Zimmerman's father claims Trayvon told Zimmerman "YOU'RE GONNA DIE TONIGHT."

[Amerigo Vespucci]

His father did an interview with Fox station in Florida.

"YOU'RE GONNA DIE TONIGHT. YOU'RE GONNA DIE NOW."

Lawrence O'Donnell just played it and at the end said "HE TOLD THE GUY WITH THE GUN 'YOU'RE GONNA DIE'?"

And O'Donnell also points out that neither George Zimmerman not Joe Oliver have shared this bullshit. This just came from the dad, today.

[LaydeeBug]

1. suuuuuuuure he did. That retired judge needs to be charged as an accessory after the fact. nt

[mucifer]

3. As Lawrence O'Donnell just said, he could have lied to his father.

[d_b]

2. what say you, trayvon? did you say that?

oh nvm

[one_voice]

5. exactly!

[madaboutharry]

4. I thought Clint Eastwood said that in a Dirty Harry movie.

What crap.

[CakeGrrl]

8. Just before he was shot and supposedly said "You got me!"

These jackasses think people are a stupid as they are desperate.

[Ship of Fools]

43. yup - we are the TV generation, after all...what juvenile drama!

[RFKHumphreyObama]

57. My immediate thought was that it sounded like an Arnold Schwarzenegger character....

having a bad hair day

[EmeraldCityGrl]

6. +1000

[LiberalFighter]

7. I wonder how many this judge convicted or ruled against because he didn't like the parties involved?

So this judge heard first hand what Trayvon told his scumsucking son? These are the type of people that should had been castrated years ago.

[sakabatou]

9. Wasn't Treyvon on the phone until he died?

[txwhitedove]

10. Total crap. Why this long drama? Like the slow-motion white Bronco drive through LA. WTF?

[Ship of Fools]

44. I agree. It appears that the new normal is

to try high profile cases in the court of public opinion. That, along with
watching war play out on the teevee machine, is pretty creepy to me and
more than just a little fucked up.

[Ecumenist]

11. That doesn't even make any sense..Why would you threaten someone's life when they had a

gun and you don't? That's suicidal and if this was the case, why is this si first time we're hearing this? This story is evolving day by day.

[Honeycombe8]

25. GZ may not have had the gun out and visible. Although...

I can't believe that anyone would believe that Trayvon said that, due to his age and size, compared with GZ's, unless it was a response to something GZ said, like "you're gonna die tonight," and Trayvon responded, "No, YOU'RE gonna die tonight." Even that's a stretch, I think.

But GZ's dad wasn't there or on the phone with GZ, was he? Let's go with what we know. The girlfriend heard some things on the phone, and GZ said some things on the 911 calls. And there's the neighbor's 911 call with screams in the background.

[deutsey]

12. Oooo, I can't wait to hear the next exciting chapter of "How the Story Changes"

[PA Democrat]

13. Personally, I think daddy intervened and made some phone calls

the night his son killed Trayvon. Lawrence reported that Norm Wolfinger, the state attorney showed up at the police station the night of the shooting. I've never heard of a prosecutor getting this involved this early in a case.

[Devil_Fish]

14. Homies don't talk like that. Granted Trayvon was not a homie, But Trayvon would not have spoken like

that eaither.

You know who talks like that?? White people. Old white people. Especially old white judges.

[Fawke Em]

16. The only people I know who speak like that are actors

in Mob Movies.

[bayareamike]

31. Exactly.

The language used demonstrates the race and class privilege that GZ and his father enjoy.

[CatWoman]

36. and people who grew up or matured watching

Cagni, Muni, etc.

[arcane1]

15. Yeah, he said that right before screaming for his life for two minutes

You know, the sheer effort and desperation involved in these lies is itself a freakin' puzzle!

[Happyhippychick]

17. Was he going to kill him with a Skittle?

[notadmblnd]

18. and you saw that daddy was hiding his face when he told that lie?

[Amerigo Vespucci]

20. Yep. He's "concerned for his safety." n/t

[Honeycombe8]

26. That's a valid concern, in this instance, given the rage over the incident and things

that are going on.

[EFerrari]

27. Most people who fear for their safety don't go on television

to further incite feeling against them.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

28. My thoughts exactly. In Dad's case "concerned for his safety" could have taken the form of "STFU."

[Honeycombe8]

55. Someone needs to present another side besides the one side that's running on the

news for hours every day. Although it doesn't sound like there's much of another side. Still, the presentation of rumors as facts, guilty before a trial, etc., is getting out of hand. It's gotten to the point of danger.

He's been on TV once, with his face obscured. That's reasonable, IMO.

He's wise to be afraid for his son's life, and his own. Read the posts here and around the internet. GZ would probably be killed if he went out in public.

[Honeycombe8]

54. Yes, he's trying to get the "other side" out. His face wasn't shown.

It's critical that some other facts get out, besides those supporting "guilty of murder." If he wants a fair trial for his son (which he won't get at this point, probably).

He is correct to be afraid of his life. People are trying to hunt his son down and post addresses for others to track him down in person...and do ....whatever. I think someone would kill him. Or even anyone they think might be GZ.

[EFerrari]

59. Bullshit.

There is no 'other side'. His son killed Trayvon Martin in cold blood and needs to be behind bars.

The "other side" is allowing a murderer to go free.

If this corrupt @sshole were afraid for his life, he wouldn't be on camera.

[notadmblnd]

29. "You've got to be carefully taught" is what comes to my mind.

You've got to be taught
To hate and fear,
You've got to be taught
From year to year,
It's got to be drummed
In your dear little ear
You've got to be carefully taught.

You've got to be taught to be afraid
Of people whose eyes are oddly made,
And people whose skin is a diff'rent shade,
You've got to be carefully taught.

You've got to be taught before it's too late,
Before you are six or seven or eight,
To hate all the people your relatives hate,
You've got to be carefully taught

[salin]

19. Yes b/c the skittles and canned ice tea are known to be so deadly.

Very improbable. Especially in light of the recordings of the 911 calls. So Zimmerman, with a gun and a car, was so threatened by these words that he started calling for help and only stopped when he shot Martin.

I acknowledge that not all facts are known. But this claim falls flat on what evidence is thus far known.

[pokerfan]

21. Zimmerman's story is beginning to sound like dialogue from a bad B movie

First it was, "You got a problem?" Punch to the nose. "Well, now you do!" Now that is followed up with "You're gonna die, tonight. You're gonna die, now!"

I'm betting Zimmerman is a big Lee Marvin fan.

[Ecumenist]

30. Wait, you forgot about Trayvon saying "You got me!" when he was shot.

This is freaking stupid.

[pokerfan]

33. Oh yeah

Forgot about that.

[gkhouston]

32. Give it another couple of days and we'll hear everything that was said *to* Martin.

This bad B movie dialog sounds like the sort of fantasy script that someone like Zimmerman puffs himself up with.

[Ranting_Wacko]

22. That just makes their story even MORE implausible...

... because if skinny 17 year old Trayvon Martin told a man who had a gun pulled and a few dozen pounds on him that he was going to die? Zimmerman wouldn't be alive today - he'd have been crushed into a singularity by the sheer, inescapable mass of Trayvon Martin's balls!

[X_Digger]

23. He's trying to muddy the waters.

Sow as much doubt as he can.

And it's completely transparent.

[bemildred]

24. This is the judge?

Yikes.

[mac56]

34. Oh, c'mon! It's a term of endearment and affection! Just ask Joe Oliver!

All the young high school kids say "YOU'RE GONNA DIE TONIGHT" as a term of affection!!1!

, in case it's really necessary

[shimonitanegi]

35. flat-out lie

Zimmerman is the one who has a violent history, not Martin
Zimmerman is the one who carried a loaded gun (with permit), Martin unarmed
Zimmerman is the one who followed Martin, Martin felt a threat (his GF told so)
Zimmerman is the one who said "These assholes always get away" with frustration
Martin was happily talking with his girl friend over the phone.

[EC]

37. I think they've realized it's going to make a juried trial

and they have to get info out to make Trayvon look scary in as many venues as possible to get a jury that will be swayed into believing Z was afraid for his life. Muddy waters make it harder to clearly see.

[The Midway Rebel]

38. In other news....

Disorienting and debilitating punches to the nose do not bleed, grown men sound like teenage boys when they scream for their life and "goon" is a term of endearment.

What did I miss?

[Brigid]

52. Skittles and iced tea are deadly weapons.

You forgot that one.

[baldguy]

47. American gun culture is twisted, sick & most of all DANGEROUS.

+1000

[MrScorpio]

40. You got me, sheeee?

You've got the gat, go ratta-tat-tat.

I'm not gonna let the coppahs get me.

[pinboy3niner]

42. Made it ma, top of the world!

James Cagney in 'White Heat'--classic!

[sendero]

45. They just keep on making..

... up more and more completely unprovable and almost certainly lying bullshit.

It's unbelievable.

[baldguy]

46. Your son is a liar & a murderer, Judge Zimmerman.

[JHB]

48. You'd think are tired judge would know about "hearsay"...

...unless suddenly he was there too.

[AzDar]

50. I think it far more likely that those words were uttered...by George Zimmerman

right before he murdered that young man.

[WI_DEM]

51. the cops blew it by not arresting Zimmerman who has now had weeks

to come up with a story.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

56. Oh come on...

If you are going to lie and make up stuff, at least try and make it convincing. That's just lame

On the other hand, maybe he should keep talking. The more he opens his mouth, the more his credibility (and that of his son) -admittedly low to begin with -is shot to pieces

[MoonRiver]

58. I'm gonna kill you with Skittles! And wash down the poison with ice tea.

That's the ticket.