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linuxman

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6. Two problems with that.

Reply to brush (Reply #5)

Fri Jun 19, 2015, 09:19 AM

Jun 2015

1. Prosecutors advance through their successes. Getting the conviction would have carried her quite far. In a high profile case of that sort, a conviction would be the career-high feather in her cap.

2. If I'm to believe that white people wouldn't want to elect her for getting off the guy who killed a black kid, then wouldn't those be the same sort of people that wouldn't give a fuck about a Hispanic killing a black person in the first place?

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Man who shot at Zimmerman in road rage incident charged with attempted murder. [View all] linuxman Jun 2015 OP

He'll walk Blue_Tires Jun 2015 #1

Probably. linuxman Jun 2015 #2

Zimmerman was walking no matter what he was charged with Blue_Tires Jun 2015 #3

If that were the case, he'd never have been charged linuxman Jun 2015 #4

Nah, she knew exactly what she was doing. brush Jun 2015 #5

Two problems with that. linuxman Jun 2015 #6

Were you around when Martin was killed? brush Jun 2015 #8

The charge and trial was just to keep up appearances Blue_Tires Jun 2015 #9

No he won't. The guy made a mistake Zimmerman didn't make. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2015 #7

good point Blue_Tires Jun 2015 #10

+1 uponit7771 Jun 2015 #11