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Judge Disallows Evidence in Zimmerman Trial Slated for June

May 28, 2013 at 3:35 PM 12 comments

June 10th marks the date the George Zimmerman trial is slated to start in Florida and the judge has disallowed certain evidence from being entered into the proceedings. According to one report, “lawyers can’t mention Trayvon’s school records, past fights, marijuana use, ownership of gold teeth, or any photos or text messages found on the teen’s cellphone.” That’s interesting, isn’t it?

They also cannot refer to Martin’s gold teeth, the fact that there are photos of him acting like a thug flipping off the camera, or that he defaced school buildings with “WTF” spray-painted in various places. It looks to me as though the judge doesn’t want anyone to think that Trayvon Martin actually was a thug, but like the media, is trying to scrub his character.

The judge also went so far as to disallow toxicology tests that indicated Martin had marijuana in his system on the night he was killed. Probably second-hand smoke.

Even with these limitations, the prosecution will have a difficult time proving 2nd degree murder. Lawyers will have to prove Zimmerman “acted according to a ‘depraved mind’ without regard for human life. It must defend against the claim that Zimmerman was justified in using deadly force to keep from being seriously injured or killed himself during the incident.”

By now, we are aware that Florida State Attorney Angela Corey insisted that “Martin was peacefully walking back to the townhouse where he was staying ‘when he was profiled by George Zimmerman’ and that ‘Martin was unarmed and was not committing a crime’.” Corey also claimed that Martin was basically stalked by Zimmerman.

Moreover, Corey claimed the following as part of her affidavit:

“Martin attempted to run home but was followed by Zimmerman who didn’t want the person he falsely assumed was going to commit a crime to get away before the police arrived….

Zimmerman confronted Martin and a struggle ensued….

Zimmerman shot Martin in the chest….

Assistant Medical Examiner Dr. Bao performed an autopsy and determined that Martin died from the gunshot wound.

The facts … are presented for the determination of Probable Cause for Second Degree Murder.”

The problem for Corey is – as one article notes – “most of these ‘facts’ have been soundly disproved as the details of what happened that night have come to light.” It should also be pointed out that Zimmerman took and passed a polygraph test regarding his version of the events.

Zimmerman, acting as a volunteer security guard, called 911 when he saw Martin appearing to walk aimlessly around the complex looking into various homes. Zimmerman left his vehicle and after returning to it, was then confronted by Martin. Martin was abusive and asked Zimmerman if he had a ******* problem. Zimmerman replied “No,” and Martin said, “Well, you do now.” He then knocked Zimmerman to the ground and punched him in the face, “breaking his nose and causing severe lacerations on the back of his head.”

We are well aware of how MSN doctored photos of Zimmerman and even edited the 911 tapes to make it appear as though Zimmerman hadn’t been hurt and was racially motivated against Martin. The mainstream media in general emphasized race by referring to Zimmerman as a “white/Hispanic.” Interestingly, they failed to point out Zimmerman’s Democrat connections.

It seems obvious based on the claims by others who are attorneys, that the prosecution has a large hill to climb, even with some of the evidence ruled inadmissible by the judge in this case. Alan Dershowitz took serious issue after reading the affidavit first presented by Angela Corey for 2nd degree murder. He stated then that there was nothing in the affidavit that supported the 2nd degree charge.

The Zimmerman/Martin tragedy became racial from the start and it still is that. If Zimmerman is found innocent, those who support Martin will believe racial injustice occurred in the courtroom. If it turns out that Zimmerman is found guilty, then these same people will speak about how the racial divide is possibly growing a bit less, but we still have a long way to go.

The issue here has nothing to do with race. The problem in America has to do with political correctness that has created a perceived racial divide by assigning “victimhood.” Because Martin is black, he is automatically seen as a victim. Because he is a victim, he deserves sympathy, and more chances than a white male would be given. This is due to what is called “critical race theory” that (though completely unproven) attempts to show white people enjoy something called “white privilege” by virtue of the fact that they are born into the world as whites. The only people who enjoy privilege are rich people, whether white, black, or something else. It does not automatically trickle down to the rest of us white folks (or blacks, etc.).

This is the same type of thinking that causes hearts to bleed for convicted murderers like Nathan Dunlap, but not for his victims. Dunlap is believed by some to be a victim of injustice (because he received the death penalty and is black). The fact that he shot and killed four people (and wounded a fifth) isn’t considered. PC thinking says that we should ignore the character of the person and merely focus on the color of his skin (in this case). “He’s black. Give him a break. Martin was being profiled by Zimmerman because of skin color.” That’s exactly what the judge in this case is doing by disallowing some of the evidence.

I hope that Zimmerman gets a fair trial and if he is truly guilty, then he should go to jail. If not, he should be found innocent and allowed to move on. Why do I think that neither the media nor the race-baiters will allow him to move on if found innocent?

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