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Zimmerman arrives at jail after turning self in
CBS News / The Associated Press ^ | April 11, 2012

Posted on 04/11/2012 6:12:52 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

SANFORD, Fla. — The man charged with second-degree murder in Trayvon Martin's death has arrived at a Florida jail after turning himself in.

George Zimmerman reached the jail in Sanford on Wednesday night, hours after a special prosecutor announced the charge against him. He's expected to make his first court appearance on Thursday.

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Zimmerman's Attorney Mark O'Mara says that his client will plead not guilty and asks that people not jump to conclusions about whether he's guilty....

(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Local News; Politics
KEYWORDS: florida; georgezimmerman; trayvonmartin; zimmerman
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
WHERE'S THE MEDIA ON THIS ONE?


21 YEAR OLD Tyrone (not 'Trayvon') Woodfork has been arrested for the attempted murder of Bob Strait and the brutal rape , beating and murder of his wife of 65 years Nancy Strait:


Mr. Strait, who served in the 101st Airborne Division in World War II, suffered a broken jaw, broken ribs and severe bleeding. He was shot in the face with a BB gun and is in a serious condition in the hospital.

Mrs. Strait, who was nearly blind, WAS RAPED AND BEATEN TO DEATH

21 posted on 04/11/2012 6:35:32 PM PDT by FedsRStealingOurCountryFromUs
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To: FrogMom

“They are saying, “You CANNOT defend yourself from thugs!” IF the thugs are black”

That’s also how I see it.


22 posted on 04/11/2012 6:35:55 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

>>>Zimmerman’s Attorney Mark O’Mara says that his client will plead not guilty and asks that people not jump to conclusions about whether he’s guilty....

Mr. Lawyer, that ship has sailed... even Dear Leader as all but said “guilty”. A fair trial with an impartial jury is impossible.


23 posted on 04/11/2012 6:36:34 PM PDT by Keith in Iowa (Willard Romney, purveyor of the world's finest bullmitt. | FR Class of 1998 |)
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To: mnehring

He may figure the only way his evidence of innocence can fairly presented is in a court of law. If I were him I’d rather have a court determine my innocence than to be walking around with a freakin bounty on my head with this limp in-Justice Dept turning a blind eye to the NBP’s ‘dead or alive’ solicitation to commit first-degree murder on me.


24 posted on 04/11/2012 6:36:38 PM PDT by ThirstyMan
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To: FrogMom; waterhill; ixtl
They are saying, “You CANNOT defend yourself from thugs!” IF the thugs are black.

Yep. That's how I take it.

Now, when someone needs to defend themselves against a black thug, that extra second or two that they may contemplate the results of their actions due to the publicity of this particular confrontation, may cost them their life.....

(((ping)))

25 posted on 04/11/2012 6:38:18 PM PDT by Envisioning ( Call me a racist................, one more time......................)
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To: mnehring

Yeah, that’s a great plan, since there aren’t ever any minorities that are racist towards white people in our crime free and totally safe jails in this country...


26 posted on 04/11/2012 6:39:29 PM PDT by L,TOWM (Once you see that it is all Kabuki Theater, you are free to quit wasting your time on politics.)
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To: FrogMom

They have no evidence that they didn’t have when they first exhonorated him. This is a second bite at the apple for political reasons.


27 posted on 04/11/2012 6:40:37 PM PDT by achilles2000 ("I'll agree to save the whales as long as we can deport the liberals")
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To: mnehring

Yeah, that’s a great plan, since there aren’t ever any minorities that are racist towards white people in our crime free and totally safe jails in this country...


28 posted on 04/11/2012 6:41:22 PM PDT by L,TOWM (Once you see that it is all Kabuki Theater, you are free to quit wasting your time on politics.)
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To: Envisioning
Now, when someone needs is justified to defend themselves against a black thug, that extra second or two that they may contemplate the results of their actions due to the publicity of this particular confrontation, may cost them their life.....

fixed it...

29 posted on 04/11/2012 6:41:30 PM PDT by Envisioning ( Call me a racist................, one more time......................)
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To: FrogMom

I agree

What is happening to our country?


30 posted on 04/11/2012 6:42:16 PM PDT by Steve Newton (And the Wolves will learn what we have shown before-We love our sheep we dogs of war. Vaughn)
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To: FedsRStealingOurCountryFromUs

That’s a travesty!!! The problem with the hate-crime contruct is that there is NO crime like this that isn’t hate-filled. And the value of a person’s life cannot be weighed by his skin color and justice remain. This society has become so da*n stupid.


31 posted on 04/11/2012 6:42:36 PM PDT by ThirstyMan
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

zimmermans lawyer can ask the judge to dismiss the charges..[stand your ground law]...
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/04/11/2743404/second-degree-murder-charge-may.html


32 posted on 04/11/2012 6:43:06 PM PDT by biggredd1
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Gun sales in Stanford must be through the roof!


33 posted on 04/11/2012 6:45:23 PM PDT by the_devils_advocate_666
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To: mnehring
What if Zimmerman asked to be charged as being arrested and facing trial is better than running around with a bounty on his head from thousands of people who want to lynch him.

Maybe, but more likely the threats of riots and retaliations frightened the prosecutrix into charging him. Look for a reverse OJ jury to be formed; he'll be found guilty no matter what the evidence. If he is found not guilty, after all, cities will burn.

If he's convicted, what will WE burn?

34 posted on 04/11/2012 6:47:11 PM PDT by JimRed (Excising a cancer before it kills us waters the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS, NOW AND FOREVER!)
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To: FedsRStealingOurCountryFromUs

Exactly...where is the NATIONAL outrage over what was done to this man who SERVED his country??? May a plague strike down all members of the corrupt communist media...


35 posted on 04/11/2012 6:47:26 PM PDT by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: mnehring

Serious mistakes being made by Zimmerman. When you are facing charges like this you have “NO Advocates” except for your Attorneys. Not the police, not the prosecutor, not the media, and not even smiling conservative talk show host, and definitely not those reading your comments on your web site.
Talk To Nobody without your attorneys present. Too many people think the Miranda Rights are meant for the guilty. That is dead wrong.

Zimmerman should have watched this video

Don’t Talk to the Police. In praise ofs the Fifth Amendment Right to Not Be a Witness Against Yourself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wXkI4t7nuc


36 posted on 04/11/2012 6:49:25 PM PDT by NavyCanDo
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To: Uncle Slayton

I have not seen Zimmerman referred to as Capt. would you tell me where you found this reference?
Thanks.


37 posted on 04/11/2012 6:51:17 PM PDT by mojo114 (Pray for our military)
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To: mnehring
Trayvon was trying to kill him. Instead Trayvon ended up dead and now Zimmerman is accused of murder.

The Declaration of Independence talks of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Maybe the "and" should be "or"--pick one out of the three.

38 posted on 04/11/2012 6:53:23 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: Steve Newton

They need to beat Zimmerman with a bull pizzle and let him go.


39 posted on 04/11/2012 6:54:30 PM PDT by rovenstinez
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To: JimRed
If he's convicted, what will WE burn?

There's the rub.....

Not much worry in that apparently.....

40 posted on 04/11/2012 6:55:13 PM PDT by Envisioning ( Call me a racist................, one more time......................)
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