NSQuote said: what you call arrogance i call reading comprehension



i mean, perhaps the prosecution did overestimate the cognitive ability of the average person, but i wouldn't say that's arrogant Click to expand...

Suikoguy said: Not sure where you are getting this from. Click to expand...

What I call arrogance is exactly what it is. Second degree murder in Florida comes with the qualifier "with a depraved mind." Now, it's somewhat reasonable to assume that ANY murder would be 'depraved mind' but the legal definition isn't that broad. If there was enough evidence to support beyond a reasonable doubt that he was racist, then it would have happened."We truly believe the mind-set of George Zimmerman and the reason he was doing what he did fit the bill for second-degree murder."Jurors needed to decide only that Mr. Zimmerman put himself in a situation that culminated in Mr. Martins death.But because of Floridas laws, prosecutors had to persuade jurors beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. Zimmerman did not act in self-defense. A shortage of evidence in the case made that a high hurdle, legal experts said."The gist of it is, the entire case in actuality rested upon the second-degree murder charge, and there was next to no preparation for the acceptance of a lesser charge. What this did was put the entire onus on self-defense and especially whether he was racist or not.So every scrap of extra evidence that came up pointed toward...self-defense, regardless if he put himself in the position or not.And when it was decided that no, race wasn't the issue, the entire case fell apart.A, because whether he pushed for an neighborhood watch or not, he was on it, and had every right to be there as a member of the neighborhood.B. because of the contusions on his face and the back of his head.The screams for help muddied the water further, but could have gone either way.Removing the second-degree murder charge, then, removes a a chunk of that discovery and the mindset. Acquittal of that charge framed the manslaughter charge. It would've been the best possible way for him to get to prison where I feel he really ought to still be, right now.The prosecutor went beyond the pale in trying to push that with the evidence she had, and I feel as though it made her full case WEAKER, not stronger.