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Old 07-16-2013, 11:29 PM
 
Location: Staten Island, NY
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You'll get arrested for weed in this country, but not killing a child.
Let's leave abortion out of this.

 
Old 07-16-2013, 11:30 PM
 
Location: Staten Island, NY
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This wasn't supposed to be a stand-your-ground case, so I don't know why that statute was included word for word in the jury instructions.

Despite that, didn't Trayvon have as much right to stand his ground as Zimmerman did?
Only if Zimmerman threw the first punch.
 
Old 07-16-2013, 11:32 PM
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Location: Phoenix,AZ
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Did the system fail Nicole Brown Simpson?

 
Old 07-16-2013, 11:35 PM
 
Location: Staten Island, NY
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Did the system fail Nicole Brown Simpson?

Did anyone riot or say the laws were no good afterward? The only emotional reaction I recall was a bunch of law students cheering like idiots on the TV.
 
Old 07-16-2013, 11:35 PM
 
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Did the system fail Nicole Brown Simpson?

I think the jury failed Nicole Brown Simpson.

That case also emphasized that money can purchase you a high-powered defense team that can get you an acquittal.

Same kind of goes in this case. The cost of the free legal services supplied by O'Mara and West is an estimated $500,000. They haven't received a penny from Zimmerman, and perhaps they won't ever.

The prosecution, the youngest D.A. Rich Maitai, has a salary of $96,000 a year.
 
Old 07-16-2013, 11:38 PM
 
Location: Staten Island, NY
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Did the system fail Nicole Brown Simpson?

To answer your question, neither Martin nor Nicole Simpson got justice for the sad and simple fact that they were deceased. Only suspects and prosecutors can hope for justice in criminal cases.
 
Old 07-16-2013, 11:43 PM
 
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A neighborhood watch is not an authority and should not act as one. Most males I know would confront someone like that. Wouldn't you.
It is illegal to attack someone for following you. I don't care what your religion is or how people back in the hood act. The only correct response is to follow the law.
 
Old 07-16-2013, 11:44 PM
 
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Only if Zimmerman threw the first punch.
The fact is that no one knows for certain what transpired before they wound up on the ground...except for GZ and TM and we all know which one is at a disadvantage in the telling of the story.
 
Old 07-16-2013, 11:45 PM
 
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Only if Zimmerman threw the first punch.
He only slapped his flashlight into his palm.

There's no proof he struck, or even tried to strike, Trayvon with it.
 
Old 07-16-2013, 11:45 PM
 
Location: Unperson Everyman Land
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Wow, why in your mind did he deserve to die. A thug...really? Why is that. Your statement is exactly why some think its about race. Way to go




You haven't seen the phone records?

http://www.actionnewsjax.com/media/l...n_report_5.pdf

http://www.actionnewsjax.com/media/l...n_report_8.pdf

Oh yeah, he was a thug alright.
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