to think with an open mind. In general the discussion here follows the pattern of both sides taking opposing/differing positions that they will not move off of, and while trying to convince the other side how wrong they are simultaneously show a lack of listening understanding for the other sides position (this behavior is of course done by both sides). So basically you get two different sides just constantly repeating the same things over again no progression of the topic, but just a stalemate.
  
  This isn't always the case, but frequently it is.
  
  Also, I'm not trying to say I'm above this behavior as I have without a doubt done this.
• LJ

  

  ccrunner609;1456644 wrote:that is why I posted that if they follow evidence only, he walks. Thats why the police never filed against him to begin with.

  I've said before that 2nd degree murder was the wrong charge. The only thing that could stick is Manslaughter
• queencitybuckeye

  ccrunner609;1456644 wrote:that is why I posted that if they follow evidence only, he walks. Thats why the police never filed against him to begin with.

  You don't know that either of these sentences is true. You know about "evidence" that has been reported, which may or may not be true, complete, admissible, or refuted.
• LJ

  

  gut;1455778 wrote:You aren't looking at this remotely objectively. You are making assumptions about Zimmerman's actions and state of mind, and that is why you are flailing so helplessly thinking Zimmerman has some sort of burden of proof or hurdle to clear.
  
  One final time for you: Zimmerman will not have to prove he didn't start the fight, he only needs reasonable doubt that he didn't. And unless the DA has some bombshell that hasn't leaked it's pretty open and shut, presumption of innocence and all.

  I lost any objectivity when he decided to get his gun, get out of the car, and follow Martin. His decision to play cop cost someone their life, and he deserves to pay for it. He isn't going to get a 2nd degree murder conviction, so unfortunately he probably walks.
• LJ

  

  ccrunner609;1456674 wrote:Or what if this POS kid was out doing hood rat shit and was going to rob or steal stuff. What if this wanna be tough kid was out playing thug and assaulted somebodyt hat didnt have a gun?

  It wasn't Zimmerman's place to get involved to begin with. He should have called the cops and left it at that. That is the #1 thing they teach you when you take any kind of concealed carry class. You are not a cop, you are not a vigilante, you should not get yourself involved unless you 100% know the situation.
• TedSheckler

  

  LJ;1456661 wrote:I lost any objectivity when he decided to get his gun, get out of the car, and follow Martin.

  George Zimmerman was a neighborhood watch volunteer who was looking for the unknown subject that he called the cops on. He wasn't playing cop.
• LJ

  

  TedSheckler;1456677 wrote:George Zimmerman was a neighborhood watch volunteer who was looking for the unknown subject that he called the cops on. He wasn't playing cop.

  Neighborhood watch volunteers aren't supposed to carry when on watch and are supposed to do nothing more than stay put and call the cops.
  
  He also was not part of any sanctioned Neighborhood watch.
  

  through a statement released by the National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) — the parent organization of USAonWatch-Neighborhood Watch — it has been revealed that Zimmerman was not a member of any group recognized by the organization. Zimmerman violated the central tenets of Neighborhood Watch by following Martin, confronting him and carrying a concealed weapon.
  
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  “The alleged action of a ‘self-appointed neighborhood watchman’ last month in Sanford, FL significantly contradicts the principles of the Neighborhood Watch Program,” NSA Executive Director Aaron D. Kennard, Sheriff (ret.) said in the press statement. “NSA has no information indicating the community where the incident occurred has ever even registered with the NSA Neighborhood Watch program.”

  
  *By sanctioned I mean there was no watch group registered and he appointed himself as the capitan
• TedSheckler

  

  If he was not part of any sanctioned neighborhood watch, then he did nothing wrong.