Zimmerman Charged With 2nd-Degree Murder

George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot Trayvon Martin, was charged with second-degree murder. He faces up to life in prison if convicted in the shooting. From the article: "Special prosecutor Angela Corey announced the charges but would not discuss how she arrived at them or disclose other details of her investigation, saying: 'That's why we try cases in court.' Second-degree murder is typically brought in cases when there is a fight or other confrontation that results in death and but does [not] involve a premeditated plan to kill. Corey would not disclose Zimmerman's whereabouts for his safety but said that he will be in court within 24 hours."

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Was Travoyn Martin a Nerd?

[Internal Modem]

I don't understand how this is news for nerds. Maybe it is stuff that matters if overblown, racially charged issues matter to you. However, there are bigger news items that don't make it to /.

Re:Good luck with that fair trial thing

[meglon]

He may have the right to walk around his own neighborhood with a gun, he doesn't have the right to kill someone with it. I am amazed by the idiots that will defend a murder purely because they think a gun is THE ULTIMATE RIGHT IN THE FUCKING WORLD.

He WAS working with the neighborhood watch. He WAS NOT ALLOWED to carry a weapon while working for them. He WAS NOT ALLOWED to approach someone he was suspected of doing something. He WAS supposed to report things to the police (THE ONLY THING HE DID DO RIGHT). He WAS TOLD TO STOP FOLLOWING THE INDIVIDUAL; HE DIDN'T. Then.. he killed someone.

Anyone who defends that is a sociopathic son of a bitch that needs to put in jail, because they are clearly a threat to society.