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CatWoman

(79,302 posts) Fri Jun 28, 2013, 09:55 AM Jun 2013

Watching the Zimmerman trial, I have to ask

is Zimmerman drugged?

He looks like a complete zombie. No emotion whatsoever coming from him.

What do you guys think?

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Watching the Zimmerman trial, I have to ask (Original Post) CatWoman Jun 2013 OP

I've read he is on antidepressants NV Whino Jun 2013 #1

I'm on antidepressants and I don't act emotionless. justiceischeap Jun 2013 #15

He's probably also been coached by his lawyer not to react to anything at all (nt) Recursion Jun 2013 #2

Normal state? JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #3

Lawyers usually coach their clients not to get emotional The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2013 #4

Yes. And judges get snooty if they see any reactions treestar Jun 2013 #9

If he had his emotions under control the night he killed Trayvon Martin as he at trial then would Thinkingabout Jun 2013 #5

The witness on now...Mr Good is not helping the prosecution. Gin Jun 2013 #6

He looks down a lot warrior1 Jun 2013 #7

I'm guessing drugged. n/t BlueToTheBone Jun 2013 #8

Sociopath. The Link Jun 2013 #10

Yup. HappyMe Jun 2013 #12

+1000 nt ecstatic Jun 2013 #14

Looks like Xanex / mood flattening meds KurtNYC Jun 2013 #11

Years ago I served on a jury in a murder trial Shrek Jun 2013 #13

Yesterday he seemed more agitated Generic Other Jun 2013 #16

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

1. I've read he is on antidepressants

Reply to CatWoman (Original post)

Fri Jun 28, 2013, 09:57 AM

Jun 2013

Don't know how true that is.

justiceischeap

(14,040 posts)

15. I'm on antidepressants and I don't act emotionless.

Reply to NV Whino (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 28, 2013, 10:51 AM

Jun 2013

Of course, different meds have different properties.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

2. He's probably also been coached by his lawyer not to react to anything at all (nt)

Reply to CatWoman (Original post)

Fri Jun 28, 2013, 10:00 AM

Jun 2013

JustAnotherGen

(31,828 posts)

3. Normal state?

Reply to CatWoman (Original post)

Fri Jun 28, 2013, 10:05 AM

Jun 2013

No emotion coming from him - that is.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,734 posts)

4. Lawyers usually coach their clients not to get emotional

Reply to CatWoman (Original post)

Fri Jun 28, 2013, 10:08 AM

Jun 2013

during a trial. The jury will be watching them and they might misinterpret an emotional reaction. So the defendant is encouraged to keep his behavior as neutral as possible.

treestar

(82,383 posts)

9. Yes. And judges get snooty if they see any reactions

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #4)

Fri Jun 28, 2013, 10:38 AM

Jun 2013

They start lecturing the person and their lawyer.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)

5. If he had his emotions under control the night he killed Trayvon Martin as he at trial then would

Reply to CatWoman (Original post)

Fri Jun 28, 2013, 10:14 AM

Jun 2013

Not be a trial. If he is on medication he needed it before now.

Gin

(7,212 posts)

6. The witness on now...Mr Good is not helping the prosecution.

Reply to CatWoman (Original post)

Fri Jun 28, 2013, 10:26 AM

Jun 2013

IMO

He describes the person on the bottom as Zimmerman who was crying for help.....Mark Mara walked him right into that.

warrior1

(12,325 posts)

7. He looks down a lot

Reply to CatWoman (Original post)

Fri Jun 28, 2013, 10:31 AM

Jun 2013

I finally saw what he was doing.

He's on his cell phone.

BlueToTheBone

(3,747 posts)

8. I'm guessing drugged. n/t

Reply to CatWoman (Original post)

Fri Jun 28, 2013, 10:33 AM

Jun 2013

The Link

(757 posts)

10. Sociopath.

Reply to CatWoman (Original post)

Fri Jun 28, 2013, 10:40 AM

Jun 2013

HappyMe

(20,277 posts)

12. Yup.

Reply to The Link (Reply #10)

Fri Jun 28, 2013, 10:42 AM

Jun 2013

Feels nothing, doesn't care.

ecstatic

(32,710 posts)

14. +1000 nt

Reply to The Link (Reply #10)

Fri Jun 28, 2013, 10:49 AM

Jun 2013

KurtNYC

(14,549 posts)

11. Looks like Xanex / mood flattening meds

Reply to CatWoman (Original post)

Fri Jun 28, 2013, 10:42 AM

Jun 2013

With the heavier face and the sleepy eyes he looks like Buddha, perhaps by design.

Shrek

(3,981 posts)

13. Years ago I served on a jury in a murder trial

Reply to CatWoman (Original post)

Fri Jun 28, 2013, 10:43 AM

Jun 2013

The defendant acted the same way, but I don't think he was drugged.

I'm guessing his attorney advised him to be impassive, but I'm not sure why. As a juror, I would have expected him to at least show some interest in the proceedings.

Generic Other

(28,979 posts)

16. Yesterday he seemed more agitated

Reply to CatWoman (Original post)

Fri Jun 28, 2013, 11:18 AM

Jun 2013

I think he had gum in his mouth too. So they upped his dose today.

Glad he's not giving me the stink eye in court! <shudder>

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