Justice Department Could Charge George Zimmerman With Hate Crime In Shooting Of Trayvon Martin
Experts are still analyzing the 911 call made by neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman on the night he fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin—but if the U.S. Justice Department decides there is significant evidence that the shooting was racially motivated, then they can prosecute Zimmerman despite the Sanford Police Department dropping the case. Particularly important is whether Zimmerman used the racial epithet "f*cking c**n" to describe Martin in his 911 call before the shooting: “It sounds pretty obvious to me,” Donald Tibbs, a Drexel University law professor who has closely studied race, civil rights and criminal procedure, told the Post. “If that was a racial epithet that preceded the attack on Trayvon Martin, we definitely have a hate crime.” [ more › ]
Justice Department Could Charge George Zimmerman With Hate Crime In Shooting Of Trayvon Martin
Ben Yakas
Sun, 25 Mar 2012 21:50:53 GMT
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