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"iBoaterer" wrote in message
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In article ,
says...

Everybody has an opinion on this.

In fact, in testimony today the prosecution was trying to paint
Zimmerman as having a "thing" for blacks. But nowhere in any of
his
statements to police has he indicated that, a point that the
defense
lawyers pointed out.

Of course, they are lawyers!

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The whole point of the court process is to separate truth from
fiction
and produce justice. To that end, even the prosecution's primary
responsibility is to expose the truth, even if it doesn't help their
case. My lawyer friend (who was originally licensed and remains
so
in Florida) has been lecturing me a bit on this trial and the
objectives of both the prosecution and defense. I would never
have
made a good lawyer. I didn't do well in Business Law 101. As an
engineer, I am often too logical in my thought process to understand
some of the court system nuances.

Actually the whole point is to ATTEMPT to separate truth from fiction.
In actuality, it only matters what the jury perceives to be the truth.

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Of course. But an attempt to instill an image in the jurys' minds
(such as having a "thing" for blacks ) when there is no evidence
presented so far to support that contention is wrong. People do it
all the time in their lives however. It's called prejudice and it
flows both ways.