Two months after his historic resignation, Benedict XVI was set to return to the Vatican on Thursday, where he will live in a former monastery in an unprecedented arrangement that will see a pope and a former pope both housed in the tiny state. It is expected to be a low-key return for the…
Zimmerman stuns judge by refusing ‘Stand your ground’ hearing
George Zimmerman, the 29-year-old former neighborhood watchcaptain who killed Martin last February, has waived his right to a“Stand Your Ground” hearing that was slated to begin in April.Zimmerman was expected to speak at next month’s hearing and tellthe court that the February 2012 killing of Martin in a centralFlorida gated community occurred because he was threatened by theunarmed teenager. Defense attorneys revealed on Tuesday, however,that Zimmerman will not request the hearing to occur asscheduled.Had Zimmerman convinced a judge that he acted in self-defense,he could have been let off the hook for the murder of Martin. Bywaiving his right to a “Stand Your Ground” hearing, though,Zimmerman will not attempt to have the charges dropped before acourt case scheduled to begin later this year.Under a controversial “Stand Your Ground” law in the state ofFlorida, a person is allowed to use deadly force if they believethat their life is threatened by another, even when retreat ispossible. If they are found to have been in compliance of the law,even an admitted killer could be given immunity and be absolved ofcharges. Now Zimmerman will have to stand trial for second-degreemurder unless his attorneys maneuver for a legal arrangement thatwill put him on the stand in the coming months.“George wants a jury of his peers to decide the case,”defense attorney Mark O’Mara told WESH News on Tuesday. “It’sgoing to be, I think, a more accepted result for everyone who hasto result that he gets an acquittal at trial even more so thanimmunity hearing by a judge.”Sean Vincent, a spokesperson for Zimmerman’s defense team, addedto NBC News that “By entertaining the option of not having animmunity hearing before trial, George preserves the option ofhaving a civil immunity hearing should he need it in thefuture.”Vincent goes on to note that although Zimmerman has waived hisright to the Stand Your Ground hearing, he isn’t releasing himselffrom being able to participate in any other immunity hearings andhe’ll still be able to argue self-defense during this summer’strial.According to NBC News, lead prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda saidhe was “bewildered” by O’Mara’s decision but did notelaborate any further. O’Mara told the Orlando Sentinel, “Ourreal focus is getting ready for the trial.”The trial against Zimmerman is slated to start on June 10. He isfacing the charge of second-degree murder for the February 26, 2012killing of Trayon Martin in Sanford, Florida. … Read More
Sara Wright, Indiana Teacher, Swaps Exercise Balls For Desk Chairs In 5th-Grade Classroom
Students in Sara Wright’s fifth-grade class are embracing a new seating arrangement — without chairs.The Wea Ridge Elementary School teacher in Lafayette, Ind., has swapped desk chairs for exercise balls, a move inspired by research on ramping up classroom motivation, WISH-TV reports.”It said it really increased their attention span because their body is engaged and their mind is engaged,” Wright told the station. “It’s also burning calories so they’re not as fidgety throughout the day.”Read More…
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Elizabeth Warren Says Libertarians Should Vote For Her
BEVERLY, Mass. — With her
us-against-them
rhetoric and
calls for a stricter regulatory climate, Elizabeth Warren does
not appear to be a Senate candidate for libertarians. But after a
packed rally in this seaside Massachusetts town the Harvard Law
Professor talked briefly with Reason about why
libertarians should vote for her over
Senator Scott Brown.
Warren’s response was unlike anything this journalist has heard
when asking candidates of both parties across the country the
simple question, “Why should libertarians vote for you?”
“I believe in contract law probably more than most people,”
Warren said in a small classroom in the basement of a Baptist
Church. ;
“I’ve taught contract law for 25 years and contracts are about
private ordering, about parties and voluntary exchanges who engage
in transactions that make all of us better off. I love contracts
and I think it’s a core part of the libertarian principles,” said
Warren.
“It is an important part. Libertarians believe in social
ordering, right? That the social ordering is by private
arrangement, so, that they ought to believe in contracts and in
fact I think they do.
Warren had just finished speaking to a crowd of supporters about
primarily veteran’s issues with former Senator Max Cleland and
Congressman John Tierney. Warren left after speaking with reporters
for approximately five minutes for an event in Hopkington with
Cleland. ;
Brown campaigned with Senator John McCain and Tierney’s
challenger, Richard Tisei, in Melrose earlier in the day. ;
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