Originally Posted By: Matter-eater Man
 Originally Posted By: thedoctor
 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.


What part of the law did the police not follow when you say they "misapplied"?


The police aren't supposed to make the determination if the law applies in the situation or not. That's supposed to be done by the courts if the defendant decides to use it as a defense for his/her actions. The police were supposed to follow normal procedures (take suspect into custody and perform sobriety test, etc.). They fucked up.

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."

Our Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man said: "no, the doctor's right. besides, he has seniority."