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Dan Abrams on George Zimmerman

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Dan Abrams gives an interesting analysis of the George Zimmerman case from a legal standpoint.

 It’s worth a read here.

He says, “To be clear, if we were talking about Florida’s controversial Stand Your Ground Law, who initiated the encounter would be crucial and the defendant would have the burden to prove that he should not be held legally responsible for the shooting…[however] Zimmerman waived a pre-trial Stand Your Ground hearing and went directly to trial (likely because his lawyers knew they would lose) and simply argued classic self-defense, which is different.”

Abrams believes it will be hard to get a conviction for second-degree murder or manslaughter when fighting self-defense because the burden of proof is on the prosecutor to prove “he had the intent to kill and did so with “depraved mind, hatred, malice, evil intent or ill will.” 

Essentially, says Abrams, “If jurors believe Zimmerman followed Martin, maybe even racially profiled him and initiated the altercation, can Zimmerman still legally claim he needed to defend himself and walk free? Yes.

So essentially, the law allows for a person to be an idiot, stalk them, incite fear of danger, and then kill them legally for protecting themselves and scaring the perpetrator who incited it all.  Then since there are no good witnesses to the crime because it was dark, the perp can lie without worry and get away with it.

I find this very sad.

Thanks, PF, for the story link!

More Drew Peterson: “I was the victim”

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Many you of you have asked me to review the latest interviews given by Drew Peterson in the last few days since his first interview with Matt Lauer last week.

I think most people are clearly seeing the contradiction between what Peterson says (the spoken word) compared to his actions and expressed emotions.

The two don’t match up and are in complete contradiction. You don’t need lie-detector-eyes to see this. Many of you have also pointed out some excellent red flags in odd word choices as well. When people are honest, we just don’t see these oddities and inconsistencies. The red flags are stacking up at an alarming rate. I would be working full-time to keep track of them all.

Read moreFurthermore, Drew’s lack of concern for his wife is show-stopping. In every interview, Stacy is the last thing on his mind — and clearly this is abnormal. At a minimum, I would expect pleas to Stacy to come in anger to save his own butt! But that would only happen if he believed she was truly alive…

Peterson has told us he is afraid of the media and that he wants them off his back less than a week ago, yet ironically he has been happily, jovial, and even flirtatious with the media since — and it appears he is quite open to take on more and more interviews. He has even sat down with People Magazine. Obviously, he is not afraid of distracting from Stacy’s search anymore, either.

We all keep hoping to see a concerned father and husband, but it’s a little too late for that now. Peterson keeps digging himself deeper and deeper with an arrogant, cocky attitude to boot.

I was going through the interviews, deciding which one I would discuss when I found this one (above) from Dan Abrams. I think this is a great interview (way to go Abrams!) because this segment of the show points out the craziness of Peterson’s behavior on the bullseye. Excellent journalism, Mr. Abrams (and Mr. Lauer)!

In this interview , I found it amazing how Peterson turned around a question by one of the reporters. She asked if Peterson had any physical altercations with his wives. Watch Peterson think about it! And then listen to what he has to say. It’s almost unbelievable.

Peterson says, “In a defensive manner, yes.” The reporter say, “What does that mean?” and Peterson say, “I was the victim“. Peterson is having a ball with this. Is he referring to the “steak incident” he told to Matt Lauer? Look at how he laughs. It’s totally bone-chilling. What victim of abuse ever finds it funny?? Peterson doesn’t seem to know what is normal and reasonable anymore — which makes me concerned for his children: very concerned.

The topic with the reporter then switches over to Thanksgiving and Peterson says he is thankful for the fact his kids are “happy and healthy”. This is not even reality-based. I am getting more and more concerned for the well-being of Peterson’s children by the minute.

When the reporter talked about Peterson’s home being searched and searching for Stacy, he says …”they’ve been through my house and its not here”. “Its” being Stacy’s body? This is very chilling and several readers spotted this and already commented about it as does Abram’s panel of experts. If you believed your wife was alive, would never use the word “it” in this manner? Of course not. It speaks volumes.

Peterson says he “always makes light of a bad situation.” My question to him would be how are you making light of Stacy’s disappearance? We all just see you having fun, hamming it up for the camera — which isn’t fun for any of us — or any of the reporters. The only one laughing is you, Mr. Peterson.

Later in the interview when Peterson talks to Hota Kotbe of NBC, he talks about how “we did all these repairs on her” (Stacy). The word “repairs” really disturbs me because he is talking about plastic surgery for Stacy. His choice of words indicates how he felt — that she needed to be “repaired”. Was he giving her everything she ever wanted and pampering her, or was he making her everything he wanted her to be?

And, of course, the use of past tense as discussed by Abrams expert is right on the money. It is absolutely a HUGE RED FLAG…among the pile.

The more Peterson talks, the more red flags that pile up. He is becoming a poster child of what-not-to-do when your wife disappears. May justice prevail. That’s all I can wish for. May the truth become clear and known.