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In reply to the discussion: Holy hell. Found this little nugget in a local report on George Zimmerman's latest escapade: [View all]Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)44. Yes, I recall cases with similar details
in which the first, disabling, shot is self-defense & the subsequent shots are murder. Nevertheless, there is a distinction between the amount of premeditation involved in 1º and 2º murder. Getting a second gun & going back to the scene is different than firing 3 rounds in 5 seconds, the last 2 of which may not have been necessary for self-defense.
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Holy hell. Found this little nugget in a local report on George Zimmerman's latest escapade: [View all]
Tommy_Carcetti
Nov 2013
OP
TMZ says he attacked his pregnant girlfriend & list of past run-ins w/law
Mother Muckraker
Nov 2013
#4
Isn't there some guy rotting in jail for smoking a joint we can trade this scumbag for?
VanillaRhapsody
Nov 2013
#26
I do hope that Trayvon's parents, in their quiet and dignified way, are having a huge smile. n/t
monmouth3
Nov 2013
#9
He'll never have a job, who's going to hire him!? Who in their right mind would put this guy in...
uponit7771
Nov 2013
#40
Or if you're Heisenberg, you don't quit when you have 80 million dollars ... {spoiler alert}
Fantastic Anarchist
Nov 2013
#57
Law enforcement will do nothing about this man. He is more like them than unlike them
Mr.Bill
Nov 2013
#19
The sad thing is... if he'd have killed his girlfriend he could have claimed "stand your ground"
groundloop
Nov 2013
#27
I'm sure they'll all claim that her credibility is just as weak as Shellie's was.
bullwinkle428
Nov 2013
#47
He was a walking facade his whole life, hiding his real self. His killing of Trayvon cracked some
silvershadow
Nov 2013
#53
I can't disagree with your assessment. And I agree, too, that suicide-by-cop will
silvershadow
Nov 2013
#60