Posted on 07/14/2013 9:40:39 AM PDT by Jeff Head
George Zimmerman found not guilty
Here are my own feelings regarding this highly publicized trial, which I followed the trial closely...each day.
The jury clearly looked at the evidence, which was overwhelming for the defense and Zimmerman.
Zimmerman's nose was broken and his face was bruised and bloodied after the confrontation. He had cuts and bruises on the back of his head. He had grass stains on the back of his shirt and pants. Treyvon had no injuries from the fight, except the gunshot wound. There were scrapes on his knuckles. And he had grass stains on his knees. All of this was supported by the forensic evidence and was not challenged.
It is clear who was delivering a beating, and who was receiving it. An eye witness indicated Treyvon was on top of Zimmerman and hitting him. Clearly, the one who was screaming histerically, and terrified for help, was the one being beaten, not the one on top doing the beating.
In almost all cases, the prosecution witnesses, under cross examination, gave testimony that ended up supporting Zimmerman's story.
It is tragic that things happened like they did. But neither person had broken any laws, or committed any crime, and could have walked away from this up until the time one of them decided to sucker punch the other in the face, break his nose and knock him down. Even then Treyvon could have walked away and had very little long term personal consequence. But when he began beating Zimmerman on the ground as he did, he took a path that led to his death. Zimmerman finally shot, and the forensic evidence showed that Treyvon was shot at close range, with the bullet traveling upward through his body (and his heart) while Zimmerman was on the ground.
There simply was not evidence of any hate crimes. There was simply no evidence of murder or negligence. The jury decided that Zimmerman was defending himself.
We know now that Zimmerman, an Hispanic male, mentored young black kids in his spare time. No racist there at all.
Howerver, the entire nation was treated to a biased, planned effort to make Zimmerman look like a racist who tracked down and killed a very young, happy black youth. Here are what America was regularly treated to, for months on end, characterizing the two:
Now, that is a picture that was specifically meant to support the false narrative that was estabished. See how menacing and bad Zimmerman looks? See how angelic Treyvon looks?
If they had a mind, they could have used other photos to make the exact opposite appear true. For example, here's one making Zimmerman look like an angel and Treyvon look like a demon.
See how that works. As it was, here's how they both actually looked near the time of the incident. Treyvon was a large kid. An athlete who was in good shape and about the size in relation to Zimmerman that this picture shows:
It is tragic that a 17 year old young man was killed. But, as you can see, he was not a "little" kid. He was 6' 2" tall, 170 lbs, and was quite muscular and fit as a high school football player. Zimmerman was 5'9", also weighed around 170 lbs, but was not in good shape. And Treyvon was not angelic...far from it. His facebook page and tweets make that clear enough, as does his own record...all of which the jury could not hear or see...and in the end, did not need to.
Would Zimmerman have died that night? We will never know. But he clearly thought he was in great danger, and he was definitely being beat up. So he finally pulled his gun and shot in self defense.
I pray the country can move on from this. This case was trumped up by politicians, the Media, and those seeking a racial cause. The local police had already pretty much determined what this jury found and that is why Zimmerman was released after being taken to the police station that night. These types of things happen fairly often in this nation of 350 million.
For example, shortly before this event, a black man, who was being stalked by 4-5 white thugs, was at home one night when these thugs came to his house and began calling him names, and throwing rocks at his home from his drive way. He was safe in his home. It was secure and he was armed. He did not have to go out. But they were on his property and he decided to go out and confront them. There was an argument. One of the young men, about 19 years old, charged the man yelling that he was going to hurt him. The man shot...and the 19 year old died.
That man was not tried. He was not arrested for murder or manslaughter. Everyone knew these kids were on his property and up to no good. He could have stayed inside, but he decided to confront the evil on his property and when attacked, he defended himself. I have no problem with it...and believe more Americans should send such messages to criminals when they are threatened. 911 takes on average 9 minutes for anyone to get there. Usually by that time, it is over.
That above case happened in Florida by the way...and there was no outcry, no demands to punish that man for killing the much younger man. It was clearly self defense...as was this case with Zimmerman.
AMERICA AT THE CROSSROADS OF HISTORY
THE PROGRESSIVE/LIBERAL TRAIN WRECK
Travon did exactly what Zimmerman thought he was up to.. mayhem and/or no good..
Zimmerman did what he was supposed to do as neighbourhood watcher..
He attacked NO ONE just watched... but WAS attacked..
So George gave Travon a meet and greet ticket with Jesus..
AND cleaned up the gene pool a little..
The life of an unknown innocent third party was saved that night by George Martin.
FR needs a “like” button.
In the recruit school, we were given a combat situation with the Aggressors (RA troops) surprising us, ordering us to yield our rifles. The lesson was on the part of the Code of Conduct "I will never surrender while I have the means to resist." I refused, and it took 7 Aggressors, three down with butt-swipes and one kneed Aggressor officer, to get me down and bound. I almost got court-martialed, but finally was given a commendation in my DA201 jacket.
Considering Trayvon of about the same size and strength, George, in his size and shape, did not have a chance against such a deadly attack. A different angle and method of blow could have driven George's nasal bone directly back into his brain and killed him on the spot. A young, strong man, fit for Army service and armed with nothing but some martial training and surprise, is about as deadly as one can get in an unequal fight without Marquis of Queensbury rules.
There is no doubt in my mind after seeing the results that Trayvon Martin got exactly the reward he deserved for attacking another citizen with such determination and malice, and for abandoning any kind of respect for a community adult resident.
It is beyond likelihood that had not George been armed, he would be dead, and Martin would now be being tried for premeditated murder with malice aforethought, based on his actions and the cell phone records.
Any misled supporter of Martin, his behavior, and his shenannigans of record, is criminal-minded themselves, and despicable, IMHO. And that could be some little old granny who is willing to submit to the duplicity of the purveyors of race terrorism, demonstrations, and riots.
But this might not be the final verdict, since there is chatter on the Left of federal "civil rights" charges against Zimmerman and a civil "wrongful death" suit against him.
The breath of fresh air should have happened BEFORE this farce.
I have to admit I was worried that 6 women were hearing this emotionally high-charged case. I was pleasantly surprised that they kept to the law and justice was served. If Jackson, et.al., don’t like it that there weren’t any men or Blacks on the jury, he should check out the lengths people go to get removed from their jury duty responsibilities. Meanwhile, Mr. Rainbow Coalition, Chicago could use some help saving Black babies, children, & youth from all that carnage because Lefties like you won’t let the adults protect their families.
It was a Good Shoot from the git go.....
“But this might not be the final verdict, since there is chatter on the Left of federal “civil rights” charges against Zimmerman and a civil “wrongful death” suit against him.”
I say, let Holder try! This would be the straw that broke Obama’s back. They would have to contort Federal law into a pretzel in order to bring any charges. That’s what the State of Floriduh tried to do in the first place, and you have seen how that turned out. Can’t wait for George to sue Angela Corey, and have her own “fired” IT manager testify against her.
They still won’t be able to read or understand it.
True. And the same could hold for those gutsy jurors who acquitted him. They showed more courage in the two weeks they served than the large majority of elected and appointed government officials will in a lifetime.
The breath of fresh air should have happened BEFORE this farce.
Of course, but better late than never. Local officials caved to leftist pressures and fired the police chief in office at the time of the incident, because he saw no basis on which to charge Zimmerman with any crime.
Yes, women more than men tend to think with their hearts rather than their brains, at least statistically.
For some reason I don't quite understand, a lot more women than men vote in elections, which is an important factor in how such a leftist regime has seized power in Washington now.
It was they, starting with the bald geek, who caved to Obama-Holden pressure to have the man arrested in the first place.
To jump from "A" to "Z" ... there is now only one way to save the republic: concerted effort from governors to lead states against federal tyranny. Lots of luck with that with SOB phony RINOs in the Governors' mansions and statehouses.
The federal bureaucracy, allied with a corrupt Executive Branch and co-opted legislators is backed by the threat of riots fomented among those on federal welfare.
Stop paying for it.
Trayvon Martin wanted to build his gangsta rep- pull a ‘whitey beat-down’ (which have become so popular since bro Obongo has been in the white hut) but he got the tables turned on him.
Case closed.
Beat-downs will get worse and worse until feral blacks meet more GZs.
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The alphabet soup broadcast media are clearly a part of this plan, stoking the fires of racial and economic hatred with glib comments inserted into almost every ‘news’ story.
Its high time that we start demanding their licenses be revoked en mass.
Do you have a link to the story that you told about the man shooting the 19 year old? I could sure use it.
thanks.
Well that was a brave jury. I didn’t think they had it in them.
And no riots!
But this might not be the final verdict, since there is chatter on the Left of federal “civil rights” charges against Zimmerman and a civil “wrongful death” suit against him.
ABC’s Dan Abrams Predicts DOJ Will Not Charge Zimmerman: ‘They Won’t Win And They Know That’
The are some over looked scenarios in my opinion.
When Martin was at the 7-11 the video shows that he wanted some thing behind the counter. The clerk indicated no. Can’t hear what they are saying but can see the hand motions. When Martin left He had his change and a Watermelon drink in a 7-11 plastic bag in him left hand. The next to enter the 7-11 were three people, one had bills in his hand. He purchased two cigars and paid from them with the bills in his hand. I think that the cigars are what the clerk would not sell Martin. Later the man purchased another cigar. This time he took money from his wallet to pay for it. Martin stayed out side the 7-11 for about 4 minutes and can be seen leaving after the three men left.
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