George Zimmerman Found Not Guilty

From what I've seen through the media, Travyon's background was heavily emphasized compared to Zimmerman. The defense basically went and assassinated the dead kid's character with total impunity while deflecting inquiries towards Zimmerman (you know, the one who is actually still alive), and meanwhile the prosecution was unable to prove beyond a reasonable doubt why Zimmerman was deserving of being convicted with a second degree murder charge.

Of course. In order to keep Zimmerman innocent you'd have to prove that Trayvon was a shady character who didn't belong where he was that particular evening and that Zimmerman was correct in pursuing Trayvon.

Perhaps the jury ruling on the lack of reasonable doubt is fine, it shows that the system works, at least on the basis of this particular charge. It was the actual stand your ground law that was the problem in the first place. If it was a manslaughter charge, no doubt Zimmerman would be convicted of that.

Second degree murder charge includes manslaughter as a possible verdict.

By the way, did Zimmerman ever testify directly in court? If he did, I missed it. But if he didn't (and it sounds like he didn't), I find it baffling that the one living person (who is also the suspect in this case at that) that knows with absolute certainty what happened that night wasn't forced to take the stand.

Bringing up the defendant in a case like this is extremely risky. One wrong move and Zimmerman ends up in jail. Also, his every last word and lack of words or facial gesture will be analyzed by the media to prove his innocence or conviction. It's just not worth it.