The "victim" probably should be disparaged for either the actual act he did or the mistakenly described act. They aren't
that different.
Since MOM incorrectly characterized him as recording a fight, when in reality what he actually was doing was ...
recording a fight ... in either instance, not engaging in any actual violence. But somehow in the case MOM described it made him ( your words) a "violent sociopath." :
Oopsies. I think your term, "violent sociopath" still applies.
One is a situation in which Martin was involved in the beating of homeless man. The other is a situation in which two homeless men fight over a bicycle.
The first denotes horrific, unwarranted violence with Martin's participation, and is a felony.
The second denotes what could simply be an argument, isn't even explicitly violent, and most importantly, establishes Martin as a spectator not participating in a crime.
The difference is clear and obvious, and certainly enough to force O'Mara to issue an apology for his "misstatement".
That was a response to asking you for evidence MOM was intentionally lying. I'll just take that non-sequitor to mean no, you don't have evidence, you just think he is lying.
The evidence I have that O'Mara is lying is every bit as valid and compelling as the evidence you have that Martin was involved in a burglary.
Of course, you will recall earlier in the thread when I proposed that MOM might be lying about knowing how much money GZ had, etc, you were quick to point out how MOM would never risk telling a lie for his client, etc. But it seems now that it is more palatable to your POV, you can accuse MOM of lying (without any evidence).
Actually, I owe you an apology on this issue. You were right. O'Mara is a liar.
I said BDLR was accused of lying. It seemed like it was amply demonstrated in court today as well.
It was? Could you please link the judge's ruling in which these lies were determined?
I don't have direct evidence, and I have already admitted it. How many times do you need me to say that ? The jewelry and screwdriver are , however, circumstantial evidence he was involved in a burglary.
Oh, I get it now. Only
I am required to provide actual evidence for my claims.
You get to admit you have no evidence and then continue to assert your claim.
You are the one making the claim about how it's going to poison the jury, so let's see your evidence...
Well, I don't have any
direct evidence that O'Mara is attempting to poison the jury pool, but I do have
circumstantial evidence.
And that would of course be O'Mara's posting on his website irrelevant, prejudicial evidence when he was under absolutely no obligation to do so, and which he did after the jury summons had been sent out. I can even cite the opinion of respected lawyer to back up this claim, if you like.
But I'll still answer your question - I doubt MOM's mistaken description will have much effect, because, as I already pointed out, I didn't see that it was widely covered at all in the MSM. They had plenty of other tidbits to feed the public at the time. And I think the public has already gotten a good look at the character if TM. Guns, drugs, suspensions, fights, getting kicked out of his moms house. As you pointed out earlier in the thread ... guns are used to kill people. Why did TM need a gun ?
Yeah, that Martin sure sounded like a bad egg, because of course everything you just asserted can be substantiated with rock-solid evidence.
But then again, the public also knows that Zimmerman is a guy who is trained to fight, assaults law enforcement officers, has restraining orders to prevent him from committing domestic violence taken out against him, and has a predilection for raping his underage blood relatives. Doesn't sound like too great a guy either, does he?
The discovery was much more detrimental to the view of what kind of person TM was than MOMs mistaken video description. That's why he provided copies for the world on his website. That was the dick move you really ought to be complaining about, not what was likely an actual mistake.
I already commented on that. And of course, Zimmerman's defenders are just hunky dory with that bit of sleazy behavior on O'Mara's part.
