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in Trial of George Zimmerman, Who stood accused for causing the death of Trayvon martin, Zimmerman's defense was that he shot and killed Trayvon martin in self defense because he believed his life was in danger because Martin attacked him and was beating him ferociously. Ultamitely the jury found Zimmerman innocent of second degree murder and the lesser charge of manslaughter.
Zimmerman was successfully able to proof he acted in self defense to the jury based on the evidence available, but not everyone seems to think so. Speaking for myself i doubted that the jury would convict Zimmerman on the charge of 2nd degree murder, the evidence available was nowhere near enough to proof him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, but i was surprised that the jury found him innocent of manslaughter as well. I am not angry at the verdict, just surprised, but i cannot speak for other people who were upset by the verdict.
Many of the people who are upset claim that Trayvon martins death was motivated by racism. i highly doubt that racism played a part in Trayvon martins death, but i am wondering if Racial bias exists in the judicial system that tried and found the man that Shot trayvon martin innocent.
consider three similar cases where the defendent made a cliam of self defense, but the verdict ended in a conviction instead of a Acquittal.
there is the case of Marrisa alexander, convicted to a 20 year sentence for firing a warning shot into a wall to scare away her attacker.
Woman gets 20 years for firing warning shot
the case of john Mcneil, who was convicted in 2005 to a life sentence for shooting and killing Brian Ebb, he was relesed from prison this February on certain conditions.
John McNeil walks out of Georgia prison - WilsonTimes.com
and finaly there was john h. white, who in 2007 was convicted after he shot and killed a teenager.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/28/nyregion/28shoot.html?_r=1&
is there a pattern in the race of both the victim and the defendant of each case?
Zimmerman was successfully able to proof he acted in self defense to the jury based on the evidence available, but not everyone seems to think so. Speaking for myself i doubted that the jury would convict Zimmerman on the charge of 2nd degree murder, the evidence available was nowhere near enough to proof him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, but i was surprised that the jury found him innocent of manslaughter as well. I am not angry at the verdict, just surprised, but i cannot speak for other people who were upset by the verdict.
Many of the people who are upset claim that Trayvon martins death was motivated by racism. i highly doubt that racism played a part in Trayvon martins death, but i am wondering if Racial bias exists in the judicial system that tried and found the man that Shot trayvon martin innocent.
consider three similar cases where the defendent made a cliam of self defense, but the verdict ended in a conviction instead of a Acquittal.
there is the case of Marrisa alexander, convicted to a 20 year sentence for firing a warning shot into a wall to scare away her attacker.
Woman gets 20 years for firing warning shot
the case of john Mcneil, who was convicted in 2005 to a life sentence for shooting and killing Brian Ebb, he was relesed from prison this February on certain conditions.
John McNeil walks out of Georgia prison - WilsonTimes.com
and finaly there was john h. white, who in 2007 was convicted after he shot and killed a teenager.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/28/nyregion/28shoot.html?_r=1&
is there a pattern in the race of both the victim and the defendant of each case?