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In reply to the discussion: So suppose a woman is walking alone along a dark road. [View all]John2
(2,730 posts)I'm going to be honest. People was suspicious when they heard about the makeup and background of this jury. The defense gave them excuses to vote not guilty. I suspect if not all of them, some of them wanted to acquit him before they were on the jury. Just about all these women own guns. People made the assumption a lot of these women might have sons like Trayvon but they could have sons like Zimmerman too. If I had to make a guess, they are probably more conservative like Sarah Palin. There was a defense lawyer said it would be hard to get a conviction because it was a conservative area. The defense team knew the audience they were playing to. If he was in a more liberal area, Zimmerman would have been found guilty. What they did was just put Martin on trial and kept out Zimmerman criminal background. This guy was able to pass a background check. I guess you can have that kind of background and get a gun in Sanford. You can also be the captain of community watch. That is how much of a joke the law is in that jurisdiction.