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In reply to the discussion: Hay 6 idiots in Florida! Thanks a big hefty freakin' load! [View all]Travis_0004
(5,417 posts)5. The jury doesn't decide what is said in the court room.
Like I said. Who threw the first punch. Even if we can be 80% sure it was zimmerman, there is still reasonable doubt.
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actually they knew Bryant and Milam did the crime, they just didn't think white men should be
JI7
Jul 2013
#99
BTW, before you take your well deserved place on my ignore list, a few points.
MarianJack
Jul 2013
#124
It was withheld because the prosecution offered no evidence that Zimmerman engaged in any action
onenote
Jul 2013
#119
You can blame the cops who f'ed up the evidence and failed to treat the area as a crime
Dustlawyer
Jul 2013
#23
Zimmerman to me is a time bomb ticking. I think his life like OJ's is going to be
roguevalley
Jul 2013
#47
I think you're correct here, roguevalley. His "sentence" as it were - is having to return to
calimary
Jul 2013
#59
I'd never heard of a 6 person jury, on a criminal case. Do other states do that, too?
Siwsan
Jul 2013
#6
This is the 2nd high profile Florida case to end in a miscarriage of justice, IMHO
Siwsan
Jul 2013
#24
You are one of the few on this thread that "Get it" The other ones...not so much.
BlueJazz
Jul 2013
#27
Trayvon Martin was 'lynched' by a self-appointed vigilante. (I put 'lynched' in
HardTimes99
Jul 2013
#32
Agreed. It's beyond a reasonable doubt GZ had a gun and a 2-ton car, TM did not.
GoneFishin
Jul 2013
#14
I apologize, I did confuse you with another poster that feels Z did nothing wrong
etherealtruth
Jul 2013
#74
Being the mother of a child who is "different" is incredibly hard. If my child's skin were darker,
1monster
Jul 2013
#54
Here's something I would love those 6 racist morons to read (if they can read that is):
NealK
Jul 2013
#58
That's six Paula Deens, who made a jury straight out of To Kill A Mockingbird.
backscatter712
Jul 2013
#69