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Well said (couldn't rep you again, unfortunately).
There have been some truly despicable things said here about a dead teenager and the family that is grieving for him.
It has made me ashamed and sad and disgusted that there are people on this earth (many of them probably claiming to be christians) who are capable of such a complete lack of compassion and empathy.
To add to this those that decided guilt before the trial ever started or the defense ever presented their case.
It's just as sad to demand sympathy and understanding for one person and not the other just because of age,color or gender.
Just for a minute think about this, what if it all happened the way the defense has suggested? You've got to see how horrible it'd be to sit there day after day wondering if you're going to spend the rest of your life behind bars for something you didn't start by doing nothing other than following someone.
If you're going to beg understanding for one view you'd be hypocritical NOT to do so for the other.
He is stripping ALL the emotion and wind out of the State's case. Excellent tactic given that it is an all female jury. He is appealing to their logic and working on helping them compartmentalize the facts of the state's case.
He is treating them like adults instead of screaming at them like children.
He is conducting it like an Oprah Book Club coffee clutch meeting.
Must be tough for Travyon's parents sitting there finally realizing what a crappy case the State put on for their dead son.
Disagree. There is no way to strip human beings of all emotion. O'Mara is not even trying to strip all emotion from this case. Male or female, emotions are an integral component of who we are and how we "think." I'm choosing to ignore your rather macho derogatory comment about an "all female" jury.
In fact, George Zimmerman showed a lot of emotion the night of this incident through his words. Of course we all understand that men are allowed the emotion of "anger," but socially, any other display of emotion is sort of taboo. How can a jury disregard all emotion when it was emotion which started this entire incident and resulted in this case/trial.
AGAIN, I'm pretty surprised that most are overlooking the fact that O'Mara summed up the theory of the State's case when he said that the State is saying that Zimmerman was so frustrated that night, because of previous break-ins in his community, when he saw Martin that Zimmerman just "snapped." Btw, "snapped" is a nice way of saying that his emotions got the best of him and he "reacted" rather than responded. I'm guessing the jury heard that. Stripping the jury of all emotion.
Do you know how many teens are licensed to carry guns ? I'd safely say ZERO.
There would in that situation a unlawfully carrying and discharging a firearm
Get a new argument. The race one gets old.
So it was OK for Zimmerman to confront Martin, but Martin should not defend himself because he is a minor? Not even necessarily talking about guns here.........but that brings another factor into this too. Could it be that Zimmerman felt even more empowered to confront Martin because he knew that chances were Martin wouldn't have a gun?
It's not his job to talk to a "suspect." He felt empowered to do so - even AFTER he was told not to by dispatch - by his gun.
That's context.
I can truly sympathize with those of you who can't possibly comprehend a scenario where Trayvon Martin is responsible for his death. I can only imagine how difficult it must be to force your brain to think differently, to ignore unfounded emotions and to look at the facts in an unbiased way.
You all have my deepest condolences both because of the loss of Trayvon Martin and the loss of this trial.
I am wondering at this point if George is regretting not testifying.
Using this cartoonish depiction, plus his presentation so far is a big fail imo.
"We don't really know what happened" Well, you should know, it is your client telling you??? or is it??
He meant that we don't know what happened by the evidence presented.
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