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florida08

(4,106 posts)
7. Have seen him several times
Fri Mar 23, 2012, 06:08 AM
Mar 2012

show real emotion on volatile topics before like torture. He was livid about it. Same with Penn State and Jerry Sandusky. The Fox Report is the only news program on Fake News.

The Trayvon Martin issue is maddening. It seems Zimmerman was looking for trouble and why he was armed is highly questionable. We don't have open carry in FL. Just Concealed Weapon Permits only. But neighborhood watchers are not suppose to carry. The Sanford Police dept. has show questionable racial prejudice in the past. The last police chief was forced out in 2011 for not seeking charges for a homeless black man beating until it went viral and an arrest was finally made. In 2005 another AA teen was shot in the back and killed by security guards who also claimed self defense. There is a pattern there.

Apparently Angela Corey, FL's AG, has been told to get involve. Why it took a month is beyond contempt but nonetheless we'll see what she does. The sad thing is that had it not been for the outcry of the parents and supporting Floridians it would have been swept under the rug again.

Zimmerman does have a record of aggression. An ex girlfriend had filed a restraining order against him for domestic violence and he had a battery charge on a police officer against him which was later dropped because of a deal he made to attend a diversion program.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diversion_program

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