zimmerman To Face Charges......Breaking News!

@Chrill Said

This might be a little off-topic, but can the members here from America explain WHY there is something called a jury in a court of law? I mean, regular citizens cannot make a clear decision on something like this, it's received massive media exposure even here in Sweden which is on the other side of the world.

Why do you not let the law stay in the hands of people who know it well and has spent their life learning it? What purpose does a civilian jury serve in a court of law?

@Spinkiegirl Said

Well since i'm not on the jury, and he has not been charged as of yet, and we are not in courtroom trying his case, I would have to say "NO", I haven't "found him guilty" or innocent. Besides, we haven't heard all the facts....yes I called him a "murderer" because IMO that's what I call someone who takes a human life. No matter the reason. And your point is?

@Spinkiegirl Said

Thank you Leon.

@TheMuse Said

So now your calling every single women who has had an abortion a murderer hum..interesting

@Leon Said

No problem. I thought it was silly enough to have two threads on roughly the same exact topic on the front page.

@Spinkiegirl Said

And your point is what? Murder doesn't necessarily make one a bad person, taking in account on the circumstances the murder was committed. I stand my statements!

@ThePainefulTruth Said

The only thing worse than a jury of emotive useful idiots, is the judgements being decided by demagogic politicians. Too many of our judges are corrupt already. Much of our law is being decided by one man in 5-4 Supreme Court Decisions. Socialism has brought us to this brink precisely because we are (or were) the most powerful and economically successful country in the world--and too tempting a plumb.

@jonnythan Said

I'm having trouble coming up with a situation where someone is both a murderer and a good person.

@ThePainefulTruth Said

Review the thread starting with the Obama/DoJ dismissal of the charges against the NBPP in Philadelphia for voter intimidation. Yeah yeah I know, blacks didn't have the vote for 200 years so that excuses it. My wrong trumps your wrong all year long. And so it goes.

@chaski Said

I don't remember Bush being given quite the same level of credit as a master mind as people give Obama.

I think some of Bush's cronies (Cheney, LIby, etc) were given more credit than Bush was. There were some very specific things that Bush was absolutely involved in (Patriot Act, Warrantless Wire taps, etc) that Bush was given credit for. However, some people liked those things, others didn't.

But claiming that Obama orchestrated a local event like the Zimmerman-Travon Martin thing... I do not remember Bush ever being given that level of credit.

In fact, many people thought Bush was closer to being a dummy than a mastermind of all things bad. Obama really is viewed by the conservatives as a super human super genius.

@Chrill Said

This might be a little off-topic, but can the members here from America explain WHY there is something called a jury in a court of law? I mean, regular citizens cannot make a clear decision on something like this, it's received massive media exposure even here in Sweden which is on the other side of the world.

Why do you not let the law stay in the hands of people who know it well and has spent their life learning it? What purpose does a civilian jury serve in a court of law?

@jonnythan Said

I'm having trouble coming up with a situation where someone is both a murderer and a good person.