George Zimmerman Charged With Second-Degree Murder: Fair or Foul?
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2012/04/12 13:00:00
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It took prosecutors a month and a half to charge George Zimmerman in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, but Florida special prosecutor Angela Corey announced the charge on Wednesday, just days after dismissing the grand jury. He's being charged with second-degree murder, and could face life in prison. This doesn't mean he's guilty, but it does mean he's in prison for the time being.
Zimmerman arrived at the Polk Correctional Facility in Florida Wednesday night after the 28-year-old surrendered to law enforcement. Lawyers on both sides of the case anticipate a long and arduous trial. Zimmerman's new lawyers says he is "not concerned about [Zimmerman's] mental well-being" and expects "justice in the end." Martin's mother just wants to "ask him if there were another way that he could have settled the confrontation." Do you think the charges against George Zimmerman sound fair -- or foul?
Zimmerman arrived at the Polk Correctional Facility in Florida Wednesday night after the 28-year-old surrendered to law enforcement. Lawyers on both sides of the case anticipate a long and arduous trial. Zimmerman's new lawyers says he is "not concerned about [Zimmerman's] mental well-being" and expects "justice in the end." Martin's mother just wants to "ask him if there were another way that he could have settled the confrontation." Do you think the charges against George Zimmerman sound fair -- or foul?
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Harriet Tubman 2012/04/12 16:03:16 (edited)Foul
+66Prosecutor will have to get all twelve jurors to vote to convict to get this silly murder charge upheld. She knows that is hopeless. The charge carries some lesser homicide charges as "included lesser charges" (like manslaughter) which they can compromise on. The hope would be that by asking for murder 2, they can get Zimmerman to agree to accept something like negligent homicide. If he does, he is being gullible, for they can never get twelve Floridians to agree he is culpable. Even if they get an all black jury, getting twelve of us to agree he did not have the right to defend himself just because his attacker is black would be very unlikely. Too many of us have had family or friends who have been attacked by young men like Trayvon. Having worked with victims of abuse for many years, my sympathy for the victim of the attack (Zimmerman) far outweighs my identification as a Florida black.
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- Mark Ha... Dan™: R... 2012/04/17 19:38:40
That has never happened in the history of the United States and it won't start a precedent in this case.reply - Dan™: R... Mark Ha... 2012/04/17 23:25:11What has never happened? Riots fanned by racial tensions? Arrests made for political reasons rather than in the interest of justice? You should check your history. Both have indeed happened.reply
- Mark Ha... rugrat1411 2012/04/17 19:35:44+1You're not allowed to charge someone with a crime just to shut people up. That is not what happened here. There must be sufficient evidence to charge someone with a crime. That is what happened here. The D.A. in that county just tried to sweep it under the rug as many other cases had been. The State of Florida smelled a rat and took over the investigation.reply
- Aksana 2012/04/12 15:14:57Fair+3Fairreply
- lm1b2 2012/04/12 14:04:43 (edited)Foul+6She did not take it to a grand jury because they would not have indicted him,her only hope now is to get a Black jury.Can you believe She was on TV saying this has nothing to do with politics,She must think we are as ignorant as her!reply
- 4570GOVT lm1b2 2012/04/12 16:50:02
- Ssgtwaldo 2012/04/12 13:19:21Fair+4That is what he should be charged with.in a wrongful death case..... Basically that means the case is on the wire between 2nd murder and lawful death....reply
- catwoman Ssgtwaldo 2012/04/12 21:37:38+2This country is really pathetic when you try to justify the murder of a young black teeneager because you "think" he is dangerous. Let's move to start killing young white children, watch things and attitudes change overnight. I am so sick of racist and narrow mind people in this country. Again, back to Meger, Malcolm and Martin. In all these years nothing has changed. You can pull the wool over the young people, but seasoned people know the deal in this sick society.reply
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