Trevyon Martins mother: I believe it was an accident

[bigdarryl]

NOT GOOD she may have just blew the case you can bet during the trial Zimmerman's lawyers will harp on that statement bottom line the Martins need to stop talking to the DAMN!!!!! media because everything they say will come back to hunt them during the trial. http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/04/12/travyon-martins-mother-i-believe-it-was-an-accident/

[Kaleva]

1. Trayvon's mother has already clarified her remarks as mentioned in previous threads on this

[bigdarryl]

8. To late damage DONE!!!!

[sendero]

13. In a court of law..

... since she did not witness the event, her opinion is WORTHLESS.

[BklnDem75]

17. Damage not done...

This isn't politics.

[Kahuna]

19. LOL! Funny how some see everything in a political context. As others have pointed out..

his mother is not a witness to the crime and will not be called as such.

[pokerfan]

18. Really?

So they have to drop the charges now?

[itsrobert]

2. What she believes

Is not evidence and has no business in court.

[Tx4obama]

3. What she said will NOT affect the case. Also, she's released a statement clarifying what she meant.

Update: Clarifying her use of the word “accident” on the Today show, Sybrina Fulton later stated that “in NO way did I mean the shooting was an accident.” Zimmerman, she said, “stalked my son and murdered him in cold blood.” Her full statement, carried by MSNBC.com:

Earlier today, I made a comment to the media that was later mischaracterized. When I referenced the word ‘accident’ today with regard to Trayvon’s death, in NO way did I mean the shooting was an accident.

We believe that George Zimmerman stalked my son and murdered him in cold blood. The ‘accident’ I was referring to was the fact that George Zimmerman and my son ever crossed paths. It was an accidental encounter. If George Zimmerman hadn’t gotten out of his vehicle, this entire incident would have been avoided.

My son was profiled, followed and murdered by George Zimmerman, and there was nothing accidental about that.

http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/04/12/travyon-martins-mother-i-believe-it-was-an-accident/#ixzz1rrbydDN3

[polichick]

7. Good clarification. Bless her and the family!

[Iris]

4. People still go to jail for accidents like this.

That's why there are degrees of murder.

And the point is not really whether he's guilty or not. It's that the authorities did not feel like a young black man's death was worth getting to the bottom of. If Stand Your Ground laws are a DEFENSE, that means, you use that law to justify your actions in court.

[MjolnirTime]

5. chicken little much?

[Cali_Democrat]

6. "she may have just blew the case"

How can this be used in court by Zimmy's lawyers? Please explain....

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

9. Can't wait to hear the explanation but I wouldn't hold my breath. nt

[Tx4obama]

11. See comment #3 n/t

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

14. I knew that. I'm talking about an explanation for this moronic thread. nt

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

10. Thanks for playing "I Don't Know Shit About The Law". nt

[Mz Pip]

12. I think it's time for

all the parties involved to get off the stage and let the prosecutor do her job. All these TV appearances just end up muddying the waters and make it harder to get an impartial jury. There's been so much press on this that jury selection is going to be problematic as it is.

[DefenseLawyer]

15. Most cases come down to what the victim's mother thinks "really happened"

Oh no wait. No. They don't.

[Bake]

16. She has clarified her earlier statement.

She believes the shooting was murder. It was an accident that Trayvon even encountered Zimmerman that night. According to CNN.

Bake