Mrebo said:

Warbler said:

btw, Zimmerman said he will not testify. Darn, I wanted the listen to prosecution grill him on why he suspected Trayvon of anything.

Well since the burden is on the prosecution and the prosecution hasn't provided a case convincing beyond a reasonable doubt,

maybe they didn't, but will the jury see it that way is the question.

Mrebo said:

We want to see Zimmerman squirm! Meh.

I just want to know what, in Zimmerman's mind, made Trayvon look suspicious.

Mrebo said:

Even the US DOJ (!) spent thousands of dollars related to rallies related to the case against Zimmerman. I have no principled objection to Zimmerman being tried for something...but trying him for such baldly political reasons with murder on such sparse evidence is disgusting.

I agree there has been too much outside/political pressure on this case. Such pressure does usually help justice get done.

Mrebo said:

"If you think it's 60 percent likely or 70 percent or even 80 percent likely that Zimmerman is guilty and doesn’t deserve self-defense, you have to acquit," Dershowitz said.

well 80% does get close to what is needed to convict. You don't need to erase all doubt, just all reasonable doubt.

Mrebo said:

"I might not want to be friendly with George Zimmerman at the end of the case … I certainly would not declare him innocent. There's a big difference between declaring him innocent and declaring him not guilty," he said.

I think there is reason to worry about what an actual vigilante might do.

yeah, I am worried about what might happen if Zimmerman is acquitted. Think L.A. riots. There will be a lot of people who will be very pissed if Zimmerman is found not guilty.