Today I learned that accusations and charges are just as good as iron-clad convictions, and that people still don't understand how the religious talk.
For one, Zimmerman and his lovely wife commmitted perjury!
No, his wife was charged (http://articles.cnn.com/2012-06-12/justice/justice_florida-zimmerman-wife_1_account-affidavit-bond?_s=PM:JUSTICE) with perjury, mainly because the prosecution, who've hardly been saints through all of this, believes that she knew how much money was in the fundraising account. We'll see if it sticks.
Then of course is the revelation that Zimmerman sexually assaulted his cousin for more than a decade. Why is a sexual assault relevant to Zimmerman's second degree murder charge? Amanda Marcotte of Slate puts it well;
First, it's not relevant because it literally has nothing to do with the case. And there's no "revelation," it's an accusation, and a fairly convenient one at that.
Oh and his cousin also claims that his entire family has a bit of a problem with the blacks! Surely that will help out if there is to be a federal hate crime charge and conviction
There will be no hate crime charge federally, as the FBI's investigation predictably turned up no evidence of racism (http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2012/0712/FBI-report-No-evidence-George-Zimmerman-is-racist). That dog won't be hunting.
How has the latest information affected your opinion in the case? Is any of this new information relevant in your mind to the case? Was Trayvon Martin's murder all part of God's plan???
Seeing as we don't really have any new information in reality? Not much. The preponderance of evidence released to this point fairly well matches Zimmerman's account on the matter, and while I can't rule out a manslaughter charge, I still cannot see how a murder charge of any kind can hold up.
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Date: 19/7/12 15:25 (UTC)For one, Zimmerman and his lovely wife commmitted perjury!
No, his wife was charged (http://articles.cnn.com/2012-06-12/justice/justice_florida-zimmerman-wife_1_account-affidavit-bond?_s=PM:JUSTICE) with perjury, mainly because the prosecution, who've hardly been saints through all of this, believes that she knew how much money was in the fundraising account. We'll see if it sticks.
Then of course is the revelation that Zimmerman sexually assaulted his cousin for more than a decade. Why is a sexual assault relevant to Zimmerman's second degree murder charge? Amanda Marcotte of Slate puts it well;
First, it's not relevant because it literally has nothing to do with the case. And there's no "revelation," it's an accusation, and a fairly convenient one at that.
Oh and his cousin also claims that his entire family has a bit of a problem with the blacks! Surely that will help out if there is to be a federal hate crime charge and conviction
There will be no hate crime charge federally, as the FBI's investigation predictably turned up no evidence of racism (http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2012/0712/FBI-report-No-evidence-George-Zimmerman-is-racist). That dog won't be hunting.
How has the latest information affected your opinion in the case? Is any of this new information relevant in your mind to the case? Was Trayvon Martin's murder all part of God's plan???
Seeing as we don't really have any new information in reality? Not much. The preponderance of evidence released to this point fairly well matches Zimmerman's account on the matter, and while I can't rule out a manslaughter charge, I still cannot see how a murder charge of any kind can hold up.