JCliff
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.It's quite amusing on here how anyone whose opinion is different from those in majority on here is labeled delusional, not in touch with reality, etc. Listen guys, I watched proceedings just like the rest of you did. The fact that I determined Zimmerman to be guilty doesn't mean I wasn't paying attention, am delusional, or anything else. I just happen not to agree with you guys' assessment that the correct verdict was reached. In my opinion, it was the wrong verdict.
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While everyone is entitled to theirs, not all opinions are equal, not all are well considered and worthy of respect, in fact some are worthy of nothing more than contempt.
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The requirement for conviction in our criminal justice system is BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT.
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Your opinion is that the jury reached the wrong conclusion. If you expect that opinion to garner any respect you’re going to have to explain how the facts presented at trial clearly indicated, BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT, that GZ was guilty of something. What clear, unequivocal, unambiguous evidence was obviously missed by the jury that led to their collective error? I don’t think there was any, because it would have come out in the trial. The prosecution had almost nothing to start the case with, and it didn’t move from there. Many of the prosecution’s witnesses refuted the prosecution’s case, or simply introduced more ambiguity. Maybe I’m wrong. Enlighten me.
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We will never know with absolute precision exactly what transpired that night. But ponder this: The preponderance of evidence is that instead of just going home, TM maneuvered to confront GZ. If this is not so, how do you explain the fact that he didn’t just go home, when he clearly had the time? The preponderance of evidence presented also indicated that TM both surprised and assaulted GZ (we don’t know this with absolute certainty either, just as we don’t/can’t know if it was GZ that initiated an assault, but the evidence that was available tended to corroborate GZ’s story). The tragedy is that this last act cost TM his life. In my opinion, GZ was foolish on several counts. But that alone doesn’t make him a murderer, or guilty of manslaughter, or a racist, or anything else. I wouldn’t want to see anyone of any race, color, or creed convicted on as little evidence (all of it subject to reasonable doubt) as the state brought against GZ.
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Our justice system is not perfect in design or execution. But it WAS specifically designed with the intent to prevent people from being convicted based solely on opinion.