George Zimmerman Trial Verdict Reached - Page 11

Amen, Joanro.

Why would you think that is relevant to this thread,  BE?

Joanro - gather yourself please.  I've seen a picture of Saddam Hussein's dead body, but that in and of itself means very little.  It is becoming increasingly clear, that public perception is being formed by mass media.  The problem with that, is when perception simply becomes reality in the vacuum of wisdom, knowledge, and just plain common sense.  Someone died that night, and I don't think anyone here is particularly happy about it.  The fact is, the people with all the facts in hand have determined that Martin was responsible for Martin's death.  If we are questioning the process, so be it.  Jumping to conclusions, and allowing ourselves to be emotionally manipulated with the stroke of a pen or the twinkle of an eye is something I thought we would have progressed beyond by now. 

"There is no difference in kind between man and man; for Reason, which alone raises us above the level of the beasts and enables us to draw inferences, to prove and disprove, to discuss and solve problems, and to come to conclusions, is certainly common to us all, and though varying in what it learns, at least in the capacity to learn it is invariable...In fact, there is no human being of any race who, if he finds a guide, cannot attain virtue." -Cicero.

Martin = SH ?
You need the gathering of self, I think, carlin.
You are spouting hogwash saying Trayvon caused his own death.....Zimmerman just happened to be the one to pull the trigger. Maybe Trayvon didn't know the guy had a gun and would not hesitate to use it in a deadly manner.
Maybe you have become so desensitized by whatever your work is, that you have lost touch with the sadness of what Zimmerman's actions caused. You sound very sterile and robotic, as though you are accustomed to seeing unnecessary deaths.

I prefer being humanized with sympathy for a young man who was killed unnecessarily.......
Zimmerman got off, he gets to carry his gun again and if he feels like using it again to kill, he has a legal right to do so. I don't like the outcome of the trial for that reason.

Joanro, we all have our own feelings, but most of us recognize the train-wreck that is allowing ourselves to be governed by them, individually, or corporately.  My goodness, I'm not sure there is a shred of actual truth in fact to anything in your last post.  You can have sympathy for the senseless death of Martin, while at the same time acknowledging that it was determined by a company of jurors, our peers, people just like you and I, that his actions resulted in his death.  To so easily assert that your opinion is superior to theirs, given what they had in front of them, seems irresponsible.  Some of the people I that I have felt the most sympathy for are those who have found themselves in a place in life where they feel they must resort to, or see no problem with some unthinkable crimes against others.  It didn't excuse their actions.

Of course you would think it has nothing to do with anything. 


 

Carlin, where did I "assert that my opinion is superior to theirs"? I stated that I don't like the outcome of the trial because Zimmerman has the right to carry a gun again, and if he so chooses to kill with it again, that is his right. I'm irresponsible for stating my opinion? ok, I'll shut up now, you can impose your beliefs and make this your victory, if that's what you need. I still feel sorry for the Martin family, nothing you say to rationalize this fiasco will fix their lives, or change my opinion.

Maybe Trayvon didn't know the guy had a gun and would not hesitate to use it in a deadly manner.
 

Can someone explain to me why this exonerates Trayvon from what violent actions he did accomplish that night?

Joanro, you are (along with your opinion) a cog in a wheel, as am I.  These are the gears of government and society.  What is irresponsible, is to fail to recognize the significance of your opinion, practically speaking.  Forgive me for a sober, rational, reasonable, and responsible approach to the situation, and for believing that it is the dog who should continue to do the wagging.