17yr old black kid shot and killed for walking in white suburbia?

[natina]

Judge to consider lesser charges for George Zimmerman

The Florida judge in George Zimmerman’s second-degree murder trial will decide Thursday whether she will allow the jury to consider lesser charges – manslaughter and aggravated assault – when they begin deliberations on Friday.
The prosecution has requested that Judge Debra Nelson consider the lesser charges for Zimmerman, 29, the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, 17. Convicting Zimmerman of second-degree murder would still be an option for the jury.
The state is scheduled to deliver closing arguments at 1 p.m. on Thursday; the defense will present its closing arguments on Friday morning.
If convicted of second degree murder, Zimmerman could face up to life in prison. Zimmerman did not testify on his own behalf during the trial.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013...id=msnhp&pos=1

[natina]

After days of courtroom drama, 6 jurors deliberate Zimmerman's fate

CNN) -- After 14 days of witness testimony and arguments on both sides, the fate of George Zimmerman now rests with six women.

These jurors began their deliberations around 2:30 p.m. Friday, after Judge Debra Nelson read a lengthy list of instructions. They have three options: convict Zimmerman of second-degree murder in Trayvon Martin's death, convict him of manslaughter or find him not guilty. The judge approved the manslaughter option on Thursday, over the defense's vehement objection.
"All of us are depending on you to make a wise and legal decision," Nelson told the jurors.
The start of deliberations capped yet another emotional day in a case that has captivated many nationwide

http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/12/justic...html?hpt=hp_t1

[Ben in LA]

All hell is going to break loose.

[trish]

I hope not, it would just play right into the storyline Fox and friends are trying to weave.

[natina]

Prosecutions EXPLOSIVE Common Sense Rebuttal To Defense Closing Arguments. Zimmerman Trial

[hippifried]

All hell is going to break loose.

Nah. Just half. Satan has a boatload of stupid to deal with, & can't keep up.

[natina]

George Zimmerman trial: Prosecutor blasts Zimmerman's self-defense claim during closing arguments
Prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda portrayed Zimmerman as a "wannabe cop" who profiled Martin -- who he said was a boy only several weeks past his seventeeth birthday -- as a criminal. But he told the jury that it was Martin, not Zimmerman, who had reason to be in fear that evening.
"Who started this? Who followed who? Who was minding their own business? Of the two, who was the one that was armed?" de la Rionda asked the jury.
Martin, he said, would "no longer walk this Earth" because of Zimmerman's incorrect assumptions about the teen.
Playing Zimmerman's videotaped re-enactment of the altercation, de la Rionda aimed to poke holes in Zimmerman's self-defense story, saying the 29-year-old lied about following Martin.
Zimmerman claimed he got out of his car to find an address to give to non-emergency dispatchers, de la Rionda argued, but pointed out there was an address close by he could have offered without walking further into the neighborhood.
Zimmerman also claimed not to know the names of the streets in his community, de la Rionda said, though there were only three streets and he had lived there several years.
"If he's not doing anything wrong in following an individual, why does he have to lie about it?" de la Rionda asked.
The six jurors will have three options when they start deliberations as early as Friday: guilty of second-degree murder, guilty of manslaughter and not guilty.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_1...ing-arguments/

GEORGE ZIMMERMAN TRIAL PROSECUTION CLOSING ARGUMENT

[Dino Velvet]

Grab your keys and coats. It's over folks.

http://news.yahoo.com/jury-reaches-v...131511601.html

[envivision]

Viva la raza !

[Ben]

If Trayvon Martin had been a woman …

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisf...-martin-female