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Triana

(22,666 posts)
Sun Jul 14, 2013, 07:20 PM Jul 2013

"Dear George Zimmerman"

Dear George Zimmerman,

For the rest of your life you are now going to feel what its like to be a black man in America.

You will feel people stare at you. Judging you for what you think are unfair reasons. You will lose out on getting jobs for something you feel is outside of your control. You will believe yourself to be an upstanding citizen and wonder why people choose to not see that.

People will cross the street when they see you coming. They will call you hurtful names. It will drive you so insane some days that you'll want to scream at the top of your lungs. But you will have to wake up the next day, put on firm look and push through life.

I bet you never thought that by shooting a black male you'd end up inheriting all of his struggles.

Enjoy your "freedom."

Sincerely,

A black male who could've been Trayvon Martin

SOURCE: https://www.facebook.com/gregorySON

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"Dear George Zimmerman" (Original Post) Triana Jul 2013 OP
I saw this too. Just Saying Jul 2013 #1
Love the logical reasoning. Do you know babylonsister Jul 2013 #2
Great letter. jessie04 Jul 2013 #3
This is his life sentance, he should be in prison Raine Jul 2013 #4
Seein's how Kenny Rogers & other celebrities don't look like themselves after bad plastic surgery... mike dub Jul 2013 #5
it is my understanding hopemountain Jul 2013 #7
PARIAH blkmusclmachine Jul 2013 #6
he has been safe in court hopemountain Jul 2013 #8
recommended nt arely staircase Jul 2013 #9

Just Saying

(1,799 posts)
1. I saw this too.
Sun Jul 14, 2013, 07:28 PM
Jul 2013

Great letter!

I'm not a violent person and I wouldn't condone someone taking the law in their own hands like this coward did, but he will have to look over his shoulder for it for the rest of his life and I don't feel any pity about that.

 

jessie04

(1,528 posts)
3. Great letter.
Sun Jul 14, 2013, 07:48 PM
Jul 2013

and George, you'll love a federal jury of 12 when they throw your sorry murdering ass in jail.....hopefully Supermax with 23 hours a day all alone thinking about what you did.

mike dub

(541 posts)
5. Seein's how Kenny Rogers & other celebrities don't look like themselves after bad plastic surgery...
Sun Jul 14, 2013, 08:30 PM
Jul 2013

I've been wondering these past few hours if GZ doesn't go "under the knife" and change his look ... I mean after all, he took in hundreds of thousands in donations from gun nuts and freepers during the time between his murder of Trayvon and the trial. Even his deadbeat/can't get a job/judge-daddy pays his rent self could Afford surgery, right?

hopemountain

(3,919 posts)
8. he has been safe in court
Sun Jul 14, 2013, 10:52 PM
Jul 2013

with his posse beside him. but i doubt he will ever be able to go out in public by himself - even if he is packing.

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