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vankuria

(904 posts)

10. I am sick

Reply to SummerSnow (Original post)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 10:12 PM

Jul 2013

My heart absolutely breaks for Trayvon Martin's parents. This verdict says anyone can go out with his gun, pick a fight with a young black teen, shoot him dead, claim "self-defense" and you get off scott free.

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Wow..how could he be found not guilty? Not even manslaughter? [View all] SummerSnow Jul 2013 OP

No clue kalli007 Jul 2013 #1

Hopefully the jury will be talking. narnian60 Jul 2013 #2

That's how the law works. noamnety Jul 2013 #3

Too much reasonable doubt. The state failed to prove an alternative story. davidn3600 Jul 2013 #4

Those cops weren't trying too hard. DefenseLawyer Jul 2013 #5

I think that's what it comes down to. The cops had zimmerman's back from day one. (nt) TacoD Jul 2013 #9

Yes...they gave him his "wounds" to embellish his story. SummerSnow Jul 2013 #15

Because it's Florida. Because the life of a black teenager had no value down there. MADem Jul 2013 #6

Crappy jury selection. nt Ilsa Jul 2013 #7

I said in the prediction thread this would happen budkin Jul 2013 #8

I am sick vankuria Jul 2013 #10

Racist jurors. backscatter712 Jul 2013 #11

Because Florida's laws on self-defense are incredibly permissive strategery blunder Jul 2013 #12

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #13

The fact that Z initiated contact with TM makes a lot of people less sympathetic for his position. TroglodyteScholar Jul 2013 #16

Zimmer is guilty MFM008 Jul 2013 #19

If this stands, every perosn on Death Row DonCoquixote Jul 2013 #14

Here's how. SoCalDem Jul 2013 #17

Because to so many, its ok to purge black people NoOneMan Jul 2013 #18