The trial is a sham. George Zimmerman clearly acted in self-defense and Travon Martin simply picked on the wrong guy to assault that fateful night. The local police had no intention of arresting Zimmerman but once the leftmedia glommed onto the story and played up the race angle, the Florida state prosecutor felt compelled to charge Zimmerman. As the trial begins, the race hustlers will be out in force, sending a pointed message that the ‘right’ verdict must be delivered or riots will ensue. We can only hope and pray that the jury will show some integrity (and guts) by acquitting Zimmerman but I’m not optimistic - and that is what saddens me about this case.
A very fast acquittal will restore this travesty to it's proper place in case law. Anything other than that will be seen as lawless lynching by racist blacks.
I’m not optimistic about any jury in America, esp. in liberal FL.
Your post reminded me of something I heard on NPR this morning regarding the case:
Though the judge said that Z’s defense team can’t bring up Martin’s past, she actually created a mine field for the prosecution. If they mention during court proceedings anything about Martin’s character, Z’s team can pull up evidence to contradict that assertion. This means all the evidence she said is not admissable.
IOW, she said it is not admissable unless the subject of Martin’s character is touched by the prosecution.
:-)