A killer is a killer, not a color and George Zimmerman is a killer.

I get it, Jesus H. Christ, I get it. Black people kill white people, too. Hispanics kill other Hispanics, sure thing. Whites even kill other whites. Yes, and Hitler killed thousands of Jews. Christians were persecuted and slaughtered, as well. I totally get it. That was not the issue at hand when the verdict was read at the trial of George Zimmerman. What I and many others saw, was a man who clearly acted upon prejudice and fear of someone different, get away with murder. Plain and simple. He can deny it till he goes to his grave, which couldn't come soon enough, in my opinion. The jury couldn't prove him guilty, that is true. Not guilty does NOT mean innocent, and I think this is where many Americans go awry. They don't have enough knowledge of the judicial system, the law which governs their country, or basic terminology. Perhaps the educational system is to blame, poor parenting, and inaccurate representations of what goes on in a police station, courtroom, or forensics lab on television...I don't know the reason. What I do know is this. George Zimmerman was found not guilty of the charge of second degree murder of Trayvon Martin.

Let's start with a basic definition of Second Degree Murder. The killing of another human being based upon certain criteria: 1. Occurred impulsively and without premeditation, but with malice aforethought; 2. Results from an act intended to cause serious bodily harm; or 3. Resulting from a depraved indifference to human life. Without having attended law school and certainly not having passed the bar exam, even I can see that in this case, numbers 1 and 2 seem to apply. The problem with these definitions is that the jurors were compelled to consider the fact that Zimmerman acted out of fear and for self-preservation. That's what his attorneys would like you to believe...what they convinced a jury was plausible in the situation. If that were true, then manslaughter should have been the charge brought against him. But because he stalked a young man, scaring him enough to defend himself, causing Zimmerman to make a wee wee in his pants because black people are so frightening and dangerous...he "defended" himself in a fistfight by shooting that young man to death. 

Manslaughter certainly suits this case a little more neatly. It is, by definition, the unjustifiable, inexcusable and intentional killing of a human being without deliberation, premeditation, and malice. The most common type is when the defendant is provoked to commit homicide. Sounds a little fishy, but follow me. If adequate provocation is present, a murder charge can be reduced to manslaughter. Adequate provocation. Yup. Here is what can constitute adequate provocation. It must cause rage or FEAR in a reasonable person. The defendant must have been actually provoked. There shouldn't be enough time between the provocation and the action, meaning enough time to cool off. And, of course, the defendant should not have cooled off during that time frame. For me, the Zimmerman case seems like a clear cut case of manslaughter. He was punched, he did experience fear ( of blackness which makes him a frigging racist), and there was no time to cool off between the fisticuffs and the gunshot. But, they were going for blood and wanted to put his ass away for a very long time, they wanted to prove he was out to kill Trayvon Martin from the second he stepped out of the vehicle. So they attempted to nail him on the charge of second degree murder. 

Because some people could actually empathize with his irrational fear of darker skin, he walks free. He is free to act impulsively and criminally again...who will scare him next? What really fucking frosts my cookies, is he was told not to get out of his car and follow Trayvon. Neighborhood watch is not synonymous with vigilante. As far as I know, the purpose of a neighborhood watch committee is to patrol the area and report into the police when they see something potentially dangerous or illegal...NOT to take the law into their own hands and start exterminating anyone who frightens them. This is what George Zimmerman did. Yet, he walks among us, breathing our air. Because some people in some way agreed with what he did. Sadly, in the case of homicides, nine times out of ten, there are only two people present and only one will be available to tell you the story...their side, to convince you they acted justifiably. We will never know exactly HOW that night went down. Only one person is here to tell us the story, the story he wants us to believe. The story his lawyers were able to convince a jury of his peers to believe. Is it fair? Hell no.

When I wrote the last blog about the case, about how I felt justice had not been served, I braced myself for a flood of criticism and anger about my stance on the subject. Surprisingly, I was showered with support. However, instead of just telling me that they disagree with my view, many folks chose to post like mad...photos and articles and facts about how many blacks have killed whites and why don't we hear about it. In support of George Zimmerman's criminal overreaction. People kill people. That's what is at the heart of this, human beings are having their lives ended for a variety of reasons. This time happened to be racially motivated, I don't care how many times you post articles to the contrary. I don't care how many ways you attempt to prove that dead white people don't get the news coverage they deserve. Many homicides never make the news, and it doesn't matter a fucking bit the color of the killer OR the victim. Domestic violence homicides are among the most underrepresented in the news, yet nobody gives a shit about that. I don't see outraged people posting all over social media sites about that topic. Think about it.

What's really ridiculous, is reading the opinion of the clearly uneducated on this topic. It becomes apparent you don't understand the law the second I begin to read your nonsensical drivel. All you are proving to me, is  that like George Zimmerman, you are a bigot. If you can look at this case and not see what I have tried to explain to you, not taken the definitions into account, not learned a few new words...you are only proving, beyond reasonable doubt, that you are an asshole...and a racist pig. Are you friggin kidding me right now???