I agree. I think that is is a shame that someone died. I feel awful for the family for their loss, but at least let all the facts come out before the electric chair is plugged in.
There were people who said the same thing about casey anthony. They stated that those of us who felt she was guilty were on a witch hunt, not open-minded, wanted her executed without trial, were a lynch mob, were jumping the gun by not waiting for facts to come out at trial, not giving casey the benefit of the doubt, etc.
IMO, those who felt that what we knew prior to the arrest indicated casey was guilty of some form of murder, were basing that belief on logic. I feel the same use of logic applies here.
I don't like to toot my own horn but, I excel at logic. It's one thing I'm very, very good at. And logic - not emotion, hysteria, a mob attitude, preconceived notions regarding race or ethnicity, etc. - tells me Zimmerman stalked and hunted that kid down, was the aggressor and unjustly shot him.
Hey, I'm used to analyzing a set of facts dispassionately and trying to see both sides to an argument. It's what I do for a living. I've done that here.
But, I'll wait for more "facts" just like I did in casey anthony's case. There is always more to know, more pieces to the puzzle.
I'm interested in why this case has become such a lightening rod for hate.
Just last week there were two men from Tulsa who went out at night, armed, with the intent of shooting Black people and they did - 5 of them - totally innocent people they had no beef with whatsoever.
Why are they being ignored, and George Zimmerman probably wouldn't survive outside of the jail right now?
I guess I didn't ever really understand the seething hate people have for CA either, how she's different from any other mom who kills their darling child and then lies about it.
It's baffling why the public becomes riveted on certain cases, with a blood lust for vengeance, and other cases are pretty much ignored that seem much worse to me.
I resent what appears to be the inference that those who want justice for Trayvon are fueled by "hate". Or maybe I don't. Maybe it's accurate. I hate injustice, so yeah, I guess I am fueled by hate.
The reason this case is getting so much attention, while the OK case is not, is really quite simple. There was a solid investigation, quick arrests and charges levied there. The whole reason this case is controversial, as many have repeated over and over again, is what was an apparent lack of justice.
It appeared to many/most that the initial investigation and the decision not to levy charges, was based on race, on racial profiling. Racial injustice, especially institutional racism, has a long history in our country and remains a major issue. It took the governor giving the case to a special prosecutor before the wheels began to roll at all. Huge difference between that and how the murders in OK were handled. The analogy would be logical if the folks in OK essentially ignored the murders there.
And why was casey anthony such a huge case when so many parents kill their kids? That's easy. It was bizarre, she is bizarre, her family and attorneys are bizarre, the facts were bizarre.
The intricate level of lying, the unusual behavior of the parents, the odd smirkiness and apathy of the mother, the fact that all of this happened to a seemingly much loved middle class kid in the suburbs and the circus atmosphere created by casey's attorneys really made that case something to watch. :twocents:
Sadly I believe that the cases that get attention are money machines.
