No, we want a trial, period. (Reply #114)

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Fri Mar 23, 2012, 02:27 PM

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114. No, we want a trial, period.

You are aware that only the legal system can convict, right? You seem to have the silly notion that some people chatting on the internet can convict a person, that's incredibly silly.

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116 replies	Author	Time	Post
In defense of George Zimmerman. [View all]	UnrepentantLiberal	Mar 2012	OP
Are you perhaps confusing support for the right to a fair trial with 'conservatism'?	sikorsky	Mar 2012	#1
"without so much as a formal charge"	Cali_Democrat	Mar 2012	#9
Fine, you're willing to convict without a trial. I get it now.	sikorsky	Mar 2012	#11
The point is we want a trial	Cali_Democrat	Mar 2012	#12
The accused in the case you just posted was arrested and will face trial	Cali_Democrat	Mar 2012	#19
No, I am not mad but the tenor of the discussion clearly indicates a prejudice toward guilt	sikorsky	Mar 2012	#22
We want a trial. That's all we want	Cali_Democrat	Mar 2012	#26
You're missing the whole point. If Zimmerman was on trial, this would be a non-story.	Scuba	Mar 2012	#98
It has national media coverage. It will go to trial.	Mojorabbit	Mar 2012	#89
We just want a trial	Cali_Democrat	Mar 2012	#91
NO! He enumerated eight reasons why this whole mess stinks...	TheMadMonk	Mar 2012	#30
if this goes to trial and he's found guility with the existing SYG laws in place	belcffub	Mar 2012	#100
That's not what they wrote, Dude.	Th1onein	Mar 2012	#53
The Cops screwed up big time in this case. Massive negligence in collecting vital	crunch60	Mar 2012	#96
Actually, I think all we want IS a trial	Downtown Hound	Mar 2012	#109
No, we want a trial, period.	EOTE	Mar 2012	#114
As the poster said, there is no charge yet.	Honeycombe8	Mar 2012	#37
Just one correction, the body was not in the morgue for three days. The shooting was on the 26th	sabrina 1	Mar 2012	#48
Thank you for the correction	Cali_Democrat	Mar 2012	#81
You rather miss the point that we want him to go to trial. So far he hasn't been charged and that is	uppityperson	Mar 2012	#20
How can there be a fair trail WHEN CHAIN OF EVIDENCE HAS BEEN COMPROMISED BEYOND belief?	Justice wanted	Mar 2012	#28
oh look another concerned n00b	frylock	Mar 2012	#35
Like flies to shit....	morningfog	Mar 2012	#46
He can't get a fair trial until he is F***ING ARRESTED	scheming daemons	Mar 2012	#95
Zimmerman has not been tried nor convicted outside of the metaphorical	LanternWaste	Mar 2012	#108
sikorsky is no longer with us	Cali_Democrat	Mar 2012	#116
He is innocent until proven guilty in this country. But first, he has to be charged.	appleannie1	Mar 2012	#2
No, he's a murderer. Whether he's charged or convicted is irrelevant to that fact.	Son of Gob	Mar 2012	#6
Absolutely right.	UnrepentantLiberal	Mar 2012	#8
False, actually.	Lizzie Poppet	Mar 2012	#16
Might be a fact. But until proven in a court of law, it's an unsubstantiated one. /nt	TheMadMonk	Mar 2012	#32
Steve Holt!	DisgustipatedinCA	Mar 2012	#56
You're welcome	Son of Gob	Mar 2012	#59
Well someone has not been paying attention.	pennylane100	Mar 2012	#15
First, it has to be investigated to see if there's enough evidence...	Honeycombe8	Mar 2012	#42
I notice some of those supporting zimmerman are very new to DU....	peacebird	Mar 2012	#3
Yup..happens all the time...nt	joeybee12	Mar 2012	#4
I am probably one of those "supporters" and I resent that, I don't "support" HIM, I support his	sikorsky	Mar 2012	#14
Do you want him charge, brought to trial? Simple questions. Please answer.	uppityperson	Mar 2012	#21
I want a trial if that's the appropriate avenue. I don't know what 'evidence' exists and I don't	sikorsky	Mar 2012	#33
I have enough deleted posts so you'll just have to	UnrepentantLiberal	Mar 2012	#50
So can I (imagine), and i have a vivid imagination	Dragonfli	Mar 2012	#72
"Don't know what evidence exists" my ass.	groundloop	Mar 2012	#83
Inadmissibility due to broken chain of custody is not in question...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Mar 2012	#94
Why don't you Read Post #9. regarding evidence that was "overlooked"	crunch60	Mar 2012	#97
I want to see him charged and brought to trial. You seem to think those of us frustrated by the pace	peacebird	Mar 2012	#25
And some have been lurking in the gungeon for a very long time.	baldguy	Mar 2012	#17
name NAMES....please!!! Mr. Magoo.	Tuesday Afternoon	Mar 2012	#93
yep. prolly have nra.org email addresses as well	frylock	Mar 2012	#36
The problem with these posters' positions, even though they may mean well,	MoonRiver	Mar 2012	#5
I don't think folks are saying he's guilty...	KansDem	Mar 2012	#7
Speak for yourself.	2ndAmForComputers	Mar 2012	#23
Congratulations!	Straw Man	Mar 2012	#113
"You just threw our legal system out the window"	2ndAmForComputers	Mar 2012	#115
i'm saying he's guilty..	frylock	Mar 2012	#39
No, what progressives want is a thorough investigation of this whole incident.	mysuzuki2	Mar 2012	#10
Thank ya!	Taverner	Mar 2012	#13
Please do not question the motives of people who feel differently than you.	TheWraith	Mar 2012	#18
If there was something to wait for, people might be more inclined...	TheMadMonk	Mar 2012	#87
People who would do something like that should be you and you alone	Dragonfli	Mar 2012	#88
You can be a Heritage Foundation Disciple in love with guns and tax cuts and be	Dragonfli	Mar 2012	#24
So anyone who disagrees with the things you support...	randome	Mar 2012	#27
People are "guilty" of being conservatives because they support Conservative assumptions, thoughts	Dragonfli	Mar 2012	#31
You are so clueless, it's difficult to know how to address you.	randome	Mar 2012	#40
You do not think that conservative ideas and assumptions are conservative?	Dragonfli	Mar 2012	#44
Yeah, that doesn't sound personal at all.	randome	Mar 2012	#65
You took it personally, I was talking about conservatives, It appears part of you identifies as such	Dragonfli	Mar 2012	#69
What does your father's sexuality have to do with anything?	Bluenorthwest	Mar 2012	#78
An 'indication', nothing more, that I would have more in common...	randome	Mar 2012	#85
What Dragonfli said.	UnrepentantLiberal	Mar 2012	#52
Your hate of OWS brought you in. Hilarious!	morningfog	Mar 2012	#47
Another Black-and-Whiter heard from.	randome	Mar 2012	#66
Far from it. You should reread the OP.	morningfog	Mar 2012	#99
Guys! Look! Over here!	randome	Mar 2012	#101
When you post are you anti-union? Anit-OWS? Pro-Zimmerman?	morningfog	Mar 2012	#102
This is petty bickering between us.	randome	Mar 2012	#103
Respectfully, you dodged. This thread is about conservative postings on DU.	morningfog	Mar 2012	#104
No, you don't. But head on over to Freeperville and you'll have plenty.	lib_wit_it	Mar 2012	#110
"Innocent until proven guilty" is for	frogmarch	Mar 2012	#29
I sincerely hope you are never on a jury.	sikorsky	Mar 2012	#34
If I ever am, then	frogmarch	Mar 2012	#38
Stand Your Ground is the law	Really people...	Mar 2012	#41
Zimmerman is outside of that law...says the writer of the bill	KeepItReal	Mar 2012	#45
You should be ashamed.	morningfog	Mar 2012	#49
and here's another one..	frylock	Mar 2012	#51
Post removed	Post removed	Mar 2012	#57
You've lost your way In life...	DisgustipatedinCA	Mar 2012	#58
I lost it long ago!	Really people...	Mar 2012	#61
Let's hope your stay is a short one.	UnrepentantLiberal	Mar 2012	#62
Lol	Really people...	Mar 2012	#64
Yes, they are often called sociopaths, look up the word. /nt	Dragonfli	Mar 2012	#67
I can see that.	UnrepentantLiberal	Mar 2012	#70
No, You haven't lost everything till you lose your soul...	DianaForRussFeingold	Mar 2012	#74
I generally support the SYG laws, and feelings have nothing to do with SYG.	aikoaiko	Mar 2012	#68
If he felt a black teenager walking quietly through the neighborhood was a threat to his life, he	uppityperson	Mar 2012	#73
In the years I've been reading and posting here...	EmeraldCityGrl	Mar 2012	#86
PPR'd. n/t	X_Digger	Mar 2012	#90
Since when is stalking and killing an innocent unarmed kid the law?	lonestarnot	Mar 2012	#92
in answer to your question:	KG	Mar 2012	#43
We appear to both not realize how conservatism is but one shade of progressiveness	Dragonfli	Mar 2012	#55
This progressive board tolerates extreme right wing positions on gun infatuation.	Warren Stupidity	Mar 2012	#54
Bullseye.	Paladin	Mar 2012	#107
what if they are only one of those?	Kali	Mar 2012	#60
Yes.	UnrepentantLiberal	Mar 2012	#63
the maths don't work!	Kali	Mar 2012	#71
Seeing that the Democratic party has moved so far to the right,	Quantess	Mar 2012	#75
You put that very well, better by far than my attempts, simple and indisputable.	Dragonfli	Mar 2012	#77
Thanks!	Quantess	Mar 2012	#80
Perhaps the President should just put his name on the "kill by drone strike" list	MNBrewer	Mar 2012	#76
Makes as much sense as Zimmerman's "kill by gun strike", he also solved his goals sans Due Process	Dragonfli	Mar 2012	#79
Yeah, I'd be afraid of Holder if I were him.	UnrepentantLiberal	Mar 2012	#82
Well, there ya go! He has the right to defend himself against Holder, by shooting if he wants	Dragonfli	Mar 2012	#84
There needs to be an independent investigation and a trial.	Atypical Liberal	Mar 2012	#105
I own a gun (several, in fact), and would use it in self defense.	Bake	Mar 2012	#106
That's how I feel but he has to be	arthritisR_US	Mar 2012	#112
I see a difference between knowing in my	arthritisR_US	Mar 2012	#111

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