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Because the real world has very little to do with your favorite teevee crime show, maybe? BlueStreak Jun 2013 #1
Well, you obviously can't read . . . fleur-de-lisa Jun 2013 #4
Then why are you asking the question? You already know the answer. BlueStreak Jun 2013 #21
Do you even read an entire post before you reply? fleur-de-lisa Jun 2013 #26
Because in Sanford, one can probably say no one was there to protect Trayvon Martin. graham4anything Jun 2013 #2
Interestingly, the first LEO on the scene did not believe Zimmerman. yardwork Jun 2013 #32
I have an idea JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #3
was doing those tests possible? TorchTheWitch Jun 2013 #10
I haven't looked into it JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #14
My take: By the time they paid attention to public outcry, evidence was gone Siwsan Jun 2013 #5
Well said . . . that's pretty much what I think too. - eom fleur-de-lisa Jun 2013 #6
This could very well be the case Marrah_G Jun 2013 #30
Apparently somebody lied to you hfojvt Jun 2013 #42
Nobody lied to me - I clearly prefaced it was my take on the case Siwsan Jun 2013 #43
your take on the case, included something untrue hfojvt Jul 2013 #47
You are tenacious. I'll give you that Siwsan Jul 2013 #49
you mean I've got spunk? Thank you, Mr. Grant hfojvt Jul 2013 #51
Lou Grant reference! redwitch Jul 2013 #57
Ah, memories Siwsan Jul 2013 #62
+1,000 n/t malaise Jul 2013 #48
Wasn't it raining that night? nsd Jun 2013 #7
True, but . . . fleur-de-lisa Jun 2013 #8
And wouldn't there be blood dripping downwards if he shot from below? dkf Jun 2013 #27
I agree... Mojo Electro Jun 2013 #35
The position of the shell casing would not reveal anything about Jenoch Jul 2013 #54
I think it might actually tell a bit. Travis_0004 Jul 2013 #61
I was responding to post where Jenoch Jul 2013 #63
Ok, makes sense. Travis_0004 Jul 2013 #64
You are right... Mojo Electro Jul 2013 #66
COLLUSION!! This was a cover-up, plain and simple! A cover-up!! Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2013 #55
Your language about this is all over the place and suggests a need to define words. Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #9
Post removed Post removed Jun 2013 #12
Why get all snarky and personal? And don't tell me what to do for questioning Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #15
The nap didn't help? fleur-de-lisa Jun 2013 #29
The police didn't cover the crime scene to protect against the rain. pnwmom Jun 2013 #19
Great information. Thanks pnwmom. - eom fleur-de-lisa Jun 2013 #28
Is the problem that they did no ballistic studies soon enough to determine trajectory? dkf Jun 2013 #31
Instead of arresting him, they sent Zimmerman home, presumably wearing his clothes, pnwmom Jun 2013 #36
As I recall, the cops didn't initially treat this as a murder. pnwmom Jun 2013 #11
that's how I remember it, too TorchTheWitch Jun 2013 #22
I agree with most of that, but I think they did know Zimmerman, pnwmom Jun 2013 #24
Ah, yes, that's true TorchTheWitch Jun 2013 #37
The reason is because the cops didn't think this was murder lunatica Jun 2013 #13
they didn't this of is AS murder - mzteris Jun 2013 #16
they didn't even treat it as a homicide never mind a murder n/t TorchTheWitch Jun 2013 #23
sick, sick, sick Skittles Jul 2013 #52
In part because the only live person involved has already lied Sheepshank Jun 2013 #17
The prosecution hasn't finished presenting their case. pintobean Jun 2013 #18
The forensic information regarding the bullet's trajectory Lurks Often Jun 2013 #20
Thank you L.O. Great information. - eom fleur-de-lisa Jun 2013 #25
they obviously haven't been reading DU alc Jun 2013 #33
A number of posters hear read a number of posts at the time of the death. pnwmom Jun 2013 #38
And some obvisouly haven't read anything at all about this case lunatica Jun 2013 #41
Very detailed information from law enforcement and the medical examiners office . . . fleur-de-lisa Jun 2013 #34
yeah, it is good info TorchTheWitch Jun 2013 #39
"But if Zimmerman had listened to the dispatcher... Adsos Letter Jun 2013 #44
Several explanations, reasons if you will. nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #40
Because DU's armchair attorney-jurists haven't told them yet. flvegan Jun 2013 #45
+1,000 Vattel Jun 2013 #46
While others have had lobotomies and hold no opinions WHATSOEVER! WinkyDink Jul 2013 #50
What I think? It's COLLUSION!! Cops were negligent. They didn't care about a black boy losing Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2013 #53
sounds like in NYC they have the blue wall of silence, and 96 hours to concoct in unison a story graham4anything Jul 2013 #59
They'd have to admit they were ineffectual even after orpupilofnature57 Jul 2013 #56
A major major major fact... Saturday Jul 2013 #58
absence of evidence is not evidence of absence hugo_from_TN Jul 2013 #60
I'm supposing a DNA expert will be called. WinkyDink Jul 2013 #65
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