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LAGC

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2. I thought I read that the police and local prosecutor were fully prepared to charge him THAT NIGHT..

Reply to morningfog (Original post)

Thu Apr 12, 2012, 08:02 AM

Apr 2012

...until the state attorney general stepped in and cut him loose (probably at the behest of his ex-judge daddy).

I suspect nepotism is more at fault here than SYG.

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SYG was the reason Zimmerman was not initially arrested and why he won't face 1st degree murder [View all] morningfog Apr 2012 OP

syg for someone who grabs a gun hops in his truck and tracks down an unarmed child leftyohiolib Apr 2012 #1

I thought I read that the police and local prosecutor were fully prepared to charge him THAT NIGHT.. LAGC Apr 2012 #2

I wonder if the investigator and local prosecutor exboyfil Apr 2012 #7

The investigator did file an affidavit. EFerrari Apr 2012 #10

Racism is the reason Zimmeeman was nor charged Solomon Apr 2012 #3

Btw, the Grand Jury met for the first time yesterday EFerrari Apr 2012 #11

I don't see what SYG had to do with first versus second degree murder. eomer Apr 2012 #4

Exactly -- you beat me to it obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #6

how do you know? And why weren't these two charged with first degree murder? cali Apr 2012 #5

SYG had nothing to do with 1st versus 2nd degree magical thyme Apr 2012 #8

I don't think that's all of it. sofa king Apr 2012 #9

You need to get your facts straight ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2012 #12

We Obviously Need some Cases like this to help Police understand when SYG applies dballance Apr 2012 #13

Just the fact that neighborhood watches tell people not to use guns or follow someone means those dkf Apr 2012 #14