He will not be convicted of second-degree murder, because it wasn't. At the most, they realistically should have went for Manslaughter. But i believe it was self-defense. At the most, Zimmerman is at fault for irresponsiblity and lack of judgement, but people are forgetting one important element...Trayvon went back to confront Zimmerman about why he was following him. It's very plausible Trayvon got irritated and probably angry about that. And according to self-defense laws, if you FEEL like your life is in danger, you have the Right to defend yourself.
Are you saying that Martin had a right to defend himself from Zimmerman because Martin believed that his life was in danger?
Martin may have confronted Zimmerman... but only after he was stalked in the dark. It's good that Trayvon may have had the guts to confront somebody who was shadowing him because people have a right to not be followed in areas where they are lawfully, peacefully enjoying.
As for who the aggressor was, things don't look good for Zimmerman. Not only Was Zimmerman armed, but he was a former bouncer, was much larger and he has a history of assaults. He was fired for being a bouncer because he was too aggressive. He threw his wife across a room.
Assuming that Martin was sane, it seems highly unlikely that he would have attacked a much larger person, especially since his only agenda was to get home quickly during half time, while Zimmerman's agenda was more sinister.
Here is a bit of a Daily News
article about Zimmerman's temper and megalomania:
“Usually he was just a cool guy. He liked to drink and hang with the women like the rest of us,” he said. “But it was like Jekyll and Hyde. When the dude snapped, he snapped.” . . . “He had a temper and he became a liability,” the man said. “One time this woman was acting a little out of control. She was drunk. George lost his cool and totally overreacted,” he said. “It was weird, because he was such a cool guy, but he got all nuts. He picked her up and threw her. It was pure rage. She twisted her ankle. Everyone was flipping out.”. . . The year 2005 was a bad one for Zimmerman: he was arrested for fighting with a cop trying to arrest his friend for underage drinking, and he and his ex-fiancée took out protective orders against each other.
The former co-worker, who is no longer in touch with Zimmerman, said he was shocked to hear what happened Feb. 26 in a gated community in Sanford, Fla. . . . “He definitely loved being in charge. He loved the power. Still, I could never see him killing someone. Never,” he said.
There is a loud-but-small group of people who are exploiting this issue to portray black people as inherently criminal. They post menacing photos of Martin, show him flipping the bird, making gangsta signs, point to the fact that he has taken drugs or cursed on Facebook. All of these things seem to make him more normal, though. It was Zimmerman, after all, who had the criminal record, not Martin. It was Zimmerman and his wife who lied about their income. It was Zimmerman who was prone to snapping. It was Zimmerman who was the adult, and had the position of authority. It was Zimmerman who brought the gun into the situation. It was Zimmerman who ignored police advice and followed Martin. Whether Zimmerman is acquitted or not, it seems that he's at least partly to blame for what happened.
It's shocking how inept Corey is being. If she wanted a conviction, she should have gone for manslaughter -- and she would probably have won. Instead, she makes it almost impossible to win with the 2nd-degree murder charge. Then she releases confidential discovery information, then withholds evidence from the defense team. She deserves that fine. Ideally, this fine that the prosecution has to pay shouldn't affect the trial, but I am sure that it will.
