So Zimmerman is charged with 2nd degree murder.

[ceyko]

It's really scary/infuriating when you realize exactly how skewed the media reporting on this case was/is. They pretty much made up their own truth.

What's scary/infuriating as well is the media should have 0 impact on a court of law. Public opinion? Sure. Everyone, and I mean everyone should just have a fair trial.

I'm more than willing to flop my opinion on Zimmerman too, but so far I've seen nothing to change my opinion that he most likely was simply defending himself.

[Vertnut]

So Zimmermans life is an open book to any and all, but the hood-rat's character he dusted is beyond reproach? So if Trayvon had murdered 20 people in cold blood before this incident, it would not come into play? Wow.

[Forever_frost]

The state has too much tied up not to get a conviction. Think of the riots and the egg on Obama's face if it's proven his 'son' caused this. You also have all of those news agencies that are invested in this prosecution as well

[Downs]

The man is IMO innocent and will probably be spending a long time in jail. There is no way he is going to get a fair trial. All of the evidence that they just barred establishes the character of Martin.

As someone said earlier if one of us was ever involved in a self defense shooting out entire lives would be on trial. The would be using drawing of "Army men" we did as grade school children to show how blood thirsty we were to use our guns.

Fuck this "judge".

[ram57ta]

The man is IMO innocent and will probably be spending a long time in jail. There is no way he is going to get a fair trial. All of the evidence that they just barred establishes the character of Martin.

As someone said earlier if one of us was ever involved in a self defense shooting out entire lives would be on trial. The would be using drawing of "Army men" we did as grade school children to show how blood thirsty we were to use our guns.

Fuck this "judge".

Fuck what this country and our government has turned into. I hope the appeals go all the way to the Supreme Court and cause mass riots in the streets. This country has lost its moral compass and needs a big event (or multiple massive events) to set things straight.

[KBScobravert]

fuck what this country and our government has turned into. I hope the appeals go all the way to the supreme court and cause mass riots in the streets. This country has lost its moral compass and needs a big event (or multiple massive events) to set things straight.

reset

[Captain Crawfish]

The guy is screwed the nags will make sure he gets plenty of jail time for offing that hood rat

[ram57ta]

reset

Exactly

[mardyn]

The guy is screwed the nags will make sure he gets plenty of jail time for offing that hood rat

Zimmerman should be given a commendation for doing the State of Florida (and the Country) a favor in ridding it of this vermin.

mardyn

[juiceweezl]

The man is IMO innocent and will probably be spending a long time in jail. There is no way he is going to get a fair trial. All of the evidence that they just barred establishes the character of Martin.

As someone said earlier if one of us was ever involved in a self defense shooting out entire lives would be on trial. The would be using drawing of "Army men" we did as grade school children to show how blood thirsty we were to use our guns.

Fuck this "judge".

I think everyone needs to hold on a bit. Unless I misunderstood, the info was only barred from opening statements. I think they can bring it up later during trial. I agree it's crap that it was barred, but at least they can still use it later.

[Forever_frost]

[ceyko]

It's really scary/infuriating when you realize exactly how skewed the media reporting on this case was/is. They pretty much made up their own truth.

Just asking, cause I don't know but is that one of the gun - actually him?

[DallasSleeper]

Just asking, cause I don't know but is that one of the gun - actually him?

It was one of his pictures that was found online, they also have text messages of him telling one of his buddies that he is wanting to sell it.

[sc281]

All-women jury chosen for George Zimmerman's trial

http://www.breitbart.com/system/wire/DA71L7N02

AP) All-women jury chosen for George Zimmerman's trial
By MIKE SCHNEIDER and KYLE HIGHTOWER
Associated Press
SANFORD, Fla.
A jury of six women, five of them white and the other a minority, was picked Thursday to decide the second-degree murder trial of George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer who says he shot an unarmed black teenager, Trayvon Martin, in self-defense.

Prosecutors have said Zimmerman, 29, racially profiled the 17-year-old Martin as he walked back from a convenience store on Feb. 26, 2012, in the rain, wearing a dark hooded shirt. Zimmerman identifies himself as Hispanic.

The race and ethnicity of the minority chosen for the jury was not immediately available.

Prosecutors and defense attorneys chose the panel of six jurors after almost two weeks of jury selection. In Florida, 12 jurors are required only for criminal trials involving capital cases, when the death penalty is being considered.

Martin's shooting death and the initial decision not to charge Zimmerman led to public outrage and demonstrations around the nation, with some accusing Sanford police of failing to thoroughly investigate the shooting.

The six jurors were culled from a pool of 40 jury candidates who made it into a second round of jury questioning.

Before selecting the jurors Thursday, defense attorney Mark O'Mara explored potential jurors' views on whether they thought sympathy should play a role in deciding a case. Juror B-72, a young Hispanic man, said he wasn't affected by sympathetic people because he's never had many close relationships.

"So when a person might seem sympathetic, to me it's indifferent," he said.

O'Mara also asked the jurors about when they thought self-defense could be used. Juror H-6, a white man in his 30s, said he thought deadly force could be warranted if a person feels danger.

"I feel that if you're somewhere you're supposed to be and allowed to be, you should have the right to defend yourself," he said.

O'Mara met resistance from the judge when he tried to characterize the definition for justifiable use of deadly force.

Prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda objected multiple times during O'Mara's line of questioning, eventually leading to Judge Debra Nelson to twice read what will be the jury instruction once the final jury is selection.

"I don't want either side to give an interpretation on the law," Nelson said.

O'Mara said screening the prospective jurors for any biases or prejudices "is probably as critical if not more critical than the evidence."

"If you bring that into the courtroom, then what we can't get is a fair verdict," he said.

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Follow Kyle Hightower on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/KHightower

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[Baron Von Crowder]

really? Couldnt find one or two dudes?