tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post3692642018783406145..comments2023-10-26T02:13:03.378-07:00Comments on Acting White Acting Black: What Is Second Degree Murder In Florida Per George ZimmermanJames C. Collierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06268279457459050826noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-83247826736054841652012-04-13T11:05:18.869-07:002012-04-13T11:05:18.869-07:00Silk,
You say "if anyone had a right under t...Silk,<br /><br />You say "if anyone had a right under those circumstances to invoke "stand your ground", it was Martin."...but didn't he? By Zimmerman's account Martin not only did stand his ground, but attacked.<br /><br />No one know what really happened, but almost everyone assumes Zimmerman is lying. Why is that? The legal community has acted under the assumption he is innocent until proven guilty (ie. he is telling the truth), why can't society do the same?atldudenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-51418100035908120712012-04-12T13:50:10.708-07:002012-04-12T13:50:10.708-07:00Very insightful, Silk, it occurred to me as well, ...Very insightful, Silk, it occurred to me as well, that the "stand your ground defence" seemed more applicable to Martin, if the outcome were reversed. <br /><br />I think the most telling thing about the case is the manner in which charge were filed. The special prosecutor's decision to bypass the grand jury and charge directly is interesting. I live in Texas, and this would have been impossible. In Texas, and many states, no one can be charged with a felony without the case first being true billed by the grand jury. But in Florida, anyone can be directly charged, bypassing the grand jury, for anything other than first degree murder... But I don't think this is the normal practice.<br /><br />It sort of begs the question, why bypass the grand jury, unless they were worried they might lose it in the grand jury, thereby precluding any possibility of a trial. Unless new evidence has arisen recently, the prosecutor is going to have a hard time convincing 12 people that Zimmerman committed murder. I suspect the state attorney just wants the pressure off their backs, so they would rather lose the case in court than deal with civil unrest by refusing to try the case altogether. If they lose it in court, they can wash their hands of the mess and blame the poor saps who were unlucky enough to be selected as jurors.<br /><br />I predict either a mistrial, or a slap on the wrist (like the Casey Anthony verdict). What is it with Florida and wild court cases?? There are 49 other states where bad stuff can happen...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-72833072563162620382012-04-12T10:58:34.191-07:002012-04-12T10:58:34.191-07:00I'm worried that they've overreached, and ...I'm worried that they've overreached, and that a jury might conclude that even though Zimmerman's actions directly caused Martin's death, the actual shooting was "accidental", and they won't go for murder 2. Does a charge of Murder 2 allow for a lesser finding by a jury?<br /><br />I wonder if the Murder 2 charge was political, and I wish I knew if they have evidence to support it.<br /><br />In my opinion, if anyone had a right under those circumstances to invoke "stand your ground", it was Martin.~~Silkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122262422346224632noreply@blogger.com