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Zimmerman Charged With 2nd-Degree Murder

Posted by samzenpus on from the up-to-the-jury dept.

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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  1. Slashdot: Please fire samzenpus! by arcade · · Score: 0, Troll

    Zimmerman? Is that some US guy?

    Can someone please fire the moronic US-centered slashdot-editors that has no geeky credentials whatsoever? Like samzenpus? Please?

    The entire zimmerman-case has NOTHING to do with geeky news.

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  2. Re:Talk about media bias by XPeter · · Score: 1, Troll

    But why is the president going out and saying "If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon"

    Or does Obama envision his kid getting kicked out of school and having gang-related tattoos?

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  3. Re:This is out of control by PeanutButterBreath · · Score: 0, Troll

    It stopped being a safe neighborhood when the residents felt the need to patrol their neighborhood because crimes were being committed and the police were ineffective in preventing and solving said crimes.

    The only problem is that criminals are coddled by the system.

    There were a few property crimes. Zimmerman ultimately helped solve a small number of them, but only by creating an atmosphere of harassment of black people in their own neighborhood and eventually killing one.

    Or is that the kind of non-coddling that you are looking for?

  4. Re:Good luck with that fair trial thing by jedidiah · · Score: 0, Troll

    The 911 dispatcher told him the back off and let the real professionals handle it.

    That is an established fact.

    These "stand your ground" laws work both ways. Zimmerman saw Trayvon as a perp and Trayvon probably saw Zimmerman as a sexual predator.

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