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Sources: George Zimmerman Could Be Arrested Soon; Grand Jury Won't Get Trayvon Martin Case
WFTV.ccom ^ | April 9, 2012 | Staff

Posted on 04/09/2012 1:46:42 PM PDT by lbryce

Two sources told WFTV on Monday that gunman George Zimmerman could be arrested this week, and that a Grand Jury will not meet on Tuesday.

Zimmerman has been in hiding because of threats, after he shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. He claims he shot Martin in self-defense.

Jacksonville State Attorney Angela Corey has the sole authority to determine whether Zimmerman will be charged for killing Martin.

Governor Rick Scott put Corey in charge of the case late last month amid concerns that State Attorney Norm Wolflinger wouldn't do a thorough and fair investigation.

"You've got to make sure justice prevails. I'm comfortable that the State Attorney Angela Corey will make that happen," Scott said.

In Florida, first-degree murder cases must be heard by a Grand Jury, which means Corey can only charge Zimmerman with third-degree murder, second-degree or manslaughter.

However, because Zimmerman fired his gun and Martin died, which means Zimmerman could still face life in prison without parole, WFTV found out.

Natalie Jackson is one of the attorneys representing Martin's family and told WFTV she wasn't surprised by Corey's decision.

"We believe justice dictates that he will be charged," said Jackson. "If justice and the procedures were followed, then yes, all of this could've been avoided."

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


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: angelacorey; dueprocess; georgezimmerman; normwolflinger; racebaiters; racialarsonists; rickscott; travon; trayvon; trayvonmartin; zimmerman
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To: OkiMusashi

911 operators are not law enforcement officers. I agree with you. That is not a reasonable conclusion.


161 posted on 04/10/2012 8:30:26 AM PDT by DallasSun (Courage~Fear that has said its prayers.)
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To: Right_in_Virginia

Absolutely.. She only needed a grand jury if she was charging first degree murder. She is going for manslaughter as I understand it. One does not need a grand jury for that.


162 posted on 04/10/2012 8:34:00 AM PDT by DallasSun (Courage~Fear that has said its prayers.)
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To: American Infidel

They may charge him with defacing public property.

Blood on sidewalk.


163 posted on 04/10/2012 8:49:14 AM PDT by papageo
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To: DallasSun
Absolutely.. She only needed a grand jury if she was charging first degree murder. She is going for manslaughter as I understand it. One does not need a grand jury for that.

There doesn't seem to be a bit of evidence that would support a manslaughter conviction. However, at the risk of sounding like a racist, if the jury is all black, expect a conviction regardless of evidence. Also, if he is arrested and charged, expect the media to go nuclear on his trial coverage, and whip up the savages to a raging furor if he isn't. It will be an enormous legal circus with the outcome having consequences either way.
164 posted on 04/10/2012 8:59:51 AM PDT by ZX12R (FUBO GTFO 2012 !)
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To: ZX12R

I think the “evidence” so far certainly supports manslaughter moreso than first degree murder. I do not see them proving premeditation. I agree re: the media circus. Also, because this is Florida, there is a greater chance the trial will be televised.


165 posted on 04/10/2012 9:18:10 AM PDT by DallasSun (Courage~Fear that has said its prayers.)
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To: ladyjane

“I was surprised Santorum immediately found Zimmerman guilty of murder.”

So was I, unpleasantly!

“Doesn’t Santorum have better handlers than that?”

He shouldn’t need handlers to give the obvious, common sense answer: “I’m waiting for all the facts to come out before offering an opinion on this case.”

“We don’t need anyone else in the White House making snap judgments (acting stupidly) about local matters or any matters actually.”

Exactly. Further, his statement showed yet again that he doesn’t have as much savvy has he should, in general.


166 posted on 04/10/2012 9:20:08 AM PDT by PreciousLiberty (Pray for America!!!)
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To: DallasSun
I think the “evidence” so far certainly supports manslaughter

I'm not aware of any information that would suggest Mr. Zimmerman is guilty of any crime whatsoever. What are you aware of, that you think he might be guilty of manslaughter?
167 posted on 04/10/2012 9:25:24 AM PDT by ZX12R (FUBO GTFO 2012 !)
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To: ZX12R

I am sorry if my post read like that. I was not giving my personal opinion on whether I think he is guilty or not. I was trying to say, if I was the prosecutor, looking at the evidence so far, I certainly would not want to go with first degree murder. I would go with manslaughter charges instead. Sorry I was not more clear. My personal opinion at this point is not important.


168 posted on 04/10/2012 9:31:45 AM PDT by DallasSun (Courage~Fear that has said its prayers.)
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To: freespirit2012

That’s precisely what I’m hoping for!


169 posted on 04/10/2012 9:37:19 AM PDT by Rich21IE
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To: DallasSun

Why manslaughter? Do you feel he had no right to defend himself?


170 posted on 04/10/2012 9:51:49 AM PDT by ladyjane
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To: freespirit2012
Hispanics are gonna be pissed...

No they won't. The heels never feud among themselves.

171 posted on 04/10/2012 10:07:33 AM PDT by Zionist Conspirator (Ki-hagoy vehamamlakhah 'asher lo'-ya`avdukh yove'du; vehagoyim charov yecheravu!)
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To: nolongerademocrat
What happens if they start a riot and the Whites they hate so much just laugh in their faces?

If they riot - and we laugh at them - they will lose. The 50 so-called protesters ( most from around the country) in Sanford the past few days will slink back under their rocks...

A tire sale at Sears brings in more than 50 people... but if there's violence the 50 will turn into 500..

Dems want to gin up a riot - it works for them - they'll have their suck-up shills at the New York Times blame the whole thing on conservative whites - other newspapers will follow suit - and TV stations will imitate them... and Obama will be re-elected.

We need to be careful.

172 posted on 04/10/2012 10:16:03 AM PDT by GOPJ (Hoodies - because you can't kill a security camera for snitchin' - - freeper tacticalogic)
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To: GOPJ
Dems want to gin up a riot - it works for them - they'll have their suck-up shills at the New York Times blame the whole thing on conservative whites

I vote the riot be held in the lobby and offices of the NYT.

173 posted on 04/10/2012 10:22:02 AM PDT by going hot (Happiness is a momma deuce)
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To: ladyjane

Again, I am not talking about my personal opinion. I was talking about the law. An unarmed man was killed. The question is whether it was self defense. Or manslaughter. If charges are brought, I was saying I would bring manslaughter charges rather than first degree murder charges as I do believe one would have to prove premeditation and it is my opinion that does not exist. Nor was he lying in wait. I was simply considering charges based on the evidence as we know it. And more importantly, what the prosecutor knows. And she knows alot more than we do. I do believe charges will be brought and I believe that will be manslaughter. I do like what I have read about this prosecutor.


174 posted on 04/10/2012 11:00:05 AM PDT by DallasSun (Courage~Fear that has said its prayers.)
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To: moehoward

There you had a saturation campaign by the media of a fraudulent video; one showing only the few seconds when the officers misbehaved, and not the extended struggle that preceded those few seconds, and would explain how those officers were driven over the age by King’s outrageous behavior. Folks out in television land didn’t even know that the rest of the tape existed.

The jury, however, saw the whole thing, deliberated, and came to a reasonable conclusion, which was never explained to the public, which never saw the tape, only the one brief segment that standing alone seemed inexcusable. So the hangers on rioted for days, thanks to the media’s deceit.

In this case, however, the fact that the audio tape was doctored has been exposed in the media, which is now on the defensive. NBC claims that they didn’t intentionally doctor the tape to totally distort Zimmerman’s meaning.

Corroborated by eye witnesses and the full, undoctored tape, there is a good chance that Al and his band of career grievance-mongering disciples will be left without any rock and firebomb throwers to whip up. It could go the other way, but I truly think that the best chance for order and sanity to prevail is a trial.

Their clamor du jour is for a trial, but what they really want is to clamor for a trial that doesn’t happen, and use that as proof of a conspiracy.


175 posted on 04/10/2012 11:49:51 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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To: Americanexpat
When this is over, realize that black assaults on any non-black persons will be non-crimes. And when a black man is beating your brains out, it will now be a crime to defend yourself. And don't think the Hommies don't know this.

BE ACUTELY AWARE: When he is arrested he may as well be sentenced. He absolutely cannot NOT be acquitted, under any circumstances.


176 posted on 04/10/2012 12:11:06 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s....you weren't really there)
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To: ChildOfThe60s

It’s not “will be” non-crimes. Already happening.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2870266/posts

Police to White Victim: We ‘Don’t Mess’ with Black Gang
American Thinker ^ | April 10, 2012 | Selwyn Duke

Posted on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 8:56:13 AM by Paladins Prayer

Most of us have heard about how the media won’t report on black-on-white crime. We also may know that authorities sometimes sweep it under the rug due to political pressure, usually with a wink and a nod. But not so in rural Alabama, where the police actually told a white crime victim that they “don’t mess” with a local black motorcycle gang.

The tragic event that led to this shocking admission occurred on March 28, as truck driver Nick Stokes and neighbor Johnathan Cooper were heading out of Birmingham hauling a portable cabin. While rounding a curve, one of Stokes’ tires slipped and kicked up some gravel, which angered a black motorcycle-gang member who was in close proximity. The gangster — part of the notorious “Outcasts of Alabama” — gave chase and tried to force Stokes to pull over to the side of the road. Here’s what happened next, as reported by the Macon Beacon’s Scott Boyd, whose piece has been published online by J. Christian Adams:

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/04/police_to_white_victim_we_dont_mess_with_black_gang.html


177 posted on 04/10/2012 12:21:41 PM PDT by little jeremiah (We will have to go through hell to get out of hell. Signed, a fanatic)
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To: lbryce
Andrea Black said she has tried dozens of death penalty cases, and just defended a client in a stand your ground case. "It's unreasonable to think that Mr. Zimmerman had any right to be afraid. The kid was unarmed," said Black.

Interesting. So now we have "no right to be afraid."

As well as no right to defend ourselves against an attacker who is pounding our brains into the ground ... because after all, the attacker might not have a weapon.

178 posted on 04/10/2012 12:30:43 PM PDT by shhrubbery! (NIH!)
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To: lbryce

Have popcorn ready.


179 posted on 04/10/2012 1:28:38 PM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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To: Eleutheria5
"There you had a saturation campaign by the media of a fraudulent video...."

And this is different how? You do realize those that are doing the "clamoring" have their minds made up. They seek only CONFIRMATION not INFORMATION. No amount of retraction or clarification will get through to their closed minds. There is only one suitable result. Even then, there's no guarantee there wont be any celebratory looting.

180 posted on 04/10/2012 3:10:22 PM PDT by moehoward
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