Originally Posted by
t.nie
Because this needed to be exposed to force people to act.
Here's what happened. Zimmerman shot Martin. There were NO witnesses who saw that happen. None. Some people heard a scuffle in the dark, they called 911, Martin was talking to his friend right before this happened, but there was no live connection on the phone so she didn't hear what happened, and then there are the 911 calls where the yelling is heard, very garbled, in the background.
But there were NO witnesses who could categorically say "I was standing right there and saw the whole thing." None. No witnesses.
So the cops interview Zimmerman, he says it was self-defense, the investigating officer recommends charging him, the powers that be in Sanford say no and close the case.
Now, if that's your kid that just got shot, you are going to be sitting there saying "What the heck? This guy shoots my kid, no one is there to tell me my kid started the fight or what happened, the guy who shot my kid says MY KID started it and got killed by this guy because he was defending himself but NO ONE is a witness to this, and we are all just supposed to go away quietly without ever having a trial to see what we can find out? Really? That's it? Zimmerman says it was that way so we all have to just believe him? Really?"
That is exactly why all the media. Because the only person who was there was George Zimmerman with a gun and Trayvon Martin is dead. Sorry, but I think we need a trial and all the evidence heard in court too, because without a trial, all of the facts surrounding this kid's death will never be known. Without all the media, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Obama, no one is going to do anything to get to the truth. It would just be George Zimmerman said this is why I shot him, self defense, and we all just have to believe him. If that is accepted, then any time you shoot someone when no one is around, you just say "it was self defense" and the cops just go "oh, ok, well, since no one else was there to see it, we'll just take your word for it. Have a nice day."
George Zimmerman is innocent of the charges brought against him is my honest assessment, and going into this I was leaning toward Zimmerman being found guilty. But now that I have heard the evidence, listened to the testimony, etc, I do not believe he is guilty. I believe he did act in self defense. But without a trial, no one would ever really know what evidence was gathered or why the police decided to believe him.