Zimmerman Trial Already Induces Nausea

I'm watching the first day of the trial and attempting to endure the prosecution's profane yet sanctimonious opening statement, which portrays Zimmerman as an evil man who followed Trayvon for improper reasons while portraying Trayvon as a perfectly innocent youngster unsuspecting of the evil coming after him.

It makes NO DIFFERENCE whether Zimmerman had a racial or other unsavory motive for following Trayvon. All that matters is whether Zimmerman's motive was to murder Trayvon, and there is no evidence of that. Zimmerman engaged in perfectly legal conduct when following Trayvon. Trayvon, however, decided to break the law and attack Zimmerman, pummeling his head into the pavement. Zimmerman had a reasonable fear for his life and stood his ground to defend himself, just as the law and justice entitled him to do.

This is a politically motivated prosecution through and through, a Bonfire Of The Vanities that gives the prosecution a chance to preen for the camera. Let's hope the jury sees through this and does its duty.

UPDATE

The defense is flubbing the opening badly. Overly dependent on props, rambling, and uninspired. I would focus like a laser on what's relevant. First, remind the jury that they must acquit unless the prosecution can show beyond a reasonable doubt that Zimmerman intended to murder Trayvon (after all, the charge is second-degree murder), which clearly cannot be shown. Second, remind the jury to ask whether Zimmerman was in reasonable fear of his life when he shot. Since the only possible answer is "yes" based on the evidence, the case is closed.