George Zimmerman found not guilty in shooting death of Trayvon Martin

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After a five week trial, George Zimmerman has been found not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter in the shooting death of 17 year old Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman shot Trayvon dead on the night of February 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida, after a confrontation.

The jury concluded that George killing Trayvon was justifiable as he feared for his own life. The not guilty verdict is pissing a lot of black folks off. 

See their reactions on Twitter after the Break.

31yr Old Pastor Pleads Guilty To Defiling A 12yr Old Girl

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An Omu-Aran Upper Area Court, Kwara, on Thursday admitted a cleric, Kunle Odafe, to N50,000 bail with two sureties in like sum for allegedly defiling a minor. Odafe, 31, a pastor who lives at Obagunke Area, Omu-Aran, had earlier been refused bail on his arraignment on April 12 on a one-count charge of gross indecent act to which he had pleaded guilty.

He was ordered to be remanded in Omu-Aran Medium Prison by the Judge Fagbemi Adeyemi for the police to conclude their investigation.Adeyemi said the pastor’s action constituted a nuisance to the society, adding that Odafe ought to be an exemplary leader and a role model.“How on earth will you involve yourself in such an ignoble act of defiling a girl whose life you are expected to shape?

Former basketball coach pleads guilty to kidnapping, beating 13 yr old to make him attend practice

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A former Oregon youth basketball coach pleaded guilty yesterday to kidnapping and beating one of his players with a belt to persuade the 13-year-old to attend practices.

Leslie Jerome Lewis, 54, was sentenced to 5 ⅓ years in prison after entering a guilty plea in Multnomah County Circuit Court to first-degree mistreatment and coercion charges, The Oregonian reported.

Defense attorney Bill Redden said his client believed he had acted for the good of the child.

"He felt that corporal discipline would motivate the victim in this case to show up to practices," Redden said. "Mr. Lewis realizes that was a very bad decision."

Police arrested Lewis at his apartment on Sept. 23, after receiving a call from a neighbor who had heard the boy screaming, “Help me!”

According to court documents, the boy told police Lewis had whipped him 40 times with a belt, The Oregonian reported.

Lewis coached in the Above the Rim youth basketball league in the Portland neighborhood of Woodland Park.