New Posts For Thread: Unarmed Teen Shot By Neighborhood Watch Who Claims Self-Defensehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29007255/Unarmed_Teen_Shot_By_Neighborhood_Watch_Who_Claims_Self-DefenseGeorge Zimmerman, a 28-year old self-appointed neighborhood watch captain, shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in a gated community in Sanford, FL. Zimmerman claimed self-defense in the shooting. Martin was walking home from a local conveniencIn Florida that means that no grand jury indictment is needed and no death penalty can be applied. It also means that the murderer did not "plan" on killing the victim.[/quote]Under Florida statute 782.04(2) 2nd degree murder is defined as:http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29007255/Unarmed_Teen_Shot_By_Neighborhood_Watch_Who_Claims_Self-Defense?post_id=518510659#518510659In Florida that means that no grand jury indictment is needed and no death penalty can be applied. It also means that the murderer did not "plan" on killing the victim.[/quote]Under Florida statute 782.04(2) 2nd degree murder is defined as:Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:45:25 -0500I wonder if Zimmerman will plead out, or try to take this to trial.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29007255/Unarmed_Teen_Shot_By_Neighborhood_Watch_Who_Claims_Self-Defense?post_id=518510607#518510607I wonder if Zimmerman will plead out, or try to take this to trial.Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:43:59 -0500Yes ... 1st Degree Murder is planning AHEAD of Time, "I'm gonna kill THAT Guy ..., " whereas 2nd Degree Murder is "Intentional -- NOT Accidental ... " ... IOW, NOT merely "negligent," and CERTAINLY NOT, " ... in self-Defense ... " ...In Florida thathttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29007255/Unarmed_Teen_Shot_By_Neighborhood_Watch_Who_Claims_Self-Defense?post_id=518510439#518510439Yes ... 1st Degree Murder is planning AHEAD of Time, "I'm gonna kill THAT Guy ..., " whereas 2nd Degree Murder is "Intentional -- NOT Accidental ... " ... IOW, NOT merely "negligent," and CERTAINLY NOT, " ... in self-Defense ... " ...In Florida thatWed, 11 Apr 2012 17:37:59 -0500In Florida that means that no grand jury indictment is needed and no death penalty can be applied. It also means that the murderer did not "plan" on killing the victim.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29007255/Unarmed_Teen_Shot_By_Neighborhood_Watch_Who_Claims_Self-Defense?post_id=518510027#518510027In Florida that means that no grand jury indictment is needed and no death penalty can be applied. It also means that the murderer did not "plan" on killing the victim.Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:25:28 -0500And he IS in Custody ...http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29007255/Unarmed_Teen_Shot_By_Neighborhood_Watch_Who_Claims_Self-Defense?post_id=518509717#518509717And he IS in Custody ...Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:16:18 -0500Zimmerman is charged with 2nd degree murder.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29007255/Unarmed_Teen_Shot_By_Neighborhood_Watch_Who_Claims_Self-Defense?post_id=518509451#518509451Zimmerman is charged with 2nd degree murder.Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:07:18 -0500If for no other good Reason than his own Protection ...I would NOT want to be "George Zimmerman" ...http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29007255/Unarmed_Teen_Shot_By_Neighborhood_Watch_Who_Claims_Self-Defense?post_id=518508691#518508691If for no other good Reason than his own Protection ...I would NOT want to be "George Zimmerman" ...Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:46:29 -0500NBC is reporting he has been taken into custody.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29007255/Unarmed_Teen_Shot_By_Neighborhood_Watch_Who_Claims_Self-Defense?post_id=518508183#518508183NBC is reporting he has been taken into custody.Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:37:12 -0500They stated that they know where he is.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29007255/Unarmed_Teen_Shot_By_Neighborhood_Watch_Who_Claims_Self-Defense?post_id=518505095#518505095They stated that they know where he is.Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:22:21 -0500I don't think a news conference will do any good. If they want to arrest the murderer it might be too late. He could be in Peru by now.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29007255/Unarmed_Teen_Shot_By_Neighborhood_Watch_Who_Claims_Self-Defense?post_id=518504649#518504649I don't think a news conference will do any good. If they want to arrest the murderer it might be too late. He could be in Peru by now.Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:13:54 -0500