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In reply to the discussion: Jury finds George Zimmerman not guilty [View all]shall_not_tell
(7 posts)222. I am super mad
I am SOOOO pissed off at Zimmerman. I hope he punches himself in the nose until it breaks and bashes his own head into the pavement, again.
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I hope the media accosts those women and gives them a difficult next few weeks.
Kablooie
Jul 2013
#200
+1. "The people who are ok with this verdict don't much care about the law..'
blkmusclmachine
Jul 2013
#178
Certainly not a jury "of their peers" - either for the victim or the perpetrator
George II
Jul 2013
#78
For the same reason they couldn't find Casey Anthony guilty of parental neglect
NotThisTime
Jul 2013
#27
I don't remember enough of the details of Casey Anthony to compare, but maybe you're
truth2power
Jul 2013
#52
In both this and the Anthony case, had the prosecution better prepared and presented
ET Awful
Jul 2013
#142
The prosecutors apparently had a different approach to the evidence that we did.
AngryOldDem
Jul 2013
#112
The legal system is a complete sham in this Country, how many sham trials is Florida going to have
NotThisTime
Jul 2013
#21
Who is the awful garish woman grandstanding, smiling and conducting this press conference?
avaistheone1
Jul 2013
#105
I believe you were seeing the State's Attorney from the 4th District. She and her team are still
24601
Jul 2013
#158
The feds can step in on a "denial of constitutional rights" basis like they did with the KKK...
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2013
#67
Yeah,...we'll see videos of the clowns at FOX "News" gloating with their usual smug superiority....
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2013
#164
You're not missing much. Endless same-same tract homes surrounded by endless palmettos.
kestrel91316
Jul 2013
#327
Same went for the Rodney King case after the officers were acquitted in state court.
alp227
Jul 2013
#176
Right. It's also how the feds got involved in KKK cases as murder is a state matter.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2013
#180
I call upon the Justice Department to indict Zimmerman for a civil rights violation.
totodeinhere
Jul 2013
#62
I'm sure that that will also happen. And Zimmerman's lawyers have probably told him that. Some
totodeinhere
Jul 2013
#96
They used to say "Only in America", tonight it's "Only in Florida" - disgusting.
George II
Jul 2013
#69
WTF! Not guilty of manslaughter? What a fucked up system of law we have in this country. nt
adirondacker
Jul 2013
#73
My understanding is different than what you said. Manslaughter was always on the table as a
24601
Jul 2013
#301
That would have been awkward & difficult. The Sanford Police Department was recommending the
24601
Jul 2013
#316
Yes, but the prosecutors were experienced enough to have known that M2 would not stick.
Beacool
Jul 2013
#318
I was wondering it it was that, but posters don't blame Florida. The acceptable DU response is
24601
Jul 2013
#305
Being a daughter of the South, I sure don't want to give it up to A..holes!
southerncrone
Jul 2013
#201
It's appropriate you brought this up. The words you suggest are not accurate. The individual
24601
Jul 2013
#292
I am shocked. I hope the Martins take the little tweek to civil court.....
marble falls
Jul 2013
#137
No justice available in Florida. What a state motto. I have a new motto for my own Texas....
marble falls
Jul 2013
#152
"To win a manslaughter conviction, prosecutors had to convince the jury only that Zimmerman killed..
adirondacker
Jul 2013
#160
So, someone can provoke an altercation with an unarmed individual and shoot him? nt
adirondacker
Jul 2013
#225
Thanks for the clarification. I'm still pretty leary of how justice was served here. nt
adirondacker
Jul 2013
#247
Right. Sometimes I think the technicalities of the law in this country are written exactly for this
adirondacker
Jul 2013
#260
there is no WAY that gun humping paranoid coward approached Martin without displaying his gun
Skittles
Jul 2013
#334
Wow, so now it's so extra easy to kill black folks with no repercussions? Fucking bull shit!
boguspotus
Jul 2013
#155
That's It!!!!! I Believe Florida should Be under a provisional federal governor!
BlueManFan
Jul 2013
#181
Because the police deliberately botched the investigation and then the prosecutors,
kestrel91316
Jul 2013
#329
American idiots now think it's ok to stalk and kill unarmed black kids walking in the neighborhood.
lonestarnot
Jul 2013
#219
If you are referring to the jury, finding him not guilty and thinking what he did was OK
totodeinhere
Jul 2013
#311
The animation was only allowed to be used in the defense's closing argument.
PoliticAverse
Jul 2013
#270
Did the jury know which side introduced the Manslaughter alternative?
JustABozoOnThisBus
Jul 2013
#276
maybe the 1 room, 2 man, 9-5pm stamford police dept. will hire George for their night patrol.
Sunlei
Jul 2013
#279
Next he will write a book, sue the Media and then auction off the gun on E-Bay & Retire.
olegramps
Jul 2013
#338