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DonCoquixote

(13,616 posts) Wed Mar 28, 2012, 01:06 PM Mar 2012

Sanford cops sought warrant to arrest George Zimmerman in Trayvon Martin shooting

http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/article1222259.ece

Samples from article:

Asked to confirm that the police recommended a manslaughter charge, special prosecutor Angela Corey said:

"I don't know about that, but as far as the process I can tell you that the police went to the state attorney with a capias request, meaning: 'We're through with our investigation and here it is for you.' The state attorney impaneled a grand jury, but before anything else could be done, the governor stepped in and asked us to pick it up in midstream."

A capias is a request for charges to be filed."

So, all the racists will have to admit that even the Sanford cops wanted to arrest the guy, so why did the local DA decide NOT to? The plot sickens and thickens.

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Sanford cops sought warrant to arrest George Zimmerman in Trayvon Martin shooting (Original Post) DonCoquixote Mar 2012 OP

Because Zimmerman's dad is a big time judge? geardaddy Mar 2012 #1

corruption grasswire Mar 2012 #2

The Governor, Republican Rick Scott is the one who pulled the plug on this? aint_no_life_nowhere Mar 2012 #3

If I'm reading it correctly drm604 Mar 2012 #5

wait, the governor stepped in? Does she mean Rick Scott intervened in the investigation? librechik Mar 2012 #4

No, this blows the narrative that the police are racists and intentionally did a half-ass job slackmaster Mar 2012 #6

What narrative that the police are racists? Cali_Democrat Mar 2012 #7

Not necessarily, depending on what evidence the Sanford police collected -- JDPriestly Mar 2012 #8

geardaddy

(24,931 posts)

1. Because Zimmerman's dad is a big time judge?

Reply to DonCoquixote (Original post)

Wed Mar 28, 2012, 01:09 PM

Mar 2012

http://rollingout.com/culture/george-zimmerman-son-of-a-retired-judge-has-3-closed-arrests/

grasswire

(50,130 posts)

2. corruption

Reply to DonCoquixote (Original post)

Wed Mar 28, 2012, 01:11 PM

Mar 2012

We will soon learn whether the state attorney is a FIXER or an honest official.

If she is a FIXER, then the feds will need to step in and clean out that ugly Florida vipers nest.

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)

3. The Governor, Republican Rick Scott is the one who pulled the plug on this?

Reply to DonCoquixote (Original post)

Wed Mar 28, 2012, 01:20 PM

Mar 2012

The Governor calls the shots on what the State attorney does, especially in high profile cases. This sounds like it could be explosive, if the controversy leads directly to the Governor's door. I'm surprised we haven't heard more about this.

drm604

(16,230 posts)

5. If I'm reading it correctly

Reply to aint_no_life_nowhere (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 28, 2012, 01:27 PM

Mar 2012

it says that the Governor asked special prosecutor Angela Corey to take it over from the state attorney. It's not clear to me what the implications of this are, if any. It doesn't necessarily mean that the Governor pulled the plug.

librechik

(30,677 posts)

4. wait, the governor stepped in? Does she mean Rick Scott intervened in the investigation?

Reply to DonCoquixote (Original post)

Wed Mar 28, 2012, 01:20 PM

Mar 2012

slackmaster

(60,567 posts)

6. No, this blows the narrative that the police are racists and intentionally did a half-ass job

Reply to DonCoquixote (Original post)

Wed Mar 28, 2012, 01:34 PM

Mar 2012

It can't possibly be true.

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)

7. What narrative that the police are racists?

Reply to slackmaster (Reply #6)

Wed Mar 28, 2012, 01:36 PM

Mar 2012

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)

8. Not necessarily, depending on what evidence the Sanford police collected --

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Reply #7)

Wed Mar 28, 2012, 02:19 PM

Mar 2012

how thorough they were in their investigation.

And why wasn't the family kept abreast of the progress of the investigation? They were not witnesses. If my child were murdered in this fashion, I would want the police to at least let me know they were working on the case. Remember how we used to hear a lot about victims' rights?

Where were the victims' rights with regard to Trayvon Martin's parents?

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