General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Looking at the undisputed facts in the Zimmerman case and applying Zimmerman's original story [View all]Daalalou
(54 posts)I'll admit it: I'm anti-Zimmerman. From the first time I heard his story, it didn't add up to me. Why would anyone who supposedly had his head repeatedly bashed against a sidewalk turn down medical attention? So that probably does color my view, but IMO, more evidence convicts rather than exculpates Z.
But it's the rare person who (at least on public forums and comment sections!) who says, "I don't know what happened yet, and I'm waiting for all the evidence." Most people have taken a side, either for or against Z.
And to take Z's side is to automatically convict Martin. To say you believe him means that you believe Trayvon assaulted him out of the blue (and is therefore the criminal and aggressor in the incident), and that Zim had no choice but to shoot. You can't get around it; unless you say, "I don't know," you've convicted one or the other of the two people involved in that incident.