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That's a start. Hell Hath No Fury Mar 2012 #1
Wonder if they are doing this to make it seem like they are not completely ignoring this case... Pachamama Mar 2012 #17
This sounds like regional discrimination lark Mar 2012 #30
You misstate the meaning of Stand Your Ground...it has nothing to do with the standard ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2012 #42
It is about time. Hopefully it won't be for show only. nt avebury Mar 2012 #2
Why was George Zimmerman not arrested??? adigal Mar 2012 #3
By this time he'd have been arrested, beaten up by the cops, tried, convicted & sentenced to life. baldguy Mar 2012 #5
One word WHITE bigdarryl Mar 2012 #12
Do you know that Zimmerman is Hispanic? Lasher Mar 2012 #13
OH PLEASE!!!! I never heard of a hispanic named Zimmermann bigdarryl Mar 2012 #16
his mother is and his dad is white maddezmom Mar 2012 #21
And his father identifies him as Hispanic. Lasher Mar 2012 #25
how do you explain him calling this kid a FUCKING COON bigdarryl Mar 2012 #59
Are you trying to argue a hispanic man can't be racist? (nt) jeff47 Mar 2012 #60
He is a racist. Lasher Mar 2012 #61
You really can't go by names Marrah_G Mar 2012 #56
for what it's worth... Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #65
Bernardo O'Higgins wasn't your typical "Irishman"-- Art_from_Ark Mar 2012 #72
Hispanic is not a race Cali_Democrat Mar 2012 #23
Hispanic is a racial term under the 1866 and 1871 Civil Rights Acts happyslug Mar 2012 #32
pics of hispanic "race" and Zimmerman Bacchus4.0 Mar 2012 #36
A lot of us are fully aware of Zimmerman's ethnicity and have been for days. yardwork Mar 2012 #38
And a shitload of us has not been aware of this. Lasher Mar 2012 #43
Americans (US) can be of any race, are we then an ethnic group incapable of racism? Bacchus4.0 Mar 2012 #44
Are you trying to say that it is inappropriate to point out his ethnicity? Lasher Mar 2012 #47
yes, it was definitely has been portrayed that way. and frankly, I doubt there will be retractions Bacchus4.0 Mar 2012 #50
I agree with your every word. Lasher Mar 2012 #51
its my lazy posting style Bacchus4.0 Mar 2012 #53
What? Hispanics can be racist. Anybody can be racist. You say so yourself and then contradict it. yardwork Mar 2012 #46
A Hispanic (not Hispanics collectively) can be a racist. Lasher Mar 2012 #49
OK, I got it now. the post was confusing to me also Bacchus4.0 Mar 2012 #52
The second time around I typed real slow. Lasher Mar 2012 #58
That doesn't mean it's impossible for him to racially profile a certain group of people Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #62
You are absolutely correct. Lasher Mar 2012 #64
I think that you can safely assume that about the chief of police in Sanford, Florida. yardwork Mar 2012 #71
Police investigation sucked. CAPHAVOC Mar 2012 #20
What "investigation"? liberalhistorian Mar 2012 #28
I do. CAPHAVOC Mar 2012 #31
I also think that there is a good possibility of a serious indictment. amandabeech Mar 2012 #54
Plus one. Now that the case has national attention there is a better chance for justice. yardwork Mar 2012 #39
I think you mean the police cover-up almost worked until the story snowballed and went national Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #63
Zimmerman was not arrested...because lib2DaBone Mar 2012 #40
Are they doing this to protect him from the hate crimes law? jwirr Mar 2012 #4
I don't think this would protect him. drm604 Mar 2012 #37
The Federal Hate Crime Statute will still be available. amandabeech Mar 2012 #55
This is good - relying on citizens selected for grand jury service to determine the merits. qb Mar 2012 #6
Maybe atreides1 Mar 2012 #11
Zimmerman is Hispanic. n/t Gore1FL Mar 2012 #18
EXcept... sendero Mar 2012 #45
Nah, FL GJ's get to ask their own questions. n/t X_Digger Mar 2012 #48
Good. That's how it's supposed to be done. slackmaster Mar 2012 #7
Excellent news! n/t X_Digger Mar 2012 #8
There's racial insults on the Zimmerman tape SamG Mar 2012 #9
Good guitar man Mar 2012 #10
Brace Yourselves. The Cops Have So Botched This Investigation Yavin4 Mar 2012 #14
+1, sadly n/t librechik Mar 2012 #15
Then let the police be exposed for the incompetent, do-nothing idiots they are peace frog Mar 2012 #19
He CAPHAVOC Mar 2012 #22
It's a disgrace that Zimmerman hasn't been arrested Fozzledick Mar 2012 #24
seems that there is enough evidence at this stage to warrant an arrest.. frylock Mar 2012 #33
I assume that the police and prosecutor operate independantly. Fozzledick Mar 2012 #57
there should be a Supreme Court test of that stupid & dangerous self-defense law yurbud Mar 2012 #26
+1000 LongTomH Mar 2012 #29
I remember when they were trying to enact and it really did sound like ''shoot if you're afraid of yurbud Mar 2012 #34
On Point did an hour on this today nashville_brook Mar 2012 #27
even if Skittles were dangerous, chasing someone down isn't ''standing your ground'' yurbud Mar 2012 #35
my (sarcastic) point eggsactly nashville_brook Mar 2012 #68
if I feel threatened by someone, my first impulse usually isn't to CHASE them. yurbud Mar 2012 #69
I can't believe this asshole isnt sitting in a jail cell right now! workinclasszero Mar 2012 #41
That's not good Catherine Vincent Mar 2012 #66
In that case, a cop who was pulling up *saw* the robbers run towards Horn. n/t X_Digger Mar 2012 #67
It's a start, but I hope Zimmerman is arrested, too. Liberal_Stalwart71 Mar 2012 #70
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