Zimmerman Back In Jail, Attorney Seeks New Hearing

George Zimmerman’s attorney says he expects to file a motion Monday seeking a new bond hearing for Trayvon Martin’s shooter, who surrendered to authorities in central Florida after a judge revoked his bond. Wearing a button-down checkered shirt, blue jeans and sneakers, a handcuffedZimmerman was escorted by two deputy sheriffs from a white minivan into the […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press
In this Thursday, April 12, 2012 file photo, George Zimmerman, right, stands next to a Seminole County Deputy during a court hearing in Sanford, Fla. (AP Photo/Gary W. Green, Orlando Sentinel, Pool)

George Zimmerman's attorney says he expects to file a motion Monday seeking a new bond hearing for Trayvon Martin's shooter, who surrendered to authorities in central Florida after a judge revoked his bond. Wearing a button-down checkered shirt, blue jeans and sneakers, a handcuffedZimmerman was escorted by two deputy sheriffs from a white

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Police Brutality And Racial Tensions Better, But Constant 20 Years After Rodney King Riots

(MintPress)-Twenty years after the infamous Los Angeles riots erupted following the acquittal of four officers from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) accused in the videotaped beating of black motorist Rodney King, Americans continue to struggle with racial inequality and police brutality. Racial tensions soared in Los Angeles when three white officers and one Hispanic […]

Janessa Schilmoeller
By Janessa Schilmoeller
In this Friday April 20, 2012 photo, James Oh, right, owner of Tom's Liquor on the corner of Florence and Normandie, greets a customer in his store in South Los Angeles. In the 20 years since the 1992 riots, residents of the city’s largely black and Hispanic South Side complain that the area still is plagued by too few jobs, too few grocery stores and a lack of redevelopment that would bring more life to the area. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

(MintPress)-Twenty years after the infamous Los Angeles riots erupted following the acquittal of four officers from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) accused in the videotaped beating of black motorist Rodney King, Americans continue to struggle with racial inequality and police brutality. Racial tensions soared in Los Angeles when three

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While Zimmerman Remains In Hiding, Police Chief On Case Still Under Scrutiny

  SANFORD, Fla. (AP)- While George Zimmerman is free on bail, the police chief criticized for not charging him after Trayvon Martin’s slaying remains under scrutiny, as city commissioners want to wait for the results of a federal investigation to decide if they will accept Chief Bill Lee’s resignation. It could take months before Sanford […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press

  SANFORD, Fla. (AP)- While George Zimmerman is free on bail, the police chief criticized for not charging him after Trayvon Martin's slaying remains under scrutiny, as city commissioners want to wait for the results of a federal investigation to decide if they will accept Chief Bill Lee's resignation. It could take months before

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