Like most rational
people, I was relieved to see the not guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman
trial. But . . .
As if the prosecution
did not dig low enough during the trial, they dug deeper in their post-verdict
press conference. Instead of being
somewhat professional in accepting the verdict, they kept smearing
Zimmerman. Angela Corey even
played the race card in doing so:
This case has never been about race. . . .
No, not at all!
. . . nor has it ever been about the right to bear
arms. Not in the sense of proving this as a criminal case. But. . .
But I’m going to make it about race.
. . . Trayvon Martin was profiled. There is no doubt that he was
profiled to be a criminal. And if race was one of the aspects in George
Zimmerman’s mind, then we believe that we put out the proof necessary to show
that Zimmerman did profile Trayvon Martin. . . .
Corey’s conduct
throughout this case has been despicable.
And don’t take my word for it.
Alan Dershowitz:
[Angela
Corey] submitted an affidavit that was, if not perjurious, completely
misleading. She violated all kinds of rules of the profession, and her conduct
bordered on criminal conduct. She, by the way, has a horrible reputation in
Florida. She’s known for overcharging, she’s known for being highly political.
And in this case, of course she overcharged. Halfway through the trial she
realized she wasn’t going to get a second degree murder verdict, so she asked for
a compromised verdict, for manslaughter. And then, she went even further and
said that she was going to charge him with child abuse and felony murder. That
was such a stretch that it goes beyond anything professionally responsible. She
was among the most irresponsible prosecutors I’ve seen in 50 years of
litigating cases, and believe me, I’ve seen good prosecutors, bad prosecutors,
but rarely have I seen one as bad as this prosecutor,
Dershowitz also said
that the only civil rights charges that should be filed should be filed against
her for violating Zimmerman’s civil rights and that she should at least be
disbarred.
Speaking of civil
rights, although Obama’s Justice Department is investigating George Zimmerman
for possible civil rights charges, I do not think anything will come of
it. Eric Holder and company have
no case. And filing federal
charges against Zimmerman would be politically toxic for Obama and Democrats. The backlash and outrage would be Hell
to pay. Obama and Holder are
not that stupid. . . . Are
they?
In any case, I expect
them to try to please most people and say they looked at going after Zimmerman,
but that charges are unlikely to succeed.
The nice part of me hopes for that for Zimmerman’s sake, and because
bringing additional charges would be flat wrong. But the not-so-nice part of me wants to watch Obama and
Holder self-destruct.
But I do not think the
Feds should even be allowed to file charges in this case. Nor do I think a civil lawsuit should
be allowed. I firmly believe that
no person should be tried or sued more than once for the same alleged act,
period. It’s not for nothing that
the Constitution disallows double jeopardy. Yet de facto
double jeopardy is rampant in this country.
(And, yes, I know Fed
charges or a lawsuit would not technically be double jeopardy under today’s corrupted
law. But it would be double
jeopardy in spirit, and it would be wrong. And, also yes, I thought the civil lawsuit against O. J. was
wrong.)
But I do hope Zimmerman
succeeds in a lawsuit against NBC.
They and the rest of the “mainstream” news media have a lot of answer
for in this case . . . a lot.
Finally, a sad
note. Many of those who
would have been in danger from lynch mobs 100 years ago have become the lynch
mobs themselves.
Sad indeed.
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