Tuesday, July 17, 2012

"Witness Number Nine"

Oh, well, gee, then hang him. [Read]

What ever happened to Number Six?
Posted by David Codrea at 7/17/2012 07:57:00 AM

10 comments:

Divemedic said...

There is no reason to release this. The events began when GZ was 7 years old, and the last one was 12 years ago. This has exactly nothing to do with the case, and is not admissible.

The comments allegedly made by GZ's mother also have nothing to do with the case.

This is an attempt to taint the jury pool, nothing more. (Also GZ waived his right to a speedy trial, through his attorney, last month.)

7/17/2012 10:49 AM
David Codrea said...

Yep.

I was hinting at the right to confront your accuser--allowing someone to make such smears anonymously strikes me as grossly unfair. And yes, I understand the arguments for doing so and reject them when it is exploited like this.

7/17/2012 11:02 AM
Divemedic said...

Witness nine is his cousin. GZ's legal team knows the identity of the witnesses, they are just not being made public.

http://gzlegalcase.com/index.php/press-releases/39-zimmerman-defense-responds-to-witness-9-statements

7/17/2012 12:00 PM
David Codrea said...

What I tried to convey in a few words with this post--I guess unskillfully--was that at the time of the Founding, confrontation was understood to take place in open court with no protection of anonymity for the accuser as a means of helping ensure the accused was not being lied about. That means the public would know who the person making accusations is. I'm perceiving a dirty trick here on the part of the prosecutor to convict Z in the minds of the public, and, as you point out, the jury pool.

7/17/2012 1:28 PM
Robert Fowler said...

I think you are right David. This sounds like a ploy to poison the jury pool because they know their case for Murder 2 is falling apart. They are going to try and get a conviction by making the people think he is some monster.

7/17/2012 2:32 PM
Ed said...

For someone who is accusing people of being racist, I am astonished to see the phrase "behave like white people". What exactly is necessary to "behave like white people" and what is necessary to not behaving like white people? To ascribe any behaviors to people based on their race is racist. Likewise, what does it mean to claim that someone "behaves like black people"? Again, you may be depicting racist stereotypes.

7/17/2012 3:10 PM
Anonymous said...

Bottom line: many mainstream media outlets have LIED about George. On top of that, the accusations have NOTHING to do with the facts of the case.

Considering that it is very common for a person those in government see as an enemy to be accused of sex crimes, particularly against children, I trust this latest "news" about as far as I can throw it.

-PG

7/17/2012 5:55 PM
Mack said...

"I am not a number -- I am a free man." -- Number 6.

7/17/2012 6:44 PM
Anonymous said...

Lemme guess - the witness is being prepped by ... Janet Reno???

7/17/2012 10:02 PM
Ned said...

This evidence is about a relevant to the trial as a statement that GZ fried ants with a magnifying glass as a child. The fact that this wasn't quashed illustrates the corruption and political nature of this trial, as well as the fact that Zimmerman is facing a Kangaroo Court.

Just toss about implications if child abuse the the whole world immediately calls for the perp's head.

Justice in an American court has about the same odds as a roulette table.

7/18/2012 7:58 PM

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