Posted on 07/12/2013 6:18:22 PM PDT by neverdem
The Zimmerman case has achieved its sublime reductio ad absurdum.
Just when I thought the George Zimmerman “trial” couldn’t sink any lower, the prosecutorial limbo dancers of the State of Florida magnificently lowered their own bar in the final moments of their cable-news celebrity. In real justice systems, the state decides what crime has been committed and charges somebody with it. In the Zimmerman trial, the state’s “theory of the case” is that it has no theory of the case: might be murder, might be manslaughter, might be aggravated assault, might be a zillion other things, but it’s something. If you’re a juror, feel free to convict George Zimmerman of whatever floats your boat...
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We have been warned that in the event of an acquittal there could be riots. My own feeling is that the Allegedly Reverend Al Sharpton, now somewhat emaciated and underbouffed from his Tawana Brawley heyday, is not the Tahrir Square–scale race-baiting huckster he once was. But if Floridians are of a mind to let off a little steam, they might usefully burn down the Sanford courthouse and salt the earth. The justice system revealed by this squalid trial is worth rioting over.
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The anger of a mob burns hot for an hour and is quenched by its own foolishness. The anger of a wronged citizenry burns cold and lasts until the object of its hatred is destroyed.
When I read Steyn, I automatically hear it in my head with his voice and accent. LOL
We're heading toward totalitarian government in more ways than one.
Probably NOT!
One day I had a couple of hours to kill and noticed it was trial day so decided to sit and watch a series of child support cases. At the end I was so disgusted that I don’t think that court even came up to the standard of a Kangaroo Kourt.
There were six female lawyers representing the Mothers. The young men, often with their families with them were just declared guilty by those lawyers. They would not even listen to the Fathers except to say something like “that doesn’t mean anything” when what he had was papers from the same state which was prosecuting him saying that he didn’t owe anything. The judge didn’t do anything. He just accepted whatever these state lawyers told him..
Absolutely criminal behaviors by the system.
“We Must Destroy All PC Lies”
I don’t really think this Prosecutor wants Z to be convicted. He knows it is a bad job and he has no actual material to work with. The only witness willing to commit actual perjury, and it cannot be proved against her, is T.s mother who stands to make a magnificent Payday from it all with a book that is already partially written for her, endless speeches and paid appearances and, of course a big civil trial payout. She has already gotten a fat settlement from the HOA and will sue them from some slightly different angle as will as,will tryto suethe homeowners individually. That is for a conviction, An acquittal will not leave her bereft of big money either as she will then sue and help the Left make tremendous political hay against the Prosecutor and the Department, and whomever else might be peripheral here.
People in Florida are nuts... really.
Correction: it's the people in Washington.
Yeah, at least the MPS was a comedy, however raunchy.
The Debra Nelson Talent Show is a travesty.
This is going to become a BGI cult favorite, sort of like the Rocky Horror Picture Show was to the transvestites and stupid collegiates of the '70s.
Mr. Steyn, you are a treasure.
Mark would undoubtedly take that as a compliment.
A good writer strives to write it as he would say it. It should read as it would be spoken.
In fact, if I am not mistaken, Mark doesn't "write" his articles. He dictates them to a steno.
"But if Floridians are of a mind to let off a little steam, they might usefully burn down the Sanford courthouse and salt the earth. The justice system revealed by this squalid trial is worth rioting over."
Having represented fathers in those child support courts a few years back, I can tell you that those female lawyers would absolutely crap themselves if they ever met any real opposition. Now, you do have to get the obese lesbian “judge” or “referee” to actually wake up and listen, and it helps if your client remains utterly silent until prompted. I once showed up with a client who had over 4 years worth of evidence he had paid. The mamma testified that he had never made a single payment. No, she was not punished for perjury. The “prosecutor” would not drop it beforehand, so we sat there and rather slowly entered over 50 identical items into evidence. I took great pleasure in ruining their docket that day. You are right, a Kangaroo Kourt would be an improvement.
Obama and his regime shipping in troublemakers should be grounds enough for his impeachment and immediate removal!
Made much easier when the State/gov’t, having unlimited cash flow, can bankrupt the defendant whom tries to keep the family in their house, SOME $$ still in the bank, etc. if only to cop a plea to make the misery/harassment just END.
Let’s not even start the discussion re: impossible bail amounts or the ‘speedy’ trial (the Z case taking ~1yr!?....who could survive in prison that long, waiting, and still have anything left when they are finally ‘freed’)
Want to see some wailing and heads explode, propose FREE lawyers. Anymore they are as ‘needed’ as doctors, right? :)
Great Steyn PING!
A few years ago, I got a timeout on FR for expressing my sentiments about family court judges in Indiana.
If only I had heard about Cordell & Cordell, back in the day.
“The justice system revealed by this squalid trial is worth rioting over.”
I don’t like riots but other than that, oh yeah!
Some days I feel like this country as founded...is dead.
back when I was lawyering, there was one local guy who was starting to specialize in representing fathers/husbands. He was beginning to get a really thriving practice going. A lot of feminist lawyers get into family law, and it has had an enormous effect on every aspect of the field. They just aren’t going to cry/try as much for their male clients. Plus, nobody wants to deal with them. They say/do things that would get a male attorney punched by opposing counsel, or thrown in jail by a judge. Again, actual opposition makes a big difference. Many are used to the guy just rolling over.
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