A question about Zimmerman and his family: Who are his parents? Are they pulling any strings?

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(I know a lot of people are tired with all the threads) One thing that has come up in my thought process We hear that he was living with his parents in that gated community but I've seen very little about his parents.


It makes me wonder could they have some hand in why this man with a record was able to "walk away" after shoot Trayvon?

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1. One thread or news story mentioned that his father was a prominent attorney.. n/t

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2. That would explain a lot IF that is true.

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3. I found a little information in this article.

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/south/view/20120321who_is_florida_neighborhood_crime_watch_volunteer_george_zimmerman/srvc=home&position=recent

Another source I read said that Robert Zimmerman is an attorney, but I can't find that source again.

Robert Zimmerman hand-delivered a letter to the Miami paper about a week ago defending his son. It's a little suspicious that there is so little information available about him. How about some investigative reporting.

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4. All I've seen so far is the family says his father is 'white' and his mother 'hispanic,'FWIW, so...

They claim there was no racism involved, as their son identified himself as not being 'white,' but instead a POC.

Trimming this all down, there appears to have been a racial element. And after centuries of blacks being terrorized in this country, there is no escaping that concern.

Regardless of race, if one tries to play it that way, the fact remains that the guy seemed to have a problem with blacks. And his actions were wrong and he began the problem.

And he's being protected by the system in Sanford. That's a huge problem, but not as big as stalking and murder.

[dbackjon]

5. Hispanics can be racist too

Have seen many hispanics that were very racist against blacks, and vice versa.

[freshwest]

7. I know, but they took issue with him being called 'white,' as discussed on another thread.

Not defending, just repeating.

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6. How can they claim there was no racism when everyone has

heard their son say, "effing coon" on a 911 tape?

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8. Some people will defend their own no matter what they do to others.

They said they were afraid for him. I can't claim to know, other than what has been printed here.

Even that is not really 'knowing.' This needs to come to court, and soon.

[EmeraldCityGrl]

9. I've been searching the internet and can find

nothing about his family. Also wondering what the local media is doing to investigate this case.
In my area there would be media vans shoving their mics in the families face or at the very least
knocking on their door asking questions.

Secondly, people are tired of the threads? This murder is fundamentally important on so many levels.
I can't understand how anyone could feel that way. I just watch Al Sharpton interviewing Trayvon's
parents and it was profoundly disturbing to hear many of the details regarding how they've been treated and
how close this man has come to getting away with cold blooded murder with the PD being complicit.

Try to catch Sharpton's interview if you're following this case.