No one else made it, I really never cared about the trial, but I AM having fun tearing apart the accusations being thrown around. LET'S GET STARTED, SHALL WE!?
First of all, let's start with the racism accusations. Reverend Al Sharpton seems to be the first person to have brought these up. He basically said that a white man shot a black kid. Zimmerman was NOT white, he's rather mixed, mainly Hispanic/Caucasian, but his Great Grandfather was black. I say mainly because it seems to be the official decision or whatever. Anyway, he's not white.
SECONDLY, more accusations came from people claiming he said "****ing coons" whilst in a call with the 911 dispatcher. The official transcript says the particular statement is entirely unintelligible, some people hear "****ing punks" along with other things, but the people looking to make it a race war hear "****ing coons". I...can't make it out either way. Reminds me of those ghost hunter shows that record the sound of wind and hear ghosts saying a word
Now, onto what I can discern from the evidence provided! George Zimmerman called the cops because he saw someone he though suspicious walking through his neighborhood, whether or not because the kid was black is neither here nor there, anyway, he calls 911 and follows the kid, though he SHOULDN'T have, not because of any law, but it's just stupid to follow someone suspicious, if they ARE dangerous, you're a ****. Oh, and Zimmerman was part of the neighborhood watch team. Anyway, he's following the kid and then Treyvon runs and disappears, Zimmerman gets off the phone and this is when it all goes down.
There's another 911 call from a person that's uninvolved that heard a ruckus outside and called the cops. Whilst on the phone, a voice can be heard begging another person to stop before a gun shot. It seems that we live in 1950 and no one could decide which person it was on the tape. When the police arrived, they found Treyvon Martin dead from being shot and George Zimmerman claimed it was self-defense.
The police felt no need to press any charges and let Zimmerman go. Then the press goes apeshit with accusations and all kinds of other things and boom, Zimmerman is charged with murder. The autopsy results showed that Treyvon had no injuries other than from the gunshot, which gunpowder residue suggests was only inches away at the time and abrasions to a finger on his left hand.
Here's an image of Zimmerman after the altercation:
All Treyvon had on his person was a can of Arizona Ice Tea and some skittles, but the tea was found inside of a bush. I'm not trying to theorize, but after disappearing, why was he hiding in the bush?
Now, to me, it seems pretty straight forward. I mean, he COULD have faked all this, but there isn't one shred of evidence to suggest that he did. The burden of proof is on the state, not the defendant. Florida law states that a person can protect themselves with deadly force, if need be. From what I understand, just feeling threatened allows you to use deadly force. Seems kinda...****y to me, but George Zimmerman was well within his rights. He was stupid to follow the kid, especially after being told not to do so, but he broke no law. Being stupid does NOT mean you forfeit your rights to protect yourself. It was a tragedy, both parties were scared and made mistakes, but Treyvon was the one that initiated the confrontation. Just because someone is following you, doesn't mean you can jump them.
THE DEFENSE RESTS!
Really though, I HATE high profile cases, it's sickening that the media blows the most convenient stories into the mainstream, ignoring most other tragedies, but I figured I'd TRY to find and shed some light on the truth.
Source of the autopsy: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/12068703...autopsy-report
The rest can be found within 5 seconds of googling their names.
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