SPLC President Richard Cohen's full statement in response to verdict in Zimmerman trial
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SPLC President Richard Cohen's full statement in response to verdict in #Zimmerman trial: http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/news/press-statement-from-the-southern-poverty-law-center-in-response-to-verdict-in-sta
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People admit the jury system is broken. That's not the problem.
The problem is that the law in Florida has a very lenient definition of self defense.
This trial was unusual because there was not enough evidence to convict. There were no witnesses.
So there's no way to know if he was actually defending himself or not.
What you're saying here makes a lot of sense, Adam. It's very sad.
It's up to Florida to change its laws, unless they want something like this happening again.
8:27 PM Jul 14 2013