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I blame both. The jury got it wrong. The law is stupid. Warren Stupidity Oct 2014 #1
What exactly did the jury do wrong? That's my question. PlanetaryOrbit Oct 2014 #5
there is resonable doubt and unreasonable doubt. hollysmom Oct 2014 #10
The case wasn't being presented as SYG, but the judge gave SYG instructions anyway Dont call me Shirley Oct 2014 #23
Personally, I blame the prosecutors. JaneyVee Oct 2014 #2
Me too. phil89 Oct 2014 #15
Me too. phil89 Oct 2014 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author phil89 Oct 2014 #15
I don't know if the prosecutors are minimally competent .... etherealtruth Oct 2014 #32
The jury shouldn't have considered mainstreetonce Oct 2014 #3
+1 in a nutshell that's it -- Serino: That's not fear. You know what I mean? KurtNYC Oct 2014 #18
The defense did not use SYG as part of the case. Jenoch Oct 2014 #19
SYG was part of the jury's instructions mainstreetonce Oct 2014 #25
You are wrong. Jenoch Oct 2014 #35
I blame the media and the law and the jurors. bravenak Oct 2014 #4
The jury has the power of jury nullification, I think, just like OJ's jury had. nt valerief Oct 2014 #6
He didn't plead SYG. He pled self-defense. Blame the jury. msanthrope Oct 2014 #7
it's a disgrace Skittles Oct 2014 #8
Well said! nt raccoon Oct 2014 #50
Zimmerman did NOT use Stand Your Ground for defense. DesMoinesDem Oct 2014 #9
SYG is part of self defense in Florida and part of jury instructions whether it is a defense or not. flamin lib Oct 2014 #12
I saw police who didn't want to charge, prosecutors who didn't want to try and a jury that couldn't flamin lib Oct 2014 #11
A jury can vote however they wish. ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #13
Judges jury instructions played a part. antiquie Oct 2014 #14
the jury was racist JI7 Oct 2014 #20
Wasn't there an African-American juror? PlanetaryOrbit Oct 2014 #22
Nope JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #27
why would you assume that blacks can't be racist against other blacks? CreekDog Oct 2014 #31
I take solace in the fact that Zimmerman is now legally the greatest coward in the history of man. ieoeja Oct 2014 #21
THANK YOU Skittles Oct 2014 #26
When you have prosecution witnesses supporting Zimmerman's story hack89 Oct 2014 #24
I watched the trial as it occurred 40 miles or so away DrDan Oct 2014 #28
Self-defense YarnAddict Oct 2014 #29
all we have to consider is if Trayvon was White and a Black man had shot him JI7 Oct 2014 #30
Ok...I'll bite Blue_Tires Oct 2014 #33
What do you need my demographic info for? PlanetaryOrbit Oct 2014 #43
I don't need it Blue_Tires Oct 2014 #47
I'm not white. PlanetaryOrbit Oct 2014 #51
When a seemingly credible witness states that Trayvon Martin was on top of Zimmerman, Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #34
Of course that witness wouldn't lie in order to protect a neighbor Blue_Tires Oct 2014 #36
I think very, very few people would risk going to prison for perjury Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #37
You're saying people have never lied on the stand to protect a friend? Blue_Tires Oct 2014 #39
No, but I would think it is very rare, Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #41
Sometimes it's just a matter Blue_Tires Oct 2014 #48
Possibly your theory is true. Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #49
So why did the prosecution put him on the stand? hack89 Oct 2014 #38
The prosecution was probably on the take Blue_Tires Oct 2014 #40
It was a gun problem & an evidence problem. DirkGently Oct 2014 #42
With UK-style gun control, the night would have likely ended with both parties going to the ER, Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #44
I think that as well. Instead we patted DirkGently Oct 2014 #46
A factual, well explained response. PlanetaryOrbit Oct 2014 #45
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