During the Zimmerman trial, we have had DUers argue for his acquittal, which, of course, happened...

[davidn3600]

130. The law is the law

The way the law is written made the prosecution's job very difficult. That's on top of the fact the case was over-charged, they did not present the case very well, and Rachel Janteel was a terrible witness that seemed unprepared.

A jury's job is to decide a case on the facts presented and only on the facts presented and how it applies to the law. The fact the state went for murder-2 is laughable. They should have went for manslaughter right off the bat and then have other possible lessors, that would have made it so they could likely get him on something. But because they set that bar so high for themselves, and the fact they barely even touched the manslaughter aspect of the case, the jury really had no other choice but to acquit.

It is what it is. The case was weak. Self-defense in Florida (and many other states) is very lenient and gives a lot of legal protection to the gun owner. It's just the way the law is written.