We have a verdict!

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Which channel are you watching?

HLN. They keep showing channel 13 Central Florida. Both the black haired ones are standing to the right side of the screen. Either one could join me in a hot tub anytime.

[himher 634]

remember, gary was right.

Uh yeah we will hear all about that tomorrow i'm thinking LOL

[Karee 4,189]

Uh yeah we will hear all about that tomorrow i'm thinking LOL

Hopefully he can limit it to 5 paragraphs or less and leave Vermont out of it. I doubt it though.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Steven and MBD are probably contemplating suicide.

Wrong guess. I was busy with a home project today - flooring and painting. I am done for today now.

So the verdict is in. Disappointed but I am sure the jury did the best it could.

Time to find something else to talk about.

[GandD 5,966]

Ha

"Everything I do I think is done well"

Sounds like something that guy would say

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

They are folding up the banner. The demonstration is over.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Fully expect a prove I said he was guilty post or two from BD

What are you smoking? I thought he was guilty. Still do. The jury decided otherwise so it's done.

[GandD 5,966]

So the verdict is in. Disappointed but I am sure the jury did the best it could.

I'm sure the militant right would be as rational had the verdict went the other way.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Mr. BD is probably filling up his coke bottles with Unleaded and stuffing rags in them.

Put down that pipe. That chit will kill you!

[Darnell 8,478]

Wow - listening to BBC radio at the moment - that was rather dry

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

So how does GZ get his life back on track at this point anyway?

Dump Mrs Zimmerman and move to a remote province in the Philippines

[RGinWA 816]

On the bright side, this about locks up 2016 for the Democrats.

[Saddle Bronc 124]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23304198

George Zimmerman not guilty of Trayvon Martin "murder"

2013/07/13 22:59 ET

George Zimmerman, the Florida neighbourhood watchman who shot dead an unarmed black 17-year-old male last year, has been found not guilty.

Lawyers for Mr Zimmerman, 29, argued he acted in self-defence and with justifiable use of deadly force in the death of Trayvon Martin.

The jury retired on Friday to consider its verdict on charges of either second-degree murder or manslaughter.

The case sparked a fierce debate about racial profiling in the US.

Protesters are gathering, reports the BBC's David Willis, in Sanford, the Florida town where the shooting took place.

Police and community leaders have appealed for calm.

'No further business'

After the verdict, Judge Deborah Nelson told Mr Zimmerman he was free to go.

"Your bond will be released. Your GPS monitor will be cut off when you exit the courtroom over here. And you have no further business with the court," Judge Nelson said.

Mr Zimmerman showed little reaction as the verdict was read out.

"Hopefully everyone will respect the jury's verdict," his lawyer Mark O'Mara told reporters after the case.

He said Mr Zimmerman would now have to be "very cautious and protective of his safety because there is still a fringe element who have said that they would revenge - that they would not listen to - a verdict of not guilty."

Our correspondent said the case brought into sharp relief some of the most divisive issues in the United States: race, gun control and equal justice under the law.

Florida police did not arrest Mr Zimmerman for six weeks after the shooting.

Under the state's controversial "stand your ground" law, the use of lethal force is allowed if a person feels seriously under threat.

Hooded sweatshirt

As the jury retired on Friday, the judge told the panel of six women to consider whether Mr Zimmerman, 29, acted in self-defence and with justifiable use of deadly force.

Without explicitly discussing race, the prosecution had suggested Mr Zimmerman assumed the African-American teenager, who was wearing a hooded sweatshirt as he walked in the rain, was up to no good.

But the defence said Trayvon Martin punched their client, slammed his head into the pavement and reached for Mr Zimmerman's gun.

The accused, who was legally armed with a pistol, had been sitting in his vehicle on a dark street when he saw Martin.

Mr Zimmerman telephoned police to report a suspicious person, then left his vehicle in apparent pursuit of the teenager.

Shortly afterwards, Martin was found dead, shot in the chest.

Earlier, Mr Zimmerman's lawyer said he had proven his client's "pure, unadulterated innocence" in Martin's death.

But prosecutors said the accused had told a series of lies.

(the only ones lying were the prosecutor -- as shown by suppressing evidence showing the fact of Martin's being unremorseful ASBO -- and judge Nelson, who was in cahoots!)

[Karee 4,189]

On the bright side, this about locks up 2016 for the Democrats.

Cool. Now your signature matches your posts. That worked out well.

[RGinWA 816]

Cool. Now your signature matches your posts. That worked out well.

I pay my debts...as you have I'm sure.

lol