Trayvon Martin

Let me attack all your comments by stating something that should be obvious but clearly isn't being grasped by anyone.

None of us actually knows what really happened. I'm getting really sick of people making a big deal out of this issue when none of us were there. We don't know if Martin attacked Zimmerman first, and at this point we likely never will.

I agree with the fact that Zimmerman should have been booked from the beginning, regardless of whether or not it was self defense. However, him not being arrested and officially questioned was not his fault. It was the police department's fault.

You're all right that this possibly could've been, and likely was, racially driven. But again, no one will ever really know unless it goes to court.

Media manipulation is another problem too, depicting Zimmerman as a monster. The picture most media outlets are using was a mugshot from 2005. Clearly showing bias that he acted out of pure malice, not self defense.. Everyone is jumping the gun on saying that Zimmerman initiated the contact as if they were there. But they weren't. And it's gotten to the point where Zimmerman had to go into hiding. In a country where everyone is supposed to be innocent until proven guilty. So I'm pretty tired of everyone, media included, acting all morally superior condemning Zimmerman when none of us were there and none of us know any of the facts. Innocent until proven guilty. But honestly, assuming that there definitely is a trial for this case, good luck finding an impartial jury who can give Zimmerman a fair trial.

 

Consider this,
Most of the evidence points against Zimmerman so it is natural to flow with what evidence shows.

 

There's contradicting evidence on both sides. The official police report claims Zimmerman had multiple injuries to his nose and the back of his head, but I've heard there's police footage that suggests otherwise. Even though surveillance cameras are usually of shit quality and you probably can't see his face very well anyway.

But seriously, no one, Zimmerman included, deserves to be harassed to a point where he has to go into hiding because of attacks on himself and family due to an action that, at the moment, no one can prove that it wasn't an act of self defense (claiming that Martin wouldn't attack Zimmerman due to size is complete bullshit by the way, considering some of the people I know who are the quickest to get into a fight are small). I read that a couple had to flee their home because Spike Lee tweeted a fake address for Zimmerman.

We seriously don't know what happened. We can speculate all we want, but we don't even know the legitimacy of the evidence on either side at this point. The police department was clearly incompetent on handling the situation from the beginning by not taking Zimmerman into custody and testing him. But regardless of them neglecting to act according to protocol, no one is right in assuming that Zimmerman acted out of malice. Get off your high horses and stop slandering a man, claiming he acted in any way other than self defense, when no one knows exactly what happened.

 

Even if we don't know every single detail we have statistics.

 

What statistics, exactly? Cases are based on facts, not statistics.

 

Actually, there are facts that Zimmerman is in the wrong, especially when there were many recordings. It is the recordings themselves that can cause many to believe one side over another Flash. As for fair trial, you can believe that there will be a fair trial and it will become federal maybe. However, the police did try to cover up for Zimmerman once.

 

How can there be a fair trial when almost every is biased against him? And can you provide links to any of these recordings? You're all so strong to make arguments against Zimmerman without providing any links to support your evidence.

 

First off, you realize that your one link questions ABCNews's claim of a lack of abrasion on the back of Zimmerman's head, right?

You also realize that the audio tests weren't any sort of official test, right? And also your Piers Morgan link led to an article and a video interview of Zimmerman's brother defending Zimmerman's character.

Basically, the conclusion I'm drawing is that we don't know what happened, but because people are so easily influenced by the media without really thinking for themselves (notably, everyone else who has posted in this thread) without taking into consideration the bias in essentially every mainstream media network, as shown by these links outlining NBC editing the 911 call and outdated photos being used to portray Zimmerman and Martin in different lights:
NBC News Accused of Editing 911 Call in Trayvon Martin Controversy (Video) - The Hollywood Reporter

Old photos may be deceptive in Fla. shooting case

I'm still not saying whether or not Martin was killed out of cold-blood or self-defense, mind you. I'm just challenging you all to look at the facts and realize that no one is right in blindly exclaiming that Zimmerman is guilty, and until then we should give him the benefit of the doubt, or at least stop sending him death threats.

 

Ill just leave this here d:

George Zimmerman Trial: New Photographic Evidence | Video - ABC News