George Zimmerman was found "Not Guilty" last night.
I really didn't think, logically, there could have been any other decision.
The prosecutor was bullied by the media (those with both a liberal and anti-handgun bias) into charging Zimmerman, when the case never merited bringing Second Degree Murder charges in the first place. If the prosecutor who took Zimmerman to trial is an elected position in Florida, he may find himself out of a job soon. (And, if his is an elected position, it may explain why he arraigned Zimmerman in the first place, when most legal pundits thought the case was weak.)
Luckily the 6 jurors had more sense than the media, and Zimmerman may have some semblance of his life back. Zimmerman, however, still has to live with the fact that he killed a 17 year old black man. He has to live with the fact that he is a minor celebrity. That he may even be a target for people "looking to get justice for Travon Martin".
That we each have a right to defend ourselves and our families is a basic, God-given right, but that was not what the trial was about. Did Zimmerman go "looking for trouble"? Maybe. Was he injured in a confrontation? Most assuredly - his basic description of what happened hasn't changed since his initial statement to police. Was Martin a bad kid, looking to get into mischief? Probably not, but he did make a bad decision to physically confront Zimmerman. Did he deserve to die? Absolutely not, but, to quote Clint Eastwood's character in "Unforgiven", when it comes to death, "deserves got nothing to do with it."
There were a hundred ways this situation could have gone differently, most of them better Unfortunately, once there was a shot fired, every anti-handgun media outlet jumped on the bandwagon of proclaiming second amendment supporters as "Gun Nuts", with the argument that had Zimmerman been unarmed, the outcome would have been the "correct" one - Martin would have beaten the snot out of Zimmerman.
The anti-racist groups overreached and tried to make this about racial profiling - possibly before realizing Zimmerman was a minority himself. I have heard reports that this is just "Old South" justice, that the "Black Man gets no justice". But that is an oversimplification of the case - if the dead man had been white, and the accused black, it would have changed little - a person, who is being physically assaulted, has a right to defend themselves - and if you are in Florida, or any other "Stand your ground" state, you have a right to use deadly force if you believe your own life is in danger. Period. The law is colorblind.
What if Martin had been armed? Then he would have had a right to call the police, confront his follower, and hold him until police arrived. Had Zimmerman jumped Martin, then Martin could have, legally, defended himself with deadly force.
I am sorry for the family of Trayvon Martin, I truly am. But just because he died does not make him innocent of his fate. He made a couple bad choices. He attacked a man that was, unknown to him, licensed to carry a firearm, and armed. I hope this serves as a cautionary tale to every other person out there - you do not know who is armed, so it is probably best to assume everyone is.
The media is liberally biased - although my liberal friends will try and argue it isn't. Like the OJ trial in the 1990's, this is yet another case to pit the minorities against Caucasians - never mind that Zimmerman is a minority. There will be protest across the country over the next week or two, and probably renewed call to further restrict the right to keep or carry handguns. Teary eyed reporters will show the Martin family in shock - because the media and the "Black Leaders" lied to them, pretending there was a winnable case against Zimmerman.
There are no winners in this case, except for maybe the "Black Leaders" and the media pundits on both sides of the isle. They will continue to make money of of Martin's misery. Zimmerman will find himself sued in civil court, I am sure. He may win, but most likely (since the burden of proof is so much lower) he will be forced to pay thousands or millions of dollars for doing something that was perfectly legal. Everyone loses.
As for me, I will continue to do what I do. I carry a handgun much of the time. With God's grace I will never have to use it, but I will protect my life or my family of needed.
After all, as the old adage goes, "It is better to be judged by twelve than carried by six."
I really didn't think, logically, there could have been any other decision.
The prosecutor was bullied by the media (those with both a liberal and anti-handgun bias) into charging Zimmerman, when the case never merited bringing Second Degree Murder charges in the first place. If the prosecutor who took Zimmerman to trial is an elected position in Florida, he may find himself out of a job soon. (And, if his is an elected position, it may explain why he arraigned Zimmerman in the first place, when most legal pundits thought the case was weak.)
Luckily the 6 jurors had more sense than the media, and Zimmerman may have some semblance of his life back. Zimmerman, however, still has to live with the fact that he killed a 17 year old black man. He has to live with the fact that he is a minor celebrity. That he may even be a target for people "looking to get justice for Travon Martin".
That we each have a right to defend ourselves and our families is a basic, God-given right, but that was not what the trial was about. Did Zimmerman go "looking for trouble"? Maybe. Was he injured in a confrontation? Most assuredly - his basic description of what happened hasn't changed since his initial statement to police. Was Martin a bad kid, looking to get into mischief? Probably not, but he did make a bad decision to physically confront Zimmerman. Did he deserve to die? Absolutely not, but, to quote Clint Eastwood's character in "Unforgiven", when it comes to death, "deserves got nothing to do with it."
There were a hundred ways this situation could have gone differently, most of them better Unfortunately, once there was a shot fired, every anti-handgun media outlet jumped on the bandwagon of proclaiming second amendment supporters as "Gun Nuts", with the argument that had Zimmerman been unarmed, the outcome would have been the "correct" one - Martin would have beaten the snot out of Zimmerman.
The anti-racist groups overreached and tried to make this about racial profiling - possibly before realizing Zimmerman was a minority himself. I have heard reports that this is just "Old South" justice, that the "Black Man gets no justice". But that is an oversimplification of the case - if the dead man had been white, and the accused black, it would have changed little - a person, who is being physically assaulted, has a right to defend themselves - and if you are in Florida, or any other "Stand your ground" state, you have a right to use deadly force if you believe your own life is in danger. Period. The law is colorblind.
What if Martin had been armed? Then he would have had a right to call the police, confront his follower, and hold him until police arrived. Had Zimmerman jumped Martin, then Martin could have, legally, defended himself with deadly force.
I am sorry for the family of Trayvon Martin, I truly am. But just because he died does not make him innocent of his fate. He made a couple bad choices. He attacked a man that was, unknown to him, licensed to carry a firearm, and armed. I hope this serves as a cautionary tale to every other person out there - you do not know who is armed, so it is probably best to assume everyone is.
The media is liberally biased - although my liberal friends will try and argue it isn't. Like the OJ trial in the 1990's, this is yet another case to pit the minorities against Caucasians - never mind that Zimmerman is a minority. There will be protest across the country over the next week or two, and probably renewed call to further restrict the right to keep or carry handguns. Teary eyed reporters will show the Martin family in shock - because the media and the "Black Leaders" lied to them, pretending there was a winnable case against Zimmerman.
There are no winners in this case, except for maybe the "Black Leaders" and the media pundits on both sides of the isle. They will continue to make money of of Martin's misery. Zimmerman will find himself sued in civil court, I am sure. He may win, but most likely (since the burden of proof is so much lower) he will be forced to pay thousands or millions of dollars for doing something that was perfectly legal. Everyone loses.
As for me, I will continue to do what I do. I carry a handgun much of the time. With God's grace I will never have to use it, but I will protect my life or my family of needed.
After all, as the old adage goes, "It is better to be judged by twelve than carried by six."
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