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George Zimmerman sues Pete Buttigieg and Elizabeth Warren over tweets honouring Trayvon Martin

WillyPete said:
And if Zimmerman hadn't followed him around like a creep, or had simply introduced himself as the neighborhood watch, we'd also get a better result.

Mistakes were made on both sides, but Zimmerman was the adult assuming responsibility for his neighborhood's security. He wound up killing a neighborhood kid.

That he wasn't criminally culpable doesn't mean his acts shouldn't haunt him every day of his life.
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The irony is that if Martin had been armed and shot Zimmerman because he felt an imminent threat, he'd be a right-wing hero. But he was Black and responded with fists instead of a gun, so he deserved to die.
 
Royal PITA said:
Martin ran when he saw Zimmerman in his car. How was Zimmerman supposed to notify him? Why do you think Martin hid in the bushes then jumped out and attacked Zimmerman?
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Because he felt an iminent threat. If he had a gun, he could have shot him. You cool with that, but not with his fighting?
 
j brown's body said:
Because he felt an iminent threat. If he had a gun, he could have shot him. You cool with that, but not with his fighting?
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So, in your opinion, it's okay to snipe someone from the bushes but not if you're pinned to the ground, flat on your back and having your head pounded into the ground? Please explain your logic and the law that supports this idea of yours.
 
Ikari said:
Well I think to have been a victim of gun violence would require that someone shot you. As far as I remember, Martin was shot. And killed. And that he would have been 25 this year had he not been shot and killed.
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Yes, that is correct. Some five decades ago I was working as a desk clerk/night auditor in a hotel and we were robbed. I had a gun aimed at me and later shoved in by back as we walked outside to my car which he stole. Because I was not shot or even fired at, I do NOT consider myself a victim of gun violence.
 
Royal PITA said:
So, in your opinion, it's okay to snipe someone from the bushes but not if you're pinned to the ground, flat on your back and having your head pounded into the ground? Please explain your logic and the law that supports this idea of yours.
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He could have shot Zimmerman as Zimmerman followed him. Zimmerman was armed and as a dead man, we would only know that he persued Martin after being told not to.
 
Royal PITA said:
Martin ran when he saw Zimmerman in his car. How was Zimmerman supposed to notify him? Why do you think Martin hid in the bushes then jumped out and attacked Zimmerman?
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Why did he need to do anything? This was Zimmerman acting on his own.

He had no actual reason to be following Martin in the first place.

He saw no crimes committed, or anything more suspicious than a kid he didn't know.

Going home and working out some of his frustrations on his wife would have also been a better choice that night, overall.

She at least knew who she was dealing with.

RL intrudes. I'll wander back later.
 
WillyPete said:
You did, goofball. Slander is spoken.
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it can be written as well. slander/libel tend to go hand in hand. you evidently didn't read my post
which is typical.



Call up your old grammar teacher and either curse them or beg for a second chance.
The tweats don't say what you think they say.
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You asked what he was suing over I told you.
maybe you should take your own advice.
 
j brown's body said:
He could have shot Zimmer man as Zimmerman followed him.
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Ahh, so now you are changing your story: Now you think it's okay to shoot someone for following you but not if you're pinned to the ground, flat on your back and having your head pounded into the ground. Let me know what happens to you when you try that. Hopefully you don't murder some poor bastard who was just trying to return your drivers license that you dropped or left on a counter.
 
WillyPete said:
Why did he need to do anything? This was Zimmerman acting on his own.

He had no actual reason to be following Martin in the first place.

He saw no crimes committed, or anything more suspicious than a kid he didn't know.

Going home and working out some of his frustrations on his wife would have also been a better choice that night, overall.

She at least knew who she was dealing with.

RL intrudes. I'll wander back later.
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Let me know what crimes Zimmerman broke so we can discuss this logically.
 
Royal PITA said:
Ahh, so now you are changing your story: Now you think it's okay to shoot someone for following you but not if you're pinned to the ground, flat on your back and having your head pounded into the ground. Let me know what happens to you when you try that. Hopefully you don't murder some poor bastard who was just trying to return your drivers license that you dropped or left on a counter.
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Happens all the time. Hopefully you won't have to kill a guy who is beating you in a fight you provoked.
 
The lawsuit is just a political statement, nothing else.
 
Trippy Trekker said:
The George Zimmerman Blueprint to wealth!



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The $98Mil net worth just doesn't ring true. Another source pegs George's net worth closer to $12Mil. That seems more realistic!

George sold the gun he used to kill Trayvon reportedly for 250K. He sold art work for as much as 100K for an individual piece. He had a website that reportedly brought in 33K/month. He had a deal with a publishing company. He has become something of a celebrity in Right Wing circles.

I expect his lawsuits to mainly generate publicity... which he parleys into other money-making endeavors.

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ttwtt78640 said:
Pandering to a voter identity group using fake racism nonsense - the vast majority of racial minority US crime victims (of which Trayvon Martin was not - see the definition of acquitted) are killed by other racial minority perps.
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And water is wet.

How is that relevant? Most Whits are killed by other Whites. Most Asians are killed by other Asians.

If Treyvon where a White kid and some Black fake cop grown man stalked him and killed him there is no way we get the same result. I guess self-defense is only for White people.

For those of us who see things as they are, the Treyvon case one of the most blatant examples of bias in the criminal justice system.

Moreover, time has proved that Zimmerman is a disturbed individual who continues to get into legal trouble.
 
apdst said:
Bootygig basically called Zimmerman a white supremacist. That might be considered slanderous.
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Only if zimmerman's recorded words and actions didn't lead a reasonable person to believe he is...
 
JMR said:
You were there?
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Yes, I saw the whole thing. Zimmerman had a bucket of fried chicken and Trayvon tried to grab it and that's when things got ugly.
 
Royal PITA said:
The court evidence, including forensics and witnesses, confirmed Zimmerman's account.
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Actually one witness reported that there was a whimpering sound that stopped with the sound of a gun shot. She thought it was Martin.
The evidence did not contradict Zimmerman (being in Florida and all) it did not confirm his account.

Zimmerman was told to get in his car by the police.
 
Royal PITA said:
That's an incorrect statement.

Are you claiming Zimmerman broke the law?
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That is not an incorrect statement. Zimmerman was asked if he was following Martin. He said yes. He was told not to do so, and to get in his car.

I'm claiming that Zimmerman panicked while playing superhero and shot Trayvon. Are you claiming he is some kind of victims?
 
JMR said:
That is not an incorrect statement. Zimmerman was asked if he was following Martin. He said yes. He was told not to do so, and to get in his car.

I'm claiming that Zimmerman panicked while playing superhero and shot Trayvon. Are you claiming he is some kind of victims?
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Told by a 911 operator, who had no legal authority, Zimmerman was under no obligation to follow that advice.
 
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