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saras

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3. The fact is that the Florida cops acted worse than the killer, and you can't fix that afterwards.

Reply to COLGATE4 (Original post)

Sat Mar 24, 2012, 04:33 PM

Mar 2012

Zimmerman was a racist idiot drunk on hostility, who set himself up to do stupid evil things on impulse.

The police consciously and deliberately worked for hours, if not days, to help him get away with his murder.

Conspiracy charges can equally apply to not collecting evidence and to destroying it.

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Why the application of Florida's SYG statute is so wrong [View all] COLGATE4 Mar 2012 OP

This clearly expresses what is so nightmarish about the situation. enough Mar 2012 #1

No witness CAPHAVOC Mar 2012 #2

You're mistaken about burden of proof. COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #5

I see what you mean. CAPHAVOC Mar 2012 #6

The fact is that the Florida cops acted worse than the killer, and you can't fix that afterwards. saras Mar 2012 #3

That all may be true, but is yet to be COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #4

Oh No! CAPHAVOC Mar 2012 #9

No. The whole gist of my (and others') complaint COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #10

Wow CAPHAVOC Mar 2012 #15

No, he doesn't have to testify. And I COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #16

That all sounds really evocative and all, but.... FiercelyIndependant Mar 2012 #14

Amendment V slackmaster Mar 2012 #7

What does that have to do with this case? COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #11

It could happen over a parking space at the mall. jpak Mar 2012 #8

It damn well could. And COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #12

It's "Stand Your Ground," NOT "Move Your Cop-Wannabe Ass!" Redneck Democrat Mar 2012 #13