Racial profiling . . . .
Not a good thing.
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Racial profiling . . . .
Not a good thing.
If they can get the witness testify in court that he was told not to follow the kid, they can prosecute that in Florida. They may want a change of venue, but Tampa is not a place where whites kill blacks Carte Blanche. This guy is in deep shyte!
What is even more disturbing is that not even an arrest has been made despite a confession.Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
From what I understand they have already changed the venue to Jacksonville, and the State Attorney has excused herself from the proceedings under pressure from the Governor and the State Attorney General
He will face charges don't worry about that. The only thing he has confessed to is self defense, which is not a crime last time I checked. Plus no one actually witnessed the shooting as far as we knowQuote:
Originally Posted by schmenke
He confessed to shooting in self defence. A homicide has been committed and I would have thought that the confession would be sufficient for an arrest. Instead the shooter is permitted to go freely about about his business, with a concealed weapon to boot!
Yep, self defense. :dozey:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr Giacomo Rappaccini
Assuming he had to defend himself from a soda and some skittles does not warrant the use of deadly weapon to retaliate.
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I almost posted about this a couple of days ago after first reading about it here but refrained myself :dozey:
"If I had a son he would look like Trayvon" says Obama today.
Would Vop's son look like Zimmerman ? :devil:
For starters I don't think this guy shot the kid in self defense and he will pay. However:
The 9 mm was legally owned and I bet that yahoo has about 8 or 9 other gunsQuote:
Mr Zimmerman was detained and questioned by the local police department, then released without charges. He told police Martin had started the fight and that he shot in self-defence.
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Q. When can I use my handgun to protect myself?
A. Florida law justifies use of deadly force when you are:
Trying to protect yourself or another person from death or serious bodily harm;
Trying to prevent a forcible felony, such as rape, robbery, burglary or kidnapping
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17438627
Proof, as if it were needed, that while seeking to defend oneself is all very well, put a weapon into the equation and the possibility of a mistaken, unnecessary reaction on the part of the person seeking to defend themselves can bring about a far more tragic result than would otherwise be the case.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr Giacomo Rappaccini