soundoff (260 Responses)

1. Portland tony
   

   No matter, All anyone needs to know is the defendant in this case is being tried in a Florida court before a jury of his "peers". All the opinions expressed by any commenters are superfluous,meaningless and will have no effect on Mr. Zimmerman's guilt or innocence.

   June 24, 2013 at 12:32 pm | Report abuse |
   • Duuuh
     

     So no one is supposed to register their opinions on this matter ? Isn't that the reason this blog was created ?

     June 24, 2013 at 12:38 pm | Report abuse |
2. bobcat (in a hat)©
   

   They keep saying that they're hoping for a fair trial. How can this in any way be considerd a fair trial ? There were only two people that night who will ever know the real truth about what occured. Unfortunaely only one side of the story is able to be told. So how is one able to weigh the evidence when the evidence comes from one source ?
   So how can this be considered fair ?

   June 24, 2013 at 12:47 pm | Report abuse |
3. bobcat (in a hat)©
   

   They keep saying that they're hoping for a fair trial. How can this in any way be considerd a fair trial ? There were only two people that night who will ever know the real truth about what happened. Unfortunaely only one side of the story is able to be told. So how is one able to weigh the evidence when the evidence comes from one source ?
   So how can this be considered fair ?

   June 24, 2013 at 12:49 pm | Report abuse |
4. bobcat (in a hat)©
   

   Wow that's pretty harsh, Zandie

   June 24, 2013 at 1:18 pm | Report abuse |
   • Zandie
     

     @bobcat in a hat. The truth usually is harsh.

     June 24, 2013 at 9:45 pm | Report abuse |
5. bobcat (in a hat)©
   

   It was a hot summer day, and the old courthouse was just as hot. The air was thick and humid, and the jury was having a hard time staying focused. One of the jurors succumbed to the heat, falling asleep just as the victim was being questioned by the prosecutor.

   "The defendant is accused of making obscene phone calls to your home. Would you please tell the jury precisely what the defendant said when he called you," asked the prosecutor.

   "I can't do that," the victim replied. "It was so crude and disgusting. I can't use language like that."

   "Would it help to just write it down?"

   The victim wrote out every detail of what the obscene caller had said, and passed the note to the judge. The judge read the note. It was then passed to the prosecutor, the defense attorney, and finally to the jury.

   The sleeping juror was seated at the back corner of the jury box, and was the last to receive the note. He was awoken with a nudge from an attractive young juror, seated next to him, and she passed him the note. He read it, gazed in awe at the woman, and read it again. He turned to her, smiling broadly, and winked. He then put the note into his pocket.

   The judge demanded, "Please pass that note to the bailiff."

   "But your honor," the juror protested, "It's a private matter."

   June 24, 2013 at 2:18 pm | Report abuse |
6. chrissy
   

   Lol @ bobcat, apparantly that person has never been a teenager huh?

   June 24, 2013 at 2:21 pm | Report abuse |
   • bobcat (in a hat)©
     

     Yeah chrissy
     That seems to happen quite often. That was one of the tricks my wife and I used to raise our teen. Don't forget you were once that age or what you did or felt at that time. It is quite an effective tool to have.

     June 24, 2013 at 2:27 pm | Report abuse |
7. bobcat (in a hat)©
   

   It was a hot summer day, and the old courthouse was just as hot. The air was thick and humid, and the jury was having a hard time staying focused. One of the jurors succu mbed to the heat, falling asleep just as the victim was being questioned by the prosecutor.

   "The defendant is accused of making obscene phone calls to your home. Would you please tell the jury precisely what the defendant said when he called you," asked the prosecutor.

   "I can't do that," the victim replied. "It was so crude and disgusting. I can't use language like that."

   "Would it help to just write it down?"

   The victim wrote out every detail of what the obscene caller had said, and passed the note to the judge. The judge read the note. It was then passed to the prosecutor, the defense attorney, and finally to the jury.

   The sleeping juror was seated at the back corner of the jury box, and was the last to receive the note. He was awoken with a nudge from an attractive young juror, seated next to him, and she passed him the note. He read it, gazed in awe at the woman, and read it again. He turned to her, smiling broadly, and winked. He then put the note into his pocket.

   The judge demanded, "Please pass that note to the bailiff."

   "But your honor," the juror protested, "It's a private matter."

   June 24, 2013 at 2:22 pm | Report abuse |
8. chrissy
   

   And yea he might get a light sentence by the judicial system but im relatively certain it will be much harsher in the afterlife!

   June 24, 2013 at 2:24 pm | Report abuse |
   • bobcat (in a hat)©
     

     The biggest problem with case is it can only use one sided evidence. This is purely a case of what Zimmerman should have done vs what he actually did and the resultant circu stances of those actions.

     June 24, 2013 at 2:33 pm | Report abuse |
9. bobcat (in a hat)©
   

   A lawyer cross-examined the adversary's main witness. "You claim to have stopped by Mrs. Edwards' house just after breakfast. Will you tell the jury what she said?"

   "Objection, your honor," shouted the other lawyer.

   There then followed a long argument between the lawyers as to whether the question was proper. Finally, after 45 minutes, the judge allowed it.

   "So," the first lawyer continued, "Please answer the question: What did Mrs. Edwards say when you went to her house after breakfast on December 3rd?"

   "Nothing," said the witness. "No one was home."

   June 24, 2013 at 2:28 pm | Report abuse |
10. BOMBO
    

    I can find no specific charges against Zimmerman except the 2nd degree murder charge, so presumably there are no weapons charges against him. Does anyone have a link to the actual charges? I can find them.

    June 24, 2013 at 3:32 pm | Report abuse |
    • banasy©
      

      Why should there be weapons charges against him? You said yourself he was licensed to carry.

      June 24, 2013 at 4:09 pm | Report abuse |
    • BOMBO
      

      I only bring it up because there are several here who are saying the opposite. I thought I might be missing something.

      June 24, 2013 at 4:22 pm | Report abuse |
    • BOMBO
      

      There are several people here who are saying it was illegal for him to carry. I just want to be sure I'm not missing something.

      June 24, 2013 at 4:23 pm | Report abuse |
11. banasy©
    

    🙄

    June 24, 2013 at 4:12 pm | Report abuse |
12. Rascal Rabble
    

    @bombo not judging the capabilities of the women jurors as much as the motive for selecting them...is zimmerman team counting on superficial airheads who will tend toward basis other than facts: they are one breaking out the PowerPoint with extensive explanations or is the da counting on women to identify with the life being precious and motherhood...either way something has definitely been stereo-typed...every guy in the jury pool has been eliminated with the presumption he lacks the capability of being objective...every male!

    June 24, 2013 at 11:43 pm | Report abuse |
    • Pete
      

      @Rascal,they got women for jurors because most don't know gun laws and how Zimmerman broke the law carrying a concealed weapon as I once explained to you before..Rascal volunteers can't carry weapons ,concealed or not because most communities like this can't afford liability insurance in case he accidently shoots someone and survives sueing for damages that could bankrupt most HOA run communities...Good morning to all and watch how these women roast Zimmerman because some might be mothers with kids Trayvons age and it'll backfire on the Zimmerman team getting him hung,just watch!!

      June 25, 2013 at 11:06 am | Report abuse |
13. JD
    

    so CNN didnt like my comments!!! good to know their fair in their blogs

    June 25, 2013 at 9:27 am | Report abuse |
14. Pete
    

    Good morning all and please be patient because it takes awhile to roast a full grown man sitting in court for killing an innocent teenager even after being told after stalking him to and from the store back to the gated community where they lived to stay put by police dispatchers until police arrived..And remember too Zimmerman did make racial slurs about Trayvon after calling in being recorded by these same dispatchers... Obviously most are ignorent on gun laws because as a volunteer he isn't allowed to be carrying a weapon ,just mace and a police phone...Just those incriminating facts alone will get him life if not lethal injection...Doesn't matter if he's licenced or not ,no carrying of weapons by community volunteers,just the eyes and ears of the community that's all not Charlie Bronson or Clint Eastwoods Dirty Harry either !!!

    June 25, 2013 at 11:20 am | Report abuse |
15. chrissy
    

    Good morning @ Pete. And thank you for reclarifying all of this. I attempted too and was quickly ridiculed.

    June 25, 2013 at 11:28 am | Report abuse |