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Cry me a river: Zimmerman being treated for PTSD. (Original Post) MoonRiver Mar 2012 OP
Let me guess - with meds that make him incompetent to stand trial? saras Mar 2012 #1
Building that faux case like a pro. FarPoint Mar 2012 #2
He doesn't have PTSD he is simply scared shitless about facing snagglepuss Mar 2012 #3
Not sure that post-murder PTSD would do Zimmerman's defense much good. HereSince1628 Mar 2012 #9
You mean Post-Trayvon Slaughtering Disorder? Blue Owl Mar 2012 #4
+1 Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #8
You have tempted me...I will give into that Loudmxr Mar 2012 #5
When did that become a legal defense for murder? appleannie1 Mar 2012 #6
Yes, it has been used...see Joshua Stepp...he got life. n/t HereSince1628 Mar 2012 #7

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)
9. Not sure that post-murder PTSD would do Zimmerman's defense much good.
Tue Mar 27, 2012, 04:40 PM
Mar 2012

Getting PTSD after exposure to an extreme trauma wouldn't be a factor preventing Zimmerman from acting knowingly and willfully.

Because PTSD is sometimes associated with memory loss, it might be argued that such a memory loss (if proven) might make it impossible for Zimmerman to participate in his own defense.

HOWEVER, according to what I've read, Zimmerman claimed Trayvon went for Zimmerman's gun, which seems to suggest the presence of memory of the events rather than amnesia.



Loudmxr

(1,405 posts)
5. You have tempted me...I will give into that
Tue Mar 27, 2012, 02:43 PM
Mar 2012


BTW I worked once with the writer of this song .. he hated this version...though it made him lots of money(???)

Keltner, Jim Horn, Leon Russel and and those pretty ladies, some went on to be stars.

Enjoy.
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