[Bigerik]

Originally Posted by finnbow

Were it not for the national media covering this as they did, none of us would have a clue about this shooting in Sanford, FL (one of thousands that occur annually in this country). In short, there were 2 completely divergent stories here - the one outside the courtroom focused on race and guns and presented by the media in a manor to fit their own political and business interests and the story inside the courtroom.

The courtroom story (that I admittedly did not watch) seems to have focused on whether there was a reasonable doubt as to whether Zimmerman committed murder (or manslaughter) or acted in self-defense. It seems that the evidence convinced the jury that there was reasonable doubt as to whether murder or manslaughter occurred.

Nobody here does themselves any favor getting manipulated by media to the point of believing that have a full and unbiased understanding of Zimmerman's guilt or innocence.

That is sad.