The Bucknuts Hot Spot

Going to hard to get a conviction with that picture in evidence.

I think that if Zimmerman isn't convicted then you will see another Rodney King type of uprising from the black community.

That's the wrong reason to riot .. Laws are laws you just don't make em up as you go along .

Is he Urban's latest recruit? Or related to OSU... Why should I care?? Find a blog or something. You and all the Obama posters, I come here to get away from that stuff.

The reality is getting a lawyer has nothing to do with guilt or innocence, it has to do with being smart. The truth is that nobody has enough evidence to determine one way or the other how this all went down. Everyone has there own version of what went down. Your argument that Zimmerman might not have been attacked in the manner he has presented, while possible, is irrelevant to a criminal proceeding since the burden of proof is not on the defense. Given that the prosecution has to prove beyond a reasonable doubt the facts of the case I see no way a conviction can be made, and certainly not murder in the second degree.

Not commenting on anything else but the nature of the injury itself, this is a very minor injury. Very minor. Even a small cut on the scalp bleeds a lot. I bet if you cleaned the blood off those are about a half inch and one inch long. I've had bigger paper cuts.

As far as how he got them, I think his foot slipped on all the shells and he fell and hit his head.

Agreed it is minor. However, with the way the Law is in Florida, the person being attacked has to believe that their life is in danger. Zimmerman is going to argue that.

You can play the what if games all day.....

I've had my nose broken 7-10 times and after its broken once or twice its extremely easy to break and that be the only injury.

Interesting concept. Charge the suspect with the strongest charge possible and if that doesn't work, go with something less just to get a conviction. What a great country!

Kind of like throwing a pile of crap against the wall and seeing what sticks.

Not an attack on you Tim. Just the idea of random law in action.

I heard some people on tv news programs talking about this. If the evidence is strong enough to charge Zimmerman with murder then go with that. If the evidence is only enough for manslaughter, then that would be the proper charge.

Florida law probably does allow for a "backup" conviction if the original doesn't work out. It smacks of charging a person twice for the same offense.

If the jury doesn't convict him based on the evidence and testimony, why wouldn't he get to walk? He would have been found not guilty, right?

If he was that injured why didn't he go to the hospital?

Just when I thought I have heard it all, Tim is an authority on head banging on sidewalk injuries too. Simply amazing how much this guy knows. CSI Tim

You must not have been to Sanford before. The tension between the black community and police is well documented. It's not that far fetched that a not guilty verdict could have similar consequences as that of LA in '92 (not in scale but in actions of those who feel the system failed them). IMO it won't get that bad due to Sanford being a small town, but you could see some kind of retaliation taking place due to the strained relations between the police and the minority community.

With that said, I still feel Zimmerman has an uphill road to climb. He's claiming "Self Defense/ Stand your ground". What we do know is that he pursued Martin (after the 911 dispatcher told him not to). Thus, initiating the entire altercation. The prosecution won't have a hard time proving that. Whether Zimmerman fled back to his car after the fact and Martin then initiated the altercation (becoming the aggressor) is speculation at best. Theres no audio or visual proof of this. There is proof, however, of Zimmerman pursuing Martin - even after neglecting the orders from the dispatcher. The defense will have to prove that not only he killed Martin in self defense but that he did in fact retreat and Martin then became the aggressor. Not an easy task with the damning audio evidence on file - not to mention Martin's girlfriend.

In short, what does it matter if Zimmerman's head it busted up and he has a broke nose? Had he followed the orders of the dispatcher to not pursue Martin, we wouldn't be here talking about this. He was the aggressor, period. Is it possible Martin could've changed up and became the aggressor, chasing Zimmerman to engage in a confrontation? Possible but not probable.

Talking to an attorney friend, he made a good analogy. It's kind of like a guy chasing another guy (that is unarmed and in his own neighborhood), then confronts that guy and is threatening him, only to get into an altercation with him. After a tussle ensues, the man who initiated the tussle finds himself in a sticky situation and feels now that his life is in danger. Panicking and scared (due to the other man now aggravated and angry and taking it out on his nose and head), he kills the other man claiming "self defense". How can you start a fight and claim self defense??? It's a funny thought but that's how some see this situation. Im sure if it were this simple the case would be open and shut. Unfortunately, it's a little more murky than this.

The entire country is watching this case and we can only hope the all the evidence is heard and justice is served. Cases like this have far reaching affects other than the town/city/community they take place in. You can thank the media for that.