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Idiots are people who refuse to understand "beyond a reasonable doubt". pipoman Jul 2013 #1
People who try to defend what is unreasonable as "reasonable" are full of shit. MH1 Jul 2013 #21
You should have flown to Florida and testified joeglow3 Jul 2013 #35
They all had a vested intrest. They were paid! notadmblnd Jul 2013 #76
Wow. You really believe that, don't you? joeglow3 Jul 2013 #95
2 legal analysts on CNN are convinced they threw the case laundry_queen Jul 2013 #111
The expert witnesses for the defense were paid. notadmblnd Jul 2013 #121
I've posted this before....but I think it bears repeating: ewagner Jul 2013 #52
you would have to believe Zimmerman's story Skittles Jul 2013 #96
I know....but... ewagner Jul 2013 #100
just watching Zimmerman in that tape Skittles Jul 2013 #103
This message was self-deleted by its author ewagner Jul 2013 #116
You did a bad job of researching Florida law. onenote Jul 2013 #104
That's what I thought it implied but ewagner Jul 2013 #117
The jury found reasonable doubt and aquitted Roy Bryant and JW Milam etherealtruth Jul 2013 #29
actually they knew Bryant and Milam did the crime, they just didn't think white men should be JI7 Jul 2013 #99
A reasonable person should now fear for their life if they see Zimmerman. JoePhilly Jul 2013 #70
The fact is there was reasonable doubt in this case. Travis_0004 Jul 2013 #2
ALEC and the Republican Party MNBrewer Jul 2013 #3
Only because 6 idiots chose to allow the defense to put the victim on trial. MarianJack Jul 2013 #4
The jury doesn't decide what is said in the court room. Travis_0004 Jul 2013 #5
The jury can decide what is and isn't horse manure,... MarianJack Jul 2013 #7
Someone has lost their objectivity joeglow3 Jul 2013 #39
most people (on either side) ProdigalJunkMail Jul 2013 #56
Please enlighten me on exactly HOW I should be objective... MarianJack Jul 2013 #89
You shitty assumption only has water if you are not objective joeglow3 Jul 2013 #98
My "shitty" assumption was... MarianJack Jul 2013 #113
BTW, before you take your well deserved place on my ignore list, a few points. MarianJack Jul 2013 #124
It shouldn't matter who threw the first punch. EOTE Jul 2013 #11
Have you never seen a fight joeglow3 Jul 2013 #41
You are utterly clueless EOTE Jul 2013 #42
For a lot of Zimmerman apologists marions ghost Jul 2013 #114
"reasonable" is subjective handmade34 Jul 2013 #9
I'm sorry but I do think this jury got it wrong and I do think they hold Little Star Jul 2013 #10
don't be sorry. I agree with you completely. Voice for Peace Jul 2013 #61
I'm not a lawyer, but I thought that I might go to law school rusty fender Jul 2013 #88
Jury instructions state the law. Period. onenote Jul 2013 #105
Really? rusty fender Jul 2013 #118
It was withheld because the prosecution offered no evidence that Zimmerman engaged in any action onenote Jul 2013 #119
You can blame the cops who f'ed up the evidence and failed to treat the area as a crime Dustlawyer Jul 2013 #23
I'll agree with that. Travis_0004 Jul 2013 #25
Zimmerman to me is a time bomb ticking. I think his life like OJ's is going to be roguevalley Jul 2013 #47
I think you're correct here, roguevalley. His "sentence" as it were - is having to return to calimary Jul 2013 #59
I think so too davidpdx Jul 2013 #110
Reasonable doubt OF WHAT? Sparkly Jul 2013 #91
Bullshit. kcr Jul 2013 #102
I'd never heard of a 6 person jury, on a criminal case. Do other states do that, too? Siwsan Jul 2013 #6
I've heard of it for civil, yes...criminal, no. MarianJack Jul 2013 #8
Sad irony: On another thread they said only 6 because "not a death penalty case". MH1 Jul 2013 #22
This is the 2nd high profile Florida case to end in a miscarriage of justice, IMHO Siwsan Jul 2013 #24
May those 6 idiots never... 99Forever Jul 2013 #12
+1000 GoneFishin Jul 2013 #15
Those six women did exactly what they were suppose to do. newcriminal Jul 2013 #16
Bullshit. 99Forever Jul 2013 #17
You are one of the few on this thread that "Get it" The other ones...not so much. BlueJazz Jul 2013 #27
Trayvon Martin was 'lynched' by a self-appointed vigilante. (I put 'lynched' in HardTimes99 Jul 2013 #32
+1 Blue_Tires Jul 2013 #120
It was not their fault. Beacool Jul 2013 #31
Yes, it IS "their fault." 99Forever Jul 2013 #43
No, the prosecutor's let this man walk premium Jul 2013 #66
What part of... 99Forever Jul 2013 #73
Number 1, premium Jul 2013 #75
Then change the law mythology Jul 2013 #109
Ahhh... way kewl! 99Forever Jul 2013 #123
No such thing as "deliberate manslaughter". GreenStormCloud Jul 2013 #115
WTF? 99Forever Jul 2013 #122
No it's no longer a murder 2 case. Mr. David Jul 2013 #92
That will never happen whopis01 Jul 2013 #106
While we may never hear from them.... BronxBoy Jul 2013 #13
And the prosecutors. Beacool Jul 2013 #33
Yes they did... BronxBoy Jul 2013 #51
Agreed... ewagner Jul 2013 #53
Agreed. It's beyond a reasonable doubt GZ had a gun and a 2-ton car, TM did not. GoneFishin Jul 2013 #14
Too much beyond a reasonable doubt for this verdict. MarianJack Jul 2013 #20
That and a criminally inept prosecutor bobduca Jul 2013 #60
Bravo! Carolina Jul 2013 #18
I'm white and my wife is Puerto Rican, but... MarianJack Jul 2013 #19
I thought you said your son was black? B2G Jul 2013 #46
The are black Puerto Ricans too. Beacool Jul 2013 #64
He is black. MarianJack Jul 2013 #90
Thought might be the case. I'm adopted too. B2G Jul 2013 #93
No, the idiots in FL were the prosecutors who overcharged Zimmerman. Beacool Jul 2013 #26
Or they just threw the case. truebluegreen Jul 2013 #28
Either that or the prosecution is unskilled and unintelligent etherealtruth Jul 2013 #30
Yes. I'm not from Florida truebluegreen Jul 2013 #34
What ever the reason etherealtruth Jul 2013 #36
Amen. truebluegreen Jul 2013 #40
I doubt it. Beacool Jul 2013 #37
Yes. yes etherealtruth Jul 2013 #44
Don't be silly. Beacool Jul 2013 #65
I apologize, I did confuse you with another poster that feels Z did nothing wrong etherealtruth Jul 2013 #74
That's OK. Beacool Jul 2013 #84
I wonder if this is also one of the results of the damned sequester. calimary Jul 2013 #62
You have to wonder, don't you? ewagner Jul 2013 #57
yep backwoodsbob Jul 2013 #77
That's my opinion too. nt Beacool Jul 2013 #85
Six more that now have the blood of this dead child on their hands. locdlib Jul 2013 #38
Bullshit. premium Jul 2013 #67
Oh FFS... NaturalHigh Jul 2013 #107
Righteous rant. K&R Ruby the Liberal Jul 2013 #45
K & R !!! WillyT Jul 2013 #48
Florida has now passed AZ as the sickest, most retrograde state....n/t radhika Jul 2013 #49
Don't forget Texass! Auntie Bush Jul 2013 #97
While I don't like the Verdict, I understand it from Dustlawyer Jul 2013 #50
Being the mother of a child who is "different" is incredibly hard. If my child's skin were darker, 1monster Jul 2013 #54
Thanks for this post. ananda Jul 2013 #55
Here's something I would love those 6 racist morons to read (if they can read that is): NealK Jul 2013 #58
Do you know what college he was going to attend? nt hack89 Jul 2013 #63
Oh my, a Zimmerman appologist. NealK Jul 2013 #68
You just posted that he received a full ride to college hack89 Jul 2013 #72
I didn't make that banner and had forgotten this line, so sue me. NealK Jul 2013 #78
ok. nt hack89 Jul 2013 #79
Links? wercal Jul 2013 #80
This message was self-deleted by its author NealK Jul 2013 #82
Well which one is it? wercal Jul 2013 #83
Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #86
I guess I'm an idiot then wercal Jul 2013 #87
That's six Paula Deens, who made a jury straight out of To Kill A Mockingbird. backscatter712 Jul 2013 #69
The 'idiots in Florida': Scurrilous Jul 2013 #71
Kicked & Recommended In_The_Wind Jul 2013 #81
You, sir, imo, have shown much restraint in not calling these "6 (asses) idiots" what you really indepat Jul 2013 #94
It's not just the 6 idiots in FL Auntie Bush Jul 2013 #101
But the judge told us that 2 + 2 = 3. GeorgeGist Jul 2013 #108
Excellent OP, Jack/MarionJack! Cha Jul 2013 #112
Up until the verdict Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #125
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