As the defense presents its case in the George Zimmerman trial down in Sanford, FL they won a major victory yesterday, several weeks ago after the toxicology reports on Trayvon Martin were released they were forbidden to use them in court. This is because the toxicology reports show that Trayvon Martin has a high level of THC in his blood, when means that he had recently been smoking marijuana when he was killed by George Zimmerman. On Monday though the judge reversed her decision and is now going to allow the defense to present this information to the jury, so now they will use the fact that Trayvon Martin was a stoner against him and somehow paint him as a bad person. I’m not sure how I feel about this as I feel George Zimmerman’s defense team has every right to use any evidence available to them, but this will be one of those cases where the accused will try to demonize the victim. I think we have progressed enough as a society where most everyone wouldn’t take these allegations seriously, since we all know that smoking marijuana does not turn someone into a violent person. In fact in Trayvon Martin’s case it looks like it made him go buy some skittles and walk through the rain in a strange neighborhood, which ultimately led to his demise.
It seems like everyone has taken sides on this tragic event and it’s mostly based on race, all my redneck friends here in the panhandle think George Zimmerman is a hero for killing a no good darkie. Then my black friends all say that George Zimmerman targeted Trayvon just because he is black, I personally think it’s just a messed up situation and people are making it a bigger racial issue than it really is. No matter what happens George Zimmerman’s life is ruined forever, who is going to dare give him a job now? I guess he could be a spokesperson for the NRA to a news correspondent for Fox News but that’s about it, plus he’s going to have to go into hiding just like Casey Anthony as since her acquittal in her murder trial. I don’t think that George Zimmerman’s defense team needs to bring up the marijuana issue because they really don’t need it, it looks like Zimmerman may very well be acquitted or at the worst be found guilty of manslaughter. I however believe that the Stand Your Ground law does not apply to him because he in fact instigated the fight that led to the shooting, that law was null and void when he ignored the 911 operators instructions and decided to pursue Trayvon Martin. But I do not believe that George Zimmerman intended to kill Trayvon Martin, he was just trying to be a hero and got in way over his head very quickly. However my opinion does not matter along with everyone elses so we will have to see what the jury decides when this is all over, I am worried about there being riots down in Sanford if Zimmerman is acquitted I hope the police are prepared for the aftermath of the verdict whatever it is.
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