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3. This is much worse than the OJ verdict

Reply to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 11:00 PM

Jul 2013

In the case of OJ they ruled not guilty because they thought there was a chance he did not kill anyone, the jury never believed the murder could have been justified. I am not saying the verdict in the OJ case was correct but I can respect it because they thought there was reasonable doubt.

The Zimmerman case is different because there is no dispute on the fact that Zimmerman killed Trayvon Martin, yet people are actually saying it was justified. Believing a killing is justified is worse than incorrectly believing that a guilty person did not commit the killings they were accused of.

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The Zimmerman jury verdict versus the OJ Simpson murder trial jury verdict. [View all] Nye Bevan Jul 2013 OP

So far, everyone I have seen those brings up the OJ trial for comparison Bonobo Jul 2013 #1

Oh, many people here consider me to be a total asshole. Or worse. Probably mostly worse. Nye Bevan Jul 2013 #2

If you didn't 2ndAmForComputers Jul 2013 #18

I think you meant to say "If you did" (nt) Nye Bevan Jul 2013 #20

The grammar is correct. So's the pattern's hit rate. 2ndAmForComputers Jul 2013 #21

So if I "didn't give a shit" what people think of me, I "wouldn't have posted" the OP? Nye Bevan Jul 2013 #23

The pattern stays with a 100% hit rate, of course. 2ndAmForComputers Jul 2013 #17

This is much worse than the OJ verdict Bjorn Against Jul 2013 #3

While sometimes referred to as Jenoch Jul 2013 #6

The only way to get to a not guilty version is suggesting the killing may have been justified. Bjorn Against Jul 2013 #7

Actually, the defense never had Jenoch Jul 2013 #8

George Zimmerman killed an unarmed child, it was not justified. Period. Bjorn Against Jul 2013 #9

I have never defended Zimmerman Jenoch Jul 2013 #11

A defense in court sure, defense lawyers have to do their job. Bjorn Against Jul 2013 #12

I don't know for sure if those Jenoch Jul 2013 #14

I think that is a fair description of those who take up Zimmerman's cause Bjorn Against Jul 2013 #15

You are certainly entitled to your opinion. Jenoch Jul 2013 #25

9 months of evidence Politicalboi Jul 2013 #10

I am not saying the verdict was the correct one Bjorn Against Jul 2013 #16

I respect the jury verdict in that GZ should not go to jail treestar Jul 2013 #4

One similarity between the two cases Bake Jul 2013 #5

O.J case HolyMoley Jul 2013 #13

Sums it up n/t Azathoth Jul 2013 #19

I respect both verdicts dsc Jul 2013 #22

N.T. olddots Jul 2013 #24

Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #26

Every white person I've talked to (myself included) is furious arcane1 Jul 2013 #27

There are some white people who view this trial as revenge for OJ's acquittal. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2013 #28