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In reply to the discussion: Under FLA's Stand Your Ground Law, An African American Man Can Shoot Zimmerman [View all]ecstatic
(32,673 posts)41. He'd be under the jail
Given life with no parole.
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Under FLA's Stand Your Ground Law, An African American Man Can Shoot Zimmerman [View all]
Yavin4
Mar 2012
OP
If it were any other state, I could see concerned legislators gathering to
ChairmanAgnostic
Mar 2012
#2
It tripled "justifiable homicides". I believe that officially qualifies as "blood in the streets".
ieoeja
Mar 2012
#63
If this asshat gets away with murder, it's going to set race relations back 50 years.
BlueJazz
Mar 2012
#7
On Amy's show today, I heard that nearly half the states have similar laws. n/t
EFerrari
Mar 2012
#9
You are intentionally ignoring the requirement of reasonableness that is explicitly in the law
slackmaster
Mar 2012
#28
George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin should have been given toxicology tests
slackmaster
Mar 2012
#49
The family's attorney stated that toxicology tests were run on Trayvon's body. They were negative.
yardwork
Mar 2012
#57
The ONLY reason this case was finally handed to a grand jury is due to public outcry.
yardwork
Mar 2012
#56
The police chief was quoted as saying that the DA saw no evidence to press charges.
yardwork
Mar 2012
#59
A lot of people are going to be very disappointed if Zimmerman isn't charged with a crime
slackmaster
Mar 2012
#62
What you have articulated sounds exactly the same as jury instructions I've gotten in the USA
slackmaster
Mar 2012
#48
You didn't read the statute? Says that only "scary" people can be shot by "scared" property-holders
leveymg
Mar 2012
#17
Zimmerman should never have stepped his racist ass out of his vehicle as DIRECTED by 911.
CakeGrrl
Mar 2012
#22
Me either. Especially when you listen to the two women (it's playing on CNN)
ScreamingMeemie
Mar 2012
#54
No, and I feel it is counterproductive for you to post such hysterical hyperbole on this forum
slackmaster
Mar 2012
#27