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EFerrari (163,986 posts)

35. Exactly. The earlier cases didn't involve Zimmerman or his family (that we know of)

or Martin. But the rough outlines are similar enough to provoke a comparison and to get attention from DoJ Civil Rights.

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The Most Important Question in the Trayvon Martin Case is Being Ignored... [View all]	Junkdrawer	Apr 2012	OP
Doesn't this go all the way up to States attorney? A lot of people carrers etc are on the line	uponit7771	Apr 2012	#1
Which probably explains why Zimmerman is still free.	Junkdrawer	Apr 2012	#3
My understanding is that the state is investigating.	amandabeech	Apr 2012	#32
This message was self-deleted by its author	Tesha	Apr 2012	#2
And the worst of it, is that Chief Bill Lee will be commended for following orders.	Baitball Blogger	Apr 2012	#17
No, the most important question that's being ignored is	intheflow	Apr 2012	#4
Best summary I've read in a while.	CBHagman	Apr 2012	#7
Zimmerman having a gun on him may be irrelevent.	Kaleva	Apr 2012	#12
"Both men can't claim self defense. One was the aggressor in the final confrontation"	PotatoChip	Apr 2012	#19
Zimmerman having a gun on him IRRELEVANT?	mainer	Apr 2012	#20
What law did Zimmerman break by having a gun on him?	Kaleva	Apr 2012	#24
Oh, you`re really stretching.	Flying Squirrel	Apr 2012	#45
It is not the size of the dog in the fight ...	spin	Apr 2012	#55
I agree with what you say. SYG, IMO, is the problem here.	Kaleva	Apr 2012	#56
What IS relevant are the forty second of screams for hep before the gunshot	csziggy	Apr 2012	#47
The way the stand your ground rule is written, it specifically	Baitball Blogger	Apr 2012	#18
But both can't claim self defense. One was the aggressor.	Kaleva	Apr 2012	#26
The man wearing the gun lost his right to SYG when he became the aggressor.	Baitball Blogger	Apr 2012	#30
The first blow? What does that have to do with anything?	Liber-AL	Apr 2012	#50
Unfortunately, Zimmerman's behavior	sylvi	Apr 2012	#23
Yes, repeatedly is the key.	amandabeech	Apr 2012	#33
The beauty of the word (repeatedly) and the beast of the definition:	Liber-AL	Apr 2012	#51
Except that question doesn't get to the other cases of similar behavior	EFerrari	Apr 2012	#25
But Zimmerman was not involved in those earlier instances and those didn't involve Martin.	amandabeech	Apr 2012	#34
Exactly. The earlier cases didn't involve Zimmerman or his family (that we know of)	EFerrari	Apr 2012	#35
I agree that the DOJ should investigate the Sanford PD and the prosecutor's office.	amandabeech	Apr 2012	#53
If Zimmerman confronted Martin in an aggressive manner ...	spin	Apr 2012	#52
That's a question.....	citizen blues	Apr 2012	#5
The fact that you don't know why by now is a sad indictment on the media's duty to inform...	dkf	Apr 2012	#6
The "ticking clock" part is true. It's the "collecting evidence" part...	JHB	Apr 2012	#14
Witness spoke on CNN again yesterday: Police turned away info	pinboy3niner	Apr 2012	#22
but how many weeks has it been 6, 7, 8	ThomThom	Apr 2012	#15
That's just not credible:	Junkdrawer	Apr 2012	#39
Vee vere just following orders	behrstar	Apr 2012	#8
Wolfinger and Lee	nadeltanz	Apr 2012	#9
Florida has a "Right to a speedy trial" law	Kaleva	Apr 2012	#10
Despite what you may believe, homicide detectives do not make ultimate charging decisions	alcibiades_mystery	Apr 2012	#11
The homicide detective was overruled on the ARREST decision:	Junkdrawer	Apr 2012	#28
Charge and arrest are identical in this case	alcibiades_mystery	Apr 2012	#40
Why was the homicide detective prevented from re-examining the suspect?	Junkdrawer	Apr 2012	#41
Now THAT is unusual	alcibiades_mystery	Apr 2012	#46
Since Zimmerman was handcuffed and taken to police station . . .	janet118	Apr 2012	#13
I read that the Sanford police took the gun into evidence,	amandabeech	Apr 2012	#36
Good . . . I hope that they did a competent job collecting the rest of the evidence	janet118	Apr 2012	#57
I still think that second degree is going to be difficult to prove beyond a reasonable doubt.	amandabeech	Apr 2012	#58
We're so way ahead of you.	Baitball Blogger	Apr 2012	#16
The corruption in the Sanford system doesn't begin with	EFerrari	Apr 2012	#27
It's not just Sanford.	Baitball Blogger	Apr 2012	#29
That's right. Who knows what other problems have been enabled	EFerrari	Apr 2012	#31
In the beginning WE discussed it, and some of the media discussed it. But now..	Junkdrawer	Apr 2012	#37
I feel like I've been waiting for fifteen years to see authority figures in this county held	Baitball Blogger	Apr 2012	#38
why are you defending the police?	bart95	Apr 2012	#21
It was asked early on	nadinbrzezinski	Apr 2012	#42
All just business-as-usual dontcha know...	Junkdrawer	Apr 2012	#43
Local politics is the protection of a power structure	nadinbrzezinski	Apr 2012	#44
Zimmerman's first defense attorney, Craig Sonner, was a prosecutor under Wolfinger	csziggy	Apr 2012	#48
This interview I found disturbing because of what is said near the very end...	EmeraldCityGrl	Apr 2012	#49
Dontcha know? They need more than 175 days to develop all the evidence...	Junkdrawer	Apr 2012	#54

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