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George Zimmerman Waives "Stand Your Ground" Pretrial Hearing

George Zimmerman, the man charged with fatally shooting Trayvon Martin, stood before Circuit Judge Debra Nelson on Tuesday morning and told her he will not have a "stand your ground" hearing before his trial, per his attorney's recommendation. Mark O'Mara, Zimmerman's defense attorney, told Nelson ... More >>

Boynton Beach PD Uses Twitter to Shame School Zone Speeders

Twitter -- the world-shaking social media platform that toppled an Egyptian government and organized social causes from Trayvon Martin to gay marriage -- is great for public shaming. Boyfriend cheats, blast his ass with 140-characters. Bad service at a hot spot? Spill to the Twitterverse. One LA res ... More >>

Assault Rifles Are Big Business in Florida as Federal Ban Looms

An Open Letter to LeBron James to Join the Nuggets' Kenneth Faried and Fight Against Homophobia

Hey, LeBron James. Hi. Hello. How are you? See the news about the Denver Nuggets' Kenneth Faried being the first NBA player to take a stand against homophobia? It's true! The Manimal has joined Athlete Ally, an organization that combats homophobia in all sports, and he's hoping other pro ath ... More >>

Trayvon Martin's Mother to Appear Before Capitol to Demand Repeal of Stand Your Ground Law

Sabrina Fulton, the mother of slain 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, is joining State Rep. Alan Williams for a news conference in Tallahassee this morning for a call of repeal the "Stand Your Ground" law. The presser, scheduled to be held at 11:30 a.m., will be held in front of the Senate chambers.&nbs ... More >>

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Presidential Debate Protests: Sit-in On Yamato Road, Mass Arrests at the Lynn Debate

It wasn't just Obama and Romney who had something to say last night in Boca Raton. Hundreds of citizens (and some non-citizens) showed up to speak their minds on the election and the issues of the day. Fifteen of those who spoke out went to jail for their troubles. It was all fun and games for the ... More >>

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George Zimmerman: It Was "God's Plan" for Me to Kill Trayvon Martin

See also: Barbara Walters Ditches George Zimmerman Interview; "Appalled" By Demand.Hey, guys! Did you know George Zimmerman was on Fox News last night? Yeah, it was in like, a living room or something, and Sean Hannity, who couldn't be bothered to put a tie on because it's only national television, ... More >>

Barbara Walters, "Appalled" by His Demand, Ditches George Zimmerman Interview

See also: George Zimmerman: It Was "God's Plan" for Me to Kill Trayvon Martin.George Zimmerman was going to do a second interview. He was going to have a sit-down with Barbara Walters, according to the New York Post, but she, after flying to Florida to meet with him, left him behind when he mad ... More >>

George Zimmerman Says Trayvon Martin Told Him, "You're Gonna Die Tonight, Motherfucker"

Documents released this morning show that George Zimmerman admitting that he did not call 911 when he saw Trayvon Martin "casually walking in the rain looking into houses" -- he called the Sanford Police non-emergency line -- and then says Martin cursed and threatened his life numerous times.Zimmerm ... More >>

George Zimmerman Is Being Hated on Just Like Tyler Clementi Was, Says Worst Guest Column Ever

George Zimmerman's legal team shared an Orlando Sentinel guest column this morning that defends Zimmerman on a level a step above the others: It's not just that he deserves his fair day in court and people are jumping to conclusions. We should be looking up to Zimmerman. Lots of other peop ... More >>

Tampa Bay Times Finds "Stand Your Ground" Law to Be Totally Wacko

It looks to be a coincidence that the Tampa Bay Times published an analysis of Florida stand-your-ground cases on the same day George "Fib About PayPal" Zimmerman got tossed back in the clink, but it would have been a good read either way.A poll last week showed that only 35 percent of Floridians ar ... More >>

Trayvon Martin Beat Up on George Zimmerman; Suddenly Zimmerman Isn't Racist Anymore

On Monday, George Zimmerman's lawyers posted on Facebook that they'd received documents a digital records that included "witness statements, 911 calls, non-emergency calls, photos, video, medical records, and more." Mysteriously, that was the same day ABC News got hold a medical report that says Zim ... More >>

Ex-Band Teacher Heath Miller Serving Time in Miami-Dade County Prison

The popular Palm Beach Gardens band teacher who was arrested three years ago for sexually assaulting four girls at H.L. Watkins Middle School is about to complete his first month in a Miami-Dade County prison.Heath Miller, 37, pleaded guilty in March to one count of sexual battery of a minor and thr ... More >>

Here's George Zimmerman's Myspace Page

In case you missed it, Florida's most famous gun owner got himself a new website. George Zimmerman's lawyers set up a revamped web presence for the man charged with second-degree murder in the February shooting death of Trayvon Martin, using it to publish statements from the legal team and encourage ... More >>

George Zimmerman Launches New Website, Social Media Accounts

George Zimmerman might have shut down his bootleg website at therealgeorgezimmerman.com, but his new legal counsel has launched a professionally designed website at GZlegalcase.com to help with the public relations nightmare surrounding the February killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin."We understa ... More >>

George Zimmerman Has More Support Than the Miami Marlins, New Florida Poll Finds

Public Policy Polling decided to pick Florida's collective brain last week, and results released yesterday shed light on some very interesting trends. The most interesting: 26 percent of Floridians polled said George Zimmerman is innocent of the second-degree murder charges filed in the February kil ... More >>

George Zimmerman Charged in Trayvon Martin Shooting (Updated)

A day after George Zimmerman's lawyers held a news conference to announce they were quitting as his legal counsel, special prosecutor Angela Corey charged Zimmerman with second-degree murder in the February 26 death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford.Talk about timing.His lawyers yesterday com ... More >>

George Zimmerman Makes Website, PayPal Donation Account; Here's What They Look Like

Good news! There is finally a way to help pay for George Zimmerman's living expenses while he hides from the angry hordes seeking "justice" for Trayvon Martin. It looks like the site went up late yesterday, and MSNBC's Mara Schiavocampo confirmed with Zimmerman's attorneys that it was in fact him.Th ... More >>

Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman's Defense, and Two More Potential "Stand Your Ground" Cases in Broward County

​Florida's 2005 "stand your ground" law has gotten plenty of attention over the past month because of the Trayvon Martin shooting. But the case involving George Zimmerman is not the only "stand your ground" case that's come about since 2005 -- it's been cited in at least 130 cases, according ... More >>

Jonatha Carr, FAU Student Who Threatened to Kill Teacher, Has Long History of Mental Illness, Family Says

​The FAU student featured in a viral YouTube video showing her threatening to kill a professor has struggled with mental illness for more than a decade, according to her family.Jonatha Carr had a breakdown in a biology class at Florida Atlantic University on March 20, and cell-phone videos of the ... More >>

High-Powered Attorney Bruce Udolf Fails in Attempt to Hide Evidence From Public

​An attorney's attempt to hide documents that might implicate his client on a murder charge ended when a judge ruled from the bench today that the evidence is a public record. Boca Raton defense lawyer Bruce Udolf had argued in court documents that releasing records to New Times about his client, ... More >>

Jonatha Carr's FAU Outburst Had Nothing to Do With Trayvon Martin Discussion, Sorry Huffington Post

​Dr. Boyce Watkins has been actively involved in racial commentary for a long time. He's been on CNN, he's written books, he runs a constantly updated website called Your Black World. That, combined with his status as a "scholar in residence" at Syracuse University, lends a lot of credibility to h ... More >>

Study Finds Just Thinking About Alcohol Can Make You More Racist

​​Everybody's trying to ride the Trayvon Martin case's publicity coattails -- politicians are making statements about it left and right, a column in the Huffington Post tried to connect an FAU student's freakout to racial anger, and now, the University of Missouri is trying to tie a psychology s ... More >>

Allen West Suddenly So Concerned About Due Process, Condemns New Black Panther Party Ransom on George Zimmerman

​Congressman Allen West took to Facebook this afternoon to "vehemently condemn" the $10,000 bounty put out by the New Black Panther Party for the "citizen's arrest" of George Zimmerman, the man who shot Trayvon Martin.West called the ransom "reprehensible" and called on the Department of Justice t ... More >>

Jonatha Carr Won't Face Charges for Threatening to Kill Her FAU Professor, Hitting a Guy

​Last Tuesday, video surfaced of Florida Atlantic University student Jonatha Carr yelling things like "I will kill the fuck out of you" in a biology class. Police documents state that, after hitting a student in the forehead and yelling  "white people suck, Jewish people who think this world ... More >>

Trayvon Martin Killing and New Psychology Study on Gun Perception Whip Media Into Frenzy

​Pyschology professors at Notre Dame and Purdue University this week announced a study showing that a person carrying a gun is more likely to "see guns in the hands of others."It was coincidence that the release of the findings coincided with national outrage over the slaying of Florida ... More >>

Frederica Wilson on Trayvon Martin: "I Am Tired of Burying Young Black Boys" (VIDEO)

​South Florida Congresswoman Frederica Wilson took to the House floor yesterday and slammed authorities for their inaction in the case of Trayvon Martin, the Miami Gardens 17-year-old who was killed in Martin County last month, calling shooter George Zimmerman "a renegade wannabe policeman neighbo ... More >>

Trayvon Martin Killing: Why George Zimmerman Could Still Totally Get Away With It

In light of the news yesterday about new evidence from Trayvon Martin's girlfriend, one might think 28-year-old neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman is done for. He isn't.Yesterday's story revealed that the 17-year-old Martin was on the phone with his girlfriend when Zimmerman killed him wi ... More >>

State, Federal Agencies to Investigate Killing of Trayvon Martin

​Twenty-two days after 17-year-old Miami Gardens boy Trayvon Martin was shot and killed in Sanford, the FBI and U.S. Department of Justice announced late Monday night that they will be investigating his death at the hands of 28-year-old neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, according to t ... More >>

Morning Juice: Trayvon Martin 911 Tapes, Moving on From Peyton Manning, and A

​A quick review of the news you may have missed:--The "very suspicious" files: Authorities have released the 911 tapes associated with the February killing of Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old Martin County boy who was shot by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman. A highlight of the tapes, in ... More >>