Originally Posted By: Matter-eater Man
Sometimes bad laws don't thwart justice. We're not in the clear yet though since I suspect Zimmerman will try to make use of it in his defense.


Also I wonder since the cops said they were not charging him because of the "stand your ground" law if that also affected the initial investigation.


From the way I've understood the 'stand your ground' law, it's not an automatic out for killing someone. There will now be a pretrial hearing to determine if there is enough evidence to substantiate the claim of self-defense. The cops may have misapplied the law, but that's bad police work and not necessarily a bad law. At least you're now being more honest about your prejudice in this case. You were never waiting for justice. You've just been waiting for a conviction.

whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules.
It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness.
This is true both in politics and on the internet."

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