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Initech

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18. Unfortunately our right wing SCOTUS will probably uphold the Stand Your Ground law.

Reply to Kennah (Original post)

Fri Mar 23, 2012, 12:20 PM

Mar 2012

This should be declared unconstitutional - fuck the NRA. But until we get a truly left leaning SCOTUS don't expect things like this to change. Martin didn't deserve this - I hope Zimmerman gets what's coming to him.

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Former FBI Agent Michael Tabman on the shooting of Trayvon Martin [View all] Kennah Mar 2012 OP

What will seal the deal for Zimmerman is his disobedience of the police dispatcher Warpy Mar 2012 #1

Err...maybe at best ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2012 #3

It does clearly state in the law Blue_Roses Mar 2012 #7

I agree he committed several serious crimes ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2012 #16

I agree that that'll carry weight eventually. JohnnyRingo Mar 2012 #5

Tabman did not have access to the partial police reports that are now posted ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2012 #2

zimmerman can probably get off of any charges due okieinpain Mar 2012 #4

Have you looked at the police reports posted by the city? ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2012 #6

PLEASE LOOK AT THIS... EmeraldCityGrl Mar 2012 #8

Link? AnotherDreamWeaver Mar 2012 #9

Same one in the OP at the bottom. EmeraldCityGrl Mar 2012 #10

Thanks, I think you're right, no stains... AnotherDreamWeaver Mar 2012 #17

Good looking out! Lilyeye Mar 2012 #11

Drop a line to the station that aired this segment. Mariana Mar 2012 #12

Send that to TYT as well and Lawrence O'Donnell and Sharpton at Politics nation. vaberella Mar 2012 #14

Done. EmeraldCityGrl Mar 2012 #15

The catch in all this is the word reasonable madokie Mar 2012 #13

Unfortunately our right wing SCOTUS will probably uphold the Stand Your Ground law. Initech Mar 2012 #18