Do I suck because I think Mark O'Mara sounds like a good attorney?

[Fawke Em]

Seriously, I think Zimmerman is guilty of SOMETHING (all the facts aren't out) and I'm glad Zimmerman has been charged with 2nd degree murder.

Search my posts. You can easily see this.

That said, I appreciate O'Mara for being reasonable, kind and presentable.

[got root]

1. I thought so, too

[XanaDUer]

2. No, I think Zimmerman has a good attorney

He, unlike the first lawyer, went on Lawrence O'Donnell just now, as well. LO was polite and appreciative.

[amandabeech]

3. Every defendant deserves a decent lawyer.

Bad lawyers screw up and don't give their clients a chance for a fair trial, and believe me, judges appreciate a competent lawyer.

Don't feel bad for liking our system of justice.

[pnwmom]

11. Yes. n/t

[mzmolly]

4. As a firm believer in actual justice,

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I'm glad he has a good attorney. I believe he'll need one.

[elleng]

5. No, dear 'Fawke,' you're right,

as usual!

[tabatha]

6. I was impressed.

Especially in comparison to the two previous jokes.

Mark O'Mara will not leak any evidence to the court of public opinion.

[Honeycombe8]

7. Yeah, I was surprised. Likeable, calm, reasonable sounding fella.

I work for lawyers, so maybe I see them differently. To me, they're just people doing a job.

I've heard defense attorneys explain having to represent people who may be guilty, as they are defending the laws. Without defense attorneys to scrutinize procedures and actions, the police and other authorities would have no accountability, and we would soon lose our civil rights.

[Spazito]

8. Well, if thinking O'Mara seems quite competent then...

there are at least two of us guilty of the 'charge' of being sucky. I was impressed by him in his press conference and actually relieved to see that because I believe Zimmerman murdered Trayvon Martin and would loathe to see him get away with it due to having incompetent representation. The two yahoos who claimed to have represented him previously seemed to be the antithesis of Mr. O'Mara, imo.

[K Gardner]

9. Absolutely not ! I just saw him with Lawrence and it was so refreshing to see a

professional, seemingly very caring human being. I totally agree and am SO glad he's not a shill.

Zimmerman is still entitled to the best defense. And I think this guy will give it to him while at the same time not providing a freakout circus atmosphere.

[Fawke Em]

10. I cut my teeth covering court as a reporter.

I would have LOVED to deal with O'Mara or Corey.

Both seem so much more adult than anyone else I've seen investigating this.


Thanks so much, everyone, for appreciating and supporting our justice system, which is all "us Trayvon supporter" ever wanted.

:hugs:

[RZM]

12. LOL. According to this OP in LBN

You're supposed to boycott the TV station he appears on until they fire him and apologize. As for what they (or he?) are supposed to apologize for, I'm not quite sure.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101495643

[Fawke Em]

14. He served as a legal

analyst, locally, for the Casey Anthony case.

I guess that makes him boycott-able.

[RZM]

16. I think the point

Is that the OP is attempting to argue O'Mara and the station should suffer consequences for him taking the case. As you can see in the thread, DU heartily disagrees.

[RZM]

19. Sorry if I wasn't more clear. I was talking about the OP in LBN n/t

[Fawke Em]

20. I just now figured that out and deleted my post.

So sorry for jumping to conclusions!

[K Gardner]

21. That's almost the most humiliating OP I've ever seen on DU. Wow. n/t

[H2O Man]

13. Mark O'Mara

is exactly the right attorney for this case -- both for the defendant and for the public.

Not knowing you, I can't comment on if you suck or not; however, if you do, it is not due to recognizing a talented attorney!

[Fawke Em]

17. Heh!

I covered attorneys for years. I don't want to like O'Mara because of Zimmerman's constant excuses, but I do find him infinitely more confident that those last two jokers he had.

So, yea, I may suck sometimes, but I do know good attorneys. LOL.

[H2O Man]

25. Ha!

I, too, had hopes of despising anyone representing Zimmerman.

But -- as I think you will agree -- there is the potential for much more gain, and not just in this legal contest, in having talented, good people as prosecutors and defense attorneys. I do understand, appreciate, and indeed share the outrage over the murder of a teenager who was minding his own business. But the level of hatred in our society is beyond the saturation point. This case could lead to more violence.

In 1998, in the trial of a racist hate gang that savagely attacked my teenaged nephew, leaving him for dead, there were teenagers and even adults who said the courts would not produce justice .... and calls for retaliation. I was assigned as the family spokesperson to the media. I called for an organized, non-violent response. I attended every court hearing -- as did hundreds of supporters from the local community and two branches of the NAACP. Although justice was not found in the court, we used the situation for public education on racism, hatred, and violence. I've never second-guessed myself on that.

[mzmolly]

30. H2O, I'd love to see

you in action on video tape. Though, I'm very sorry about your nephew being attacked.

[H2O Man]

31. Well, let me see .....

I have a friend in a "newsroom" at an area tv station. He was amonng the reporters outside the courtroom back in '98, when one of the defense attorneys tried to play me for the cameras. He was, for many years, considered the toughest, most aggressive defense attorney in the region.

But it was his error in judgement. That night on the news -- and in a high-light that followed frequently -- a smiling, apparently friendly and polite H2O Man faced a ranting, arm-waving, out-of-control mad man. By the time he regained control -- way to late.

It led to other poor behavioral choices by this fellow, which would be documented in county court. Another story, though very closely related.

I'll see if my friend can post that clip for DUers to see. I have it on a couple of old VCR tapes; the station likely has greater technology. And, if he can, I will let you know the Malcolm X - inspired quote I said to him, that resulted in his freaking out.

[mzmolly]

32. :)

That would be great. Sounds like good TV!

[ellisonz]

15. I want him to have competant representation...

So he doesn't appeal on the basis thereof!

[Stinky The Clown]

22. If you suck . . . . . .

. . . . . . then so do I.

Yes, he sounds reasonable and competent, murder case experience, including death penalty cases. And most of all, empathy forhe victim and those close to the victim.

[Fawke Em]

26. Isn't it so much better, now?

Zimmerman's been charged. He's going to have his day in court.

Corey is reasonable

O'Mara is reasonable.

The victims left - Trayvon's parents and brother - have always been reasonable.

Why wasn't this done to begin with?

Then my son wouldn't have had to hear that hoodies make him a gang member or that he can't walk with (his equivalent) Reese's cups and Coke Zero...

Empathy is felt... not learned. I also hug O'Mara. He's got a helluva hard job.

[Fawke Em]

23. Apparently, I'm in good company.

Mark Thompson pretty much said what I said - what we have all said - in these posts.

Justice means we ALL get our day.

[Justice wanted]

24. He sounded better than the yahoo's that spoke yesterday.

[arthritisR_US]

27. I too am glad he has good representation. If

he looses I certainly don't want the verdict questioned or overturned because of poor defense council.

[Kalidurga]

28. I want to focus my anger where it belongs...

On Zimmerman and who ever it was that initially decided he should be let go without being charged. I really don't have room to hate a couple of Bozo attorneys as well. So, I am glad he got a respectable lawyer, it will actually make the trial easier to prosecute. Lawyers that don't know what they are doing inevitably tell a whole lot of stories that make no sense and rebutting them is like trying to nail jello to a tree. Anyone that has ever argued with a borderline crazy person, knows what I am talking about.

[ecstatic]

29. Did Hannity connect them?

I wonder how they made the decision to switch to him. Yeah, he sounds reasonable, but he's just a gifted snake oilman.

[JI7]

33. he comes off more likable while those 2 others came off as offensive whores