I am just not sure that it is a lie. I don't see it that way. Maybe he did not feel he felt enough about it to talk about it clearly and correctly on NATIONAL TV!
I can tell you lots about Football. I was raised on it, But I would be petrified to go on ESPN and have a conversation about it and get something wrong.
I still don't see how this is an issue..
I know that If I kill someone in my home I have a right to protect myself and so that is okay.. I did not study it I know it..
So if I am attacked in my home and kill someone will someone come and look up this thread and say.. " HEY she knew this! IT must be murder?!!~!"
I think that the prosecution should stick to the CIC.. This is all smoke and mirrors IMO..
How? That he wanted to be a cop??
So people that become cops just fall into it? They don't plan it? Or study for it? Or desire it?
Silly... Just silly..
OMO
Yes. They are trying to gather enough little things at the jury to hope they add but but the core of their case is was this a willful planned act.. And that they can not get to. Not with what they have ..
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IMO - GZ profiled TM, he followed him against protocol that he knew and was very familiar with, initiated the contact with TM, used deadly force when it wasn't necessary and then knew exactly what to say to police so that he (hopefully) wouldn't get charged with the crime that he knew he just committed. If he had said he was familiar with the law, and he's the only person that knows how the altercation started, that would point to him knowing what to say so that he could avoid any prosecution; so, he lied and said he didn't know about that law so that it would appear that his situation "fit" the parameters for self defense/SYG.
TM was walking down the sidewalk confronting GZ with one hand in his waste area when suddenly he jumped behind a hedge or a shrub and jumped out and startled GZ.
Are we happy with this nonsense IMO ?
I am just not sure that it is a lie. I don't see it that way. Maybe he did not feel he felt enough about it to talk about it clearly and correctly on NATIONAL TV!
I can tell you lots about Football. I was raised on it, But I would be petrified to go on ESPN and have a conversation about it and get something wrong.
I still don't see how this is an issue..
I know that If I kill someone in my home I have a right to protect myself and so that is okay.. I did not study it I know it..
So if I am attacked in my home and kill someone will someone come and look up this thread and say.. " HEY she knew this! IT must be murder?!!~!"
I think that the prosecution should stick to the CIC.. This is all smoke and mirrors IMO..
That is ABSURD!
This case reinforces my opinion that you should never talk to police without a lawyer present...
The only thing the state has presented are minor discrepancies between statements and interviews...
He fully cooperated with them...he even did a damn walk-through the following day...
GZ thought he was doing the right thing by talking to them...They are using every word against him...
This case reinforces my opinion that you should never talk to police without a lawyer present...
The only thing the state has presented are minor discrepancies between statements and interviews...
He fully cooperated with them...he even did a damn walk-through the following day...
GZ thought he was doing the right thing by talking to them...They are using every word against him...
they have already cast heaps of reasonable doubt on the "heart" of their case, according to the TV talking heads I have seen.
by their own actions.
in the opinion of most of the legal experts I have seen on TV..
IMO - GZ profiled TM, he followed him against protocol that he knew and was very familiar with, initiated the contact with TM, used deadly force when it wasn't necessary and then knew exactly what to say to police so that he (hopefully) wouldn't get charged with the crime that he knew he just committed. If he had said he was familiar with the law, and he's the only person that knows how the altercation started, that would point to him knowing what to say so that he could avoid any prosecution; so, he lied and said he didn't know about that law so that it would appear that his situation "fit" the parameters for self defense/SYG.
Proof beyond a reasonable doubt is a high standard. No way the prosecution gets there with this extraneous stuff, IMO.
Having said that...GZ's life is irreparably destroyed (yes, I know TM is dead, may he RIP).
After this trial, no matter the outcome, the Martins will sue GZ, win, since the standard is lower, and GZ will have a multi million dollar judgement against him (a'la OJ). He will be unable to work and actually make money, and any monies he receives for stuff related to the case will be taken away.
Really a no win situation all around, which is why this case is so so sad. IMO.
This case reinforces my opinion that you should never talk to police without a lawyer present...
The only thing the state has presented are minor discrepancies between statements and interviews...
He fully cooperated with them...he even did a damn walk-through the following day...
GZ thought he was doing the right thing by talking to them...They are using every word against him...
This case reinforces my opinion that you should never talk to police without a lawyer present...
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They are laying their foundation and we can not know if they are "winning or losing" until they present all of their case. IMO.
For example, if I said I am going to the store, I'm loading my gun, strapping it on and then I got into my car. If you now know that I shot someone 10 minutes later, and that is all you might assume that the case is over.
The State is nowhere near finishing their statement...so to speak.
They still have to present all of the ME reports, ballistics, and other forensic evidence.
My brother lives in the area, and did not rely on FB postings when he told me yesterday that people there are very concerned. He's also known to be able to distinguish crap from reality from time to time...I personally have seen many FB postings threatening violence if there is a not guilty verdict. I am also smart enough to know most of those people are full of crap.