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In reply to the discussion: Help me understand something about the Trayvon Martin case. [View all]JI7
(89,241 posts)30. all we have to consider is if Trayvon was White and a Black man had shot him
and all the other evidence was the same what would the jury have done ? anyone really think they would have let a black man go free with that evidence ?
would "armed with the sidewalk" be taken seriously ?
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The case wasn't being presented as SYG, but the judge gave SYG instructions anyway
Dont call me Shirley
Oct 2014
#23
The jury has the power of jury nullification, I think, just like OJ's jury had. nt
valerief
Oct 2014
#6
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
I take solace in the fact that Zimmerman is now legally the greatest coward in the history of man.
ieoeja
Oct 2014
#21
When a seemingly credible witness states that Trayvon Martin was on top of Zimmerman,
Nye Bevan
Oct 2014
#34