Zimmerman: A New Chapter

Well that definitely worked-out better for him, but arguably not better for the country. Maliciously prosecuting an innocent man because the public hates him is also the sort of thing that racists used to do to blacks before the '60s. Now it goes the other way and is considered acceptable. That's a regression in race relations - a pendulum swinging in the opposite direction.

There are some differences, some of which may even-out with time:
-OJ lost a "wrongful death" civil suit. It is basically a repeat of the criminal trial, but with a lower burden of proof. I expect Martin's family to bring such a suit against Zimmerman. We'll just have to wait and see how that goes.
-OJ made quite a lot of statements implying guilt following the trial, including a book, absurdly described as a "hypothetical confession".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O._J._Simpson_murder_case#Civil_trial
-Evidence in the Simpson case thinly pointed to murder, but evidence in the Martin case solidly pointed toward self defense.

No he wasn't. He was acquitted because the evidence was thin and the police and prosecution botched the case. The ill-fitting bloody glove, for example, was a bad mistake and raised doubt. From the wiki:

 

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Yes, but of course my beliefs don't really matter here. It's the jury finding that matters. It just happens that my beliefs match the jury decision while the beliefs of most in that thread and this one do not.

 

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Not according to the only people who's opinion on the subject really matters.

 

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Were you angry that they persecuted OJ Simpson so horribly as well?

 

And in 2005 for assault on a police officer. And of course his recent arrest.

I know, it's hard to keep them all straight sometimes.

 

I don't know, but what I do know is that his ex-wife and girlfriend are not accusing him of Martin's murder.

No I didn't, but in any case, based on that quote, I'm not sure you know what a lynching is.

 

Forgot about that one too...

Are we counting that one twice?

 

This thread is about people assuming this recent incident is evidence that Zimmerman murdered Martin. We wouldn't be discussing a random, minor domestic violence case otherwise.

 

That doesn't compute: As well as what? The prosecution didn't do a good job with Zimmerman's case, but it didn't really matter since the evidence pointed clearly to self defense. Their biggest mistake was going forward with the prosecution at all!

 

He has a history of volatility towards others so calling it random is in error.

 

You misunderstand: my point was that if his name weren't Zimmerman, we wouldn't be discussing this. Other incidents like this or worse happen dozens of times a day, but we're not discussing any of them - most don't even make the news.

 

Comparable to this story, though?
No, not every day is a guy wrongfully acquitted of murder, and then is back in the news TWICE for two separate occasions whereby he is threatening bodily harm against two women, is arrested again, and is now out on bond for one of those incidents. There aren't dozens of stories like this in the news, every day.

 

I don't know where your from but where I'm from pulling a gun on someone is not a minor case of anything

 

Wegs, 60 words in that Post. The 13th word, "wrongfully", gives me pause! How can a guy be "wrongfully" acquitted?

 

haha, 'wrongly' ...sorry! :facepalm:

 

" Maliciously prosecuting an innocent man because the public hates him is also the sort of thing that racists used to do to blacks before the '60s. "

Are you also angry that OJ, an innocent man, was prosecuted just because the public hates him?

Likewise, are you annoyed that the OJ prosecution went forward, thus persecuting an innocent man?

 

Clearly. Again, that's exactly my point: we are discussing this because of his famous acquittal for murder, not because of the mundane, everyday occurrence of domestic incidents.

 

Compared to what usually makes the news and becomes important enough to discuss in a science forum, it absolutely is.