The preferred media narrative has completely collapsed:
It is impossible to reasonably argue that the state presented a case that should result in a murder 2 or manslaughter conviction. However, and of course, a conviction is still possible.
So they’ll continue to unreasonably argue it.
[Update a couple minutes later]
The Zimmerman trial as media pornography.
It’s certainly a distraction from real issues.
Egypt in particular, and the Middle East in general, has a very sick culture.
Why it should have been granted.
The prosecution never had a case. And in fact they should be disbarred.
Thoughts from Sarah Hoyt on incentives.
The comments in this story are pretty funny.
I’ve wondered this for years: why do we get shampoo, but not toothpaste in hotel rooms?
It really does seem to be a true market failure, and one that’s become more acute since the stupid new TSA rules about carrying such things in carry ons.
On the anniversary of the birth of America 1.0, Michael Barone reviews a timely new book
…resumes:
Unlike Zimmerman’s account, the accounts of the prosecution witnesses would change, abruptly and dramatically, and certainly not to Zimmerman’s benefit.
Following opening statements, the prosecution normally produces a succession of fact witnesses, people that can testify to the facts — the evidence — necessary to establish the elements of the offense and to prove that the defendant committed it. Their ultimate job is to leave no room for reasonable doubt. In this case, the prosecution must also prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Zimmerman did not act in self-defense.
But this is the George Zimmerman prosecution: a backwards case where the roles of the prosecution and defense are reversed.
Normally, prosecutors are careful to fully question each prosecution witness to obtain all of the evidence their testimony can produce. They do this so that the defense is not able to reveal previously undisclosed evidence, which tends to suggest prosecutorial concealment. But during the first week of this case, the prosecution established a pattern of asking only the bare minimum of their witnesses. In virtually every case, defense cross-examination reveals a great deal the prosecutors avoided bringing to light, and that information either fully supports George’s Zimmerman’s unchanging account, casts doubt on the “narrative” — which is actually the prosecution’s case — or both.
This bizarre turn of events has caused the prosecutors, particularly Bernie de la Rionda, to engage in the spectacle of aggressively cross-examining their own witnesses, trying to get them to mischaracterize, ignore, disown, or soft-pedal their testimony.
Another and disturbing pattern established by prosecution witnesses is that of changing their testimony in significant and ethically questionable ways. A number of prosecution witnesses have testified to important changes in their prior testimony they never before mentioned — not in multiple law enforcement interviews or depositions. This directly suggests that they’ve not only been coached, but perhaps that the subornation of perjury is involved.
Why is this not prosecutorial misconduct?
They actually have an editorial in favor of free speech on campus.
When you consider the millions of human lives (and particularly how many of them were of minorities, particularly blacks) have been snuffed out in the past forty years by the “pro-choice” movement, this image seems somewhat appropriate. A century later, the “progressives” remain objectively eugenicist. Stand with Wendy, indeed.
[Via Twitchy]