Zimmerman gets bond and could be out of Jail in a few days

There are several great lessons that can be found in the bond hearing that took place for George Zimmerman today.  George Zimmerman is the man accused of second degree murder in the death of Trayvon Martin.  Several things happened that made me both proud and a little concerned.

What made me proud was seeing our legal system at work, each side doing what they were supposed to do and that is defend and speak for their clients.  Zimmerman’s attorney, Mark O’Mara showed why he is one of the best in the field.  He keeps refusing to play out his case in the media and is quite determined to keep it in the courtroom where it belongs.  His constant objections during the bond hearing lead me to believe that he really is quite the professional.  His apologies for defending his clients to rumors of his defense being offensive to the parents and supporters of Trayvon leads me to believe that he is a man of high character.  His job is to get his client off and no one should wish him ill-will for doing that.  Too bad many of the truly innocent cannot find a lawyer of Mark O’Mara’s statue.

What made me proud was hearing the prosecutors put on a very limited case and sacrifice this battle in order to win the war.  They seemed quite passionate in holding Zimmerman accountable for the death of Trayvon Martin by consistently reminding the judge of who Trayvon Martin was.  They made sure to continue using the words of “an unarmed teenager, minding his own business.”  This leads me to believe that this theme will be repeated several times during the trial.  They seem quite capable of prosecuting this case and seem to have complete confidence that they will prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt.  I was really moved by both counsels keeping their debate civil and not infringing on the rights of each other or the court.  Even the judge was willing to allow both parties to work things out among themselves and he would only step in if no agreement could be reached.

What concerns me is the undercurrent of testimony given by Zimmerman’s attorney, Mark O’Mara, when he made known that Zimmerman had be-friended Florida Law Enforcement (FLE).  What concerns me about that is George Zimmerman may have a very strong belief that if he is placed in front of people or get a chance to converse with them, he can easily convert them to his way of thinking.  This is scary because if he believes it strong enough, he may have been able to sabotage those who are assigned to remain impartial. 

What also concerns me is what the family will think after this successful bond hearing.  Will they fall back into the trap of believing that all the work they did to educate a nation and get Zimmerman arrested was in vain?  I hope not because they have accomplished much more, in the name of their son, than they could ever imagine.  More stories are coming to light now about the mistreatment of minorities than ever before.  These stories were often few and far between as reported on those of other races.  They have brought awareness not only here in the United States but all over the world and that too is a good thing.

George Zimmerman got his bond but he will never be free.  He will have to live the rest of his life with what happened that night and it is my belief that he will be in court again and will be found guilty if he does not choose to plea bargain.  Either way, this incident will live on long after all of this is over because it has awaken a giant in the public who will be looking even harder at how all of our citizens are treated and no one could ask for a better result than that.