Zimmerman's Father Insists Trayvon Martin Was Never On Phone w/Girlfriend

[pokerfan]

"I don't believe that happened. I don't believe she was on the phone with him, and I find it very strange with the publicity involved... that all of a sudden, after three weeks, someone would remember that they were on the phone."


Yet ABC has obtained the cellphone phone records:

Phone records obtained by ABC News show that the girl called Martin at 7:12 p.m., five minutes before police arrived, and remained on the phone with Martin until moments before he was shot.

DeeDee said Martin turned around and asked Zimmerman why he was following him.

"The man said what are you doing around here?" DeeDee recalled Zimmerman saying.

She said she heard someone pushed into the grass before the call was dropped.

http://gma.yahoo.com/trayvon-martin-video-shows-no-blood-bruises-george-194108003--abc-news-topstories.html

[montanacowboy]

1. How the hell did this idiot get elected to a judgship?

Will he deny water is wet too?

What a total idiot, and says it with his face covered

[JHB]

5. By being a lawyer first?

He's under no obligation to be impartial here, so advocate, advocate, advocate.

[Baitball Blogger]

15. They say things that would get the rest of us sued.

[CAPHAVOC]

17. Only a stupid Lawyer would do it.

Only to be contradicted by phone records.

[JHB]

38. Like Zimmerman's lawyer vs the police video?

[CAPHAVOC]

44. Maybe so

Or he thinks he is on solid ground. I wonder if there is a Black Atticus Finch anywhere.

[onenote]

24. He wasn't a "judge" and he wasn't elected

According to what I've seen reported, he was a retired magistrate in the Virginia judicial system (having served as such from 2000 through 2006). A "magistrate" in Virginia is a judicial officer with very limited powers and is not considered a judge. Magistrates are appointed not elected and at the time Zimmerman's father was a magistrate, you didn't even have to be a college graduate to get the job, let alone a law school graduate. In fact, even today, Virginia law doesn't require magistrate to have law degrees, although a bachelor's degree is a prerequisite.

In short, based on what actually is known about Zimmerman's dad, he may well be an idiot, but he probably isn't a powerful or influential idiot.

[EFerrari]

2. Lying POS, you won't be able to cover this up. n/t

[auburngrad82]

3. Was Zimmerman's dad there the night of the shooting?

If not, he needs to shut the f*ck up.

[AsahinaKimi]

37. +1000

agree

[Glimmer of Hope]

4. Good grief! What crap will he and Joe come up with next?

[Rex]

6. Well it doesn't look like the fruit fell far from the family tree.

Why would dad dismiss that as happening? Why would THAT be so important as to lie about it? Dad needs to admit he got his son favortism with the PD and NOT the first time.

[Justice wanted]

7. HOW WOULD HE KNOW?! Is he giving the impression he was there when all this happen?

[lukkadairish]

8. ....and of course it was broadcast on a Fox

Station. Let me tell ya this case is a generational game changer. This is the teaching moment that post racial America does not exist. The children who heard the stories of MLK and of Montgomery and of Rosa Parks now have their own personal real time example of what it's like to be profiled, hated and treated thusly. Very sad....we all need to get up and keep the fire of outrage hot: we're tired. We're mad as hell and we will not take it anymore!

[Ecumenist]

11. Amen, Lukkadairish!! BTW, Welcome to DU!!

Right Glad Tameetcha!!!

[Gormy Cuss]

22. +1

[Ecumenist]

9. They have the phone records..how can you deny they exist? They're real, daddy!!

[pokerfan]

16. Obviously the phone company is falsifying records to frame his son

[Ecumenist]

18. Oh yeah, forgot about that. Happens all the time.

[EmeraldCityGrl]

10. Someone is being murdered while you're

on the phone with them he finds it hard to believe they would remember
the conversation three weeks later.

I would be in serious trouble if I was within arms reach of this cretan.

[Ecumenist]

12. I like you Emerald...Are you in Seattle?

[EmeraldCityGrl]

29. Yes, as far away from FL. as I could get. n/t

Oh and thanks!

[Ecumenist]

30. I'm south of you in Northern California and happy to he here on the west coast too.

I have to go to Arizona occesionally for medical reasons and try to spend AS LITTLE TIME AS I CAN. I go, get treatment and bounce.

[EmeraldCityGrl]

35. Enjoy that sweet little valley you inhabit..

we are so lucky to be here.

[Ecumenist]

36. Gosh, what I woldn't give to be in your beautiful city. As it is, my husband I are looking buy acre

on the extreme northern california coastal range. Gald Tameetcha and look forward to chatting from time to time.

[cynatnite]

13. Trayvon's family lawyer said weeks ago that Trayvon was on the phone that night with her. n/t

[DisgustipatedinCA]

14. Don't judges need to be COMPETENT in order to, you know, judge other people?

God knows what sort of judicial review board Florida has in place, but they might want to take a little look-see at this waste of salt, carbon, and water.

[Uncle Joe]

21. He's not a judge, in this regard he's just a father trying to protect his son inspite of

overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

He's totally biassed as the vast majority of parents would be when it comes to defending their offspring whether they were guilty or not.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

28. Point taken. But he does seem to be reaching pretty far

I still think there's a difference between a grieving (?) parent claiming their serial killer kid is a good person, versus this guy calling out Obama, who didn't make a controversial statement at all. My view is also clouded by the notion that dad may have helped Junior get out of legal jams in the past. No, I don't know that to be true, but I am waiting to hear something on that score.

[sabrina 1]

31. Nice post, Uncle Joe.

I feel sorry for him and I'm sure he wishes none of this ever happened, but parents do stand up for their children no matter what. However, it would be best if he stayed off television as his comments, such as this one, are not helping at all.

Maybe a more humble approach would help calm things down. On the other hand, it's never a good thing for people who might end up being witnesses to talk to the press.

It doesn't hurt us to understand though, the nightmare he too is living right now. .

[rocktivity]

19. I'd stay OFF the radar if I were you, Pops

The MSM has been kind to you in terms of not mentioning that you're a retired judge. Now that you've officially injected yourself into the case, they might start wondering if there's a connection between your position and your son's inexplicably clean record.


rocktivity

[Rex]

25. Actually, I hope he hangs around and says more!

It worked SO WELL for Rush!

[WI_DEM]

20. well his cell phone record should tell. But how does he know?

[barbtries]

23. it took three weeks

because the fucking police couldn't be bothered to investigate, asshole!

[Life Long Dem]

26. He feels this call is damaging to the case.

He'd rather they not have this evidence.

[andelee75]

27. Zimmerman's father is totally biased and lying.

There is a very low threshold for judges in Florida. Note that they routinely favor millionaires who declare they are bankrupt, move all their assets to Florida, where they can keep them and live in luxury while their creditors go broke.
I don't know of anyone who believes this man. He doesn't even have the guts to show his face. A coward and a liar, just like Zimmerman's lawyer who has put out all kinds of lies and ran away from an objective interview where he couldn't manipulate the questions..
If George Zimmerman is not held responsible for this, Florida is going to lose. I know of three families who had planned to visit DisneyWorld but have opted to spend their vacation at Disneyland in Anaheim instead. They are all families of mixed races and are afraid to take a chance with Florida's gun laws allowing nuts to have concealed carry permits.
From all the calls Zimmerman made to 911 during the past year, it is obvious he is a disturbed individual, seeing danger where none exists. He was a bomb waiting to explode. It's so sad that a young man minding his own business had to trigger it.
I don't see how the "stand your ground" law can possibly be used to excuse the actions of a man who pursued this young man for some distance, even after being told to back off by the 911 operator.
I see him as a predator, looking for an easy kill to satisfy his cop wanna-be aspirations.

[snagglepuss]

41. His father was a magistrate in Virginia not Florida which means to say their

standards must be as low as Florida's. He is mind boggling stupid.

[frylock]

32. it's like this idiot is going out of his way to discredit himself

[qb]

33. Why is this douchebag getting airtime?

[Rex]

34. Let him...he is following the Rush Limbahhaha method of failure.

I already have the failsauce on the stove, so let him finish.

[DearAbby]

39. Ahhhhhhum why should I believe a man in shadow his father?

The man doesn't have the nerve to show his face defending his son>? with all the lies pertaining to this case, why should I believe this shadowed face and this voice is his father and not Zimmerman himself?

[uppityperson]

40. Good. Keep talking MrAhole. Keep talking and claiming things that are so easily provable.

[joeybee12]

42. Racism makes you not want to believe the truth...

This guy sounds as bad as his son.

[jwirr]

43. The call time was recorded on her phone just like the calls we get on our phones. They (the z fam)

really think we are dumb.

[librechik]

45. another thing that will be a easy to prove wrong

he's throwing himself on the tracks to derail the trial process

[Saphire]

46. It's his father....he's grasping for straws willing to believe

anything but the truth. I think the poor old man knows he's about to lose his son. Denial ain't just a river ya know.

[spanone]

47. mr z. i heard about the phone call when i first heard about this case...pay attention

[Matariki]

48. I'm sure he's too much of a dinosaur to realize that phone records are *very* easy to verify.

[ecstatic]

49. Z's dad reminds me of Dick Cheney

There's something really creepy and evil about him. And I don't care how much he claims to feel threatened, the fact that he won't show his own face speaks volumes.

[fascisthunter]

50. Zimmerman's Father is a Piece of Sh*t