A medical report compiled by the family physician of accused Trayvon Martin murderer George Zimmerman and obtained exclusively by ABC News found 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 Martin during an alleged altercation.
Yet the FBI is considering hate crime charges according to local reports:
WFTV has learned charges against George Zimmerman could be getting more serious.
State prosecutors said Zimmerman, a neighborhood watchman, profiled and stalked 17-year-old Trayvon Martin before killing him, so the FBI is now looking into charging him with a hate crime.
Zimmerman admitted to killing Martin in February during a confrontation. However, he claims the shooting was in self-defense. He's facing a second-degree murder charge, which carries a maximum possible sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. But if Zimmerman is charged and found guilty of a federal hate crime involving murder, he could face the death penalty.
FBI investigators are actively questioning witnesses in the retreat at the Twin Lakes neighborhood, seeking evidence for a possible federal hate crime charge.
This is the same FBI, part of Eric Holder's Justice Department need I remind you, who turned a blind eye to the in your face death threats made against Zimmerman and the bounty put on his head by the New Black Panther Party who are nothing if they're not about hatred.
Ridiculous.
The hate crime charges against Zimmerman are particularly ridiculous given what we found out about Zimmerman not three weeks ago:
He was raised in a racially integrated household and himself has black roots through an Afro-Peruvian great-grandfather - the father of the maternal grandmother who helped raise him.
More at that link in case you need a refresher.
And while we're talking about refreshers, here's what defines Secon Degree Murder in Florida:
The crime of Second Degree Murder occurs when a person commits either:
Murder with a Depraved Mind
Murder with a Depraved Mind occurs when a person is killed, without any premeditated design, by an act imminently dangerous to another and evincing a depraved mind showing no regard for human life.
The primary distinction between Premeditated First Degree Murder and Second Degree Murder with a Depraved Mind is that First Degree Murder requires a specific and premeditated intent to kill.
Accomplice Felony Murder
Accomplice Felony Second Degree Murder occurs when you are an accomplice to a person who kills another human being while engaged in the commission, or attempted commission, of the following statutorily enumerated felonies, regardless of whether they intended the death...
Here's hoping that politics, agendas, ideologies and the like take a back seat to the pursuit of justice and truth in this case.
And here's to God's continued presence in the lives of Trayvon Martin's loved ones.
"They always get away," he said. Zimmerman made sure this one was not going to get away. You can show such bravery when you're armed.
Posted by: tom hooser | Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 11:48 AM
The truth has no agenda, Tom, unlike you.
But you’re right, Zimmermman should not have defended himself. Nor should anyone else arm themselves, no need at all. Just be a victim.
Posted by: tim aka The Godless Heathen | Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 02:00 PM
Take your pick: "carried by six or judged by twelve".
Posted by: GodsvthePeasnts | Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 08:23 PM