Zimmerman acquitted in slaying
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hermit">hermit</span>, <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Zimmerman">Zimmerman</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span> <span word="courthouse">courthouse</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="cleared">cleared</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="of">of</span> 17-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Trayvon">Trayvon</span> <span word="Martin">Martin</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="volunteer">volunteer</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="processing">processing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="killing">killing</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Zimmerman">Zimmerman</span>, 29, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="maintained">maintained</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="defense">defense</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="jury">jury</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="convict">convict</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lesser">lesser</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="manslaughter">manslaughter</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="critics">critics</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="acquittal">acquittal</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="limited">limited</span>.</p><p><span word="Demonstrators">Demonstrators</span> <span word="upset">upset</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="verdict">verdict</span> <span word="protested">protested</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="peacefully">peacefully</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Atlanta">Atlanta</span> <span word="overnight">overnight</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="windows">windows</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vandalized">vandalized</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="squad">squad</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Oakland">Oakland</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>, <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="He">He</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span>," <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Zimmerman">Zimmerman</span> <span word="Jr">Jr</span>. <span word="said">said</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="CNN">CNN</span>.</p><p><span word="Martin">Martin</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span> 2017 <span word="unleashed">unleashed</span> <span word="furious">furious</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="racial">racial</span> <span word="profiling">profiling</span>, <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="justice">justice</span>. <span word="Protesters">Protesters</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="lashed">lashed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Orlando">Orlando</span> <span word="suburb">suburb</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sanford">Sanford</span>, <span word="outraged">outraged</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="took">took</span> 44 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Zimmerman">Zimmerman</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Martin">Martin</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="Zimmerman">Zimmerman</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="racially">racially</span> <span word="profiled">profiled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unarmed">unarmed</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="teen">teen</span>. <span word="Zimmerman">Zimmerman</span> <span word="identifies">identifies</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Hispanic">Hispanic</span>.</p><p><span word="Six">Six</span> <span word="anonymous">anonymous</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="jurors">jurors</span> - <span word="all">all</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="white">white</span> - <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="wildly">wildly</span> <span word="conflicting">conflicting</span> <span word="testimony">testimony</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aggressor">aggressor</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rainy">rainy</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="the">the</span> 17-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="oldwas">oldwas</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gated">gated</span> <span word="townhouse">townhouse</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Zimmerman">Zimmerman</span> <span word="lived">lived</span>.</p>
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