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Showing Original Post only (View all)Check in if you're a white person who thinks Zimmerman should have been convicted of something.... [View all]
Not only am I white, I am the same sex and age as most of the women on that jury. I would have held out until there was a hung jury for at least the lesser charge. Although I am white, I also think that the jury should have been much more diverse.
I pray for peace for Trayvon and his parents.
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Check in if you're a white person who thinks Zimmerman should have been convicted of something.... [View all]
senseandsensibility
Jul 2013
OP
Totally. I was hoping for at least manslaughter, but second-degree murder would have been fitting.
calimary
Jul 2013
#56
At first, I refused to watch Anderson Cooper's interview with that juror
SirRevolutionary
Jul 2013
#453
I fear for our unity and cohesion against future travails now that racists have control
roguevalley
Jul 2013
#376
The NRA has already lobbied successfully for immunity for gun manufacturers,
mountain grammy
Jul 2013
#245
And did you see the state Attorney General Corey's statement (whatever her title is) before the
brush
Jul 2013
#167
That woman, the one with all the makeup; Sorry, but I found that distracting..
truth2power
Jul 2013
#244
If the other jurors voted not guilty, I would have voted for manslaughter (30 years)
Tx4obama
Jul 2013
#10
second degree might have been a stretch under florida law, such as it is
arely staircase
Jul 2013
#12
yeah, the acquittal really is ridiculous - I can conceive how a jury may have felt manslaughter was
Douglas Carpenter
Jul 2013
#25
Speaking as a 40-something born-&-raised-in-the-capitol-of-the-confederacy white male
arcane1
Jul 2013
#30
I'm a white gun owner with a CCW and I think he should have gotten manslaughter.
Common Sense Party
Jul 2013
#43
This angry white female looks forward to him STAYING the most hated man in America.
calimary
Jul 2013
#349
I am surprised they didn't convict him of murder. SHOCKED they didn't at least find he
AtheistCrusader
Jul 2013
#71
I said it in another post: I was on a jury and am now scared of our judicial system...
tofuandbeer
Jul 2013
#90
I think there ought to be laws clearly stating that he committed a crime according to his story...
Hippo_Tron
Jul 2013
#109
47 year old white woman here, and yes, he should have been found guilty.
all american girl
Jul 2013
#131
And if he does it again I hope it haunts the jurors for the rest of their days as they will be.....
yourout
Jul 2013
#212
Oh fuck yeah! At minimum, Zimmerman should have gone to prison for manslaughter.
backscatter712
Jul 2013
#147
Respectfully disagree. That was a racist decision. Should have been some diversity
brush
Jul 2013
#196
Why does it matter if I am white? Can I not hold an opinion no matter what my skin color?
jmg257
Jul 2013
#155
I am not fooled one bit by the GZ lickers. If they didn't identify with him in some way they
GoneFishin
Jul 2013
#160
Sure shows how 'wild west' American law is. This verdict may have been within Florida law,
sinkingfeeling
Jul 2013
#170
67 yr old white woman. I'm so outraged at the verdict I can barely think...
Little Star
Jul 2013
#173
White female here and he absolutely should have been convicted of manslaughter at the least!
MoonRiver
Jul 2013
#197
I'm embarassed for our nation and want to start running around apologizing, but don't know...
rwsanders
Jul 2013
#214
White trans woman (33). I would have sequestered that jury until 6 guilty or the judge declared
MillennialDem
Jul 2013
#232
When Zimmerman said, "these assholes always get away" and "fucking punks" when all...
Spazito
Jul 2013
#241
I am stunned that Zimmerman was not found guilty of, at least manslaughter.
DrewFlorida
Jul 2013
#246
Zimmerman grabbed a gun and approached Trayvon. How can that be self defense?
grahamhgreen
Jul 2013
#247
I would have voted for first degree. He made his decision to use deadly force when
1monster
Jul 2013
#261
55 year-old Caucasian male CCW advocate here. 2nd degree,' not guilty', but mansluaghter 'guilty'.
ColesCountyDem
Jul 2013
#263
Straight, white, upper middle class, male raised on a farm in the Bible Belt who believes Z guilty.
ieoeja
Jul 2013
#266
How many people posting are basing their opinion on the facts presented to the Jury, and not emotion
thetonka
Jul 2013
#274
Honestly, due to my lack of trust of mainstream media, I have not paid attention
thetonka
Jul 2013
#443
50 yr old WW, also an attorney and mother of two tween boys who wear hoodies
Borchkins
Jul 2013
#289
We can't do anything about this travesty of justice due to double jeopardy.
totodeinhere
Jul 2013
#292
I would have held out with you, senseandsensibility. Manslaughter, at least!
raging moderate
Jul 2013
#294
I'm middle-aged white male and I weep for the lack of justice in this country.
Diego_Native 2012
Jul 2013
#300
I think sentencing anyone to an American prison is a violation of our Constitution
FreeBC
Jul 2013
#304
I think a decent prosecutor could have made a case for First Degree Murder.
kestrel91316
Jul 2013
#317
It goes all the way back to the way the cops handled that. I kind of have this attitude where
brewens
Jul 2013
#359
White and a mother. If I'd been on that jury, the court would still be...
SaveOurDemocracy
Jul 2013
#372
I know how that goes. People always think I'm conservative until I open my mouth.
senseandsensibility
Jul 2013
#393