Saturday, June 8, 2013

In Zimmerman case, defense wants Martin's character on trial

George Zimmerman, accused in the Trayvon Martin shooting, arrives in Seminole circuit court in SanfordBy David Adams MIAMI (Reuters) - To his supporters, Trayvon Martin was a typical teenager: flawed yet full of promise, a boy on the verge of becoming a man with dreams of piloting planes. If he differed from his peers it was because he embraced public displays of affection from his parents. To defenders of the man who killed him, Martin was a gun-loving fight enthusiast with a marijuana habit, a representative of the dark side of the "gangsta" culture popularized by hip-hop music and urban crime mythology. ...


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