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Boudica the Lyoness

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25. I did a quick search on the homeless man GZ stuck up for

Reply to grok (Reply #17)

Sun Jul 7, 2013, 02:51 AM

Jul 2013

and found this.

http://dailycaller.com/2013/06/24/black-legal-scholar-says-conflict-of-interest-could-earn-zimmerman-a-new-trial/

In Sanford, Zimmerman was the one who led the inquiry into the official death of a black homeless man. It turned out that the son of one of the investigators in the case was responsible for the crime. So there’s longstanding animosity from the Sanford Police Department toward Mr. Zimmerman,” Cooper said. “I think the defense is going to put witnesses on the stand that will show there may have been mixed motives.”

Zimmerman criticized the Sanford Police Department at a public forum for allegedly covering up the January 2011 beating of a black homeless man by the son of a white police officer, which resulted in the resignation of then-Sanford police chief Brian Tooley.

This whole racism angle fascinates me. Thanks for mentioning the homeless man.

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Did Trayvon Martin have a history of violence? [View all] DanTex Jul 2013 OP

What gets me his how a lot of the T.M. bashers base their trashing on T.M.'s alleged (and often zbdent Jul 2013 #1

zimmerman is the one with the violent record brush Jul 2013 #15

I think he had some minor kid problems. But if so Trayvon was minding his business southernyankeebelle Jul 2013 #2

That's what I don't. get Finnmccool Jul 2013 #3

Not just that, but TM went through his whole life, which probably included as many DanTex Jul 2013 #5

And then picks the most ineffective Finnmccool Jul 2013 #8

LOL. Exactly. DanTex Jul 2013 #9

Thank you! Finnmccool Jul 2013 #13

allegedly Trayvon texted grok Jul 2013 #4

Thanks for the link. DanTex Jul 2013 #6

GZ's police record and restraining order- as well as Myspace posts about friends taking the rap for bettyellen Jul 2013 #11

I guess that's how it works. Like I said, I'm not a lawyer. DanTex Jul 2013 #12

They are not allowed to put Trayvon on trial, period. Voice for Peace Jul 2013 #14

Yeah, I'm coming to this more from the angle of his history of non-violence. DanTex Jul 2013 #16

The prosecution will do nothing of the kind grok Jul 2013 #17

I did a quick search on the homeless man GZ stuck up for Boudica the Lyoness Jul 2013 #25

you may be right, I don't know the answer Voice for Peace Jul 2013 #18

The prosecution can have a rebuttal closing JimDandy Jul 2013 #19

wow.. that is too good to be true Voice for Peace Jul 2013 #23

It's inadmissible because it might not be true. yardwork Jul 2013 #29

Its all in discovery grok Jul 2013 #30

It's NOT all in discovery. yardwork Jul 2013 #31

Too prejudicial, being the reason OwnedByCats Jul 2013 #32

Thing is michreject Jul 2013 #10

Content of the trial can't be argued in an appeal, JimDandy Jul 2013 #20

If he had dipsydoodle Jul 2013 #7

IF and that is a big IF, Trayvon had a violent history rustydog Jul 2013 #21

That's a good question. Did the prosecution make that case? Skip Intro Jul 2013 #22

Your OP is nothing more than Ricardo/Mertz logic to me. pacalo Jul 2013 #24

DON'T YOU REMEMBER " REEFER MADNESS" HowHasItComeToThis Jul 2013 #26

Don't know, but it's not really relevant. nt Deep13 Jul 2013 #27

No TorchTheWitch Jul 2013 #28