George Zimmerman Beats The Odds Again, Avoids Another Trayvon Martin Charge

Written By Cyrus Langhorne

Former Florida neighborhood George Zimmerman has once again dodged a life behind bars for the killing of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin this week.

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According to reports, the federal civil rights investigation into the shocking 2012 death came to an end Tuesday (February 24) with no charges being filed.

“The death of Trayvon Martin was a devastating tragedy. It shook an entire community, drew the attention of millions across the nation, and sparked a painful but necessary dialogue throughout the country,” said Attorney General Eric Holder in a statement. “Though a comprehensive investigation found that the high standard for a federal hate crime prosecution cannot be met under the circumstances here, this young man’s premature death necessitates that we continue the dialogue and be unafraid of confronting the issues and tensions his passing brought to the surface. We, as a nation, must take concrete steps to ensure that such incidents do not occur in the future.” (MSNBC)

Check out what the Justice Department said in its statement on the next page…

The Justice Department also issued a statement on reaching its conclusion.

In its statement, the Justice Department took pains to stress that it had pursued a vigorous investigation. It said investigators conducted 75 witness interviews, examined police reports, and looked at other encounters between Zimmerman and law enforcement since he was acquitted. They also enlisted an “independent biomechanical expert” to examine Zimmerman’s account of his confrontation with Martin. (MSNBC)

Zimmerman first caught his big break in Martin’s death two years ago.

Zimmerman has said he acted in self-defense when he shot the 17-year-old Martin during a confrontation inside a gated community in Sanford, Florida, just outside Orlando. Martin, who was black, was unarmed when he was killed. Once Zimmerman was acquitted of second-degree murder by a state jury in July 2013, Martin’s family turned to the federal investigation in hopes that he would be held accountable for the shooting. (Fox News)

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Written by Cyrus Langhorne

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    • It’s from a fake news site so I doubt it’s real though I wouldn’t be surprised given the sick nature of the white supremacist mind.

      • at the end of all this theres a dead kid…and the part that hurts is that instead of just being human and understanding the gravity of a dead kid we as american choose and pick sides so much to the point we over look the lost …../american laws need to be reformed now not put on some agenda list…lastly what have black people done that makes people feel like zimmerman was doing a service…..how can you turn your nose up at us and say go home when we both came here by boat….we belong here

        • Yeah. I agree with you. I don’t think we can convince them by talking and debating. Their minds are made up. How do you think we can get the laws reformed?

          • what helped me evolve was having kids….once i had them i was able to look at all kids as just kids no color only love cause i understand life through making and supporting it….

            on a ground level effort i think change could happen if we just start by not looking at color and just seeing that a baby is in a busy street with broken traffic lights…

            From there share power and credit to those who deserve it… have an open mind…we also have to leave behind this thought that murder by cop or soldier is lawful….if thats what the law says make a new one….

  1. this site doesn’t have enuff pop up advertising,,,now ish just pops up outta nowhere?..sit barely works as is,,,i don’t have enuff space to comment on this punk zimmerman

  2. I think it’s foul to make it look like he’s holding a picture of the man he killed!

  3. The things people do for internet traffic; it’s super disrespectful to use that picture — altered or not. But what do people care about “respect” these days?

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