Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Just Like OJ

"Ever since Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch organizer, shot and killed Trayvon Martin, an unarmed teenager, on a rainy night in February 2012, critics of Florida-style self-defense laws have used the case to illustrate how eliminating the duty to retreat when attacked in public excuses unjustified violence. They are having a hard time letting go, although by now it is abundantly clear that the right to stand your ground is not relevant to the question of Zimmerman's guilt. "
http://reason.com/archives/2013/06/26/george-zimmermans-excuse

"Reuters reports that "Florida's aggressive self-defense laws" set "a high bar for the prosecution." In reality, that bar is set by the requirement, hardly unique to Florida, that the government prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt."

What? You mean the state has to prove its case, just like in OJ Simpson's case? Such crazy talk ...

The journalism of this tragedy is an additional tragedy.

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