You can't try him for the same charges again. You can theoretically come up with new charges, like if you found he didn't legally own the gun or something, but that kind of thing mostly only happens in Lifetime movies. It's generally a pointless proposal.

So I knew you all had quick minds and what not, buuuuuut...

"Not guilty" also does not mean "innocent," but apparently no one in America understands that anymore. :/ It simply means "government case not proven."

I want to pat him on the head and thank him for the effort, though!

I have a male friend named Kelly who had the same exact problem with applying for sports-writing jobs. He switched his byline to "Kel" and — poof! — no more issue. So sexism and/or an overlooked fanbase for mid-'90s Nickelodeon stars.

He still had his baby fat. I can't deal with this.

He was white-identified and only claimed his Peruvian heritage on his college application. Which is not to discount his Latino identity, but rather to say that it was not how he viewed himself or operated in society until it was convenient.

Not under the little-known "This Doesn't Apply to Young Black Men" clause. It's written in invisible ink, but it's there.

Congrats, you know what a typical teenage boy looks like.

Your username keeps confusing me to no end regarding your position. I take it you are unaware of the skinhead symbolism of 88, right?

I don't want him to live with it. I want the guilt to eat him raw. I want him to see a young boy's dead body, jaw open, eyes wide, in his dreams every night. And I don't feel bad about that.

His English teacher said he was an A/B student with endless creativity and a love for helping smaller children. He wanted a career in a service field like teaching or social work. Fuck Zimmerman for taking him from us.

1) It's not about Florida's feelings tonight. Save it.

I identify with everything in your last point, which is why I'm deeply uncomfortable with all this "Black people better stop talking about rioting!" stuff. Who are these white people trying to patrol POC and their protest methods for their own good? No, I don't want to see stuff burning, but fuck if I'm going to…

I just got called a troll, by a dude in another thread, for sharing a liberal sentiment on Jezebel. The trolls are now trolling by calling us trolls. Only the highest-quality people in the Zimmerman fan club!

My entire workplace, a college, would be turned into a penal colony.

I have a friend who's an emerging rapper, and my favorite song of his is called "Black Past 20." It's about the worst crime you can commit in America.

Zimmerman's dipshit older brother just told Piers Morgan how awful and unfair it is for people to mention rumors about his brother's life, since it's character assassination and irrelevant to the case.

Also problematic is not understanding what racism is. White people can experience prejudice in America. The idea of white people experiencing racism here is absurd.

State committees are very strategic about funds. They put them into races that they can either win now or in the next cycle. They prioritize close races instead of pouring money into locks or huge reaches. It's generally the smartest way to donate if your goal is to get as many people from one party elected as…