Post #336 Justice For The Unarmed Juvenile, Pt. II

Thank Goodness this case is now in the court system.

Let me elaborate on my previous post:

I say let the prosecution prove beyond a reasonable doubt to 12 reasonable jurors that George Zimmerman's suspicion of Trayvon Martin was unreasonable. Look, if I am sitting on my front porch enjoying the heavy air of a post-dinner rain and notice a tall black boy wearing a hoodie walking slowly down the street and looking around, when he gets to my house, I am going to holler, "Hey, son, you lost?" To me, Zimmerman's suspicion of Martin was unreasonable.

I say let the prosecution prove beyond a reasonable doubt to 12 reasonable jurors that Zimmerman brought a gun to a fist fight. Back to my scenario, if the boy does not answer and cups his hand to his ear, and I leave my porch to repeat myself, do I carry my gun? NO. There is an ol' saying around here, "People who carry guns plan to use 'em." To me, it is reasonable to believe that Zimmerman planned to get his satisfaction by any means necessary, that Zimmerman's actions were unreasonable.

I say let the prosecution prove beyond a reasonable doubt to 12 reasonable jurors that Zimmerman provoked the fist fight by following Martin off the road for 26 seconds. If thee boy takes of running after I leave my porch, do I follow him? NO. To me, Zimmerman's actions again are unreasonable.

I say let the prosecution prove beyond a reasonable doubt to 12 reasonable jurors that Zimmerman's injuries do not match a reasonable fear for life. Bleeding from the nose and from two cuts on the back of the head do not match a reasonable fear for life. It seems to me that, if Zimmerman's injuries inspired a reasonable fear for life in him, why did not those same injuries inspire a reasonable fear for life in the police who would have sent Zimmerman to the hospital?

Of course, the real tale lies in the autopsy report -- which has not been released. To support Zimmerman's account of a struggle at the waist and the gun going off into Martin's chest, the path of the bullet would have been upward. If the bullet entered straight into the chest, that would indicate that Zimmerman extended his arm -- the fist fight was over -- and shot, not an act of self-defense but an act of execution.

Boy, this ought to be good.