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(17,493 posts)that they often assume that anyone who doesn't feel that Zimmerman is guilty must be a racist.
I feel some tend to throw that insult too quickly.
I have said that if I was on the jury I would have to vote that Zimmerman is not guilty. I have also said that I believe that Martin may well have been "standing his ground" as he had good reason to fear for his life if Zimmerman approached him in a aggressive manner and flashed his concealed weapon.
I am not interested in the ethnic background of the two individuals in the least. I am only interested in the evidence. I would have exactly the same opinion if the races had been reversed and Zimmerman had been a white teenage victim and Martin a black adult.
The prosecution must prove the guilt of the accused beyond a reasonable doubt. That's a huge burden but that is the way our justice system was designed. I will admit that it can allow a guilty person to walk free. The fact that only one man survived to tell his side of the story is another factor. I would have loved to listen to what Trayvon had to say about what happened that night.
It is my opinion that the prosecution did not prove Zimmerman's quilt beyond reasonable doubt. It's unfortunate that there were no witnesses to the beginning of the encounter and no surveillance cameras in the area.