The plot thickens

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Originally posted by AnthonyT:

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Originally posted by Wulfenstar:
Never read Bone, I take it?

Look it up.

"Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies"

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Hello,

It's not your inspiration, but rather your destination, that concerns me.

--Anthony


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Note to self: Mr. Raptor believes that women who want to control their reproductive processes are sluts.

Reference thread: http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.asp?b=18&t=51196

Never forget what this man is. You keep forgiving him his trespasses and speak to him as though he is a reasonable human being. You keep forgetting the things he's advocated. If you respond to this man again, you are being foolish.

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Didn't you hear - dehumanizing is okay, as long as the term comes from a comic. It's like, a law now.

Spoon!

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There were no cameras, that I'm aware of, and a true verdict can't possibly be found....

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Martin family’s attorney seeks Justice Dept. investigation
into police actions after shooting => http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/martin-familys-attorney-seeks-j
ustice-dept-investigation-into-police-actions-after-shooting/2012/04/02/gIQAnD2prS_story.html

"Lawyer Benjamin Crump said in an interview he has information that
'family members' of neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman were
at the police department in Sanford, Fla., the night of the Feb. 26
shooting. Crump also alleged that a meeting took place that evening
between Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee and Florida State Attorney Norm
Wolfinger.

“After those meetings, they mysteriously dropped the charges,” Crump said.

"Wolfinger issued a statement disputing the allegations, saying he was
'outraged by the outright lies contained' in a letter Crump sent to Justice
officials requesting an investigation."
..........

Oonj: OK. Now I'm confused. I never heard anything about Zimmerman's
family getting involved on the night of the shooting. I recall reading
something like this: "After the initial questioning of Zimmerman at the
police station, the lead homicide detective recommended that Zimmerman
be arrested and charged with manslaughter. Detective Chris Serino
wrote an affidavit saying that he did not find Zimmerman’s statements
credible and wanted to pursue charges."
Then Wolfinger was contacted by phone and said no charge.

I won't choose a side in this argument. After all, Crump & Wolfinger are
both lawyers. If I may fix Crump's statement for him: "they mysteriously
and prematurely dropped the whole investigation."

What worries me is, there is already far too much heat in the situation.
Protest = good. Agitation = bad. I fear more violence.

"Special prosecutor Angela Corey's office declined comment."
I am liking Ms. Corey for trying to keep a lid on it.



. . . . .The worst and most frequent consequence of paranoia is that it's self-fulfilling.

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Grand jury canceled in Trayvon Martin case =>
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-04-09/trayvon-martin-gr
and-jury/54135360/1

The decision not to use a grand jury should not be considered
a factor in Corey's final determination of the case, her office
said in a statement yesterday morning.

Corey was appointed special prosecutor on March 22 by Gov. Rick
Scott. State Attorney Norm Wolfinger, who handled the case before
it was given to Corey, scheduled the grand jury, which was set
to convene today.

Corey has long had a reputation for not using grand juries if
it wasn't necessary. In Florida, only first-degree murder cases
require the use of grand juries. There is no accusation of pre-
meditated murder in the Martin case, so a first-degree murder
charge is not an option.

Both Reep and Richard Rosenbaum, a Fort Lauderdale criminal
defense attorney, say it's easy to get an indictment from a
grand jury because only the prosecution presents evidence.
There is no judge or defense attorney.

Deciding on charges without a grand jury is "a fairer way to
sort out the evidence against Zimmerman" and "leaves it to
experienced prosecutors," Rosenbaum said.



. . . . .The worst and most frequent consequence of paranoia is that it's self-fulfilling.

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Originally posted by Oonjerah:
In Florida, only first-degree murder cases
require the use of grand juries. There is no accusation of pre-
meditated murder in the Martin case, so a first-degree murder
charge is not an option.

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Ah, see - this I did not know.
Otherwise I wouldn't have included it as the default (and probable) option given that the appropriate (initial) charge would be Second Degree Murder, bartered or pleaded down to Manslaughter of whatever nomenclature.

-F

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