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In reply to the discussion: Jury finds George Zimmerman not guilty [View all]rdking647
(5,113 posts)i didnt follow it closely because i have a real life. just liek the casey anthony case the wall to wall cnn,msnbc,faux news coverage was ludicrous
but from what i did see there did exist a reasonable doubt as to what happened. I wasnt there,you werent there,there are no eye witnesses so there is no direct evidence as to what really happened.
and that creates reasonable doubt. which is the standard for acquittal.
you can cry about the injustice of it and that may be true but under out system of government its not a level playing field. the prosecution has a tougher case than the defendant. reasonable doubt is a high standard. and yes it does sometime result in the guilty going free but that is a better outcome than imprisoning the innocent