[TheRealThing]

Now that the trial is under way, it is interesting to look at how the prosecution and defense are doing.

Observers need to keep in mind that our system of jurisprudence dictates that the accused is innocent until proven guilty. That means found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt by the entire jury. No majority rules- unanimous.

The burden of proof is entirely on the prosecution. It must prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt to each and every juror. The defense must merely "muddy the water" (so to speak) to create reasonable doubt in at least one juror.

So far, it is reasonable to conclude that the prosecution has not done a very effective job. Its own witnesses raise doubt as to what happened.

In a sane, unbiased trial, it doesn't look too good for the prosecution at this juncture. However, I honestly don't see this as a sane, unbiased trial. I don't think the main issue is guilt or innocence. I think there is the awareness that anything but a conviction will, almost certainly, result in civil unrest and destruction in and around Sanford, Florida and, possibly, in other cities in our country.

You can see it on the cable networks. Fox News is rooting for Zimmerman. The rest, particularly HLN, are slanting everything in favor of Martin. Many blacks, like in most everything, see this as a racial (charges of racism are always in the forefront) event.

Sadly, justice will almost certainly not be the end result. Coercion will win out. In this time in our history and when dealing with race, coercion usually wins. Just wait and see.

How far off would I be to assume that the jurors, all women, are single, upwardly mobile and self dependent liberals?