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Cali_Democrat

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5. This is utter madness
Wed Mar 21, 2012, 04:24 AM
Mar 2012

- No drug or alcohol test on Zimmerman even though that's standard procedure

- They let him keep the gun that night...no test for ballistics obviously

- The police "corrected" witnesses to fit Zimmerman's side of the story

- Police said Zimmerman was the one screaming even though 3 witnesses thought it was Trayvon and the 911 tapes clearly sound like a kid screaming for help.

- The police never got thorough statements from witnesses such as Mary Cutcher at the scene. She tried to contact police to give a more detailed statement, but the cops blew her off.

- They let Trayvon's body sit in the morgue for 3 days as "John Doe" even though they had his phone and could have contacted his parents or someone else using his phone.

- The never questioned the girl who was on the phone with him right before he was shot. No investigation into that.

- They told Trayvon's dad that Zimmerman had a "squeaky clean" record even though he was arrested for assault/battery.

Oh wow! qanda Mar 2012 #1
Yes, they did. He was also treated, according to the report, for minor wounds. sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #12
Saw nothing at the link about the case. Can you point it out? Thanks. yardwork Mar 2012 #37
That's strange. Maybe they've moved it or taken it down. Anyhow, I had a window still open so here's sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #38
OMG they didn't even try to help Trayvon until they had finished monkeying with Zimmerman! yardwork Mar 2012 #39
The other thing that stood out to me was the time between Zimmerman's call to the police and sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #41
I think the disparity in time is because Zimmerman was talking to the non-emergency dispatch. X_Digger Mar 2012 #42
Well, there is no disparity in the time. I had wondered about it, how long it took after the first sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #43
sounds like a slam-dunk case to me Syrinx Mar 2012 #2
A Florida jury found Are_grits_groceries Mar 2012 #3
Most juries are idiots. YellowRubberDuckie Mar 2012 #16
Agree...I have been on 3 juries now...most of them were dumb dumbs HipChick Mar 2012 #17
I've also served on three trial juries, and my experience differs sharply from yours slackmaster Mar 2012 #27
Same here. X_Digger Mar 2012 #30
They have no concept of the life they are ruining... YellowRubberDuckie Mar 2012 #28
As we have seen, I think shows like CSI, NCIS, Body of Proof etc. ScreamingMeemie Mar 2012 #29
A prosecuting attorney acquaintance of mine dubbed it the 'CSI effect'. X_Digger Mar 2012 #32
Welcome to NRA America, Government can take a man's life, but not his gun.... Junkdrawer Mar 2012 #4
This is utter madness Cali_Democrat Mar 2012 #5
There's a direct correlation between killing small "d" democracy, and this madness.... Junkdrawer Mar 2012 #8
I'm confused as to what they'd need balistics for TorchTheWitch Mar 2012 #6
You need ballistics for several reasons... CanonRay Mar 2012 #18
Only in New Jersey are hollow-point bullets illegal for self-defense. X_Digger Mar 2012 #22
Cop Killer? OPOS Mar 2012 #26
Banned and still available at gun shows as far as I know. CanonRay Mar 2012 #35
It isn't going to matter if the gun is at the bottom of a lake now TorchTheWitch Mar 2012 #34
What exactly do you mean by "cop-killer" bullets? Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #36
suppose he changes his story Enrique Mar 2012 #31
You would think he was Dick Cheney with all the breaks the cut him. nt Poll_Blind Mar 2012 #7
He can still vote and walk around, too slackmaster Mar 2012 #9
When a shooting has occurred, Are_grits_groceries Mar 2012 #10
Do you know for a fact that the Sanford police did NOT examine Zimmerman's gun? slackmaster Mar 2012 #11
I want to know what they did to or with that gun. Are_grits_groceries Mar 2012 #13
Thanks. I think you and I are substantially in agreement as to what's going on. slackmaster Mar 2012 #14
His ballot isn't potentially the principle evidence in a murder investigation. nt Romulox Mar 2012 #20
He's already admitted to the shooting. I don't see how he could change his story at this point. slackmaster Mar 2012 #24
Only one thing FlaGranny Mar 2012 #15
It's clear by now Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #19
I would be very surprised if those reports are correct ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2012 #21
Cops guns are taken administratively. X_Digger Mar 2012 #23
Those "errors" were not accidental in any way. hifiguy Mar 2012 #25
Typical fucking cops. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #33
wowwwwwww!!! uponit7771 Mar 2012 #40
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