If it's true, and George Zimmerman has moved out of that gated community...

[MrScorpio]

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I guess that he no longer wants to make sure that it's a safe place (for white people) to live.

Where is his sense of duty now?

Perhaps he's feeling a little guilty about gunning down an innocent child in cold blood. Who knows?

But by now, perhaps he's realized that Trayvon Martin (A name that I hope that he never forgets) was an innocent child, right?

Why hasn't he told the world about his side of the story? Surely, he still thinks that he's in the right. Or just maybe, he's fearful and embarrassed about what he's done. Either way, he should let us all know, especially the grieving parents of Trayvon Martin. They deserve as much.

What a confusing little man… Perhaps he'll find himself impelled to come to truth and justice eventually.

The world expects him to.

[madokie]

1. George should be in a jail cell right now charged with murder in the first degree

In America the melting pot of nationalities there is no place for people like this turd of a jackass.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. Two likely reasons why:

1) fear of vigilantism

2) fear of arrest

[Fawke Em]

29. So a Vigilante is afraid of Vigilantism?

Irony.

[no_hypocrisy]

39. You reap what you sow.

[RebelOne]

41. I believe that he had better move far away from Florida

and change his name. There are going to be many vigilantes out for revenge if he is not prosecuted.

[musiclawyer]

42. I think he's dead man walking frankly

That does not mean I support vigilante justice or violence, even if all the facts were against the guy--something far from certain. But he did something that violated the social contract so to speak by looking for trouble. I just think he'll get taken out --either on the street or behind bars.

[Mariana]

3. I don't know if he's spoken to an attorney,

but if he has, he has almost certainly been told to keep his mouth shut.

[MrScorpio]

4. Lawyering up, if he has, is a sure sign that he's concerned

He should be very, very concerned.

[Leftist Agitator]

8. He should go to prison for the rest of his life.

At the very least. And I'm glad that Florida has the death penalty. I don't think that a death sentence would be unwarranted in this case. This was a cold-blooded murder of an unarmed, innocent child, only because of the color of his skin. I have not an ounce of mercy in my heart for someone who would commit such a heinous act.

[gordianot]

5. Just wondering if Zimmerman was a paid watchdog and will it come out.

It could explain why so many are appearing to be covering up for Zimmerman and the police put up with his multiple calls. This murder could have many other accomplices.

Florida has always seemed keen on the death penalty wonder how they will stand on the murder of this child who was armed with iced tea and candy.

[HipChick]

6. Anyone dare believe if a 240lbs Black Man shot a 140lb White child, the "Stand Your Ground" law

would still apply?

[Iggo]

16. Not for one minute.

[CakeGrrl]

37. Heck no.

The black perp might have died "resisting arrest" at the hands of that police force.

[Warren Stupidity]

7. Why has Zimmerman not been arrested for the murder of Martin?

I don't give a rat's ass where he lives.

[Ian_rd]

9. Because he "felt" that he was in danger.

This is per that insane Stand Your Ground law. Apparently, all you must do is say that you had a "feeling" that you were in danger, and viola! ... Self-Defense!

Somehow, I think if this were turned around identically, and this black kid had pursued the white man through the white man's own neighborhood, the white man made an effort to evade him, the white man was unarmed, and then the black kid shot the white man to death, I somehow think this black kid would be in jail. It would be a no-brainer. And he sure as hell wouldn't be able to say, "Well, I felt that Zimmerman was a threat to me so I chased after him and shot him."

[ProfessionalLeftist]

10. If he did, it's because he's hiding and...

...he's not nearly as confusing as he is confused.

[duhneece]

11. Of course Zimmerman should be arrested & tried but the law itself

is the real injustice, the real racist tool. The law itself is on the international justice stage.

[MNBrewer]

12. Zimmerman is white?

[MrScorpio]

13. He's Latino

But saw himself as a protector against everything black male… So it's no secret whom he thought that he was protecting the black males from.

[MNBrewer]

14. I heard his "coon" comment on the 911 tape....there's no doubt about what he was thinking about

thinking about black people at the time. I hope the state decides to prosecute him, despite the "stand your ground" law. He clearly pursued Mr. Martin and gave evidence of bias on tape just before he shot. Hate crime seems pretty clear in this case.

[obxhead]

21. At this point I would like to see the feds prosecute.

I would also like to see the feds charge and prosecute the Sanford sheriff, prosecuting attorney, and every other officer involved in the initial response as complicit.

[snagglepuss]

15. Since when are Latinos considered white? And how can a gated community with only 49% of its

residents being white be described as a white community?

[MrScorpio]

17. The man was fixated on stalking black males in that community

Apparently, he considered black males a threat… It doesn't take any stretch of the imagination to figure whom he felt they were a threat to.

[snagglepuss]

22. It's a multi-racial community and the shooter is Latino so the only inference anyone can

draw is that Zimmerman is a Latino racist.

[jberryhill]

32. Since Lucille Ball married Desi Arnaz

Are you saying that the most popular television program of the 50's and 60's featured a racially mixed marriage? Heaven forfend.

[X_Digger]

18. I assume he has a competent attorney

One who will tell him to keep his mouth shut, whether he thinks he's in the right or not.

[OPOS]

19. Zimmermanns Hispanic

So throwing the whitey bit around isnt realistic. Hopefully the D.A. indicts him soon.

[MrScorpio]

20. I've explained my rationality twice already...

Is three times the charm?

[randome]

28. Yeah, well, you were wrong.

No offense.

[MrScorpio]

30. Wrong about what, his fixation on black males?

Black males made up most, if not all of the "suspicious characters" that were the reason he felt that he had to call 911 repeatedly. Even if they were doing nothing more than walking down a rainy sidewalk, wearing a hoodie and carrying candy and iced tea.

It was mentioned upthread that he's actually part latino and that part is Cuban, indeed. Also many caucasian Cubans in Florida self-identify as white. I think that the "fucking coons" slur was quite the indicator of his concerns.

In his mind, I seriously doubt that the safety of the entire diversity of that community was first and foremost… Only a certain segment of it.

[Mopar151]

25. He's half Cuban

And, from what I hear, Cubans are more apt to be far-right, and self -identify as white, or whiter than other Latinos.

[yardwork]

40. Do we know that he's half Cuban? That would be very interesting.

I've been trying to find out. I keep reading that he is half Anglo and half "Hispanic," which is a meaningless term.

[Comrade Grumpy]

35. He is half and half. Half Anglo, half Hispanic.

"Anglo" is a common term in Texas for non-Hispanic whites.

But having a name like Zimmerman certainly ups the "white" factor.

[Ohio Joe]

43. Hispanic is not a race

It's an ethnicity. Hispanics may identify as white or black.

[Blue_Tires]

23. I don't know that he's moved out

probably laying low at a relative's house...It's not like he can show his face in public and not be instantly recognized...

And he did tell his side of the story, in the statement he gave to the cops that night...But I'm 99.9% certain his "official statement" is full of bullshit and will only bury him deeper (that's why the cops haven't released it)...His father also gave the standard, attorney-written statement to the media last week, but that was before all the other details had come out.

Personally, he doesn't strike me as someone that smart, but I'm still worried he may try to blow town and hide out in the islands somewhere...So I want an arrest sooner rather than later

[malaise]

24. He should be in the jail right now

on a murder charge

[Jim__]

26. If he tells the truth, he'll go to jail.

But I wonder if he even knows the truth. When you look at pictures of Trayvon - I don't know if those are recent pictures - you have to wonder how anyone could feel that threatened by this young kid. Especially Zimmerman who is 28 and outweighs him by 100 pounds. Zimmerman has to have been so blinded by his hate that he couldn't really see Trayvon. I doubt that he wants to picture him now.

[Jester Messiah]

27. I hope he finds himself in General Population very shortly.

He can then explain himself to his fellow inmates and see what they think of his actions.

[elias7]

31. Flight risk?

If he is not charged, there will be riots. wonder if he'll sense he is in deep water and flee.

[MicaelS]

33. I guess you don't understand the rules..

If you want to stay out of trouble:

(1) Never talk to the police without your lawyer.

(2) Never talk to the media without your lawyer, or

(3) Never talk to the media, period.

Zimmerman, has already been tried and convicted in the court of public opinion. He has absolutely nothing to gain by talking to any media person, ever. Nor the police.

He can only be compelled to talk to the Grand Jury.

I imagine by now, he has realized he has fucked up such that it is going to cost him his freedom, and the only question, is for how long. He has nothing to gain, and much to lose by talking to anyone he doesn't have to.

[Comrade Grumpy]

36. What he said.

[MrScorpio]

38. I do understand the rules, of course

I really don't expect him to say a single word to the media. As a matter of fact, I was surprised that his father had issued that completely asinine statement in defense of his son. It wasn't any defense at all.

If he goes out in public again, I hope that he'll be in handcuffs. I quite sure that he's considering flight, if he's not already gone.

My entire point was the fact that Zimmerman was so zealous about "defending" that community from a constant "threat" of young black males that he had to make repeated calls to 911 over that period of time AND shoot down Trayvon Martin.

If he felt that he was in the right, where is his zeal now? A decent person would be wracked by shame instead. I doubt that he is ashamed. Scared, maybe, at the court of public opinion as we all know, for sure. But let's say that you and I agree that he's lacking any decency or sense of responsibility for his own actions.

Innocent blood is on his hands. I hope that the guilt of having that blood of Trayvon Martin on his hands it keeps him awake at night, no matter where he goes.