I have no idea who Zimmerman or Trayvon are because I don't watch the news (and stuff like this is why). However - I try to remember that a jury is composed of regular, everyday people like you and like me. I also know that jurors have access to more information than what is free for all to know.
We as the general public have access to news outlets, magazines, interviews from family, generalized pictures of the perpetrator and the victims, etc. We are effected, whether some like to admit it or not, by these outlets. Jurors are supposed to come in unaware of the case until they sit it on it...I think that makes a big difference. Their minds aren't pre-made up by the media.
I'm NOT saying this person deserved the acquittal. Like I said, I know nothing about these people, I only clicked on it because for some reason I thought it was a spin-off of Charlotte's Web until I realized that was Zuckerman, not Zimmerman (I seriously do not watch the news).
Maybe he deserved to be charged, heck if I know. All I know for sure is that the media plays a big part in what we perceive to be truth. |