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In reply to the discussion: Check in if you're a white person who thinks Zimmerman should have been convicted of something.... [View all]beemer27
(460 posts)I don't think that anyone LIKES how this turned out. I also believe that no one in their right mind is happy that any of this affair happened at all. However, it would be wrong to say that there are no people in Central Florida that are not racist. It would also be wrong to assume that woman with children can not make a fair and impartial judgement after hearing the evidence. It would also be wrong to accuse all of the public officials (judge, prosecution, defense, police, et al) of being racist or incompetent. Both lawyers had ample chance to remove any juror who displayed signs of bias. It would be hard to believe that any of the legal professionals we saw at the trial would take a chance of losing because of poor jury selection.
I would like to know a bit about who approved GZ to be on a Neighborhood Watch patrol. These programs usually involve the local police department, and the volunteers are screened. It would also be informative to find out if there are any official written protocols for contact between volunteers and citizens.
Many of us are not happy with this whole incident, but realize that the six jurors were given specific instructions, and base their verdict on what was presented in court, and those instructions.
Emotions are running high, and now is not the time to be blaming the jury. It is also not the time to be turning on each other for having different views. If we can change the system to prevent this from happening in the future, let us know how you would do it. A lot of people are asking the same thing.