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Jul 19, 2012

George Zimmerman: “I’m Truly Sorry” But It Was “God’s Plan” For Trayvon Martin To Die

George Zimmerman on Fox News In an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, George Zimmerman discussed fatally shooting an unarmed 17-year-old in a controversial Florida confrontation earlier this year. Zimmerman said he didn’t regret what led to Trayvon Martin’s death. “I feel like it was all God’s plan, and for me to second-guess it or to judge it,” he said.” However, at the end of the interview, he said he didn’t understand Hannity’s question….

Jun 03, 2012

George Zimmerman Back In Central Florida, Ready For Surrender

“The defense team has coordinated with the Sanford Police Department to ensure Mr. Zimmerman’s security when he turns himself in before today’s 2:30 PM deadline.”

May 17, 2012

Evidence Made Public In Trayvon Martin Killing: Photos Of Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin’s Autopsy, Witness Statements

The autopsy report shows that Trayvon Martin had “traces of THC – an ingredient found in marijuana – in [his] blood plus a positive test for cannabinoids in his urine.”

May 15, 2012

George Zimmerman Had Broken Nose, Lacerations, According To Medical Report

George Zimmerman, at a bond hearing last month (AP) A medical report compiled by George Zimmerman’s physician says that Zimmerman “was diagnosed with a “closed fracture” of his nose, a pair of black eyes, two lacerations to the back of his head and a minor back injury the day after” he fatally shot Trayvon Martin. On February 26, the unarmed 17-year-old was walking home in a Sanford, Fla. gated community after buying iced tea…

Mar 29, 2012

Right-Wing Group that Cooked Up ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law Locks Doors on Protesters

A group demonstrators who attempted to deliver a petition today to the American Legislative Exchange Council asking it to stop promoting the so-called “Stand Your Ground” law were locked out of the think tank’s building.

Mar 29, 2012

Trayvon Martin’s Father Says Police Account of Son’s Death Is ‘Bull’

In an interview with The Washington Post yesterday, Travyon Martin’s parents disputed the official record of Sanford, Fla. police in the 17-year-old’s shooting death last month at the hands of neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman.

Mar 23, 2012

Obama: ‘If I Had a Son, He Would Look Like Trayvon’

President Obama made his first public comments on the death of Sanford, Fla. teenager Trayvon Martin, who was shot and killed February 26 by a neighborhood watch patrolman acting under Florida’s “Stand Your Ground Law.”

 
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