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The idea behind Robert's Random is for me to write about whatever I'm thinking about whenever I'm thinking it. I try to write 3-5 times a week, but sometimes real work gets in the way of that. Sometimes I'll share whatever random thought I might have that day but most of the time, I like to write about things going on in the news. I'm a total news junkie, I spend a lot of time online at various news sites. If I find a story where someone does something totally stupid or I wonder "what were they thinking?" I don't mind pointing it out incase others missed it or taking my best guess at what they were thinking. I like to laugh, I like to make others laugh. There's so much serious and wrong stuff going on in the news that when I find an unusual or light story, I like to use it. And while real life news events might be the focus of many of my blogs, I'm just trying to entertain you, make you laugh and maybe even think about something you didn't know before reading. I'm not trying to break any serious news or deliver any hard-hitting coverage. You'll have to read a paper or watch one of the network shows for that.

How a recent law school grad views the Trayvon Martin verdict

Posted Sunday, July 14, 2013, at 1:10 AM

I've been asked almost a half dozen times in the past 12 hours, both before and after the verdict, what I think about the Trayvon Martin case and/or verdict.

It's totally understandable people would ask my opinion on this matter: people who know me know that I follow the news, keep up with current events and have spent the past three years in law school.

But this is what I tell people who want to discuss the Zimmerman case with me: "I have no idea or any opinion whatsoever about that case. I have not been following the trial at all."

This is true. I've spent the entire summer studying for the bar and doing what I need to do to become an attorney. I haven't had time to worry about how other attorneys have been trying their cases, even if that case happens to be the most high profile case of the year.

I literally wake up (sometime between 10 a.m. and noon to be honest), study until about 9 p.m. when it's cool enough to walk my dog before the sun goes down and then watch "The Office" on Netflix.

Some nights I cook dinner, mostly in an attempt to justify my rent-free existence in the Zamora household this summer and because it lets me feel productive without having to use my mind for a few hours.

The only things I'm aware of happening this summer are things that occurred on " The Voice" and game six of the NBA Finals. ( Ray Allen's sweet season-saving three with 5.2 seconds left to play was money. Some people called it a lucky shot. That man's made more three's than anyone to ever play the game. That wasn't a lucky shot. That was his shot. And he made it count.)

I don't think I'm the only recent law school graduate to have completely ignored this trial. While Twitter and Facebook were completely ablaze with news of the verdict, only one of my classmates posted about it.

There were opinions by all sorts of people, including students I know who graduated last year and students still in school, professors, friends with multiple opinions, but only a single "NOT GUILTY!!! JUSTICE PREVAILS!!!" from one of my classmates.

Only 17 more days to go and life can get back to normal. I miss knowing what's going on in the rest of the world.

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What I find utterly amazing are those who allowed the media to try the case for them instead of relying on the facts of the case. Justice is served. All involved played their parts in the legal process, the prosecutors, defense, judge and jurors. Some hate the outcome. Others cheer it. Many think this case never should have gone to trial in the first place and were it not from pressure from outside forces (Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton) it likely would not have. Those same outside forces, not satisfied with the verdict will now petition the Justice Department to press for a civil investigation and trial. One thing is certain; hate is alive and well in this country. This tragedy should serve as a lesson for us all. Nothing good has or will come from this lesson unless we all learn from it. Don't hate. So simple a lesson, yet so very hard for most of us to grasp.

-- Posted by GetRealNow on Sun, Jul 14, 2013, at 1:04 PM
A SIMPLE SOLUTION UNFORTUNETLY SOME NEED IT TO JUSTIFY THERE EXISISTENCE.......

-- Posted by lamont on Sun, Jul 14, 2013, at 1:51 PM

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