Benson obviously has no respect for our justice system. Zimmerman was found not guilty be a jury of his peers, six women of various skin colors. If he’s so upset about our justice system why isn’t he up in arms over there being no indictments for the wall street banksters. The 80’s S&L crisis was 1/70th the size of the 2008 fiasco, there were thousands of indictments and hundreds of convictions in the 80’s S&L fiasco, zero indictments for the 2008 fiasco. Benson is an idiot.
If TM had gone straight to his home, he would be here todayIf GZ had listened to the dispatcher and not pursued, TM would be here today. If GZ had not created his “neighborhood watch” program when his neighbors told him it wasn’t needed because it was a safe neighborhood, TM would be here today.
The Stand Your Ground Law has not been evenly applied.Remember the argument about the skateboarder on the basketball court?What happened to the guy named Trevor Dooley?Last I heard he was appealing his 8 year sentence. Oh, but he is black.
It’s interesting that Benson illustrates “lady justice” WITHOUT the blindfold, since I suppose she’s supposed to be prejudicial about justice, just as all of the “Justice for Trayvon” mobs are. I guess the jury was supposed to NOT consider ZImmerman innocent, unless PROVEN guilty, and that burden of proof rested SOLELY upon the prosecution. I guess that they ALSO had to ignore the mountainous evidence that showed the contrary to the prosecution’s “case.” As usual Benson displays either his utter stupidity, or his propagandist intent to keep the mobs enraged and screaming for blood.
Neither side claimed “stand your ground” in this case. But, considering that law, Martin WAS the only one who could have legitimately claimed protection under it.
Which, if anything comes of this, should be a warning to those who might think that law is a “defense”. YOU too could end up the one dead if you’re standing your ground against an armed assailant who knows weapons better than you.
A small person is killed by a bigger person with a gun. Asmall person is said to heve knocked a bigger person to the ground. I don’t want to visit the US.
“The only person who could claim the right to stand his ground in self defense was Trayvon Martin.”.Didn’t he turn around and attack zimmerman after walking away? It’s a bit more than “stand your ground”..Don’t let “facts” upset you. Drink your Kool Aid, wait for your intellectual superiors to tell you what to think and you’ll be fine.
The extrapolations of our local bigots here, who have twisted every piece of testimony, just as the “defense” did, are really out to lunch. Marin’s only “criminal” act was getting suspended from school for smoking pot. Pot makes people LESS violent, meth, PCP, etc. the opposite. Zimmerman was the one acting paranoid and expressing behaviors common to violent addicts. Yes, I’ve arrested folks on many variants of drug use, and I’ll take handling someone on pot any day over stimulants, or even some of the common prescription drugs that are abused (uppers).
Zimmerman’s background, not exposed at the trial, reflects a much more dangerous, and cowardly, personality, and history.
Odon Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Bad things happen when bad laws are enacted.
jonesb almost 11 years ago
Benson obviously has no respect for our justice system. Zimmerman was found not guilty be a jury of his peers, six women of various skin colors. If he’s so upset about our justice system why isn’t he up in arms over there being no indictments for the wall street banksters. The 80’s S&L crisis was 1/70th the size of the 2008 fiasco, there were thousands of indictments and hundreds of convictions in the 80’s S&L fiasco, zero indictments for the 2008 fiasco. Benson is an idiot.
Jason Allen almost 11 years ago
If TM had gone straight to his home, he would be here todayIf GZ had listened to the dispatcher and not pursued, TM would be here today. If GZ had not created his “neighborhood watch” program when his neighbors told him it wasn’t needed because it was a safe neighborhood, TM would be here today.
frodo1008 almost 11 years ago
I am sorry, but I read that there were six jurors, or was the media wrong on that also?
rockngolfer almost 11 years ago
The Stand Your Ground Law has not been evenly applied.Remember the argument about the skateboarder on the basketball court?What happened to the guy named Trevor Dooley?Last I heard he was appealing his 8 year sentence. Oh, but he is black.
yohannbiimu almost 11 years ago
It’s interesting that Benson illustrates “lady justice” WITHOUT the blindfold, since I suppose she’s supposed to be prejudicial about justice, just as all of the “Justice for Trayvon” mobs are. I guess the jury was supposed to NOT consider ZImmerman innocent, unless PROVEN guilty, and that burden of proof rested SOLELY upon the prosecution. I guess that they ALSO had to ignore the mountainous evidence that showed the contrary to the prosecution’s “case.” As usual Benson displays either his utter stupidity, or his propagandist intent to keep the mobs enraged and screaming for blood.
Dtroutma almost 11 years ago
Neither side claimed “stand your ground” in this case. But, considering that law, Martin WAS the only one who could have legitimately claimed protection under it.
Which, if anything comes of this, should be a warning to those who might think that law is a “defense”. YOU too could end up the one dead if you’re standing your ground against an armed assailant who knows weapons better than you.
pcolli almost 11 years ago
A small person is killed by a bigger person with a gun. Asmall person is said to heve knocked a bigger person to the ground. I don’t want to visit the US.
echoraven almost 11 years ago
“The only person who could claim the right to stand his ground in self defense was Trayvon Martin.”.Didn’t he turn around and attack zimmerman after walking away? It’s a bit more than “stand your ground”..Don’t let “facts” upset you. Drink your Kool Aid, wait for your intellectual superiors to tell you what to think and you’ll be fine.
Dtroutma almost 11 years ago
The extrapolations of our local bigots here, who have twisted every piece of testimony, just as the “defense” did, are really out to lunch. Marin’s only “criminal” act was getting suspended from school for smoking pot. Pot makes people LESS violent, meth, PCP, etc. the opposite. Zimmerman was the one acting paranoid and expressing behaviors common to violent addicts. Yes, I’ve arrested folks on many variants of drug use, and I’ll take handling someone on pot any day over stimulants, or even some of the common prescription drugs that are abused (uppers).
Zimmerman’s background, not exposed at the trial, reflects a much more dangerous, and cowardly, personality, and history.
rossevrymn almost 11 years ago
Doesn’t being a cartoonist carry any type of responsibility to not be the biggest mush brain you can be?
Motivemagus almost 11 years ago
It is more complicated than that. And the prosecution definitely fouled up.