Zimmerman Not Guilty - Good Call!

What did I tell you last year?  If the state of Florida pursued the 2nd degree murder charge, they were going to lose. Surprise, surprise!

I predicted this verdict from day one. Go read the definition of 2nd degree murder in Florida - the prosecution didn't come close to proving it. Hell, in some ways they made the case for Zimmerman's aquittal. They played so much of his interview footage, he didn't even have to take the stand. The additional bonus for the defense was that those statements couldn't be cross-examined.

I'm not saying (nor ever said) what happened was right, but there is blame to be put on both men. Unfortunately, Martin payed with his life. But he wasn't the innocent faced kid portrayed initially either. He had some history with drugs and violence.  Not to mention the media spin on this whole case?  Remember that famous hoodie pic - total media bias. That picture was years old, and Martin looked considerably different. Plus he outsized Zimmerman and was in better physical shape. Photos of Zimmerman that were used were older and made him look more sinister.  The media bias in this case was appalling.

I'm glad the jury saw past the media circus and delivered the right verdict based on the evidence & law... not emotion.

From the comments I've read in the last twelve hours, I'm glad that some of the people commenting aren't lawyers or judges.  It's scary how ignorant of the law and the process people are.  You want someone to blame for the verdict, go to the prosecution lawyers.  They couldn't make a case.  This entire trial was politically and racially motivated. Fortunately, the jury was able to see through that sideshow and deliver a proper verdict.

Watch Out Criminals - People In Toronto Want To Ban Your Guns!

I was reading in the paper that a poll was done by Forum and of those polled, 75% in Toronto want a handgun ban.

My question is how do these people honestly expect that to happen and actually work?  At best its going to be a feel good gesture that will accomplish NOTHING.  But it will play well with those who fear guns and think that saying guns are banned will mean its so.  I'd almost guarantee a gun related crime within hours of such a law passing.

Apparently people don't understand that such a law is worth about as much as the paper it would be written on.

Toronto can pass all the laws it wants, but the regulation and licensing of guns is a federal matter, and federal law trumps local law.  They can't honestly expect to take legal guns from their owners - there is no justifiable cause, unless some firearm law has been broken.

The people causing the gun crimes - criminals - aren't going to leave them at the city limits of Toronto and certainly won't be surrending them to the police.

And the police just can't start randomly searching people or their homes either.  Constitutional rights come into play.

Enforcement and other programs are the answer here, not knee jerk pointless laws that will do nothing.