Smoking gun evidence?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Zimmerman">Zimmerman</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="any">any</span> ‘<span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="gun">gun</span>’ <span word="evidence">evidence</span>.” <span word="Smoking">Smoking</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Irrefutable">Irrefutable</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>.</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="Zimmerman">Zimmerman</span>, <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Zimmerman">Zimmerman</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> “<span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="gun">gun</span>” <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="reasonable">reasonable</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="Trayvon">Trayvon</span> <span word="Martin">Martin</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="racial">racial</span> <span word="hatred">hatred</span>.</p><p><span word="Zimmerman">Zimmerman</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> 17-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Martin">Martin</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="right">right</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="certain">certain</span>.</p><p><span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="recap">recap</span>.</p><p><span word="Zimmerman">Zimmerman</span>, 29, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="watchman">watchman</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="rainy">rainy</span> <span word="night">night</span> (<span word="February">February</span> 26, 2017), <span word="he">he</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="Martin">Martin</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>. <span word="Zimmerman">Zimmerman</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="suspicious">suspicious</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="subsequently">subsequently</span>, <span word="Zimmerman">Zimmerman</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="Martin">Martin</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>.</p><p><span word="Martin">Martin</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="black">black</span>, <span word="died">died</span>.</p><p><span word="Zimmerman">Zimmerman</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="Hispanic">Hispanic</span> – <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Peruvian">Peruvian</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="German">German</span>-<span word="American">American</span>.</p><p><span word="Zimmerman">Zimmerman</span> <span word="initially">initially</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="free">free</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="murder">murder</span>. <span word="Zimmerman">Zimmerman</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="Martin">Martin</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="self">self</span> <span word="defense">defense</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="jury">jury</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span>.</p><p><span word="Zimmerman">Zimmerman</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="Martin">Martin</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="right">right</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="quote">quote</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="page">page</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="concrete">concrete</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="kind">kind</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Zimmerman">Zimmerman</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="racially">racially</span> <span word="motivated">motivated</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="followed">followed</span>, <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="Martin">Martin</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Martin">Martin</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="black">black</span>.</p>
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