Whether it's money, old boy friendships, or something darker (CIA? Mob ties?), this shooter has been protected from all angles.

Politics is certainly involved, but at this point it isn't a Right Wing pro-gun conspiracy that's protecting him; it's the fact that so many agencies screwed up on this, they're going to make sure every t is crossed and i is dotted before making a (likely) decision on an arrest.

You're right. The obvious incompetence of the Sanford PD was the worst actor, and now they're playing CYA with a child killer as their pawn.

But now it's much bigger than the cops and the DA who let him slide.

As his lack of an arrest is allowed to drag on, the wingers will not let any opportunities go to waste.

Any port in a storm.

was overruled in charging Zimmerman. Why? By Whom? Something stinks in Sanford.

operatives

The original investigation was slipshod, either by intent or incompetence. I believe they are trying to get it right this time. Lets give them a little time to be thorough... If they fuck it up again thats the time to give them bloody hell.

My guess is the Sanford PD is being investigated and won't be making any arrest in this case.

As high profile as it has become, investigators from the State and Federal gov't are probably going to sift through things slowly and carefully before acting.

This was up at The Root last week.

Beyond Trayvon: Black and Unarmed

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101622056

Z's daddy was a magistrate -not a judge- in Virginia -not Florida.

Unless someone has some inside knowledge of his relationship to Sanford, I don't think we can make any assumptions.

handcuffs I assumed he was under arrest then. If the PD considered him under arrest what happened that changed that? Was it the police chief, DA or something else? If this is where the "majority" overturned the "minority"? It stinks to high heaven!

and I think that changes their liability.

The night of GZ's "detention", the Sanford police chief and the state's attorney's office seem to have both stepped in and did that against the recommendation of the lead investigator.

still works at times.

when the victim is a black man.

I think the limit is six months.

Zimmermann's defense will use that law as a defense, but the prosecution will be charging him with murder or at least manslaughter. For that there is no statute of limitations.

From news reports, we know that he is:

-- A Vietnam Vet.
-- A Virginia magistrate from 2000 - 2006
-- Has a wife of Pervuian descent.

What else do we know about him? What was his education? What was his job between the Vietnam war and 2000? Anyone in Virginia know?

to shoot and kill an unarmed boy. Wingnuts admire that.

not influenced by public pressure. It will hold more weight if a week or two go by before an arrest is made rather than to just do it right away since the public is outraged.

Well, not really street justice.

What we SHOULD be doing is tying Zimmerman's name with EVERY republican running for office, EVERYWHERE.

Romney should never be mentioned in ANY context without Zimmerman's name involved.

Rush Limbaugh's name should never be mentioned in ANY context without Zimmerman's name involved.

Sarah Palin's name should never be mentioned in ANY context without Zimmerman's name involved.

George Bush's, Dick Cheney's, and Ronald Reagan's name should never be mentioned in ANY context without Zimmerman's name involved.

Finally, John Roberts', Clarence Thomas', Anonin Scalia's, and Alito's name should never be mentioned in ANY context without Zimmerman's name involved.

The bottom line: We must ALWAYS tie the republicans with Zimmerman. Every time. Every article. Every way.

We must treat this as a political opportunity and take advantage of it all we can to rub it in the face of the GOP.

I'd be more interested it making sure to tie ALEC to Zimmerman. Let's make ALEC so toxic that our legislators refuse to take their phone calls.

The Stand Your Ground law is typical, Republican think-no-further-than-the-tip-of-my-nose, but outside of that, what does this have to do with partisan politics? We don't yet know who decided to bring no charges right after the homicide. What we think we "know" is really just conjecture and speculation.

There's no excuse.

he has a history of violence, can't keep a job, prone to losing his temper, appears to be anti everything

who would want to be associated with this guy

makes no sense
must be something that has yet to come out

versions of events. That is why the police cheif just temporarily stepped aside. That implies that there is more to this story to come I think.

How are they going to keep this asshole free when he's guilty of murder? The ENTIRE world is watching the play-by-play of this.