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Labeling Trayvon misses the mark
ecthompsonmd March 27, 2012

Over the last several days, we have gotten some more information about Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old who was shot in Sanford, Florida by a volunteer neighborhood watchman. We have gotten more information on George Zimmerman also. For example, did you know Zimmerman was an alter boy? He was never late to anything in his life. He was always polite. He was an Eagle Scout. He volunteered at homeless shelters and Habitat for Humanity. He met with the pope personally on several occasions and the pope wanted to make him his personal advisor. Zimmerman declined because he thought he could do more

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Mark Foley probably will not be charged
ecthompsonmd September 14, 2007

You know every now and then you find a story that gets under your skin.  It makes you mad.  You want to do something but there is nothing more to do than post.  The whole Mark Foley story is one of those kind of stories.  Now, it looks as if charges will not be filed. —— From RS: “Barring any extraordinary circumstances, it is very unlikely for charges to be filed in a case once the statute of limitations has run its course,” Aya Gruber, a former federal public defender and professor of law at Florida International University, told ABC News.

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