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Amerigo Vespucci

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Thu Apr 12, 2012, 02:10 PM Apr 2012

Martin family releases statement clarifying earlier "accident" statement

Nothing from the interview can be used in the trial, BUT...Trayvon's Mom issued a statement basically saying that she misspoke, that the family believes Zimmerman killed her son in cold blood, and that the "accident" was the fact that their paths crossed.

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Martin family releases statement clarifying earlier "accident" statement (Original Post) Amerigo Vespucci Apr 2012 OP
Good job. I felt her lawyers should have reigned them in a bit. Ditto for Al Sharpton. n/t vaberella Apr 2012 #1
Gotcha. Will edit my earlier post. elleng Apr 2012 #2
That really is how I thought she meant it anyway. There is no way in hell that she would have teddy51 Apr 2012 #3
 

teddy51

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3. That really is how I thought she meant it anyway. There is no way in hell that she would have
Thu Apr 12, 2012, 02:16 PM
Apr 2012

considered the actual killing of her son accidental. She was trying to shine the brightest light on the situation, I thought without stirring up the racial/violence pot any further. Glad they clarified though.

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