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In reply to the discussion: Jury finds George Zimmerman not guilty [View all]bossy22
(3,547 posts)but you know as well as i know that this was much more complicated than how you put it.
First off, when did the altercation start, what are we defining as the starting point? Who escalated the altercation? Did Zimmerman have the intention of starting and altercation so he could shoot martin?
These are a few of the questions that have to be answered. The problem is we don't have solid answers for them, we have theories, but no hard evidence. IIRC to prove manslaughter they had to prove that Zimmerman acted with depraved indifference to human life- they didn't really prove that. They proved that Zimmerman made some stupid decisions, but stupid decisions that lead to someone deaths doesn't necessarily equal manslaughter.
At best, this was a case of negligent homicide