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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDoesnt this mean Zimmy can still carry his gun? And with this precedent, kill again. Gotta love it.
Skittles
(153,160 posts)this really gives them permission
Lithos
(26,403 posts)It's not that George Z will kill again, it's that others like him are going to be encouraged.
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rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)Lithos
(26,403 posts)He has constantly escalated each time he has gotten off.
However, many others just like him are going to do the same and they will kill or maim some one just for being in the wrong place at the wrong time and for the crime of being different.
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Bake
(21,977 posts)Not that I think he DOES, mind you. But he might not get so lucky with the next jury. He would be well advised not to risk it. In fact, he'd be we'll advised to change his name, drop 100 pounds, And move to someplace like Idaho or Montana.
Bake
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)emboldened him. He is indestructible. He will kill again. He will kill again. And this jury will have to live with that.
Riley18
(1,127 posts)murder of a kid meant nothing to those 6 people.
Kennah
(14,265 posts)MH1
(17,600 posts)This is just seriously fucked up.
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)And there will be copycats picking fights with black people right and left, hoping to goad them into a single slap so they can claim they feared for their life.
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)That seems fair right
Bake
(21,977 posts)Trial court verdicts do not set legal precedent. That's Law School 101.
Bake, Esq.