tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750244306663708036.post4710526073249344559..comments2024-03-23T11:25:40.556-07:00Comments on Pa Rock's Ramble: The Lynching Mentality Rolls OnPa Rockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16747526882424245608noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750244306663708036.post-6046221144902021572013-07-15T07:05:36.494-07:002013-07-15T07:05:36.494-07:00I think the big problem here was something never a...I think the big problem here was something never addressed at trial: Florida's Stand Your Ground law.<br /><br />The jury could hardly have been unaware of the law (it received massive doses of publicity when passed) and some members could have been thinking that because the state originally cleared Zimmerman's behavior, he must have been justified in killing Trayvon.<br /><br />The performance of the prosecution team was so wretched (especially the lack of preparation of the girl talking to Trayvon when the shooting went down) that I was not surprised at all by the verdict.Donnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750244306663708036.post-30429890384440431382013-07-15T05:22:07.812-07:002013-07-15T05:22:07.812-07:00In this case intent is not the same thing as preme...In this case intent is not the same thing as premeditation. Intent is the absence of accident or mere negligence.<br /><br />Zimmerman did not negligently wear the gun concealed in the small of his back. He did not negligently reach back, grasp his weapon, and shoot the young man. He did those things intending to do those things.<br /><br />I had a sinking feeling when the jury was selected. I thought the state's case lacked the impact that I have seen applied to other criminal defendants. <br /><br />One case, I remember well, ended with a police officer being acquitted. The officer, his buddies, his lawyer, and the prosecutors all walked out of the courtroom together, all smiles. <br /><br />Ironically, yesterday's Psalm spoke to the verdict: "How long will you judge unjustly, and show favor to the wicked?" Psalm 82:2. Xobekimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973381691719755451noreply@blogger.com