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hlthe2b

(102,292 posts)
Fri Sep 12, 2014, 01:02 PM Sep 2014

George Zimmerman has another run-in with the law


More:
LAKE MARY, Fla. (WSVN) -- Lake Mary Police have confirmed they've had another run-in with George Zimmerman.

According to officers, on Tuesday, a man called 911 saying George Zimmerman threatened to kill him during a road rage incident.

The following day, the same man called 911 again and said Zimmerman was waiting for him at work, and he felt worried for his safety.
Lake Mary Police said they confronted Zimmerman, and he admitted to exchanging words with the man the previous day.

--snip--
In this latest case, police said, the man Zimmerman allegedly threatened also does not want to press charges, so Zimmerman has not been arrested.

We're still working this story, waiting on those 911 calls, and we'll have more later today.

http://www.wsvn.com/story/26518098/george-zimmerman-has-another-run-in-with-the-law


Clock is ticking down on that "time until self-destructs" poll...
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George Zimmerman has another run-in with the law (Original Post) hlthe2b Sep 2014 OP
Oy. William769 Sep 2014 #1
I am so glad we spared this guy jail time LynneSin Sep 2014 #2
Seeing his continued despicable & violent behavior, I can only imagine how Treyvon Martin's parents hlthe2b Sep 2014 #3
and the rest of the world too LynneSin Sep 2014 #5
I also wonder if his parents are still so supportive of their little bully? jwirr Sep 2014 #17
Let's just hope when his fuse blows again he doesn't take anyone joeybee12 Sep 2014 #4
^Yes, this^ jen63 Sep 2014 #9
He will kill again. It's just a matter of time. Crunchy Frog Sep 2014 #15
He probably thinks since he was acquitted in the Trayvon Martin trial that he won't face major Louisiana1976 Sep 2014 #26
let's start a collection Enrique Sep 2014 #6
I'd prefer to donate to a hlthe2b Sep 2014 #7
If karma is good, CakeGrrl Sep 2014 #8
I'll wish he finally accepts responsibility and sincerely acts to change however unlikely... hlthe2b Sep 2014 #10
Fair enough. For me, CakeGrrl Sep 2014 #20
We can only hope. jen63 Sep 2014 #11
It's the best case scenario. Crunchy Frog Sep 2014 #16
Lake Mary police officers are probably enjoying all of the bullwinkle428 Sep 2014 #12
Zimmerman...the conservative hero Cali_Democrat Sep 2014 #13
That's a good question. The answer in one word: racism. Louisiana1976 Sep 2014 #27
No one wants to press charges pokerfan Sep 2014 #14
I wonder if Zimmerman threatens people who would press charges against him, so they don't Louisiana1976 Sep 2014 #29
Zimmerman's fans are pretty fucking scary. Mariana Sep 2014 #30
Its inevitable madokie Sep 2014 #18
This part has been omitted in an update. VScott Sep 2014 #19
Hardly... Here is the link with update and edits: hlthe2b Sep 2014 #21
And? VScott Sep 2014 #33
You surely seem to be looking to excuse Z at any cost... hlthe2b Sep 2014 #34
More for your reading pleasure/displeasure?... hlthe2b Sep 2014 #35
Reading comprehension isn't your strong suit, is it? VScott Sep 2014 #36
You can talk in circles all you like. The story remains the same. hlthe2b Sep 2014 #37
He certainly gets away with a lot of "I'll KILL you!" threats... Blue_Tires Sep 2014 #22
See a pattern here? WHEN CRABS ROAR Sep 2014 #23
See a pattern here? WHEN CRABS ROAR Sep 2014 #24
How many more run-ins with the law before he is actually put where he belongs? davidpdx Sep 2014 #25
R#26 & K n/t UTUSN Sep 2014 #28
That dude Aerows Sep 2014 #31
This POS is going to kill again rbrnmw Sep 2014 #32
It was Zimmerman's cop buddy on the inside who obtained the guy's work address … big lu Sep 2014 #38

hlthe2b

(102,292 posts)
3. Seeing his continued despicable & violent behavior, I can only imagine how Treyvon Martin's parents
Fri Sep 12, 2014, 01:24 PM
Sep 2014

must feel.

LynneSin

(95,337 posts)
5. and the rest of the world too
Fri Sep 12, 2014, 01:28 PM
Sep 2014

I kept hearing about Zimmerman's rights as 'Stand your Ground' and kept wondering 'What about Treyvon Martin's right to Stand his Ground too?'

Crunchy Frog

(26,587 posts)
15. He will kill again. It's just a matter of time.
Fri Sep 12, 2014, 02:32 PM
Sep 2014

He feels entitled ever since he got away with it the first time, and unfortunately, it's the only thing that will finally get him put away long term.

Louisiana1976

(3,962 posts)
26. He probably thinks since he was acquitted in the Trayvon Martin trial that he won't face major
Fri Sep 12, 2014, 04:06 PM
Sep 2014

consequences if he kills someone.

Enrique

(27,461 posts)
6. let's start a collection
Fri Sep 12, 2014, 01:29 PM
Sep 2014

and get Zimmerman a PlayStation.

If he has time to spend two days on a road rage incident, he needs something to fill his time, indoors preferably.

CakeGrrl

(10,611 posts)
8. If karma is good,
Fri Sep 12, 2014, 01:37 PM
Sep 2014

Zimmy will run into another gun enthusiast looking to Stand Their Ground. They can't seem to hold him accountable and press charges, so maybe it's only a matter of time.

hlthe2b

(102,292 posts)
10. I'll wish he finally accepts responsibility and sincerely acts to change however unlikely...
Fri Sep 12, 2014, 01:41 PM
Sep 2014

Admittedly, there would be a certain "karmic justice" to his coming face to face with another invoking "SYG"--though I won't/can't go so far as to wish him harm.

CakeGrrl

(10,611 posts)
20. Fair enough. For me,
Fri Sep 12, 2014, 03:28 PM
Sep 2014

he broke his social contract for good when he stalked and defied 911 to murder an unarmed kid.

And his subsequent behavior doesn't seem to indicate that he's working on amends, so que sera sera.

jen63

(813 posts)
11. We can only hope.
Fri Sep 12, 2014, 01:41 PM
Sep 2014

Not that I wish any body dead, but the fact that his behavior is escalating doesn't bode well for other innocent people.

bullwinkle428

(20,629 posts)
12. Lake Mary police officers are probably enjoying all of the
Fri Sep 12, 2014, 01:41 PM
Sep 2014

overtime opportunities this asshole is giving them!

 

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)
13. Zimmerman...the conservative hero
Fri Sep 12, 2014, 01:43 PM
Sep 2014

Why do cons love people who gun down unarmed young black men/boys?

pokerfan

(27,677 posts)
14. No one wants to press charges
Fri Sep 12, 2014, 02:27 PM
Sep 2014

Interesting pattern here. From the link:

In dash cam video from July of 2013, Lake Mary Police confronted Zimmerman after his estranged wife said he threatened her and her father. In that case, Shellie Zimmerman decided not to press charges.

A few months later George Zimmerman was arrested and accused of domestic violence. His girlfriend accused him of pointing a shotgun at her. She later changed her story, and wanted the charges dropped.

In this latest case, police said, the man Zimmerman allegedly threatened also does not want to press charges, so Zimmerman has not been arrested.

May the next victim have the strength to follow through and actually testify against George.

Louisiana1976

(3,962 posts)
29. I wonder if Zimmerman threatens people who would press charges against him, so they don't
Fri Sep 12, 2014, 04:12 PM
Sep 2014

press charges.

Mariana

(14,858 posts)
30. Zimmerman's fans are pretty fucking scary.
Fri Sep 12, 2014, 04:56 PM
Sep 2014

A lot of racist freeper types consider him to be a persecuted hero. Even if HE doesn't threaten his victims, you know his fans will.

madokie

(51,076 posts)
18. Its inevitable
Fri Sep 12, 2014, 02:39 PM
Sep 2014

and once he gets in the slammer his life will be a living hell. No one forgets that he got away with murder, even people in jail won't forget that. many of them seen the smirk on his face as he was get by with murder too.
Someone will take a dirty shank and cut him wide open to let him die a slow painful death. I knew a guy who spent a lot of time in the slammer because of sticky fingers and he was telling me once the story how if someone is really hated are dealt with. He said its not pretty and isn't supposed to be either.

 

VScott

(774 posts)
19. This part has been omitted in an update.
Fri Sep 12, 2014, 03:23 PM
Sep 2014
The following day, the same man called 911 again and said Zimmerman was waiting for him at work, and he felt worried for his safety.
Lake Mary Police said they confronted Zimmerman, and he admitted to exchanging words with the man the previous day.


So, did it happen that way or not?

Or, is the person that's making the accusation lying?

hlthe2b

(102,292 posts)
21. Hardly... Here is the link with update and edits:
Fri Sep 12, 2014, 03:28 PM
Sep 2014

A driver says George Zimmerman threatened to kill him, asking `Do you know who I am?' during a road confrontation in their vehicles, a police spokeswoman said Friday.

The driver, whose name hasn't been released, told Lake Mary police officers that a truck pulled up to his car Tuesday, and the driver yelled, "Why are you pointing a finger at me?"

The truck's driver then asked the man, "Do you know who I am? I will kill you," the man told police officers, said Officer Bianca Gillett, a police spokeswoman.

The man said he recognized the truck's driver as George Zimmerman. The man pulled into a nearby gas station and called police officers, but the truck was gone by the time they arrived, Gillett said.

Two days later, the man said that he saw Zimmerman in his truck outside his work.

"He was in fear of having encountered the vehicle a second time," Gillett said.

The man called police, and officers who arrived confirmed the truck driver was Zimmerman, the police spokeswoman said.

The man declined to press charges, Gillett said.


http://www.wsvn.com/story/26518098/george-zimmerman-has-another-run-in-with-the-law 1:28PM MT, 9/12/2014

 

VScott

(774 posts)
33. And?
Fri Sep 12, 2014, 05:09 PM
Sep 2014

The guy saw Zimmermans truck, the police arrived and confirmed it, which is evidence of what?

Where's the part about Zimmerman 'admitting to exchanging words with the man the previous day'
and why was it edited out?

Did he admit to the incident or not, or is just a case of sloppy reporting?

The guy also declined to press charges.

Leads me to believe hes either lying, or he himself is responsible for the road rage incident.

hlthe2b

(102,292 posts)
34. You surely seem to be looking to excuse Z at any cost...
Fri Sep 12, 2014, 05:11 PM
Sep 2014

Anyone here can read the full article and most have. Your argument is baseless, but your motivations seem to be on full display, are they not?

hlthe2b

(102,292 posts)
35. More for your reading pleasure/displeasure?...
Fri Sep 12, 2014, 05:14 PM
Sep 2014

WSVN reports that his latest brush with the law came on Tuesday when Zimmerman allegedly threatened to kill a man during a road rage incident in Lake Mary, Florida.

The man, whose name has not been reported, also told police Zimmerman was waiting for him at his work.

Zimmerman allegedly admitted to police that he had an altercation with the man, but he won't face legal action because the man has declined to press charges.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/12/george-zimmerman-road-rage-threat_n_5811944.html

 

VScott

(774 posts)
36. Reading comprehension isn't your strong suit, is it?
Fri Sep 12, 2014, 05:21 PM
Sep 2014

The original times and edits from the WSVN piece...

Posted: Sep 12, 2014 12:15 PM EST
Updated: Sep 12, 2014 3:06 PM EST


The date time for the Huffpo piece...


Posted: 09/12/2014 1:46 pm EDT


And from the Huffpo piece..



George Zimmerman is in legal trouble again.

WSVN reports that his latest brush with the law came on Tuesday when Zimmerman allegedly threatened to kill a man during a road rage incident in Lake Mary, Florida

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
25. How many more run-ins with the law before he is actually put where he belongs?
Fri Sep 12, 2014, 03:57 PM
Sep 2014

I'll be curious to see if they found a weapon on him.

big lu

(185 posts)
38. It was Zimmerman's cop buddy on the inside who obtained the guy's work address …
Sat Sep 13, 2014, 03:14 PM
Sep 2014

so that he could show up there with a gun.

That's the real scary part to me. That this dude has 1 or more cops doin' dirt for him ...crazy.  Also the other additional disturbing thing is that he wanted to be a cop himself at one time. Just let that fact sink in for a bit.

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