I don't know if it will but I am pretty sure that the Judge's order that Martin be referred to ONLY as "that lovely boy Trayvon" is going to bias things.

And what exactly would his suspension from school have to do with chasing him down in the middle of the night and shooting him....Nada... Personally I think the defense is grasping at straws and they know it

From what I understand the references were banned only during the opening statement. It can come up during testimony. I think it should, yes it has no bearing on what zimmerman did, but I believe it does have a bearing on attitude and how both of them reacted to the confrontation.

I don't think either should be brought up at all....after all, it is Zimmerman on trial, not Trayvon....

I pray the jury will do the right thing.....

It will be really scary if George Zimmerman's lawyers can get the precedent set that one can chase someone down and then when they attempt to defend themselves you are legally allowed to shoot them under stand your ground rules.

but only if they're wearing a hoodie.

It will be really scary if George Zimmerman's lawyers can get the precedent set that one can chase someone down and then when they attempt to defend themselves you are legally allowed to shoot them under stand your ground rules.

What about police officers who chase someone down? If that person turns around and starts fighting, do they then have the right to shoot?

that's compairing apples to guavas.

Police are duly appointed officers of the law. they are doing their duty to protect and serve. HOWEVER, even an on-duty police officer has to declare that they are a cop and warn that they will shoot before discharging their weapon. otherwise IA will not clear an in-the-line shooting as a "good shoot".

Furthermore, you are not allowed to physically defend yourself against the police. If you do, it's resisting arrest or assaulting a police officer, either of which will land you in jail... well, a holding cell until you can be seen by a judge and then probably probation if it is actual defense, but the point stands.

Zimmerman was Neighborhood Watch. IDK of any county where they are allowed more than a tazer when on patrol. they are NOT allowed to carry leathal force. EVEN IF THEY HAVE A PERMIT. it's an insurance thing for the HOAs mostly, but the fact remains, that Zimmerman was not allowed to be carrying. he was allowed to call the police. he might have even been allowed to taze someone (depending on the county and the threat level).

Add to that, if you DO have a permit to carry (concealed or open or just an owners' license in your home) you STILL have to declare "i have a gun". Second Ammendment rights are not carte blanche to shoot ppl.

The fat chick Precious look-alike who was testifying today has to be one of the dumbest human beings ive ever seen.

Not the greatest witness... at least not for the prosecution. The defence will be quite happy.
Did I hear her right earlier? I thought she said: "thats very retarded, sir"

It will be really scary if George Zimmerman's lawyers can get the precedent set that one can chase someone down and then when they attempt to defend themselves you are legally allowed to shoot them under stand your ground rules.

What about police officers who chase someone down? If that person turns around and starts fighting, do they then have the right to shoot?

In Texas the police have the right to shoot your dog, even if the dog is contained in your back yard and they went to the wrong house.

http://globalgrind.com/news/important-things-george-zimmerman-murder-trial-trayvon-martin-week-1-photos

So Zimmerman was found not guilty...

Does anybody know if the police investigated this case in the beginning? I read they just took Zimmerman's statement and only 2 months later, after the media got involved, they actually started any investigating. Is that true?

Pretty much.

I am sick to my stomach knowing he got away with what he did. I just can't believe it.

yep. he may have gotten away with it on legal technicalities but killing a teen because he was losing a fight is morally wrong and he will spend the rest of his life in fear.

The jury got it right...

I didn't see this much uprising when those 9 people were shot and killed last week in Chicago. Was that because it was blacks killing blacks? Is that okay??

I have yet to see what evidence there is to show this had anything to do with race.

I have yet to see what evidence there is to show this had anything to do with race.

There isn't any.

This was made about race by our very own president.

I have yet to see what evidence there is to show this had anything to do with race.

There isn't any.

This was made about race by our very own president.

That is a load of bull. I swear you can't just take everything that happens and blame Obama for it. I am not even a big fan of Obama and I don't think he had anything to do with the droves of *kitten* popping up out of the wood work and trying to make something racial.

Now Obama has actually done somethings that should be called in the question and rectified but if you try to blame him for everything negative that ever exists it dilutes the credibility of legitimate criticisms. The same bull was happening with Bush and I am sure the same crap will happen with whoever comes next.

Except it all started with Mr. Obama saying "if I had a son, he would look like Trayvon" Then Mr. Obama PUSHED to prosecute when it was already determined that there wasn't enough evidence to prosecute.