Sorry to focus on only one bit of that otherwise impressively succinct summary of current/recent events, but the most shocking part (to me) is that the plane was an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777. Not only is Asiana a very, very good airline, the Boeing 777, being a jumbo jet, is also incredibly safe. I am fairly certain that I have flown on an Asiana 777, and I am 100% certain that I have flown from Seoul (ICN) to San Francisco (SFO) (albeit on Korean Air, so I don't think it was a connection from Shanghai). I also had friends waylaid coming back from China and Hong Kong due to the plane crash (one had to spend the night with us; another's flight from Tokyo (NRT) got cancelled and he had to book a hotel in Tokyo for the night). I am anxiously waiting the public report determining what the cause exactly was, mostly because this is all quite real to me. Honestly, though, I think it was just an accident. Which happens sometimes. I'm glad terrorism was ruled out, at least; I don't think anyone really suspected terrorism, though, because Korea doesn't really have a reputation for it, nor does it really have any quarrel with us - plus, if it was terrorism, something would have happened long before like 9 seconds before touchdown.An airplane crashed in San Francisco, killing three people, one of several air travel accidents over the week.
I for one would like to thank our government overlords for giving us the freedom to talk about this. I personally think this is a case of second degree murder. Charging him with manslalughter wouldn't be fair to Zimmerman, that would just doom him to a life sentence.(Or something close to life)I think this just goes to show that racism is still rampant and that American courts are very flawed, biased, and corrupt. Well, everything in America is corrupt. Almost.
I agree with you 100%. I do think the charges were a bit much for what he did... I wish he would get some time though (5 years)Dam. That trial.
The defense sure did a good job of limiting the ground on which the prosecution could attack. From what I gather, they strictly narrowed the argument to the bare, raw question: did he act out of self-defense beyond reasonable doubt?
Indeed, Trayvon's death was a tragedy. Indeed, it's something that should not be done (I'm not quite ready to call the act despicable because of the still-uncertain circumstances surrounding the murder-that is, if Trayvon ambushed Zimmerman first, Zimmerman still shouldn't have killed him like that). But that's not what the trial was addressing.![]()
Does anyone believe Zimmerman's claims for self-defense?
Exactly! Ergh...I mean, everything that happened BEFORE the fight was 100% Zimmerman's fault.
Well now, that's stretching it a bit, don't you think?I for one would like to thank our government overlords for giving us the freedom to talk about this.Well, everything in America is corrupt. Almost.
He's going to need it - this is basically Casey Anthony, part 2 (even from the same state - oh, Florida, how you cause problems). The media gets over-involved in a legal trial; the public grows to revile the accused; the accused walks free, but is now hated by the people. He, like Casey Anthony, needs to disappear for his own safety - and, if I'm not mistaken, already has. Zimmerman isn't really a free man. This trial and the media circus that accompanied it have ruined his life, and people are probably going to make attempts on it.(and above all things, Zimmerman gets his gun back)
I'm sure he could live for a little while off of all the donations he'll be receiving by certain people. NRA supporters, racists, various members of a certain political partyWell now, that's stretching it a bit, don't you think?I for one would like to thank our government overlords for giving us the freedom to talk about this.I think this just goes to show that racism is still rampant and that American courts are very flawed, biased, and corrupt. Well, everything in America is corrupt. Almost.He's going to need it - this is basically Casey Anthony, part 2 (even from the same state - oh, Florida, how you cause problems). The media gets over-involved in a legal trial; the public grows to revile the accused; the accused walks free somehow, but is now hated by the people. He, like Casey Anthony, needs to disappear for his own safety - and, if I'm not mistaken, already has. Zimmerman isn't really a free man. This trial and the media circus that accompanied it have ruined his life, and people are probably going to make attempts on it.(and above all things, Zimmerman gets his gun back)
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