Jury finds George Zimmerman not guilty

[DallasNE]

261. I Wonder What The Jury Members Will Say

To defend this verdict. As I read it they must have decided that with so much conflicting testimony that they would ignore it all and that worked hugely in Zimmerman's favor. That took the many demonstrated lies of Zimmerman out of the picture and the 911 call with the scream since both families said it was their relative screaming but that is taking a short cut that cannot be defended. How can they have a doubt about it being Martin doing the screaming since it stopped the millisecond the shot was fired. To me that easily passes the test of beyond a reasonable doubt and is a smoking gun the jury must explain and be convincing -- something I don't see how they can do.

But under my scenario they looked at Zimmerman's bloody nose and concluded it was self defense. Nothing else much mattered. The DNA did not support a not guilty verdict but perhaps the absence of DNA from where you would expect it doesn't matter in their mind. But much of that lack of evidence goes straight back to the rotten job the police did in the collection and perseveration of evidence.

While the law says that Zimmerman only has to "reasonably believe" his life is threatening while the prosecution has the higher standard of proving "beyond a reasonable doubt" that Zimmerman could not reasonably believe his life is threatened. That double standard is a blueprint for legalized murder. When Martin defended himself with less than deadly force it opened up the opportunity for Zimmerman to use deadly force. Now something is wrong with that picture.