Since he was found not guilty of second degree murder in the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman hasn’t been able to keep himself out of the news for very long. Now Zimmerman (no relation) seems to have entered a new, more litigious phase of his life. In December he filed a $100 … Read more
By Terry Spencer, AP In a case involving Florida’s controversial “stand your ground” law, Gov. Ron DeSantis has been asked to reinvestigate the fatal shooting of a drunken, unarmed man who mistakenly pounded on a wrong door in the middle of the night. A request to appoint a special prosecutor in the case was made … Read more
By the Associated Press Neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, who was acquitted of the 2012 killing of Trayvon Martin, is suing the teen’s parents, family attorney, the attorney’s book publisher and prosecutors who tried his case, claiming he was defamed when they allowed a witness to give false testimony in an attempt to incriminate him. … Read more
This week marked the seventh anniversary of the death of Trayvon Martin. Even after George Zimmerman’s acquittal, plenty of groups and people use falsehoods, propaganda and faulty narratives about what happened that night to advance their own causes. This includes people who should know better, including presidential hopeful Kamala Harris. On that fateful night seven … Read more
Thankfully, jury trials in legitimate self-defense cases don’t happen very often. Unfortunately, we just had one of those cases here in America’s heartland with the Illinois murder trial of James Love. The entire affair offers a number of opportunities to learn some very valuable lessons. Usually, in self-defense cases, common sense prevails and prosecutors rightfully … Read more
Remember the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin case from Sanford, Florida? Who could forget? Well, it looks like Illinois will host a similar legal battle in the coming months. The shooting death of Xavier Hartman in western Illinois has inflamed passions and left residents divided and confused. During a confrontation in rural Galva, Illinois, a 59-year-old white … Read more
What if George Zimmerman had used a knife instead of a gun while Trayvon Martin was straddling him, pummeling away, beating his head into the pavement? Might the politics of race and guns have spun out differently if there were no gunshot in the background of the 911 call? Make the jump to The Truth … Read more
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