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The Ecstatic said:
Its interesting to see the people that were advocating detainment, among other things, of Occupy protestors are suddenly citing the Bill of Rights.

It must be hard to hang onto your convictions when they're dependent on your political party's position on the story.

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Really? I'm a fiscal conservative, social liberal.

What party am I?

Also, the Occutard's I want to see in jail are those that vandalized the properties of others. Or committed some other type of crime.

Zimmerman seems to have committed no crime other than being stupid.

Any other stupid comments you'd like to make?

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Baby_Hitler said:
Depends on where the gun was when he grabbed it. If he snatched it from between Zimm's nuts, then yeah. If Zimm was stalking him with his gun drawn, then no.

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As there are no witnesses other than Zimmerman... we will likely never know for certain.

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A lie detector could help clear such a thing up..

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No. Lie detectors are unreliable.

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The Ecstatic said:
But seriously they are.  Practically inadmissible at this point.

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I agree but it makes his case look better still.

Luvy boy just wanted to say neener neener neener by posting that "evidence" above

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unam sanctum said:
How was it "in cold blood" when:
"ABC News reported that a medical report compiled by the family physician of George Zimmerman showed that, following the altercation with Martin, Zimmerman was diagnosed with a closed fracture of his nose, two black eyes, lacerations to the back of his head, a minor back injury, and bruising in his upper lip and cheek. "

Don't be ignorant

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unam sanctum said:
You can read all about it on Wikipedia, there are conflicting accounts but the seemingly more credible ones hedge in Zimmerman's favor.  And that's one hell of a punch.

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Yup. That's why they don't allow them in court. It's just one more interesting tidbit.

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Yup. You're right.

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What are the State Laws Concerning Polygraph Admissibility?
Almost every state fits into one of two categories; those that find them completely inadmissible and those that allow their admission with "the stipulations of both parties" (meaning both you and the prosecutor agree to admit the test results as evidence). 

States like California, Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, and Florida allow the tests if everyone agrees to them, but may put different emphasis on the tests accuracy. 

California, for instance, presents the results to the jury, and allows them to draw whatever inferences from it they wish. 
Georgia, on the other hand, allows defendants who suffer damage because of a false result on a polygraph test (which are somewhat frequent) to sue the polygraph operator for damages and attorneys fees.
Florida is the one state that does require some people to submit to polygraph tests (previously convicted sex offenders), but even then those test results cannot be used against them in court, and are for use only within the course of their therapy. 
The states in which polygraphs are inadmissible include New York, Texas, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia.  In these states, even if both parties wish to enter polygraph test results into evidence, it is forbidden (except in very rare scenarios).

Some states, like New York and Texas, forbid their use completely in all employment and law enforcement contexts.
Other states, like Massechussettes, do not allow them to be entered as evidence, but CAN use them as supporting probable cause (to obtain search warrants).
Federal courts have their own rules on when to allow the admission of polygraph evidence (it is usually at the judge's discretion).  For a complete list of the state and federal rules regarding polygraphs, you can check here for your state.

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luvdemshrooms said:
Maybe our resident lawyer will clear it up.

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