Zimmerman Attorney: 'My Client Will Never Be Safe' If Acquitted

Newsbusters.org ^ | 7-9-2013 | Noel Sheppard

[servo1969]

George Zimmerman's attorney said something Monday that is a truly sad statement about our society and the current state of America's media.

Appearing on CNN's Piers Morgan Live, Mark O'Mara said that if Zimmerman is acquitted of all charges, "He'll never be safe" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

[video]

PIERS MORGAN: If George Zimmerman is acquitted, completely acquitted, not found guilty of second-degree murder, no lesser charge of manslaughter, and walks free, having killed somebody we know after the event was an unarmed young teenager, there is a concern that this will create a lot of ill feeling, particularly in the black community around America. There may possibly be riots. You will have read the same warnings about this.

How concerned are you about that and about the safety of your client should he be declared an innocent man?

MARK O'MARA, ATTORNEY FOR GEORGE ZIMMERMAN: Well, first of all, my client will never be safe because there are a percentage of the population who are angry, they're upset and they may well take it out on him. So he'll never be safe.

My hope is that the system that is better than any other in the country -- I'm sorry, in the world is working, and I think that anybody who pays attention to the facts of this case listens to the evidence, will not leave that courtroom thinking that George Zimmerman is guilty of anything. And if a jury agrees, they should not and cannot be frustrated with the outcome, because the state's put on a good case, we put on a good case.

Everything that should get out to this jury has been out, and quite honestly, a lot of what doesn't necessarily need to get out to the jury has been kept from them. And if they decide on the facts of the case, we as a society, black, white, everybody need to look at this case and say, justice was in fact accomplished here because a fair trial was held.

Those who refuse to listen to that they're not going to listen to me or you, or sensibilities at all anyway, they're going to stay frustrated and stay angry.

Indeed they will.

And how much are the media - who convicted Zimmerman before he was even arrested - to blame?

Let's take a look at what the media have done to eviscerate Zimmerman right from the start:

[link]Classic Ed Schultz Idiocy: 'So What' if Trayvon Martin Broke George Zimmerman's Nose?

[link]MSNBC Boss Defends Sharpton Protesting in Trayvon Martin Case While Also Covering It

[link]Roseanne Barr Becomes Second Leftist Celebrity to Threaten George Zimmerman's Parents

[link]Twitter Has Yet to Yank @KillZimmerman Account; Where's the Media Outrage?

[link]Did ABC News Purposely Use Unnecessary Chyron to Cover Up Zimmerman's Head Bruise?

[link]Bozell on Hannity 'Media Mash': NBC Deliberately Skewed Travyvon Martin Story with Selective Editing

[link]MSNBC Fixes False Report Which Made Zimmerman Look Racist, Doesn't Acknowledge Error

[link]NBC: Skittles Now 'A Symbol of Racial Injustice'

[link]ABC Not Sure Whether Death Threats In Trayvon Martin Aftermath 'Going Too Far'

[link]Zimmerman Attorney: 'It's Been Open Season' - 'The Media Has Just Absolutely Destroyed Him Unfairly'

[link]CNN's Banfield Falsely Claims Trayvon Martin Eyewitness Told Her Attacker Was Hispanic

[link]In Haste to Cast Zimmerman as Racist, CNN Went Against Internal Recommendations

[link]NBC Medical Editor: Trayvon Martin Case Shows 'We Don't Talk Enough About Race'

[link]Thom Hartmann: Trayvon Killed by Koch Brothers, NRA, and Wal-Mart

[link]Contrary to CNN's First Assumption, Prosecutors Say Zimmerman Didn't Use Racial Slur

[link]Maher: 'If a Black Cat Crosses Your Path it is Bad Luck – Except in Florida Where You’re Allowed to Shoot it'

[link]Chris Matthews: Slavery Impacts People's View of the Trayvon Martin-George Zimmerman Case

[link]Geraldo Rivera: MSNBC Anchors Don't Care About Evidence, Are 'Cheerleading' for Zimmerman Conviction

[link]Bob Schieffer Ties 20th Anniversary of Rodney King Riots to Trayvon Martin

[link]NYTimes Hits Police 'Missteps' in Trayvon Martin Case, Played Own Race Games With 'White Hispanic' Zimmerman

[link]ABC Legal Analyst: George Zimmerman Has to 'Prove That Trayvon Martin Was the Initial Aggressor'

[link]Michael Moore: 'Doesn't Trayvon Martin Have the Right to Kill Zimmerman If Zimmerman Is Stalking Him?'

[link]MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry: 'This Is No Country For Young Black Men'

[link]BET ‘News’ Special Has Already Convicted Zimmerman

[link]Chris Rock: ‘George Zimmerman Can Eat a D—k!’

[link]No Double Jeopardy? Scarborough Says Lack of Black Jurors Makes Zimmerman Verdict Subject to Appeal

[link]Slate Article Ties Trayvon Martin Shooting to General Lack of Empathy For Blacks

[link]Jamie Foxx Wears Trayvon Martin Shirt to BET Awards

[link]Matthews: ‘I’m Surrounded By People Who Think Zimmerman’s Guilty’ – ‘My Liberal Sons, My Liberal Wife’

[link]MSNBC Audience Cheers Judge Denying Zimmerman Motion for Acquittal

[link]CNN Anchor Bends Over Backwards to Spin for Trayvon Martin

If Zimmerman really can't be safe if acquitted, or if some harm were to befall him afterwards, wouldn't all of these media members and outlets be to blame for their shameful coverage of this matter?

[servo1969]

George Zimmerman's life is going to match that of Salman Rushdie, Molly Norris, and possibly even Theo van Gogh. However, it won't necessarily be Muslims he'll have to hide from.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: ‘My Client Will Never Be Safe’ If Acquitted,

So, find him guilty and keep him safe in jail. /sarc

[SpinnerWebb]

Gag... the wording Piers uses... “not found guilty of second-degree murder”... implying that he is indeed guilty, but the jury may fail to find him so.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

George won’t be the only one.

[ArrogantBustard]

it won't necessarily be Muslims he'll have to hide from.

No, it will be black racial terrorists.

[MrB]

Shouldn’t be much of a problem for some agency to get him a new identity.

[Proud2BeRight]

And the blame should be placed on the leftist media, Barack Hussein Obama and other racists, and the thug(s) involved.

[katana]

Wonder what thoughts would go through Piers Morgan’s tiny mind when knocked to the ground, his face pummeled and nose broken, and his skull cracked open by a “harmless unarmed teen”? Hope it would be “I deserve this”. Because he does.

[Mr. K]

he would not be much safer IN jail either...

the media have ruined his life and WHEN acquitted I hope he sues them into oblivion

[apillar]

I don’t know... from the millions he will end up getting in book deals and lawsuits against the media outlets that slandered him, he could afford some Secret Service level security....

[Truth2012]

If they riot or attack innocent people, it could be a watershed moment for Americans of all colors. Not all dark skinned people want to live in a lawless society of chaos.

The left might be overplaying their hand, and surprised at the black push back. I see on twitter, and see a tide of black conservatives rising who do not want to be associated with thuggery.

[miss marmelstein]

Off-topic, but did anyone this morning hear GZ answer the bull-dykey judge with a “Yes, sir.”? I almost split a gut!

[Standing Wolf]

Whether or not he's acquitted in the current show trial, I'm reasonably sure Zimmerman will be acquitted on appeal.

He'll be safe in many parts of America for the simple reason most of us haven't exchanged our citizenship for feral government "free" bribes and the Democratic [sic] party corruption. We still know right from wrong, and live accordingly.

[wideawake]

I believe Zimmerman will be acquitted.

If the obviously guilty Casey Anthony can be acquitted by a Florida jury, the obviously not guilty Zimmerman can be acquitted by a Florida jury.

There is always a chance of a conviction. I could be completely wrong. But the prosecution is nowhere near "beyond a reasonable doubt."

I also believe that there will be very little civil unrest if he is acquitted.

Further, Zimmerman will be in danger if acquitted, but only temporarily. His critics have very short attention spans.

[apillar]

Wonder what thoughts would go through Piers Morgan’s tiny mind when knocked to the ground, his face pummeled and nose broken, and his skull cracked open by a “harmless unarmed teen”? Hope it would be “I deserve this”. Because he does.

Probably, "Why hasn't my well armed and highly trained security detail that CNN provides me full time shot this filthy miscreant yet?"

[freeangel]

I was kind of hoping that the same could be said of Corey, the prosecution and the judge. If I were Hispanic, I’d be really pissed that these black race baiters tried to lynch one of my own.

[Vigilanteman]

I hope they put up a video clip. I'd love to see it.

How did the bull-dykey judge react?

[Neoliberalnot]

The old media are the primary race-baiters seeking to stir up hatred for man who was forced to defend himself with a lethal weapon. How did the media become the primary enemy of a free people?

[yoe]

POTUS stated: “You know, if I had a son, he would look like Trayvon.”

That remark coupled with all the other sanctimonious remarks should have moved the court for a summary judgement. Apparently nothing has been learned from the O.J. trial...

[Resolute Conservative]

He would be safe in non-urban parts of Texas.