Jon Stewart Has Heard Enough About George Zimmerman

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Dino Grandoni 6,476 Views Apr 13, 2012

The state of Florida finally did what it should have done a month and a half ago and arrested George Zimmerman for the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. In any nearly other murder case, that would've be a routine procedure and the case would sink back into obscurity. Not this time.

Jon Stewart walks us through the hype already surrounding the trial, which is months away but will be unavoidable thanks to Florida's "Sunshine Law" that lets news cameras into the courtroom. 

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