Zimmerman Verdict, The Law Upheld?

  As the verdict spreads across the country, I read the worry of riots and the outcries of injustice. I hear (and read) that the system has failed. I am here to say that I do not see it that way. The way that we have it set up (especially for those that want to follow blindly) the system worked perfectly
 1) There was an accused
 2) He was scheduled a trial
 3) Prosecution and defense ensued
 4) A jury of his peers deliberated over the evidence
 5) the jury reached a decision

Isn't that exactly how the system is supposed to work? Is this not what was called for in outrage? Is that not exactly what happened?
 My heart goes out to the Martin family for their loss. My heart goes out to the Zimmerman family for what they are going to have to endure.
 My gratitude goes to the Jury for upholding the law and the concept of self defense.

 I want to be very clear,I do not think we need a vigilante police force. I do not recommend taking a bite out of crime by seeking out criminals outside of your home. Every agency that I am familiar with discourages the attempt of arresting or engaging another unless necessary for self defense or the defense of another. I do not think that it is a good idea to put yourself in harms way. But, for whatever reason you find yourself in fear for your life, I hope you have the ability to defend yourself as a law abiding citizen.

Whether you live in Oregon or not, this is a great book with a great foundation on the self defense laws. These laws vary from state to state and I strongly recommend that you study the laws for your state. This book also talks about the justification of deadly force and even has a chapter on the Martin/Zimmerman incident. I recommend it.

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Martin/Zimmerman TRIED BY MEDIA

An excerpt from the book Oregon Concealed,

The Best Defense - Use of Deadly Force

"There is wisdom in remembering for the Zimmerman/Martin scenarios of the world a full gathering of the facts helps in making a determination of which side of the fence we personally really want to be on; that is, if we want to be on the fence at all.

There is another layer of added wisdom in remembering and understanding that if we are involved in a shooting, the first words out of our mouths should be, “I feared for my life.” The second group of words out of our mouths should be, “I want an attorney.”

But the real question for us, for you and for me is whether we would want to be ultimately tried by a group of our peers, 12 persons charged with some of the most serious decision-making who will be allowed to hear all of the facts in an environment designed to protect our rights as well as the alleged victims; or the alternative?

And here is what the alternative really is: In the event of a handgun discharge where you are the person who pulled the trigger, do you want to be tried in the media and by the media? Do you want to be tried by popular vote? Do you want your life torn apart by the evidence gatherers called “news” reporters? Do you want to be tried by public opinion where you are painted by the broad black (as it is used here I mean the color of the paint, not the skin) brush of political correctness? Lest you misunderstand the core of these questions, do you want to run the risk of being found guilty by a prosecutor, a judge, and a jury who’s true goal and ambition is to financially survive in the face of their challenge by the new digital social and news media?

The same question presented in a simpler format: Given a choice of only one of two allowed possibilities: Do you want to be tried by a media organization who’s true motive is to sell news or do you want to be tried by a system designed to protect your individual rights?

How does the Martin/Zimmerman happenings relate to you? If you are the one who becomes involved in a deadly force defensive shooting, it could ultimately mean you being tried by the press, and/or the current political machine of “correctness” notwithstanding whatever the true facts may be."

Copywrite in Don Leach, Attorney, 2012; Oregon Concealed - The Best Defense - Use of Deadly Force: I have written a practical easy to read how to book  helping those who carry concealed understand the legal world of a defensive contact and dealing with enforcement. It will be available in July, 2012 at the oregonconcealed.com web site.