I feel bad for Trayvon Martin but I understand where you're coming from.
[News] The Trayvon Martin Discussion Thread
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No one forced him to hire the expensive attorney that he did
At the same time, it really is a measure of his I.Q. that he can't seem to lay low and stay out of trouble in such a short time after the circus he just went through. Two speeding tickets, appearing in public at gun shows, and now this stuff with his soon-to-be-ex. At the very least, with all the scrutiny being placed on him, he should have had his own witness go with him and DEFINITELY shouldn't have brought his gun. You're just asking for more controversy, even if the charges end up being false.
GasBandit
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Well, at the moment, it seems there won't be charges pressed (see above), but yes... being found innocent does not mean Zimmerman is what you might call a Rhodes Scholar.
Necronic
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Didn't we? We made this case a media and political frenzy where lines were drawn. On the one side you had the full weight of a very motivated DA, on the other side you had a guy with a highschool education. And let's be fair, for a case this big that lasted over 1 year 1.4 million (I think that was the lawyer cost), is not that much.
As for his erratic behavior, I can understand it. He killed someone. That's got to fuck you up. On top of that he now has life crippling debt to deal with. And then finally he has a world that still generally hates him, and allies that abandoned him when the winds of political expediency demanded.
ed: The thing people need to appreciate, even if you don't support Zimmerman, is the point that Justice is not blind, its not impartial, and its not final. The court of public opinion will decide a case one way or another, and this is pretty dangerous. Its easy to turn a blind eye to this when you agree with the extra-judicial punishment. But you have to remember that the same thing could happen to anyone, even someone you think was completely innocent and was unfairly targeted by the government for political reasons.
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The courts don't favor justice in a lot of cases. People don't bother fixing it. I'm not shedding any tears for George Zimmerman.
Now he threatens his wife "in a defensive manner"? The guy had issues before he shot Trayvon Martin--now he just thinks it's okay.
Maybe next time he murders someone, they'll put him behind bars like they should have done the first time.
Now he threatens his wife "in a defensive manner"? The guy had issues before he shot Trayvon Martin--now he just thinks it's okay.
Maybe next time he murders someone, they'll put him behind bars like they should have done the first time.
GasBandit
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Aaaand now to put the final nail in the coffin of what has turned out to be a witch hunt - now the cops say it turns out Zimmerman didn't even have a gun.
FTFY
That's what it's really about. There's no agenda, just an irresponsible drive to be first with a sensational story (accurate or not) so they get more clicks.
I have often equated the internet to the Ministry of Truth
Hey now! Don't be bringing your inconvient "facts" up in here. We'll be having none of that.
I'm sorry but there's no possible way that they don't lose their shorts on selectively editing a 911 recording to fit a media narrative. That said, it probably won't get to a lawsuit, instead settling for 6 figures.
You're making an assumption I'm only talking about public people, and it's just not that simple. While on MSNBC they edited tape to show a bias, don't kid yourself that Fox didn't do the same for the same reason. Only difference is one of the 'private' people was dead and couldn't sue.
They're both shit if you ask me. We're failing as a society if we only hold organizations we don't identify with accountable.
They're both shit if you ask me. We're failing as a society if we only hold organizations we don't identify with accountable.