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Taitertots

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14. So... claims of racial slurs are OK, but potentially exonerating information is not...

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #9)

Sat Jul 27, 2013, 03:54 PM

Jul 2013

Because it might hinder prosecution.

My "right" to know comes from living in a open democracy with a supposedly fair legal system. The State is attempting to imprison a man for the rest of his life, material facts about the case shouldn't be kept secret.

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Wright says when Seba came out of the house with police he was smirking and continued yelling [View all] CatWoman Jul 2013 OP

The SYG Society. onehandle Jul 2013 #1

"A fight started" Who started it.... Taitertots Jul 2013 #2

And the only people who count, jury, will get that. TreasonousBastard Jul 2013 #3

Non-sense. What other facts about the case should the media intentionally exclude? Taitertots Jul 2013 #4

Don't be silly. A large part of the point is to not... TreasonousBastard Jul 2013 #9

So... claims of racial slurs are OK, but potentially exonerating information is not... Taitertots Jul 2013 #14

That's not what I said. In fact... TreasonousBastard Jul 2013 #17

Oh, really?!! The story lacks all the most important information needed? rdharma Jul 2013 #5

Pray tell ... etherealtruth Jul 2013 #7

Doesn't matter who started it. NutmegYankee Jul 2013 #10

It seems as if the Zimmerman verdict gave these guys the green light CatWoman Jul 2013 #11

This has been happening for centuries. NutmegYankee Jul 2013 #13

That simple n/t malaise Jul 2013 #15

The woman who died was Hispanic - I don't know about Wright starroute Jul 2013 #6

Brandon Wright is probably this guy starroute Jul 2013 #8

Duran was engaged to someone else. REP Jul 2013 #12

Unlike the Zimmerman case, there is an actual eyewitness here. GiaGiovanni Jul 2013 #16