George Zimmerman's Attorney Don West Took The Most Offensive Selfie Of All Time (PHOTO)

[Starry Messenger]

http://globalgrind.com/news/george-zimmermans-attorney-don-west-selfie-daughters-instagram-photo

"Don West, the man on the right, is one of George Zimmerman's attorneys, re: that knock-knock joke.

It wasn't very smart of him to open a murder trial with a knock-knock joke, and apparently, it runs in the family, because his daughter Instagrammed a photo this week that she probably shouldn't have.

His daughter, presumably Molly West, took the above photo with her dad this week with the caption:"



We beat stupidity celebration cones #zimmerman #defense #dadkilledit

"Let's not even get into how inappropriate this is. But, let's note that she hashtagged #dadkilledit in the courtroom for a murder trial, where someone was actually killed.

The account has since been deactivated."

What a pro.

[SecularMotion]

1. Their choice of vanilla ice cream is very telling.

[npk]

3. So is the place they bought it. n/t

[npk]

2. At the very least, this man and his family are egomaniacal narcissists...

At worse they are just crude bigots.

[etherealtruth]

4. I would only add ... they are not mutually exclusive traits

I am going to with crude bigoted egomaniacal narcissists.

They are truly despicable!

[npk]

8. That works for me.

I can't stand people like that. It's nothing but a joke to him and his family that a 17 year old kid was slain in a heinous fashion. No compassion for Martin's family or friends. I hope they get what's coming to them at some point down the line.

[Laurian]

5. Disgusting.

Heartless assholes to do something like this when the Martins are still grieving the death of their son. No compassion, no soul.

[Travis_0004]

6. Who cares about the photo.

I'll admit, uploading it to instagram was stupid, but that was on his daughter, not him.

I see nothing wrong with going out and getting some ice cream. Maybe it was a special occasion (unrelated to the trial), and they wanted to take a picture.

Also, its a repost:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=3121908

[Starry Messenger]

9. No need to speculate--his daughter wrote the caption.

[pangaia]

41. And from whom did his daughter learn that attitude?

[rhett o rick]

11. His daughter is saying in public that the prosecution witness is stupid. Not cool during a trial. nm

[HipChick]

12. Don West took the photo..

[Travis_0004]

13. Yes, who cares

He was out with his family and took a photo. The caption, and posting to instragram may have been stupid, but who cares if he took a photo.

[Starry Messenger]

15. It's had 828 shares and 368 likes on Facebook.

So far all those people care. I'll let you know if the number goes up.

[HipChick]

18. These sorts of people care...A kid is dead

and folks post crap like this

https://www.facebook.com/RIPTRAYTRAY2

[Starry Messenger]

19. Holy crap.

I just reported that page, for all the good that will do. FB sucks about taking down hate speech.

[HipChick]

20. Thank you..I wish more people would report this FB page..

[kas125]

31. OMG, that's horrible. I wasn't going to click on that link, but I did.

I reported it, too.

[K Gardner]

50. OMG.. are you kidding me? How is this on Facebook?? I reported it, good god.. I thought this was

against the LAW.

[So_Blue]

55. They do suck at removing hate speech.

There was a disgusting anti-islam page that they said didn't violate anything and allowed it to stay. I have very little faith that they will do anything about this page of horrors either. But I did report it.

[Starry Messenger]

60. I try to report all the various crap whenever I see it, or someone points it out.

I reported a violence threat with several gender slurs in it just this week and FB messaged me back saying they'd reviewed it and found nothing wrong with it. o.O

[LovingA2andMI]

34. Reported!

Thanks for the information. People are indeed sick....

[HipChick]

64. Thanks...Finally got word back from Facebook

I told them that I was sending it to MSNBC,CNN,and a few other media outlets

Finally came back and said it violations...

but only after I threatened them with being exposed to media

[frylock]

29. i fucking care

[alsame]

7. A dead black kid is just

one joke after another to this pig. And his family.

[AnotherDreamWeaver]

10. Looks to me like the dad is taking the picture, as his right arm is extended. nt

[Starry Messenger]

14. While driving.

I wonder if that's legal.

[AnotherDreamWeaver]

26. They may be in the back of a taxi. No hand on the steering wheel. nt

[freshwest]

16. How much longer is this going to go on? Damn this arrogance.

[Starry Messenger]

17. If West was my lawyer, I'd fire him.

Hard to believe this isn't some kind of ethical breach in this situation. Are lawyers allowed to editorialize, or are their family members allowed, in the course of a trial?

[freshwest]

23. I have suspected an attempt at a mistrial since the knock knock jokes. I've been on juries where the

attorney for the defense ended up on trial, so to speak, in the jury instructions. But with the funky media coverage of this since it happened, I don't know anyone cares how inappropriate this is.

Like Z, West has no respect for the law or court. I keep on seeing a version of the KKK and Coultergeist in all of this. The things put out could have come from David Duke or Stormfront.

I am sure attorneys and their families can say whatever stupid thing they want, since the jury wouldn't be hearing it. I can't believe an officer of the court which a member of the bar is, can get away with this in the long run.

But I think they can say whatever they want. And they are definitely insulting the entire state, and Trayvon's family and friends, and a long-suffering community.

Such arrogance and race-baiting not good for our future as a country.

[avaistheone1]

21. Don West is looking pretty ignorant and arrogant this week.

[matt819]

22. She should get together with the congressman's kid with the screen name n****rkiller

They'd have lots to talk about.

[Incitatus]

24. Actually, it looks like he is the one taking the photo.

[justanidea]

25. I guess there must be something wrong with me.

Because I see nothing offensive in that pic.

Wow a guy who has chosen to make a living defending people is happy when he is succeeding in defending people.

Total shocker there.

Im sure if the prosecution had been dominating the trial thus far and the prosecutor went out to celebrate the fact he was kicking ass for justice no one here would care.

[BronxBoy]

30. Sure we would....

especially if he posted a picture implying that the defense witnesses were stupid. In fact, it would be an even greater transgression as the prosecution is supposed to represent all of the people

[handmade34]

40. yes

(there might be something wrong with you) even the lawyer himself realized how inappropriate it was...

"A spokesman for Zimmerman’s defense has confirmed that the picture is of West and his “mortified” daughters and apologized for the “grossly insensitive” image."

[Starry Messenger]

43. It's not just the photo, it's the caption that goes along with it.

And if Zimmerman's prosecution was doing victory laps with insulting language toward witnesses you bet I'd care also. It's grossly unprofessional during the course of a major criminal trial .

And he hasn't succeeded at anything except underscoring that his performance during this whole trial is amateur hour.

[notadmblnd]

52. Yep, I'm sure there is.

smh

[lunasun]

61. "The account has since been deactivated."

something wrong

[DevonRex]

27. Vanilla cones, too. White, white skin, blond. blue eyes.

What is that, an Aryan Nation summer road trip?

[adric mutelovic]

36. Why can't they eat vanilla ice cream?

?

[DevonRex]

37. Didn't you know we have a law here?

[Starry Messenger]

44. lol.

[DevonRex]

45. I am bad.

and

[Starry Messenger]

46. Hi!

((hugs)) What a week.

[DevonRex]

47. Yeah. I'm proud of Rachel Jeantel, though.

She stood up for herself and her friend in the face of a defense attorney who belittled her because she's a young woman of color, with a background that's decidedly different from his. No matter how the case turns out, I think the women on the jury will have recognized his bullying tactics for what they were.

[Starry Messenger]

49. I think so too.

If I were on that jury, I'd see what he was trying to do. Who hasn't had *that* boss, or other person? West was trying to start a meltdown and goad her over race. What a pig.

[Whisp]

28. I bet those moron kids got hell from dad.

I can hear the phone call to her/them.

YOU DID WHAT? shut THAT down! SHUT that DOWN now, STUPID

[DRoseDARs]

32. I hope the school his daughter goes to has a lily white student body... nt

[nolabear]

33. I'm glad to see this. I couldn't link but mentioned elsewhere.

What Chick fil-Aholes.

[Vattel]

35. Wow she is evil. (sarcasm)

[David Zephyr]

38. K&R! Thank you for this OP!!!

I was blown away by the integrity of young Rachel Jeantel up against all of that at her tender age. And proud of her. She held her own.

[Starry Messenger]

42. +1

[ellie]

48. Is he saying that

Rachel was stupid? I really hate these fuckers. Thinking they are smarter than everyone else. They aren't. They just have big mouths.

[last1standing]

51. My Criminal Law Professor Always Told Us...

"The client goes to jail, you go to lunch."

I didn't realize he meant it so literally. I'm certain he didn't mean you should advertise it in the middle of a major trial.

[Starry Messenger]

53. I'm just amazed there isn't some kind of penalty for doing so.

I'm an adjunct, if I posted anything work-related with a picture making fun of someone I taught, I'd be in the box they'd give me to pack my stuff in.

[last1standing]

54. I don't know the laws for this kind of thing in Florida...

but he could face reprisal from the Florida State Bar Association or the ABA. Probably not, but it could happen if enough people shout about the lack of professionalism.

[LittleBlue]

56. Who cares?

Clicked on this thread expecting to see the defense attorney had done something stupid on social media. Instead, it's just his daughter's twitter account. She isn't part of this case AFAIK.

[Starry Messenger]

57. I care, and so do several other hundred people all over the web.

Go snarl at someone else, crabbypants. lol.

[LittleBlue]

58. Crabbypants?

He just took a photo, the daughter captioned it. People point this out and you get angry.


Verdict: Lame

[Starry Messenger]

59. It's a possible ethics violation.

It's not like a day out at Six Flags for the West family. He's already come out with a statement that it was grossly inappropriate with the caption she put on it mentioning the trial, and his daughter deactivated her account.

[lunasun]

62. "The account has since been deactivated."

[chervilant]

63. Apparently,

the apple hasn't fallen far from the tree...