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That is HORRIBLE cthulu2016 Apr 2014 #1
No sh*t ... I hated their verdict, but .... etherealtruth Apr 2014 #32
I agree. This hurts are jury system. And yes, I disagree with the jury's verdict also, but this is lostincalifornia Apr 2014 #52
Yes it is. 840high Apr 2014 #99
I think that sucks... joeybee12 Apr 2014 #2
Hopefully the Jurors will have Protection near at hand warrant46 Apr 2014 #3
I bet they don't...people who get on juries usually aren't well to do... joeybee12 Apr 2014 #4
Well they can always dial 911 warrant46 Apr 2014 #5
I think their only hope is enough time has passed... joeybee12 Apr 2014 #6
That depends on where one lives, pintobean Apr 2014 #24
It's ok SoCalNative Apr 2014 #79
Yeah no shit LordGlenconner Apr 2014 #142
I don't get this whole "black folks are now going to hunt them down like animals" -vibe Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #21
The media A Little Weird Apr 2014 #28
Oh, ok...DUers sure had me fooled... Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #31
I think you read those posts right. A Little Weird Apr 2014 #40
It sounds like gollygee Apr 2014 #41
Did I say hunt them down? You don't think someone, regardless of race... joeybee12 Apr 2014 #48
Please explain why you're offended Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #63
I think it was a very bad decision to release the names ... etherealtruth Apr 2014 #60
I agree. They were saying there would be riots if verdict went for Zman. Nope, didn't happen. Hoyt Apr 2014 #127
I hope no one bothers them. Vattel Apr 2014 #7
So now murder is reasonable. roody Apr 2014 #36
You listen to too much Nancy Grace. Amak8 Apr 2014 #38
Don't have tv. roody Apr 2014 #74
Info is also available on the web... Hip_Flask Apr 2014 #120
Yes, the prosecutors did a lousy job. amandabeech Apr 2014 #143
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What????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? cui bono Apr 2014 #37
lol, we usually agree cui, but this is one issue where I get a nearly universal DU WTF? response. Vattel Apr 2014 #95
WTF indeed. alarimer Apr 2014 #131
I agree with you - I listened to all of the prosecution's case - and they DrDan Apr 2014 #78
Like OJ? lol nt Logical Apr 2014 #80
not sure what you are implying DrDan Apr 2014 #81
A guy stalked and killed a teenager and you think the verdict was reasonable? alarimer Apr 2014 #129
This message was self-deleted by its author oldandhappy Apr 2014 #8
Sick nt B2G Apr 2014 #14
How what felt? Boom Sound 416 Apr 2014 #20
Classy... Hip_Flask Apr 2014 #121
I think it should be up to the individual bigwillq Apr 2014 #9
this is nothing short of outragous dsc Apr 2014 #10
almost as outrageous as their verdict, but not quite... Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #29
they followed the law dsc Apr 2014 #33
Two of them admitted indirectly that they *didn't* follow the law Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #35
I don't recall either juror stating that dsc Apr 2014 #44
My problem is with an entire legal system which still to this day Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #57
Please link to the words "I made up my mind before the trial" dsc Apr 2014 #59
That wasn't the exact quote, nor did I ever say it was... Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #62
the word minds is in quotes in your post dsc Apr 2014 #67
Ok, so what is it called when you completely disregard instructions? Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #72
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Trials are public treestar Apr 2014 #114
I'm guessing they have all long since changed names, addresses and phone numbers... Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #11
What does it matter?? B2G Apr 2014 #15
I dunno.. Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #18
"I'm guessing they have all long since changed names, addresses and phone numbers" Aerows Apr 2014 #61
Gee, let's just ruin people's lives Aerows Apr 2014 #12
Isn't "ruin" kind of harsh?? Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #19
Because the 4 other people Aerows Apr 2014 #23
What's being implied on a supposed liberal site Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #26
Because black Americans Aerows Apr 2014 #34
What right-winger is going after them? Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #53
I can see what you're saying but now you're the one implying that only black Americans cui bono Apr 2014 #42
I am white, but the verdict enraged me, too. I am not violent and would never tblue37 Apr 2014 #54
Who here has mentioned... NaturalHigh Apr 2014 #93
So based on that whispered potential, they deserve what exactly? Hip_Flask Apr 2014 #122
And six new Florida residents apply for their CCW permit. VScott Apr 2014 #13
Is that before or after every black citizen in the state applies for theirs? Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #16
What??? Boom Sound 416 Apr 2014 #27
I know a number of black citizens in Florida who have concealed weapons permits. ... spin Apr 2014 #45
I'd rather have a black person with a handgun Aerows Apr 2014 #47
Good on him Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #69
When my friend asked me about a concealed weapons class, I recommended ... spin Apr 2014 #91
Wouldn't you, considering all the bigoted white wing gun fanciers. Hoyt Apr 2014 #128
On the way back from the range after the first time I had went shooting with my black co-worker ... spin Apr 2014 #144
Uhmmmm... yeah, right. VScott Apr 2014 #101
pithy response Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #117
If I remember correctly, most, if not all, of the six jurors owned guns. pacalo Apr 2014 #113
Why? surrealAmerican Apr 2014 #17
Point taken, but service is mandatory, not encouraged Boom Sound 416 Apr 2014 #22
public record? Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #25
To prevent those that are unhappy with the results Aerows Apr 2014 #46
And would the defense have been so gracious had they voted to convict? Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #58
Frankly Aerows Apr 2014 #133
I get what you're saying and I can appreciate that... Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #138
Oh, if I was a black Floridian Aerows Apr 2014 #139
Yes, it will discourage people from serving on jury duty. Aerows Apr 2014 #43
I don't agree with this Skittles Apr 2014 #30
Good. Who is B37? nt msanthrope Apr 2014 #39
But her "heart was in the right place", book-deal pending. countryjake Apr 2014 #49
There should be an extension of Son of Sam laws to jurors. nt msanthrope Apr 2014 #55
You claim to be a lawyer Aerows Apr 2014 #88
Aerows, Juror #37 appeared on Anderson Cooper 360... countryjake Apr 2014 #97
See, that was her choice, though Aerows Apr 2014 #136
I am a lawyer. A criminal defense attorney...and I think a citizens who msanthrope Apr 2014 #98
Oh, I agree with you on that one Aerows Apr 2014 #134
This is according to the Florida Sunshine Law csziggy Apr 2014 #50
thanks for injecting some knowledge and reason into the discussion frylock Apr 2014 #66
i remember the same thing happened with the Casey Anthony trial JI7 Apr 2014 #70
Yes, in "hot" trials, judges will hold the names csziggy Apr 2014 #71
Wow...really? Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #73
All court proceedings are public record. XRubicon Apr 2014 #51
Some of the responses are very telling ecstatic Apr 2014 #56
even if correct dsc Apr 2014 #68
At least none of them ever have to worry about walking while black in Florida... Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #76
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and this is going to be a shitshow.... AngryAmish Apr 2014 #64
i'm shocked they escaped The Great Angry Black Riot Uprise that occurred after the verdict was read. frylock Apr 2014 #65
absolutely ridiculous!!!!! DrDan Apr 2014 #75
I can't believe that so many people Sissyk Apr 2014 #77
The problem is DU has lost like 90% of longtime black posters and contributors Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #82
I'm sorry to keep reading that, Blue_Tires! Sissyk Apr 2014 #85
I kinda hate that DU is so unfriendly to black people AngryAmish Apr 2014 #92
Join the club. Number23 Apr 2014 #96
I've got a star, Jamaal510 Apr 2014 #106
You don't have to have a star to post polls do you?? Number23 Apr 2014 #107
I'm pretty sure Jamaal510 Apr 2014 #108
No, you're absolutely right. Just tried to post a poll in GD and said I couldn't Number23 Apr 2014 #110
I don't think the jurors are in physical danger. Dr. Strange Apr 2014 #118
What's your point? Did you read that? Sissyk Apr 2014 #123
The evidence? Dr. Strange Apr 2014 #124
Thanks for that link. Sissyk Apr 2014 #125
Well, again, I'm not worried about "vigilante justice"... Dr. Strange Apr 2014 #141
Good luck finding jurors in the future. lpbk2713 Apr 2014 #83
Judging by this jury's performance, maybe it's addition by subtraction Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #84
IT Happens each and every time! Sissyk Apr 2014 #86
Me either Aerows Apr 2014 #137
So what? bravenak Apr 2014 #87
I'm glad they haven't printed the names in the paper davidpdx Apr 2014 #89
Gee...who wouldn't want to serve on a jury now? NaturalHigh Apr 2014 #90
Now they'll never be executives at Mozilla mwrguy Apr 2014 #94
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I hope people leave the jurors alone Shoulders of Giants Apr 2014 #100
This is wrong. Dawson Leery Apr 2014 #102
It seems like secret juried wluld undermine the integrity of our jury system, right? nt Demo_Chris Apr 2014 #103
As much as jurors fearing reprisals? N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2014 #112
Reprisals from whom? Were spmeone to go 'vigilante' they would target Zimmerman... Demo_Chris Apr 2014 #116
Yes, and it's surprising people think it is a secret to start with treestar Apr 2014 #115
The names of jurors in high-profile cases should never be released. Vashta Nerada Apr 2014 #111
Oh well JustAnotherGen Apr 2014 #119
Hell Yeah! NOLALady Apr 2014 #146
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I'll do my best to get out of jury duty, if my name is going to be made public. alarimer Apr 2014 #132
Jurors aren't anonymous forever (outside DU, of course!) X_Digger Apr 2014 #135
They'll be ok MO_Moderate Apr 2014 #140
Another gun fancier stands behind george Zimmerman and SYG against unarmed Hoyt Apr 2014 #145
And more substituting facts with emotional hyperbole MO_Moderate Apr 2014 #147
Like someone who is into gunz is objective about stalking and intimidating Hoyt Apr 2014 #148
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