tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726083.post7745382164127853453..comments2023-10-10T09:46:13.964-04:00Comments on Tillers on Evidence and Inference: Premature Judgment; Popular (Mob?) JusticeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03081983465036974432noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726083.post-46146468758870838452012-04-06T15:36:33.068-04:002012-04-06T15:36:33.068-04:00Interesting comment by Shelby Steele (see URL belo...Interesting comment by Shelby Steele (see URL below). Steele sheds light on the huckstering by Rev. Al Sharpton and Rev. Jesse Jackson. He also makes the point that people who look for symbols aren't always terribly interested in the evidence and the facts; they want and need a symbol. (Whenever I think of Al Sharpton, a "civil rights leader" [it is often said], I can't help thinking of Tawana Brawley - another "symbol" - and of Sharpton's shameful prolonged effort, ultimately abandoned, to avoid paying damages to the prosecutor who won a judgment against him for defamation.) Zimmerman, being Hispanic, isn't the perfect exemplar of "White racism" -but never mind, he will do. It does not follow, of course, that Zimmerman's conduct was proper. He may have committed a crime. But it will be hard for much of the press and dignitaries such as Pres. Obama and Spike Lee to pay close attention to all of the evidence. (As this case illustrates, even simple cases are often anything but simple.) But I have some hope that in all of the hubub the Florida prosecutors -- if not the U.S. DOJ -- will do their job properly. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303302504577323691134926300.html?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_readAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03081983465036974432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726083.post-11380948775366094482012-04-02T11:30:39.651-04:002012-04-02T11:30:39.651-04:00There is a tendency for people to jump to conclusi...There is a tendency for people to jump to conclusions when situations like the Trayvon Martin case come up. People should always wait until all the evidence comes out before passing judgement but rarely does that happen. The cycle of pre-judgement and hyped up trial is how cases like this usually get handled.Lulaine @ RD Legal Fundinghttp://www.legalfunding.com/news/lawsuit-settlement-fundingnoreply@blogger.com