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George Zimmerman found not guilty of murder in Trayvon Martin's death
CNN ^ | July 13, 2013 | Greg Botelho

Posted on 07/13/2013 7:16:35 PM PDT by grundle

George Zimmerman is not guilty of the murder of Trayvon Martin, a Florida jury decided late Saturday.

The fact that Zimmerman fired the bullet that killed Martin was never in question, but the verdict means the six-person jury had reasonable doubt that the shooting amounted to a criminal act.

The verdict caps a case that has inflamed passions for well over a year, much of it focused on race and gun rights.

The six-person jury -- all women -- basically had three choices: to find Zimmerman guilty of second-degree murder; to find him guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter; or to find him not guilty.

The jurors deliberated for 16½ hours total, including 13 on Saturday alone, before delivering its verdict.

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


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: abortion; deathpanels; obamacare; trayvon; zerocare; zimmerman
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To: grundle

Thank GOD for this verdict, I was ready to riot.. I even took a longer nap this afternoon, and took my medicine early to be ready... :)


61 posted on 07/13/2013 7:33:36 PM PDT by carlo3b (Speechless in Sugar Land)
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To: Wisconsinlady

Director of NAACP just said he is outraged and will pursue
Civil Rights charges against George Zimmerman with Obama’s
Justice Department!

So here comes another trial. Zimmerman should just go ahead and move to Peru. Hopefully that’s exactly what he’ll do.


62 posted on 07/13/2013 7:33:47 PM PDT by NKP_Vet
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To: Wisconsinlady

I AM FURIOUS!

On nationwide TV, the media, including FOX News, the FLA state attorney and prosecutors are re-trying the case and insisting that Zimmerman was really guilty and the jury was wrong!!!!


64 posted on 07/13/2013 7:34:41 PM PDT by Arlis (.)
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To: Let's Roll

Yes, thank you God! I was in prayer for this young man because he should never have been charged in the first place.

God is good!


65 posted on 07/13/2013 7:34:48 PM PDT by Catsrus (`)
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To: bray

Amen.

This re-establishes my faith in American womanhood.


66 posted on 07/13/2013 7:35:15 PM PDT by x1stcav (Federal employees are parasites.)
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To: grundle

Very incendiary comments from Angela Corey and the bald prosecutor dork. Riots still to come.


67 posted on 07/13/2013 7:35:16 PM PDT by South40
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To: grundle

A lot of people on FR should be ashamed how they were talking about this jury. They did a great job, considering they are “stupid, emotional women”.


68 posted on 07/13/2013 7:35:49 PM PDT by Politicalmom (Liberalism. Ideas so great they have to be mandatory.-FReeper Osage Orange)
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To: grundle

69 posted on 07/13/2013 7:36:13 PM PDT by JoeProBono (Mille vocibus imago valet;-{)
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To: SeekAndFind

Well done defense work!


70 posted on 07/13/2013 7:36:39 PM PDT by vox_freedom (America is being tested as never before in its history. May God help us.)
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To: Arlis

“...including FOX News,...are re-trying the case and insisting that Zimmerman was really guilty...”

It is long past time for Fox to get rid of Geraldo and Greta.


71 posted on 07/13/2013 7:37:16 PM PDT by GGpaX4DumpedTea (I am a Tea Party descendant...steeped in the Constitutional Republic given to us by the Founders)
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To: ncfool

“WHAT DOES OBAMA HAVE TO SAY TONIGHT? I BET HE IS FUMING MAD ABOUT WHAT A WHITE JURY SAID TONIGHT.”

No, he’s happy. He’s praying to his god Satan
that minorities will finally “crash the system.”


72 posted on 07/13/2013 7:37:21 PM PDT by WKTimpco
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To: grundle
Prayers are answered!

Boy are Angela and Bernie upset!!

73 posted on 07/13/2013 7:37:23 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
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To: RC one
I have to wonder what was going on behind those closed doors.

Sounds as if they had to convert one holdout.

74 posted on 07/13/2013 7:37:38 PM PDT by Right Wing Assault (Dick Obama is more inexperienced now than he was before he was elected.)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

That is an excellent point that you have addressed. It is criminal on the MSM’s part to ignore such things.

On a non-related note, I have read many “Trayvon” threads that many Freepers were sure an all woman jury couldn’t rule without emotion, couldn’t dissemble facts and would be afraid of repercussions.

Sure didn’t turn out to be the case. :)


75 posted on 07/13/2013 7:38:07 PM PDT by berdie
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To: SeekAndFind

That’s exactly what my husband said.


76 posted on 07/13/2013 7:38:10 PM PDT by Former Fetus (Saved by grace through faith)
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To: Jeff Chandler

JUSTICE FOR SANDFORD POLICE CHIEF, BILL LEE!! RE-INSTATE HIM !!


77 posted on 07/13/2013 7:38:10 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: grundle

Watching Fox right now, these prosecution attorneys are throwing gas on the fires that will be burning around the country. Almost as if they want riots and looting and people hurt and killed.


78 posted on 07/13/2013 7:38:22 PM PDT by Ann de IL
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To: Georgia Girl 2

Never forget...Obama said, ‘If I had a son, he would look just like him (Travon). Obama is a POS.


79 posted on 07/13/2013 7:38:52 PM PDT by GGpaX4DumpedTea (I am a Tea Party descendant...steeped in the Constitutional Republic given to us by the Founders)
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To: grundle; All

The prosecution (state) just said that the screaming heard on the tape stopped the moment of the shot...

Ok, that would be the moment they believe that the screaming for help might just be Trayvon Martin...And that does make some sense...But even that would be considered speculation and easy to defend AND prosecute...So instead of getting bogged down in the semantics of that just to prove some arbitrary, manufactured hope of outside sources, both the defense AND the state agreed to NOT make an issue out of this recording...The argument could be made both ways...And it was not in the interest to seeking the truth at the end of the day...

The additional commentary just now being bantered around the news idiots is that this poor daring little angel “Treyvon Martin” was just minding his own business is absolute BS from here to Christmas...

He climbed a fence to gain access to a “gated community” where he had NO business!!!

Look at it this way...I believe Zimmerman acted beyond his capacity of a law abiding citizen who carried a gun for lawful self defensive purposes (from the moment this story hit the wires)...He IS NOT a COMMISSIONED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER!!! Just because you decide to carry a gun for that lawful self defensive purpose, does not give you leave to enforce ANY law!!!

This is the worst case scenario for anyone in this country who decides to do so, and this should be a lesson one needs to apply to their methods in doing so...

Remember, every single bullet that leaves your gun has a lawyer attached to it!!!

You not only have to be responsible for that act of discharging your weapon, but you damned well better be prepared to be accountable for that act!!!


80 posted on 07/13/2013 7:39:08 PM PDT by stevie_d_64 (It's not the color of one's skin that offends people...it's how thin it is.)
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