The Murder of Trayvon Martin

[DrPhil]

It means it is ironic that YOU would say someone is beating a dead horse. It is ironic that you would announce that Zimmerman is overweight now but appeared to be in decent shape back then. Certainly you know that clarification reinforces what Mizeree was saying. Zimmerman was a seemingly in shape 20-something who followed and had a run of the mill fight with a 17 year old. Zimmerman got his ass whooped, then conveniently found his gun on his hip to level the playing field. Sounds more like gun as a facilitating factor and someone who cannot take an ass whooping than self-defense (or even Stand Your Ground). Even without any mention of race, that reinforces what Mizeree is saying and fuels the protest over the verdict.

As for Mizeree's response that "none of it makes sense", I hope he read my post that Phrozen was responding to. Nothing in Mizeree's response refuted anything in my post to which Phrozen was responding. Trust me, we have enough nonsense in the legal and cj system. Mizeree, you do not want to encourage a system in which a prosecutor can only use what you said in your post in a courtroom and it results in a conviction. If you are fine with that, also be fine with that when it results in a verdict that you disagree with. Instead, you would probably argue against a verdict and complain the prosecution didn't have a strong case. If the defendant is a racial and ethnic minority, you would probably claim racist legal/cj system. But, that's what you wanted when it came to the Zimmerman verdict--you got what you asked for and don't like the outcome. We have a right to disagree with verdicts and we have a right to nonviolent protest. In using these rights, we should understand the different foundations of our protests and think about potential outcomes. I compare it to people who are against the death penalty until it hits close to home. Then they want the death penalty in their state and have amnesia as to why it was done away with. I weep for a society (and world) that is expected to go up and down on a whim.