George Zimmerman Found Not Guility On All Charges

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Saw on the news that Harry Reid & the NAACP are going after Zimmerman for violating Trayvon Martin's civil rights. I knew this thing wasn't over. They won't rest until Zimmerman is behind bars.
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Tuff to do in Florida with the stand your ground rule. George has more rights then you think. (In Florida) But knowing lib's they'll find a way and probably blame his action's on BUSH.

 

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Tuff to do in Florida with the stand your ground rule. George has more rights then you think. (In Florida) But knowing lib's they'll find a way and probably blame his action's on BUSH.

Zimmerman will move out of state guaranteed....... He could probably get a book deal to that would give him some income......

We will not go quietly into the night, we will not surrender our 2nd amendment rights with out a fight. They will have a hard time getting rid of Floridas stand your ground law...

Florida Govornor has already had a task force look into Florida's Stand your ground law after Zimmerman was arrested and the task force recommend no changes be made.....


Friday, February 22, 2013, 1:15 PM
Task Force recommends keeping 'Stand Your Ground' law

TALLAHASSEE -- The Task Force on Citizen Safety and Protection released its final report on the controversial "Stand Your Ground" law -- and it recommends that it should not be overturned.

The Task Force delivered their final report Friday morning to the Office of the Florida Senate President, Office of the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and the Executive Office of the Governor.

"The Task Force concurs with the core belief that all persons, regardless of citizenship status, have a right to feel safe and secure in our state. To that end, all persons who are conducting themselves in a lawful manner have a fundamental right to stand their ground and defend themselves from attack with proportionate force in every place they have a lawful right to be."

“I want to commend the 19 members of the Citizen Safety Task Force and Lt. Governor Jennifer Carroll for their thorough and thoughtful consideration of Florida Statute 776. This diverse Task Force listened to the people of Florida and provided a platform for different viewpoints to be shared on the important issue of citizen safety. I met with Trayvon Martin’s parents and our hearts go out to the entire family for their loss, especially as we approach the anniversary of his death. We look forward to reviewing this final report as we approach the beginning of the legislative session,” said Governor Rick Scott said.."
Task Force recommends keeping 'Stand Your Ground' law | News 13



Core Recommendations

After holding seven public meetings across the state, hearing from a broad array of
relevant subject matter experts, and considering 16,603 pieces of correspondence, 711
phone calls, 64 comment cards, 160 public comments at Task Force meetings, and
over 30 documents, the Task Force recommends the following:

1. The Task Force concurs with the core belief that all persons, regardless of
citizenship status, have a right to feel safe and secure in our state. To that
end, all persons who are conducting themselves in a lawful manner have a
fundamental right to stand their ground and defend themselves from attack
with proportionate force in every place they have a lawful right to be.

2. The Task Force recommends the Legislature examine the term “unlawful
activity” as used in Chapter 776, Florida Statutes and provide a statutory
definition to provide clarity to all persons, regardless of citizenship status, and
to law enforcement, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and the judiciary.*
*Discussed definition of “unlawful activity” to give guiding language to the courts
to ensure uniform application of the law with the intent to protect the innocent
person.

a) Task Force member State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle proposed the
definition of “unlawful activity” should exclude noncriminal violations as defined in
Section 775.08(3), Florida Statutes.
b) Task Force member Judge Krista Marx proposed that the definition should
include temporal proximity of the unlawful activity to the use of force.
c) Task Force member Public Defender Stacy Scott proposed that the definition of
“unlawful activity” should exclude some county and municipal ordinance
violations.
d) Task Force member Edna Canino proposed that the definition exclude
citizenship status.

The Task Force heard a number of examples related to the definition of “unlawful
activity” used in Chapter 776, Florida Statutes. Questions were raised including
whether the term applied to all unlawful activity including misdemeanors,
ordinances, and minor traffic violations. Without a clear definition of the term
“unlawful activity” the potential for inconsistent application of the law across the
state may occur.

5. The Task Force recommends the Legislature examine the definition of
“criminal prosecution”, as defined in Section 776.032(1), Florida Statutes, to
remove any ambiguity for law enforcement to fully complete their
investigation.

The Task Force heard examples from law enforcement expressing concern for
the definition of “criminal prosecution” and the affect of that definition on law
enforcement’s ability and authority to investigate, detain or arrest a person
engaged in use of force.

6. The Task Force has considered the Florida Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in
Peterson v. State. The Task Force believes the pre-trial adversarial
proceeding set out in that case is proper.

The Task Force reviewed the Florida Supreme Court’s decision in Peterson v.
State, which established a pre-trial adversarial proceeding for determining
immunity for an individual claiming self-defense. Absent a clear procedure in
current law for granting immunity under Section 776.032, Florida Statutes, the
Florida Supreme Court established this procedure. The Task Force has
determined that this procedure is adequate.

7. The Task Force recommends the Legislature consider whether the civil
immunity provision should extend to innocent third-party victims.

The Task Force discussed the possibility of innocent third-party victims being
injured or killed during use of force incidents. Although an individual may be
granted civil immunity for their use of force during that incident, it is not clear
whether that immunity would apply even when innocent third-party victims are
injured or killed due directly to the actions of that individual.

8. The Task Force recommends the Legislature consider funding further study of
the correlation and causation to include variables such as race, ethnicity,
gender, application and fairness of the law in regards to the expansion of self
defense laws in the State of Florida, including a statistical comparison with
other states. The Task Force recommends any report be issued by 2015 with
periodic updates.

The Task Force enlisted the assistance of the University of Florida, Levin College
of Law, in compiling and analyzing data related to the use of force in defense of
self and others within the State of Florida. Professor Monique Worrell of the
university presented her findings to the members at the meeting held in West
Palm Beach. During her presentation, Professor Worrell provided data related to
trends in homicides, justifiable homicide claims, crime rate, gun license
applications, and tourism. However, Professor Worrell pointed out that
conclusions regarding the impact of recent changes to Chapter 776, Florida
Statutes, could not be drawn without a more complex analysis of the data.

9. The Task Force recommends the Legislature review Florida’s 10-20-Life law to
eliminate any unintended consequences.

10. Vice Chair R.B. Holmes, Jr., State Attorney Kathleen Fernandez Rundle, and
Public Defender Stacy Scott each submitted other specific recommendations,
which are included in Appendix E of this report.




Full Task Report http://www.flgov.com/wp-content/upl...ty-and-Protection-Task-Force-Report-FINAL.pdf