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Sanford police took one position on Trayvon shooting in public, another in paperwork

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The question is WHY. What was going on internally in the SPD? Or, what was going on in the broader political law enforcement scene.
There has too be a reason.


Sanford police took one position on Trayvon shooting in public, another in paperwork to prosecutors

SANFORD — While publicly saying one thing — that they did not have enough evidence to arrest George Zimmerman — Sanford police did essentially the opposite: filing paperwork saying they had enough to charge him with manslaughter.

It's something the department kept secret for two months, according to documents recently released by the special prosecutor in the case.

Here are their words versus their actions on three key dates, all from one tumultuous week about two weeks after Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black 17-year-old:

George Zimmerman arrest Sanford: Police gave mixed messages about George Zimmerman's arrest - Orlando Sentinel

Continued at the link.
 
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A little more... If some of the DP posters can spot the obvious lies, that means that seasoned police officers and detectives knew immediately that GZ was lying thru his teeth..


At 4 p.m. March 12, Sanford police Chief Bill Lee Jr. stood in City Hall plaza in front of a hostile crowd and dozens of reporters and insisted his agency could not arrest Zimmerman because investigators had failed to establish probable cause, the minimal standard of evidence to justify filing a criminal case.

The next day, however, his agency sent prosecutors paperwork saying it did have probable cause and asked that they charge Zimmerman with manslaughter.

It was signed by lead Investigator Chris Serino and his boss, then-Sgt. Randy Smith, but it was the department's official position and had the support of Lee, said Capt. Bob O'Connor, who oversees the department's major-crimes division and also was part of the investigation.
 
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The REAL question is why did you have to make ANOTHER thread?
 
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505 said:
The REAL question is why did you have to make ANOTHER thread?
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If that is a problem for you, don't post on this thread.. There is an interesting news article about the Iranian Tanker fleet..
 
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"As I have stated consistently, at the time and based on the evidence and testimony we had, we did not have probable cause to make a physical arrest."

His agency recommended the manslaughter charge on paper, the statement said, because without it, prosecutors would not have taken over the investigation.​


Someone in the press is trying to make a mountain out of a mole hill.


Nothing to see here folks.
Move along.
 
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Excon said:
"As I have stated consistently, at the time and based on the evidence and testimony we had, we did not have probable cause to make a physical arrest."

His agency recommended the manslaughter charge on paper, the statement said, because without it, prosecutors would not have taken over the investigation.​


Someone in the press is trying to make a mountain out of a mole hill.


Nothing to see here folks.
Move along.
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Oh I don't think its a molehill.. Justice is an important consideration.
 
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sharon said:
Oh I don't think its a molehill.. Justice is an important consideration.
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Of course you wouldn't.
The reason is given.
It is clearly stated.
Yet the author is trying to make a mountain out of a mole hill, and you are buying right into it.
 
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from the link
"His agency recommended the manslaughter charge on paper, the statement said, because without it, prosecutors would not have taken over the investigation.

asked and answered on why the police stated what they did.

I see it as nothing more as a procedural thing. Prosecuter wants manslaughter on the paperwork or they won't investigate further. Done all the time, is it not?
 
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I think sharon needs to reread the article she provided.
 
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sharon said:
A little more... If some of the DP posters can spot the obvious lies, that means that seasoned police officers and detectives knew immediately that GZ was lying thru his teeth..


At 4 p.m. March 12, Sanford police Chief Bill Lee Jr. stood in City Hall plaza in front of a hostile crowd and dozens of reporters and insisted his agency could not arrest Zimmerman because investigators had failed to establish probable cause, the minimal standard of evidence to justify filing a criminal case.

The next day, however, his agency sent prosecutors paperwork saying it did have probable cause and asked that they charge Zimmerman with manslaughter.

It was signed by lead Investigator Chris Serino and his boss, then-Sgt. Randy Smith, but it was the department's official position and had the support of Lee, said Capt. Bob O'Connor, who oversees the department's major-crimes division and also was part of the investigation.
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http://www.talkleft.com/zimm/capias1.pdf

Request for Capias.
 
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sharon said:
http://www.talkleft.com/zimm/capias1.pdf

Request for Capias.
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Clearly sharon need to reread the article she posted.

It states why that capais was filed.

"As I have stated consistently, at the time and based on the evidence and testimony we had, we did not have probable cause to make a physical arrest."

His agency recommended the manslaughter charge on paper, the statement said, because without it, prosecutors would not have taken over the investigation.​
 
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