Trayvon Martin murder case
[Prosecutors
face hurdles in Trayvon Martin case by Tamara Lush and Greg Blustein] "After an
extraordinary public campaign to make an arrest in the shooting of an unarmed
black teen, a Florida prosecutor came back with a murder charge in the case that
has galvanized the nation for weeks.
But prosecutors face steep hurdles to win a second-degree murder conviction
against neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in the killing of Trayvon
Martin, experts say. They will have to prove Zimmerman intentionally went after
Martin instead of shooting him in self-defense, refute arguments that a Florida
law empowered him to use deadly force and get past a judge's ruling at a
pretrial hearing.
Zimmerman, 28, who turned himself in at a county jail Wednesday after prosecutor
Angela Corey announced the charge, was to appear before a magistrate Thursday
and plead not guilty in the Feb. 26 shooting of the 17-year-old that set off a
nationwide debate about racial profiling and the rights to self-defense.
"He is concerned about getting a fair trial and a fair presentation," his
attorney, Mark O'Mara said. "He is a client who has a lot of hatred focused on
him. I'm hoping the hatred settles down ... he has the right to his own safety
and the case being tried before a judge and jury..." Full text:
Prosecutors face hurdles in Trayvon Martin case
Will the city burn if he is not convicted?
Isa. 3:5–8; Gal. 5:13, 14; 2 Pet. 2:10–19; Jude 8–13; Deut. 12:8;
Judg. 17:6; 21:25
Possible New Evidence Shows George Zimmerman's Bloodied Head
Where were Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton during this case?
"Zimmerman's a fool who got in way over his head. He provoked an innocent teenager..."
Sounds like you rushed to judgment. These pesky
little facts are getting in the way.
"...picked a fight, and then ended it with lethal force."
By "it" do you mean Zimmerman's reaction to his bashing
his head against the pavement?
What does "white Hispanic" mean to you?
Response to comment [from a Christian]: "When Zimmerman is acquitted the riots are going to be worse than they were after Rodney King."
Why weren't the crowds outraged by this case?
Response to comment [from a Catholic]: "Stupidity killed Martin. Maybe his own as well, but certainly Zimmerman's."
So you have no raison d'ętre?
Eccl 10:2 You do not
live to tell us
we are all racists?
See:
Barbarian
Response to comment [from a Satanist]: [Accuses a Christian] "Screwing up this thread is all you've done..."
How can you "screw up" a thread?
Response to comment [from a Satanist]: "We were doing just that before you and your racism showed up."
Response to comment [from a Catholic]: "It must be infuriating to connie that Obama spends so little time talking about race..."
Pander alert
New Obama Ad Targets Black Voters
We've got your back Ac 17:26
Response to comment [from a Catholic]: "Just a little while ago, you were angry because Obama didn't feature many black people in his campaign ads..."
Proof please.
"Now he uses someone with a "black voice" and you're angry."
Proof please.
"Do you think people don't notice?"
Notice what?
Aren't you the one who believes in monkey
theories?
Christians know we are one race--the human race (Ac
17:26).
See:
Darwin’s Plantation: Evolution’s Racist Roots
Barbarian
[Aren't you the one who believes in monkey theories?] "No..."
See:
Response to comment [from a Christian]: "Wait wait... ACW pretended to be a cop? That is hysterical."
Proof please, UBClueless.
Response to comment [from other]: "You believe that? I never thought of you as naive."
Provide evidence.
Response to comment [from other]: "...[A] traffic one maybe."
You think you're better than a traffic cops?
Response to comment [from a Christian]: "He's a cop."
Ever notice that Larry, Curly and Moe can't back up their claims?
Response to comment [from other]: [Do you think you're better than a traffic cop?] "Nope"
Where do you work? Do your co-workers call you a minster of God? Ro 13:4