The Riot Has Been Postponed
Jack Dunphy ·
April 12, 2012 at 2:16pm
As expected, George Zimmerman has been arrested and charged in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. When Al Sharpton and the No Justice, No Peace Hallelujah Chorus demand a scalp, rare indeed is the politician whose spine is so stiff that he dares not deliver one.
It appears that in filing the second-degree murder charge, special prosecutor Angela Corey hopes to pressure Zimmerman into taking a plea to some lesser charge, such as manslaughter. But I stand by my earlier prediction that, unless some new facts emerge, Zimmerman will not be convicted of any crime.
And then what? The mob has been appeased, if only for now.
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Jul '10
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10 cents:
A police trainer once taught me that as long as the phrase "beaten to death" exists, there will be situations where you should use deadly force on an unarmed suspect.
As for the prosecutor's decision, I'm not eager to second-guess her, as she is one of the only people in this whole sorry situation who actually has access to all the facts.
Jul '11
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I suspect that there will enough evidence to convict Zimmerman and little to none to exonerate him. Evidence is being found and lost as we speak.
Sep '11
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Maybe I just haven't been paying attention, but what happened to the early talk of a witness who saw the two on the ground, the one in the red shirt on the bottom yelling for help? That would have coincided with the voice on the 911 call from a neighbor? Now all I hear is "unless a witness comes forward..."
Dec '10
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FJG,
Yes, a perfectly legal quota based affirmative lynching. The PC prosecutor might grow a spine but how likely is that?
Regards,
Jim
Jun '10
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Doesn't the fact that Zimmerman has now been charged make him liable to face a civil suit? Whether found guilty or not, the best "justice" for the Martin family seems to be to make sure that they can sue the life out of Zimmerman regardless of the truth.
Aug '10
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Agreed. We cannot ignore the simple possibility that the guy might be guilty.
I still wish they'd sent it to a Grand Jury first, so that facts of the case could come out in a controlled legal setting without the stigma for Zimmerman of being charged with a crime.
The State had to do something, to ensure that the facts of the case get a proper, public examination, to get the true witnesses under oath, and to help put a stop to false witnesses talking to the press.
Dec '10
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Agreed.
Once they started wrestling over the gun, the outcome was set: one of them was going to get shot.
The wrestling match was just to decide who it was going to be.
Jun '10
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Misthiocracy
The State had to do something, ...
No it didn't. Local government was handling it. The state was meddling, playing to the crowd for political reasons.
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Mendel: Mr. Dunphy, you have written here several times that you do not believe "Zimmerman will ever be convicted of any crime" related to this case. Is this because you believe that Zimmerman acted in self-defense and was justified in his shooting, or because you believe the evidence will always be insufficient to convict regardless of what actually happened?
I ask because I have been appalled at the eagerness of both sides of the commentariat to jump to a verdict based on such sparse evidence. As a police officer, do you find the public evidence a) sufficient and b) trustworthy enough to reach a conclusion on Zimmerman's innocence or guilt? I, admitedly an imbecile in these matters, certainly do not. · 7 hours ago
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What I've learned in the press so far is that Zimmerman claims he was attacked by Martin, and that the only known eye witness corroborates that account, at least to some extent. Unless something is produced that conclusively contradicts Zimmerman and the witness, there's your reasonable doubt.