Category: Law and order

Controversy, Crime, Dearly Departed, Law and order, Murder, News

George Zimmerman Will be Charged For Killing Trayvon Martin

The ReadyWriter

At 6 p.m. today, a prosecutor will announce official charges against George Zimmerman for the February 26 killing of Trayvon Martin. Authorities also supposedly know where George Zimmerman is.

Well I say: It’s about damn time!!!! Especially since the evidence was pretty much cut and dry from the onset of this terrible tragedy, while giving Zimmerman plenty enough time to flee the country.

Zimmerman has asserted since this case has sparked protest and outrage; that he shot 17-year-old Trayvon martin, in self-defense after the two fought. However., a 911 call (made public) clearly indicated Zimmerman had targeted the teen and pursued him all along.

The self-proclaimed neighborhood watchman used his racial hatred to hide behind Florida’s so-called stand your ground law, which gives people wide latitude to claim self-defense in a killing and other altercations.

Let’s tune in at 6:00 p.m. to see what the charges will be. I’ll be watching from PoliticsNation, because I know Al Sharpton will have the coverage LIVE.

Controversy, Crime, Law and order, News

Update & Breaking News: George Zimmerman’s Lawyers Quit!!!

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Lawyers representing the man who killed Trayvon Martin said: they haven’t heard from their client in days and word on the street is he hasn’t paid them for legal fees thus far.

Zimmerman’s lawyers called a hasty press conference today to announce their decision to quit as Zimmerman’s legal counsel. The lawyers say they can’t find Zimmerman, who gunned down 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida, Feb. 26.

The attorney’s state, Zimmerman is not in the state of Florida period.

Attorney Craig Sonner said he lost contact with Zimmerman on Sunday. He told the media that Zimmerman refused to answer phone calls and emails since Sunday. Zimmerman reportedly called Fox News’ Sean Hannity, and the special prosecutor to give his side of the story — a very unusual move.

Hannity is refusing to disclose what Zimmerman told him.

According to CNN legal analyst Jeff Toobin, the lawyers are “setting [Zimmerman] up for an arrest.”

We will continue to Watch, Wait and see how this will play out.

Adultery, Drama, Law and order, News, Relationships, Scandal

California Teacher in Relationship with Student Arrested…

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Tammie Powers, mother of Jordan Powers, 18, was determined to prove that Jordan’s teacher, James Hooker, 41, was a sexual predator. Hooker left his wife and two children after forming a relationship with Jordan, the two (pictured above), moved in together while declaring their love for each other on national television.

Although Hooker and Jordan maintains that their relationship was not of a sexual nature before she turned 18, Tammie (Jordan’s mother) knew and suspected differently and set out to prove her claim; that Hooker had preyed on other young girls in his school as well.

On Friday James Hooker was arrested in Modesto, Calif., after police discovered he had an alleged sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student in 1998. Hooker had been under investigation for his involvement with Powers, his former business class student ever since appearing with her on different television programs earlier this year professing his love for her.

Hooker was charged with one count of oral copulation with a minor and is in jail, according to a statement from Modesto police.

Powers is simply devastated telling ABC News in an exclusive interview how she felt betrayed “He called me from jail and yes, I told him that we’re done,” …”I lost everything for this guy. I lost my senior year. I gave up all my friends at high school because they didn’t agree with me.”

The teen said she believed the woman came forward now to help her see the truth about Hooker and rescue her from the relationship. Her mother, Tammie Powers, has publicly tried to end the romance from the beginning and expressed relief at Hooker’s arrest. “It’s my contention all along that he used authority and that he’s a predator,” she said.

Jordan Powers is staying with a family friend in another state while she recovers from her heartbreak.

Controversy, Crime, Law and order, What he said

George Zimmerman’s “Friend” Joe Oliver exposed as a fraud

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We now know that the man who quit his job in order to defend George Zimmerman to the national news media barely knows him.

Joe Oliver, a former CNN news anchor, has been making the rounds on cable news and TV talk programs defending Zimmerman, the man who gunned down unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida on Feb. 26.

On Tuesday night, ‘Last Word,’ with host Lawrence O’Donell and his guests The New York Times‘ Charles Blow and The Washington Post‘s Jonathan Capehart, ripped the lid off of Oliver’s claims that he was a “close friend” of Zimmerman’s.

Oliver, pictured above with his wife and kids, couldn’t answer basic questions about Zimmerman that a true friend would know by association.

Lawrence and Blow challenged Oliver’s assertions that Oliver knew Zimmerman well enough to be confident that he would not shoot Trayvon in cold blood.

The grilling of Oliver was so Epic that he was trending on Twitter.com before the hourlong segment was even over.

Watch the videos of the Epic grilling of Joe Oliver below.

Crime, Law and order, Murder, News

Cops in Sean Bell Shooting Forced Out of The NYPD

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Three officers involved in the controversial Sean Bell shooting case will be forced out of the NYPD by Monday, including one who will be fired.

An NYPD departmental judge ruled to fire Detective Gescard Isnora (who will not get his pension), Detective Michael Oliver and Detective Marc Cooper. Lt. Gary Napoli has also been forced to leave the NYPD. Napoli was a supervisor on the scene that night but did not fire his weapon.

“It’s a slap on the wrist”, said Bell’s father, William Bell. “They’re going to get another job, their life is going to go on while mine is just stuck.”

Isnora was the detective who fired first, in a hail of 50-shots that killed 23-year-old Sean Bell, who was unarmed in the early morning hours on his wedding day. The November 2006 shooting, which occurred outside of a Queens strip club, also injured were Bell’s friends; Joseph Guzman and Trent Benefield.