Trayvon Martin shooting: Zimmerman says Trayvon decked him, then began hammering him

[MetalHead]

Zimmerman waived the stand your ground law defense.

that was his whole defense....he's fucked....one less democrat voter,oh wait,Franken got elected by felons.

 

[peplaw06]

I told him he is wrong,because Zimm got charged with 2nd degree murder,not manslaughter.

He can be convicted of a lesser included offense even if he's not charged with it.

 

[peplaw06]

Zimmerman waived the stand your ground law defense.

Wut?

 

[MetalHead]

He can be convicted of a lesser included offense even if he's not charged with it.

Makes no sense.

 

[peplaw06]

Makes no sense.

Murder and manslaughter are the same crime except that murder has an element of intent. If Zimmerman's charged with murder and the jury feels like he didn't intend to kill Trayvon, they can still convict him of manslaughter if they think he acted recklessly, etc. Lesser included offense.

 

[Hoofbite]

He didn't pick a fight, he simply asked Trayvon what he was doing. Trayvon, doing what came natural to him, started swinging.

You haven't the slightest fucking clue what happened.

What side of the fence are you on today or have you given up jumping it and decided to ride one of the posts until the verdict comes out?

 

[Hoofbite]

Wut?

He actually did a while back.

George Zimmerman, charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, waived his right Tuesday to seek immunity under Florida’s “stand your ground” self-defense law before his June trial.

It notes that they may seek it later but for now he's going without.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/201...waives-stand-your-ground-defense-for-now?lite

 

[peplaw06]

hmmmm... I knew he waived the stand your ground hearing before the trial, but I thought he was still going to claim stand your ground to the jury.

 

[Hoofbite]

hmmmm... I knew he waived the stand your ground hearing before the trial, but I thought he was still going to claim stand your ground to the jury.

Who knows. Maybe he is.

 

[Jon88]

[video=youtube;cykCfynh36s]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cykCfynh36s[/video]

 

[VTA]

He's sunk...

 

[Midswat]

George has really let himself go.

 

[Midswat]

WTF was the lawyer thinking with that?

 

[Jon88]

He's trying to kiss the jury's ass with his horrible sense of humor.

 

[Midswat]

Dbair probably thought that was hillarious.

 

[peplaw06]

I heard him tell a knock knock joke and thought it was strange, but I didn't hear the "punchline." The prosecutor's face is hilarious.

 

[Jon88]

Trayvon is dead!

 

[Midswat]

Was that Brad Childress shaking his head in disguist after the joke was told?

 

[Jon88]

Was that Brad Childress shaking his head in disguist after the joke was told?

It sure was. He's gone back to being a district attorney.

 

[MetalHead]

George has really let himself go.

He's seeking refuge in Food island.