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Jamie B

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GZ never identified himself: police
« on: June 26, 2012, 08:44:49 PM »
http://news.yahoo.com/trayvon-martins-killer-never-identified-himself-police-212422739.html

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George Zimmerman, the man charged in the killing of Trayvon Martin, failed on at least two opportunities to identify himself as a neighborhood watch volunteer before he shot the unarmed teenager, a police investigator wrote in a report made public on Tuesday.

What an interesting slant by the police.
Around here in OH, neighborhood watch volunteers are instructed to observe and report only, and not get involved.

This seems to be an angle that has no merit, and deserves no comment by the SPD.

The railroad ride just seems to continue in this case.....
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Re: GZ never identified himself: police
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2012, 09:51:52 PM »
In hindsight many things may have been done differently.

I wonder if an off duty police officer shot someone who was assaulting him and hadn't identified himself, would the police charge him with second degree murder as well?

Somehow I doubt it.
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Re: GZ never identified himself: police
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2012, 09:56:56 PM »
Well, at least we know now why he was charged - the capias request is a straightforward description of manslaughter, noting that the reasons he gave for leaving his car were inconsistent with his behaviors.

The bizarre part is why the chief officer and the prosecutor overruled the investigation results.  That would certainly be rare.
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