The jury was absolutely right

[Captain Stern]

50. I agree.

It comes down to two possibilities:

1) It happened the way Zimmerman said it happened. If it happened the way he said, he's 'not guilty'. It doesn't matter if he's a racist, or that he followed Martin, or that he was a wannabee cop, or that he had a gun, or anything else that happened before the physical confrontation. If Martin hit him first, and was straddling him and beating him when he got shot, Zimmerman is 'not guilty'. You can like the law, or not like it, but that's the way it is.

2)It didn't happen the way Zimmerman said. If it didn't happen the way Zimmerman said, the prosecution has to show that it happened a different way, beyond a reasonable doubt. If the jury thinks that Zimmerman's version is reasonably possible, they must acquit.

Personally, I don't think it happened exactly the way Zimmerman said it did. I have a problem with how far Martin's body was found from the location that Zimmerman said he was attacked (I believe it was about 40 or 50 feet). Zimmerman never said the struggle involved moving a distance. Also, I have a problem with the fact that Zimmerman told the dispatcher not to have the police meet him at his car, but rather have them call him when they got there. (according to Zimmerman's story, his car was only 40 yards away, and in his sight...the only reason I can think of to not have the cops meet him there, was because he wasn't planning on going straight to his car).

In any case, the six jurors saw all the evidence, heard all the testimony, and came to a unanimous decision. The prosecution didn't prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Zimmerman was guilty.