Zimmerman Trial Part 4 (illegal, attorney, death, politicians)

[budlight]

Originally Posted by Lucario

You are compassionate, Nat, but do you know why I don't feel bad for Zimmerman and his folks? Because he's still alive, and he could have avoided killing Trayvon by not following him. I seriously hope for a conviction.

You hope for a conviction or you hope for the rules of law to be followed? Was his guilt proven beyond a reasonable doubt?

[Bulldogdad]

Originally Posted by Wayland Woman

And he's so boring he's losing people's attention.

Much better than the raging and screaming that little mussolini was yammering on about.

State- playing on emotion because there is no case.

Defense- using logical arguments because the State has no case.

Funny though its usually the other way around.

[FancyFeast5000]

Originally Posted by Dale Cooper

Dammit, he's losing me. Get to the case! The jury has been there long enough. Stop wasting their time.

Not surprised he's losing lots of people here on CD in the early part of his opening. He's explaining the real court system BECAUSE he understands that in order to get an acquittal that he has to explain how different the court system is from everyday life and how we make decisions every day........there will be a jury instruction to the jury to use their "everyday" common sense......And O'Mara is VERY CORRECT in his explanation that making decisions in a court of law is actually different from making the snap decisions we all make every day....he's focusing on reasonable doubt for a good reason.

After all, this is the DEFENSE arguing right now. Clearly a better legal team than the State according to almost everyone. It's not just a TV show.

[Mellowmike]

Originally Posted by Rakin

Most adults would understand his argument and not.

Most people with a brain would understand that he's trying to protect his client, and the only way to protect his client is to tell the jury not to fill in the gaps. When you fill in the gaps, yo have to vote guilty!

[Chuckity]

Originally Posted by Wayland Woman

And he's so boring he's losing people's attention.

Of course you would think that way.

But he's immensely more likeable than Bernie.

[Lucario]

Originally Posted by ellemint

Actually I did say that if the roles had been reversed and a black teenager had just shot an unarmed white man, I do think the police would have arrested him on the spot.

And done a toxicology report......no question a double standard existed.....both among the cops and Zimmerman.

[Cubanchic]

Finally O Mara is getting to the heart of the matter "burden of proof and reasonable doubt".

[Tilt11]

Originally Posted by Mellowmike

Most people with a brain would understand that he's trying to protect his client, and the only way to protect his client is to tell the jury not to fill in the gaps. When you fill in the gaps, yo have to vote guilty!

No, when you fill in gaps you are doing nothing but speculating. If you go by law and what was presented in court, it has to be Not Guilty. The ONLY way to come up with Guilty is if you go off emotion and speculate about non facts. That is not how our system is supposed to work, no matter how you feel. Its not about feelings and emotion, its about evidence and facts presented

[Lucario]

Originally Posted by Just1Fan

If a black man came into a white neighborhood, and GUNNED DOWN A WHITE KID, all hell would break out.

They'd have strung him up and then invited their families and friends out for a barbecue.

[Dale Cooper]

Originally Posted by Rakin

Have Patience... He must build some groundwork and understanding.

He seems to be building on the incredibly stupid instructions that will be coming from the judge. He needs to let them know that a lesser charge is no more acceptable that a firing squad. I guess.