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Question: How would you personally have voted as a juror?
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Guilty of 2nd-degree murder
 
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Guilty of manslaughter
 
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Not guilty
 
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« on: July 15, 2013, 01:22:05 PM »

Red avatars: Why on earth do you think black Zimmerman would get a 1st degree murder conviction?

Because that's the way the justice system works in this country when a violent ghetto thug stalks and murders an innocent white child. Especially in a Southern state like Florida. Burdens of proof aren't necessary when the defendant is black.
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« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2013, 02:11:59 PM »

Three similar cases, with the racial roles reversed: http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2013/07/15/2297541/self-defense-zimmerman/?mobile=nc

SPOILER ALERT: the black people lose each time.
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« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2013, 02:44:33 PM »

Regarding John McNeil, why did the court reject his self-defense claim?

Because he looks like this:



Not like this:


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