Suing the Zimmerman prosecutors
The line’s getting pretty long.
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Just when you think it can’t get any worse…
…it does. As usual, Thomas Sowell nails it. I fear the answer to his last question, “is this still America?” is “no.” [ADDENDUM: Here’s one of the best comments at Ace’s: I found mattress tags in Zimmerman’s trash. Signed by … Continue reading →
Et tu, WSJ?
Maybe I shouldn’t have, but I expected better from the WSJ editors than this: Mr. Zimmerman made many mistakes that February evening, not least failing to heed police advice not to pursue Martin. Earth to WSJ editors: do your homework. … Continue reading →
If you thought the Zimmerman/Martin case couldn’t get any stranger…
…then you thought wrong. So, was Martin guilty of a homophobic hate crime when he assaulted Zimmerman? You know, I keep wanting to get away from writing about this case. It’s dominated the news so much for quite a while, … Continue reading →
Yes, Zimmerman should sue Angela Corey for defamation
[See addenda below, as well.] Not for anything that happened during the trial itself, of course. She gets immunity for that. But the minute I heard that Corey had given a post-trial interview to the media in which she called … Continue reading →
Honor, shame, Zimmerman, and Martin
Commenter “Kyndyll” asks: I have noticed over the last week or so that a noticeable percentage of the group of the people who disagree with Zimmerman being acquitted…seem to be arguing from a perspective which views physical violence as acceptable … Continue reading →
“Gun violence” and the Zimmerman case
Post-Zimmerman-acquittal, we are hearing extremely predictable cries from President Obama and the liberal world that the case should be used to motivate a continued fight against “gun violence.” But the only gun violence demonstrated here was the right to use … Continue reading →
The day after: some thoughts on the Zimmerman trial
Just a few random thoughts on this case: —The Zimmerman case has often been discussed as dealing with issues of race. And of course it does, although primarily because of racemongers who have stirred up that aspect of it for … Continue reading →
Zimmerman: not guilty
They just announced the verdict: not guilty. I am stunned and pleased. Justice has been served. My cynicism—which had continued throughout this case—turned out to be incorrect, which makes me very happy. Of course, Zimmerman is a marked man. But … Continue reading →
Trying to read the jury’s mind[s]
In the comments section of today’s post on the Zimmerman trial, I noticed some discussion of the significance of the jury’s request this evening for clarification on the definition of manslaughter. First of all, I think that juries are inscrutable … Continue reading →
Snowden and Greenwald: bombshell or bluster?
I’ve already written plenty about Snowden and Greenwald. But since they’ve recently insinuated themselves into the news in a potentially interesting manner, here we go again. According to Greenwald: Glenn Greenwald, the Guardian journalist who first published the documents Snowden … Continue reading →
The Zimmerman case: the deliberations of a jury of his “peers”
We don’t know what the Zimmerman jury will decide, but I have long felt apprehensive about both this jury’s size and its makeup (all women). I have little doubt that the first factor—the jury’s small size (6) is responsible for … Continue reading →