Wendy J. Murphy: Racism worries color our view of Trayvon case

The Enterprise ^ | May 6, 2012 | Wendy J. Murphy

[2ndDivisionVet]

[jiggyboy]

Caution: This is the same (plus “a little work” around, at least, the eyes) Wendy “I’ve never heard a false rape claim” Murphy who embarrassed herself and the legal profession on a weekly basis during the Duke Rape Hoax.

http://durhamwonderland.blogspot.com/2006/12/wendy-murphy-file.html

[2ndDivisionVet]

Perhaps she learned a BIG lesson from that episode. It would appear so, from this column, which probably couldn’t be more pro-Zimmerman if it was written by his mother.

[Ken H]

The internet never forgets.

[Ronin]

Good stuff.

[Ronin]

Good stuff.

[jiggyboy]

Indeed. The only part of the article I would quibble with is her statement that Zimmerman “lied” about his defense fund. I don’t think that’s been proven even in the court of public opinion.

[Meet the New Boss]

What about the fact that Zimmerman apparently lied when he testified that he thought Martin was a “little” younger than he was (28), but on the 911 tape, he says he believed Martin was a “teenager”?

A "lie"? After a couple of sane comments, Wendy reverts to type with her typical jumping-to-conclusions nonsense.

These estimations by Zimmerman refer to two different points in time. His first guess as to Trayvon's age when he was talking to the police dispatcher was based on less information than at the later point in time when the physical confrontation occurred. Why didn't his later estimation become more accurate? Who knows? Maybe Trayvon had a deep voice. Maybe he had been growing facial hair as pictures seemed to indicate. Maybe Trayvon's aggressiveness seemed untypical for a mere teenager.

Zimmerman also apparently lied by omission when he failed to tell the court that he had $200,000 in a bank account.

Zimmerman was in jail until after the time of the bail hearing. Presumably, he didn't have internet access and may have had no idea what monies had been deposited in his web account. However, the existence of his website solicitation was reported in the news and it's surprising his lawyer was not aware of it.

[marktwain]

Exactly correct. At best, this analysis is close to neutral, but trending in favor of the Martin camp.

[JAKraig]

There is nothing new here, but, it does place everything on the table at one time. All the cards are here. It looks like the prosecutor should be in more trouble than Zimmerman.

Zimmerman has to walk, it’s the law.

The Internet really makes it harder to railroad someone than before.

[hosepipe]

Zimmerman actually de-thugged Florida to some extent..

[meatloaf]

In a rational world, the city of Sanford would have given Zimmerman a plaque at an awards dinner in his honor.

[Yaelle]

It’s a shame that there are protected groups. Race should not play any part in this unless there is some proof Zimmerman killed trayvon because he was black. There isn’t.

[hoosiermama]

I.T. looks like the positive Zimmerman article are hitting the presses.....any day now the MSM will start publishing them..../sarc

Three in one week end from the real journalist....the web.

[skr]

Did you mean the Zimmerman camp?

[rawcatslyentist]

Forget race!

What about statistics?

Has the burglary rate declined recently?

[Publius6961]

He only had to come up with $15,000 cash to get out on bond because witnesses said he had no money for bail. Then it turned out he had $200,000 in an account that people donated to him for a defense fund.

I certainly don't know all the facts and, though Wendy appears to want to sound impartial, I doubt she knows enough facts to make that statement. I question her reasoning, if not her impartiality.

When the bail issue arose, did George already have $200,000 in donations? Is he expected to be psychic now?

Knowing that this person was also in the thick of the "Duke Rape Hoax" just cements my skepticism about this presumed "expert."

[MikeSteelBe]

“Zimmerman has to walk, it’s the law.”

Also, NBC should be charged with obstruction of justice.

Its a shame people do not have equal protection under the law in the US anymore, if we ever really did.

[Publius6961]

Zimmerman has to walk, it’s the law.

George is in a lose-lose position. If the law says he's innocent, the Jesse Jackass/Sharpie Mau-mau mob will kill him.
If he is sent to prison, his odds are not much better.

[TigersEye]

If there were no “stand your ground” law in Florida, the answer would be “maybe” because whether Zimmerman acted in self-defense would typically be put to a jury. But “stand your ground” makes self-defense effectively irrelevant because it is not a self-defense rule, it is a doctrine of immunity that explicitly forbids prosecution of a person, even if he or she uses deadly force, so long as there is a reasonable fear of “serious bodily harm” OR if such person is enduring a “felony” that involves the use of “force.”

I don't believe those statements are true. Even under ordinary self-defense laws it would be illegal to arrest and charge someone without probable cause to believe that the person had acted without a "reasonable man" standard of belief that he was threatened with death or serious bodily harm.

An SYG law only negates the caveat that one must also believe, by the reasonable man standard, that he had no means of escape. It doesn't negate the standards required for probable cause that law enforcement must abide by.