Horace Cooper, former law professor:
The former professor of constitutional law and congressional leadership staff member joined his colleague Green in hoping that the media coverage of the entire trial will be balanced.
“In the American legal system, the accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty. Neither his nor her race, ethnicity or income status weighs in the balance,” said Cooper. “The rush to judgment in the Zimmerman case by the media and race-based interest groups has been unfair to Mr. Zimmerman and to the justice system. Hopefully, as this trial begins, the provocative rhetoric will cease to be showcased and the media will instead seek out explanatory voices that document the actual events of the incident rather than those explosive voices that simply inflame.”
