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Bloodshed won’t tighten U.S. gun laws: experts
The statistics are staggering, the stories heartbreaking, yet there is little chance that any amount of bloodshed will lead to stiffer gun controls in the United States in the foreseeable future. “It’s not something that any politician thinks is winnable,” said Kristin Goss, a politics professor at Duke University and…
New judge appointed in Zimmerman trial
At the behest of the attorney of George Zimmerman, Jr., Circuit Judge Jessica Recksiedler has recused herself from the case stemming from the February shooting of teenager Trayvon Martin, according to the Orlando Sentinel. Judge Recksiedler’s husband is a law partner of attorney Mark NeJame, who has been hired to…
Florida fire captain: Trayvon died because of ‘sh*tbag… welfare dependent’ parents
A Miami-Dade fire captain is under investigation after he asserted that the death of an unarmed Florida teen was the fault of “failed, shitbag, ignorant, pathetic, welfare dependent excuses for parents.” According to the Grio, Miami-Dade fire captain Brian Beckmann made the following entry on his Facebook page last week…
Media outlets request the court unseal Zimmerman documents
Attorneys representing media outlets are requesting the Stanford judge overseeing the Trayvon Martin case to unseal the court file, according to The Orlando Sentinel. Media outlets filed an eight-page motion Monday morning, hoping for Seminole County judge Mark Herr to back away from an agreement with the lawyers of George…
Cosby blames gun culture for Trayvon Martin’s death
Veteran US actor and comedian Bill Cosby spoke out about the fatal shooting in February of an unarmed black teen in Florida, blaming his death on the prevalence of guns in the United States. “We need to get rid of it on the streets. And if people have one, they should be checked…
Wyclef Jean drops free ‘Justice’ track dedicated to Trayvon Martin
The Fugees artist Wyclef Jean partnered with Prescribed and J. Williams to create a song called “Justice (If You’re 17)” dedicated to Florida teen Trayvon Martin who was shot and killed in a controversial encounter with neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman in February. The track, available as a free download Saturday,…
Jon Stewart blasts George Zimmerman media spectacle
Daily Show host Jon Stewart on Thursday night mocked the media’s response to charges being filed against George Zimmerman, who claims to have shot and killed Florida teen Trayvon Martin in self-defense. On Wednesday, Florida state attorney general Angela Corey announced that Zimmerman would face second-degree murder charges for the…
Harvard law professor predicts George Zimmerman will be acquitted
Harvard University law professor Alan Dershowitz on Thursday said that George Zimmerman, who was recently arrested second degree murder, would probably be acquitted of the crime because of a lack of evidence. “Most affidavits of probable cause are very thin,” he said on MSNBC. “This is so thin that it…
Zimmerman pleaded ‘not guilty’ to second-degree murder
A neighborhood watch guard charged with second-degree murder in the controversial killing of an unarmed US black teenager appeared briefly in court for the first time Thursday. George Zimmerman It was Zimmerman’s first public appearance since he fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in late February while the teenager was walking…
WATCH LIVE: Zimmerman’s lawyer speaks to reporters
George Zimmerman was expected to make his first court appearance on Thursday after being charged with second degree murder for the killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Update: Zimmerman’s attorney is expected to speak to reporters following the hearing. Watch this live video from CNN, broadcast April 12, 2012. …
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