George Zimmerman got what he wanted. The man accused of second degree murder in the shooting of teenager Trayvon Martin is expected to be released from prison any time now. Sounds like good news for the Zimmerman camp? Guess again.
When Zimmerman is released on bond, he'll go right back to the fear and terror that he's been living with since the news of the shooting sparked a national outrage. The delay in his release, after all, isn't just about setting up an electronic monitor for the defendant in a murder trial.
They'll also be laying down the law about no access to firearms, no drugs, no alcohol, and no harrassing Trayvon's family. But Florida officials also have to figure out how to keep Zimmerman safe from an angry public -- the type that's been so out of control that they've even started threatening his wife, Shellie, despite zero evidence that she did anything to Trayvon. That may mean taking him out of the State of Florida entirely. I don't envy them the massive undertaking in this age of tabloid stalkers and people with a cameraphone always at the ready. The whole process is just one nosy person's Internet post away from disaster.
I can understand people's anger. But it's a sad commentary on our society that people can't even give the justice system a chance. Vigilantism is tempting. But that doesn't make it right.
If anything, the hypocrisy of protesting what appears to be the shooting of an innocent teenager by someone who made a snap judgment by threatening his life only serves to make Zimmerman a slightly more sympathetic figure. I'm not saying it gives him a pass for what may or may not have happened down in Seminole County, but it certainly shows this guy is not living the life of champagne wishes and caviar dreams.
He's in his own kind of hell now, and getting out of prison is part and parcel of the whole deal. He'd probably be better off just staying put!
Where do you think Zimmerman should be headed this weekend?
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Though the apology humanized the defendant, and the victim’s family lawyer might have been more gracious in receiving it, it also built an anticipation that Zimmerman will testify at his trial. If he does, then he will be hit with the inconsistent statements he gave to the police -- and perhaps even to Sean Hannity. Yes, Sean may have become a State rebuttal witness.
More importantly, Zimmerman would now have to explain how not knowing if Martin was armed justified shooting a man pleading for help before he was killed. http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=11548279
Why would Martin plea for help if he was armed -- when he could have fired his own weapon in his defense? The “help, help, help” pleas, and going on for almost a minute before the shot was fired, unequivocally let Zimmerman know that Martin had no weapon and was at his mercy.
For Zimmerman then to say in open court that he did not know if Martin was armed was disingenuous. Moreover, it undermined the sincerity of his apology.
Not too smart, after all.
He should not have requested bail under the circumstances. The controversy and outrage over this situation is too wide-spread to guarantee his safety. Furthermore, I don't think it should be the State of Florida's obligation to secure him or his family.
Billsfan1104-a fair trial? That male killed an innocent teenager! If the situation was reversed, meaning that an armed Black man killed a little white boy, no one would talk about a "fair trial". This horrible situation reminds me of how Black men were lynched in the early and middle of the 20th century by white men and nothing was done about it. I guess you and the rest of the Zimmerman supporters want to forget about that piece of history. If Martin would have been your son, you would think differently.
to think, all i wanted to do was point out that he was (is?) sitting in a county jail, not prison.
if he is sentenced, my heart goes out to him and his family - hes going to have to "clique up" to stay alive ..