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Originally Posted by NJblue
I see a lot of posts saying that they were relieved and that the system worked. Did it? I happen to agree with what Mark O'Mara said last night: two aspects of the sysytem failed George Zimmerman. First, the media failed in its responsibility to objectively report the news and instead was used as a powerful tool of the professional rable rousers like Al Sharpton. I must admit, I too fell for this initially. I saw the distorted, one-sided reports and was convinced that Zimmerman had preyed on an innocent teenager.
Secondly, and most importantly, the legal system failed George Zimmerman. I'm sure he felt like he didn't do anything wrong and that the system would work and never press charges against him. Little did he know that our legal system no longer works like the blindfolded symbol that is used to portray it. He didn't realize that when politics get involved and people like Angela Corey get involved, your rights are thrown away and power of the state can marshalled against you with no attempt of giving you any benefit of the doubt.
Ultimately, the system did work - but only after successfully destroying a person whose primary motivation was nothing more than helping keep his neighborhood safe.
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Unfortunately the system worked. It worked too well. GZ needs to be accountable but there was just not enough evidence. The whole notion that you can basically provoke someone into attacking you and then shoot them when they attack you is wrong. The notion that you can tail and follow a kid just because of his color and he is wearing a hoode is wrong.
The result of his innocence while the kid whom he provoked and murdered no longer has a life.
When asked what he would do differently he responded nothing and smiles. Well how about for starter you advise TM you are with the neighborhood watch and ask if he needs help when he is beside your car. Zimmerman is a scab of life and the only spec of decency to emerge from this trial is that GZ will no longer live a normal life again. He belongs in his house afraid to leave and afraid to answer the door. If that is all that GZ receives as his sentence then so be it.