Zimmerman Avoids Federal Charges in Trayvon Martin's Death

George Zimmerman is like a cat using up his nine lives, except that his are with the legal system.


The Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that it will not file federal civil-rights charges against Zimmerman for shooting and killing unarmed Black teenager Trayvon Martin in 2012.

“This decision is limited strictly to the department’s inability to meet the high legal standard required to prosecute the case under the federal civil-rights statutes; it does not reflect an assessment of any other aspect of the shooting,” the DOJ said in a statement.

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