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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
@Barkey: The main concern I have is that between the police not doing a thorough investigation after it happened, and the media circus that got involved, the whole trial is turning into a farce. If I had to call it, I'd say that Zimmerman is going to walk on a technicality.
edited 12th Jul '13 5:19:49 PM by DrunkGirlfriend
"I don't know how I do it. I'm like the Mr. Bean of sex." -DrunkscriblerianKey chairman: GOP open to bringing illegal immigrants ‘out of the shadows’
If a clear for Zimmerman sets precedent then it's effectively open season on young black men in Florida. (The law is blatantly selectively enforced.
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House Republicans ready attack on Obama's ‘social cost of carbon'
DOJ official leaks info on leak guidelines
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas): Obama 'intolerant' of military Christians
edited 12th Jul '13 7:35:03 PM by deviantbraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016so in other racial news, once more the magic of americans knowing jack shit about asians allowed an intern to sneak this list of names onto the air as the named of the dead pilots of the asiana flight.
http://fox4kc.com/2013/07/12/ntsb-says-an-intern-to-blame-for-embarrassing-names-read-by-tv-news/
Harry Reid on nuclear option: 'I ate sh--' on nominees
If the judge instructs the jury to consider manslaughter as a "lesser included charge" to murder, the jury might convict on that. (Failure to do so was blamed for that Texas guy who got off on killing an escort for not having sex with him; the prosecution's case wasn't strong enough to prove premeditated murder, and the judge didn't instruct that the jury could opt for the lesser included charge.)
Iowa court reaffirms it was OK to fire 'irresistible' worker
edited 12th Jul '13 11:39:04 PM by tclittle
"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."

This explanation works every time.
I've also since learned that the people who aren't yelling can sometimes be the villains too.