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Originally Posted by redwitch
The reality is that Zimmerman is a killer. He was found not guilty of murder by reason of self defense (the stand your ground law was never a factor in his trial). Regardless, he killed another human. That fact will never change and it would be nice if both sides would get their facts straight.
As to these allegations by his wife, they are just that -- allegations. Doesn't mean they didn't happen; just means that for whatever reason, the allegations were retracted. It also means that they may well have not happened or been grossly exaggerated. It is entirely possible we'll never know. Police have a tendency to not investigate once something has been denied and retracted -- they have enough on their plate without worrying about the he said/she said stuff.
Personally, I'm tired of hearing about him. I don't care that he's gotten pulled over for speeding. I don't care that he's getting a divorce. I don't care if he's living in a mansion or a trailer or is homeless. I'd care if he was hired as a police officer or killed another person. I'd care if he was killed. Otherwise, I wish the media would stop with all the non-news about him. There are much bigger and more important issues out there.
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Excellent post. Maybe things won't get so inflammatory when the media quits sensationalizing and goes back to actual, factual reporting. Unfortunately, it's all about the almighty dollar.
People have had messy divorces forever. People have been rightly and wrongly convicted/acquitted forever. These things will continue to go on. Opinions will continue to go on. At least, we still have a great country for all of it. Until the media has another something to sensationalize, this will continue to be "news". Any one of us can always change the channel, put down the newspaper, read a book, take a walk, or whatever. We do have choices.