Zimmerman v. Martin

Watching the Zimmerman trial is very frustrating. I haven’t been glued to the TV; but what I have seen seems to concentrate on irrelevant details. Speaking as a juror there all only a few facts which are relevant. Zimmerman was a self appointed neighbor watch person. Watch is the operative word. As the typical sign below suggests, the idea is to “watch” and report.

 

The only Neighborhood Vigilante sign I could find was in Mexico City.

 

Zimmerman was acting as a vigilante. A vigilante is judge, jury and executioner. As far as I know they are against the law in the USA. Even in Mexico there are cases where a vigilante stopped someone walking home from Taco Bell, got in his face and got the crap beat out of him. In no case in Mexico or the US did a vigilante ever plead self defense.

The media published pictures of Trayvon Martin when he was a few years younger. This was a mistake, because the average person assumes a cover-up. People are circulating a picture of an older guy with tattoos and people are falling for it. If the outcome was reversed, Martin would be the one to claim self defense. He was walking home, minding his own business, and a stranger approached him and started a fight.

In conclusion, Zimmerman is guilty of murder.