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dballance

(5,756 posts) Sat Jul 13, 2013, 09:27 PM Jul 2013

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The feds are not going to touch the Zimmerman situation [View all]

A jury acquitted because they felt he acted in self defense. That means they felt no hate crime was committed.

The feds are not going to try to make a hate crimes case on top of that.

For the record, I was hoping for at least manslaughter.

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The feds are not going to touch the Zimmerman situation [View all] dballance Jul 2013 OP

I agree Niceguy1 Jul 2013 #1

That's fairly routine. Igel Jul 2013 #2

Jurors can only consider the evidence presented in the court, and nothing else FarCenter Jul 2013 #3

Every Jury is instructed by the judge to not act on emotions golfguru Jul 2013 #4

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