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In reply to the discussion: Facts are difficult to come by in the Trayvon Martin Case, and [View all]MineralMan
(151,864 posts)pulling strings. He was a small time judge in another state, not some powerful judicial figure. I've seen zero evidence that he has any "pull" to use in Florida. George Zimmerman is a high school graduate and part-time college student at a community college. He was essentially unemployed and had nothing, really. I'm not sure you know what a "magistrate" actually is in the state where he held that position. It's sort of a justice of the peace equivalent. Not a powerful position at all.
You see, you're proving what I said. You have some "information," but it's not fully understood, nor even necessarily accurate. As far as I can determine, there has been nothing whatsoever to demonstrate that Robert Zimmerman "pulled strings" at all. That's something that is a speculation, not a fact.
That's why I'm withholding my opinion of exactly what George Zimmerman is guilty of until the trial is over. He's culpable, but the criminal charge he's guilty of is not at all clear yet.