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Kurdt
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moar like mans laughter
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FLAWDA
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white america: 2; blacks: 0
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jiggago
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extrajudicially execute george zimmerman
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take a drink, haha
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jiggago
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i was hoping that the verdict would be not guilty but then the judge would be like, well, that's great and all, but i order his execution anyway
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i don't trust you and i don't believe a fucking thing you say
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Kurdt
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that jury was all ladies
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i cant believe they had a six person jury for a murder trial
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SLIMM ‏@NO_LIMIT_NIGGA 4m

This is a travesty
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looks like deadwood wasn't as dumb a show as you thought, discipline
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tardy on these heaters
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Kurt Metzger
If only George Zimmerman had been this fat before the shooting. He'd never follow someone or do anything else on foot. "Sir, police are on the way. Remain in your Hovaround Scooter." GZ-"No problem! Thank god! I thought you wanted me to run after him or something!"Like · · Share · 2 hours ago via mobile ·

Kurt Metzger
New superbowl ad: "George Zimmerman you just beat a murder charge! What are you gonna do next?"
"Im going to eat four turkeys!"Like · · Share · 2 hours ago via mobile ·

Kurt Metzger
Look I know some of you are feeling angry, but let's face it that kid could have shared his skittles.Like · · Share · about an hour ago via mobile ·

Kurt Metzger
Do you think George Zimmerman will use his newfound freedom to stalk a 158 pound sandwich? Which will then overpower him and force him to shoot it?Like · · Share · about an hour ago via mobile ·
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i'm sad + mad but not surprised in the slightest
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TG posted:

i cant believe they had a six person jury for a murder trial



Anything to make picking go faster

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Mike Nelson here.
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God must have wanted Zimmerman to be innocent. I'm not going to second guess God.
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was it florida or texas a woman got 20 years for firing a warning shot when she was being threatened by some guy on the verge of assaulting her
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"In the event firing a warning shot is warranted," the Floridian Judge commented prior to sentencing, "The proper protocol for lawfully discharging a firearm, as per Florida stature, is to aim it at the nearest African-American lead receptacle, ensuring no Person could be hit by stray bullets -- 20 Years Hard time." <<Bangs gavel>>
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what a fucking joke
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first they came from paula deen, and i did not speak up because i was not a slim beautiful tv cook

then they came for george zimmerman and i did not speak up because i had a mouthful of calzone but he pulled through in the end. atta boy. a victory for fat white people everywhere.
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Yeah...no.
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Paula Deen was right!

"they are out to get us!"
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Embarrassing stuff America
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Ironicwarcriminal posted:

Embarrassing stuff America



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http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/521/898/case.html
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/464/417/case.html#445
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=252&invol=416

It is said that a treaty cannot be valid if it infringes the Constitution, that there are limits, therefore, to the treaty-making power, and that one such limit is that what an act of Congress could not do unaided, in derogation of the powers reserved to the States, a treaty cannot do. An earlier act of Congress that attempted by itself and not in pursuance of a treaty to regulate the killing of migratory birds within the States had been held bad in the District Court. United States v. Shauver, 214 Fed. 154. United States v. McCullagh, 221 Fed. 288. Those decisions were supported by arguments that migratory birds were owned by the States in their sovereign capacity for the benefit of their people, and that under cases like Geer v. Connecticut, 161 U.S. 519 , 16 Sup. Ct. 600, this control was one that Congress had no power to displace. The same argument is supposed to apply now with equal force. Whether the two cases cited were decided rightly or not they cannot be accepted as a test of the treaty power.

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https://medium.com/i-m-h-o/10d425badda8
What if Trayvon Martin was wearing Google Glasses?

July 13th, 2013 at around 10pm the news broke that George Zimmerman was found Not Guilty for the murder of Trayvon Martin. With all the media attention of this terrible tragedy I was thinking of ways this could have been avoided. Society will never stop people from acting with terrible judgment but as advanced technological citizens, is there a way to protect ourselves? I believe the answer could be in the controversial device we saw debut recently from Google.

I don't know the exact statistics but the vast majority of Americans have some sort of smart phone that has the ability to take videos. Most of the time I take videos, I am watching some moment in my life or someone else’s life unfold. Honestly, the majority of my videos are of my dog but that is another story. Recently there was a video circulating of a man taking video of police with his dog, while someone else at the same time was video taping this gentleman. The man was then arrested for videoing the police and his Rottweiler jumped out of the car and the police brutally shot this dog many times at point blank range. Luckily we all know about this absolute tragedy because someone else in the background got this on video. This video is an unbiased version of the truth and will forever hold the people involved accountable if the proper authorities choose too. In this situation there was someone able to catch on video what was happening, but what if your name is Trayvon Martin.

If you're on your phone, headphones in ears, walking home from the convenience store to buy candy; your first instinct isn't too hang up, go to the home screen, press video then record and start waving around your phone to try to video some guy stalking you. No, that just is not practical and could probably make you less aware of your situation.

I want to paint a different picture of a young man walking home from the convenient store but wearing a future version of what Google has produced. Once this young man realizes there is some sort of danger approaching and I mean someone stalking you in the night with a loaded gun. He would audio commend his Google Glass to “Record All Danger!” This command would start the video feature of his Glasses and turn on a light on the outside for all people to see there is a recording in process. Since he activated the “Danger Feature” the data would be stored in a separate encrypted cloud storage that would not be easily deleted if someone got a hold of your Glasses. The authorities would alerted of your location and a 911 operated would be routed to your Glasses phone feature. When the man stalking you approached he would already know a few things by the color light that was activated.

1. He is being recorded.

2. This video is being sent to a secure server and even if he took possession of the Glasses he would not be able to delete the footage.

3. In “X” amount of time a 911 operator was going to be calling this young mans Glasses asking for assistance and they already know his GPS location.

This situation is not too far off in the future but could be derailed by people advocating privacy from Google Glass. In today’s world, you could be video taped at any moment and that is just a fact of reality. Could this device change the outcome not only for Trayvon, but many other people who become victims of murder, rape, muggings, and police brutality? I believe so and a world with citizens having this capability would be a safer place.
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cops take glasses, cops "lose" glasses
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Not Your S.H.I.E.L.D.
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you wouldnt put a hit on a man with Google Glasses would you?
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man, so sad the jurors failed to convict that CRIMINAL. Good to see all the pro-death penalty posts though, if you convict and kill all the criminals then THERE WON'T BE ANYMORE CRIME thank you very much and keep on keeping on rhizzone
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lol
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The result of a verdict today in a criminal trial is that everyone with a twitter or Facebook account gets to let the world know how ignorant they are of the criminal justice system. I know, First Amendment. But your ignorance shows again when you mention that. The First Amendment protects you from the government, it doesn't protect you on twitter or Facebook from people calling you out for your ignorance.

@A1Black_: RT @_surlySprite: They need to APPEAL THIS VERDICT AND GO TO THE SUPREME COURT ❗❗❗ Don't Stop until Justice is Served for T…

@34thwarrior: Trayvon parents should appeal this to the next level

@_CharNae: Trayvon Martin parents better appeal this case! I would NOT let nobody off for killing my child! HELL TF NO!

@_shVn: Trayvon's parents can appeal this verdict and try to get justice again! Lets pray they do and it turns out right this time! Rip

Some background before you start beating on your keyboard:

1. I'm a criminal defense lawyer in Florida since 1995.

2. I watched the trial. Had it on at home, in my office, in the car. I didn't watch it through updates from the morons on HLN or CNN, most of whom should be fired (more on that later).

3. I know the lawyers, on both sides, including the civil lawyers for the Martin family.

4. I did some commentary, and declined commentary on media outlets that were only trying to enrage the public.

As for the case, I think it's terrible that George Zimmerman shot Trayvon Martin. That's a tragedy. I don't think he had to shoot him, and had one or two things been different (he didn't get out of his car, didn't have a gun, on and on), we wouldn't be here. I keep hearing Trayvon Martin would have killed George Zimmerman, I don't think so, but I wasn't there.

You weren't there either. You don't know what happened, exactly. As much as you want to believe you were there and know what happened, exactly, you weren't, and you don't.

Not knowing exactly what happened requires a not guilty verdict, no matter how angry or outraged you are. The jury didn't free Zimmerman because they thought he was a good guy or because they weren't sad that a young boy was killed (jurors were rumored to be crying during the state's rebuttal), they found him not guilty because the facts and the law required them to do so.

The state had a crappy case, they knew they had a crappy case. This is why they assigned 3 career prosecutors with a combined stat of probably over 500 trials. Their first problem was no witnesses to the event. You would agree, wouldn't you, that witnesses help prove cases? Their second problem was a tape that no one could agree on. You know whose voice was on that tape? I don't. The state never laid out, point by point, what happened. If I'm being asked to convict someone of a crime, and I know the state has the burden of proof, the state is required to tell me what happened, not just ask questions and tell me "you decide" over and over again.

Juries don't make decisions because they are mad, sad, angry, or feel bad for someone's parents.

George Zimmerman is not guilty because the law says he's not guilty. You don't think it's right that he killed Trayvon Martin, but that's not what the law says in Florida where we like guns more than we like people. You have a problem with that, do something to change the law other than complain on social media. I know, you're busy, you won't. That's for others to do.

Five things I want to say in closing:

1. Your cries for an appeal are hurting my eyes. There is no appeal. Stop letting the world know how ignorant you are. If you don't know criminal law or procedure, shut up. Ask someone before you display your stupidity to the world.

2. If you didn't see the trial, stop criticizing the verdict, it just makes you look stupid.

3. HLN, get rid of Nancy Grace and Jane Velez-Mitchell. They are not legal commentators helping the public understand our important, essential, and treasured criminal justice system. Neither are many of their guests who should never be asked back. There are 95,000 lawyers in Florida, there is no reason a lawyer from another state who doesn't know Florida law needs to be on daily telling everyone "I don't practice in Florida, I don't know Florida law" just because they can yell. Their daily display of drama may be what you believe to be the "First Amendment," but it is also pathetic, and making people dumber and angrier.

4. CNN needs to send Sonny Hostin and Gloria Allred packing. First of all Piers Morgan, this is a criminal trial in Florida. Why is the only guest you continue to have on is someone from California that doesn't practice criminal law and is known for representing, at press conferences, women victims? What could she possibly have to offer about this case?

And CNN, especially Anderson Cooper, get rid of Sonny Hostin. This woman was a prosecution shill from the beginning of this trial, struggling to say anything positive about the defense. Last night, after the verdict, she said "justice took the day off." She wasn't there to provide commentary, she was shilling for the state. She should have disclosed from the begining that she desperately wanted a conviction, that way it would have been easier to listen to her biased commentary. She's terrible and should never be asked to appear in the media again when there is an important trial.

5. The media, especially TV, needs to start vetting their guests. I know these are lawyers with agents, but they've never been in a criminal courtroom, or at least not since they spent a year as a prosecutor in 1978. Can you not find lawyers that actually know what they are talking about? Piers Morgan is asking Gloria Allred what she would do in opening in the Zimmerman case? I have a better question, Gloria, when is the last time you gave an opening statement, in any case?

That's all I want to say, for now.
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roseweird posted:

lykourgos you are being willfully obtuse and also not funny, no one wants zimmerman executed or placed in a u.s. jail, you know that isn't the point

zimmerMAN is a male so execution is a step in the right direction imo

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they should get rid of the stand your ground law imo its really dumb

it renders aggressive escalating behavior defensive for the purposes of the law