Seminole deputies arrest George Zimmerman

[reflection]

Source: Orlando Sentinel

George Zimmerman has been arrested and is en route to the Seminole County Jail, according to Sheriff Don Eslinger.

It's not clear what happened or what crime he's accused of committing, but just before 1:30 p.m., Eslinger confirmed that Zimmerman had been arrested today and was being driven to the county jail in Sanford.

He said more information would be available shortly.

WESH-Channel 2 reported that Zimmerman was accused of domestic violence by a girlfriend.

Read more: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/trayvon-martin/os-george-zimmerman-arrested-20131118,0,1837318.story

[hlthe2b]

1. re:

[Jackpine Radical]

2. It's only a matter of time.

A'm not about to predict exactly what hateful, violent act will put him away, but he's one of those guys you can hear ticking.

[reflection]

3. Yep.

If I'd beat a rap like he did, you wouldn't ever hear from me again I'd be staying so low. This guy can't stay out of handcuffs, it seems.

[SoapBox]

10. Exactly.

The guy is a killer.

[yurbud]

40. yep. I just hope he doesn't have to kill someone to be taken out of circulation

[George II]

42. You mean kill someone ELSE.

[lastlib]

58. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Yeah, THIS!

[Miles Archer]

103. Yep.

Don't even want too speculate, but to me, it's not a matter of "if," it's a matter of "when."

[Cosmocat]

53. Yep

been saying that all along.

It is NOT going to end well with this guy and the never ending stream of enabling times 1,000 making him a hero of the deranged right.

[bullwinkle428]

4. New series from exec. producer Dick Wolf - "Law and Order : Special Zimmerman Unit"

[reflection]

7. .

[geardaddy]

21. ...

[BlueJazz]

26. LOL!...That's a good one!

[longship]

31. Dun-DUNNN!!!

People always forget the Dun-DUNNN!!!

Too bad Jerry Orbach died. Loved that guy on L&O.

One more time...

Dun-DUNNN!!!

[Buddha_of_Wisdom]

38. Here's the opening

Stabler and Benson: NOT THAT GUY AGAIN! *groans* and this:

[defacto7]

66. That looks like a very effective form of meditation.

What tradition does it come from?

[Brigid]

104. Stabler and Fin would beat the crap out of Zimmerman.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

48. *Chortle*

[demigoddess]

63. me too

[Fantastic Anarchist]

74. DUZY!

[johnp3907]

76. You win!

[cosmicone]

89. Or "Criminally Stupid Minds" n/t

[tavalon]

111. You totally win the internet!

[Codeine]

119. Bullwinkle428 for the win, ladies and gentlemen. nt

[George II]

5. Tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock....the clock is ticking!

[sarge43]

6. That didn't take long. nt

[Scootaloo]

8. Again?

Wow. Who would have thought letting him get away with murder would make him think he's above the law?

[sofa king]

15. Bahahahaa!

Scootaloo needs no sarcasm tag. Instead, the sarcasm jumps out of the screen and paper-cuts you. Thank you for making my day.

[WinstonSmith4740]

33. Yes.

I'm shocked, SHOCKED to think that a cold blooded murderer, who has been in trouble at least 3 times since his aquital, would think he can get away with flagrently breaking the law. He needs to be thrown into a volcano somewhere. Or, alternatively, a meeting of armed feminists. Nothing we like taking on more than abusive men.

[calimary]

54. No shit.

I think that's exactly what's at play in that entitled little brain of his.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

62. Or some weird guilt-ridden semi-repressed desire to get caught.

[olddad56]

68. like survivor guilt perhaps?

[AAO]

81. More like murderer guilt.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

132. That's more where I was going with that.

Something in the back of his head saying to push the envelope and get caught THIS TIME so to pay for his guilt about last time. Long shot, I know.

[AAO]

142. The subconscience works in mysterious ways.

And I don't think ol' Zimm is very much in touch with his inner self.

[Scootaloo]

106. That he expresses by continuing to abuse others? I rather doubt it

He has cop buddies. He shot a kid and made out like a bandit for it. Dude thinks he's hot shit and at liberty to do as he pleases because he's a fucking privileged sociopath.

[myrna minx]

141. No kidding.

[Dopers_Greed]

9. That didn't take long

Karma sprinted to catch this asshole

[jmondine]

130. Maybe he shot a white guy this time

[Little Star]

11. TMZ says domestic incident...

George Zimmerman has been arrested in Orlando, FL after cops were called to a domestic incident at a residence ... TMZ has learned.


Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2013/11/18/george-zimmerman-arrested-domestic-violence/#ixzz2l1gH7m7f

[MissNostalgia]

12. Lets hope...

Lets hope he isnt released with a humble groveling apology and a fruit basket including a rifle by this evening. I swear this guy gets too many chances to be free and menacing.

[calimary]

55. Welcome to DU, MissNostalgia!

Glad you're here! Well, on the other hand, the NRA and other groups will continue hemorrhaging money trying to bail his sorry ass out and cover for him and pay for his lawyers and it'll be that much less they can pad the bank accounts of some of the other bad guys they support.

Well, one can hope, anyway...

[MissNostalgia]

72. Thanks for the Welcome!

The right wing's heroes and heroines are becoming viler by the day.

[TexasProgresive]

13. He has a girl friend after the way he treated his wife?

I don't get it.

[raccoon]

17. I can't get it why any women would hook up with him either. nt

[MynameisBlarney]

24. It's his wife actually.

I believe she fears for her life if she leaves him.
The night Trayvon was murdered, Zimmerman and his wife had an argument.

[JustAnotherGen]

28. I don't think so . . .

WESH-TV reported that Zimmerman was accused of domestic violence by a girlfriend in the unincorporated area of Apopka.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/18/zimmerman-trayvon-arrested/3628591/

If it had been Shellie - that would have been extra sensational for the media since they are still as I understand it - in the midst of their divorce.

[MynameisBlarney]

67. Ooooooh! Thanks! I had no idea.

And I agree, what sort of sad individual would want to date that pyscho?

[crim son]

96. The article calls her "his pregnant girlfriend."

So many reasons to hate this guy.

[MynameisBlarney]

145. Indeed.

And his father for helping to create this monster.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

52. Celebrity. Plus you can sell a "Tell All" book.

[JI7]

60. there are many men who consider him a hero so i'm sure there will be some women also

[GReedDiamond]

129. That's easy...he's a CeleBRUTEy, and he has real Dreamy...

...close-set, beady little eyes.

[jeff47]

32. Some people are very attracted to terrible people

I find it utterly impossible to understand, but some people find terrible people extremely attractive.

[bullwinkle428]

59. Look how many groupies people like the Menendez brothers and

Richard Ramirez (a.k.a. The Night Stalker) attracted. I'm not shocked at all to hear that this guy is probably fancying himself as some kind of "ladies man"!

[AAO]

84. Hitler had no trouble attracting plastic blowup dolls to worship him.

[d_r]

82. maybe they also are terrible people

or maybe they want to fix them

[Raine1967]

80. Did he ever get served those divorce papers?

It's not a judgement thing -- he was in hiding for a while so he wouldn't get served papers from his wife.

He's a POS. (Ok, THAT part was judgement)

[small D democrat]

83. Girlfriend?

GZ: hey Baybee, I'm fat Zimmie, I live at home and killed a dude

Chick: take me now

[AAO]

87. It's his PREGNANT girlfriend!

George Zimmerman has been arrested in Orlando, FL after allegedly attacking his pregnant girlfriend, law enforcement sources tell TMZ.

According to law enforcement sources -- which have been involved with the Zimmerman case since day one and have always been reliable -- Zimmerman got physical with his girlfriend earlier today, who claimed she was pregnant.

Since she's pregnant, we're told the domestic violence charge is automatically listed as a felony. The Seminole County Sheriff's website says Zimmerman is not eligible for bail.

Law enforcement sources tell us ... Zimmerman JUST arrived to a local jail and is currently being booked into the system.

Zimmerman has had multiple run-ins with cops ever since he was acquitted back in July of murdering 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.

[freshwest]

112. Anyone lies down with that dog needs a mental evaluation. Just sayin' n/t

[struggle4progress]

14. Seems George is becoming very comfortable about regular encounters with law enforcement

Thinkin here that might not be a good sign

[George II]

44. I think he's addicted to the smell of finger print ink on his hands.

[tofuandbeer]

16. He is the epitome of the phrase ticking time bomb.

[Brigid]

18. Seminole deputies?

Leave it to the Native Americans to do the right thing.

[hlthe2b]

22. Seminole County Deputies

[whopis01]

23. Yeah... not exactly. Seminole County Deputies.

There are very few Native Americans in Seminole County.

[Codeine]

121. . . .

[backscatter712]

19. I'm shocked!

[jmowreader]

36. Save that graphic. You'll need it again.

Eventually he's going to kill someone in a way no lawyer can get him out of.

[Myrina]

47. Sadly, I think it will have to be a younger blonde female in order for there to be outrage ...

.... folks in that area just don't seem to mind all of Georgie's little run-in's with teenagers of color, men (his father in law) or married wimmen folk (his wife) ....

[freshwest]

113. Yes, that should be plastered somewhere. Like the door of the trial judge...

[eilen]

134. Actually, it will probably be a cop panicking and emptying a clip into George

after tasing him.... that would be ironic. (I wanted to type ironical but that is not a word...)

[tblue37]

137. Well, considering GZ's history, ANYONE in a confrontation with him

could claim a reasonable fear of death or great bodily harm as a justification for killing him under SYG.

[Coolest Ranger]

20. So who is the thug now

I'm not shocked this idiot got arrested again. I'm waiting for a whole new round of Zimmerman thugs to come on here and defend this punk.

[raccoon]

35. Whatever he did, I'm sure it was self-defense. :major sarcasm: nt

[defacto7]

77. Yes, and they have taken him

into protective custody. :major, major sarcasm:

[freshwest]

114. Guy was a thug and proud of it long before he murdered Trayvon. Record of molesting & beating women.

[Chakab]

131. That's what I always that was so ridiculous about this entire ordeal. Martin was called a "thug"

incessantly because of some nonsense that he posted on Facebook and because he smoked pot, but Zimmerman, the guy who'd actually had a history of run ins with the law and violence, was just an "average joe."

[AndyA]

25. Paging Dionne Warwick and the Psychic Friends Network!

No, on second thought it won't take a psychic to see that Zimmerman is going to kill someone else if he isn't taken off the street. He needs mental health care...seriously. He should not have a gun, and he should be required by law to get help before someone else dies!

Wake the hell up, Florida!

[coeur_de_lion]

101. Florida awake here . . .

Most of us don't condone smartass punks murdering young boys, menacing their wives with guns, and hitting their pregnant girlfriends.

I think most of us, if we had our way, would have sent this Neanderthal to jail for killing Trayvon. But most of us didn't get on the jury.

He's being held without bail; hopefully he never gets out of there.

[VanillaRhapsody]

27. He is in self destruct mode....

I would stand back if I were near him....

[FarPoint]

109. I wonder if Zimmerman is the baby-daddy?

If so, that will add more stress and probably result in more domestic violence.

[Blue Owl]

29. To that, I say...

<>

[jeff47]

30. Reuter's story

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/18/us-usa-florida-zimmerman-idUSBRE9AH0WS20131118

[alcibiades_mystery]

34. #1 Gungeon Hero is a Serial Domestic Abuser and Murderer

Great company for the gun humpers.

He murdered that child, and everyone but demented gun nut shitheads knows it.

[liberalhistorian]

39. Please tell me that the gungeon here doesn't

actually support this knuckle-dragging murdering motherfucker? I realize they have some strong views, but I wouldn't think that they'd be so supportive of him here on DU. Yikes.

At least we don't have to deal with a certain longtime poster with over 30 thousand posts constantly defending him anymore, said poster beginning with d and ending with f.

[Buddha_of_Wisdom]

37. No more Mr. Nice Guy.

It's life without parole!

And a death sentence wrapped in a nice shiny needle.

And melt down the key.

</end of GZ loons>

[Hubert Flottz]

49. How could a dude that looks like Theodore Chipmunk...

be so freakin' mean and stupid. His dad the judge, has spent his son's sorry life, bailing him out of any trouble he's ever gotten himself into. So when George got away with murder one, it reinforced that false feeling of invincibility, that has done nothing but grow, IMHO, since little George was old enough to start getting himself into trouble. George is your typical politician's brat who's parents have that, "My kid couldn't have done that," defensive attitude. By now George plays his ignorant parents like a two dollar Jaw Harp.

[defacto7]

69. I think it all stems from his childhood habit

of snorting broken florescent light tubes.


...well... he could have....

[laundry_queen]

144. I agree with your assessment

I know a few people like that. These people are so stupid, they have no idea they aren't doing their kid any favors - they just create psychopaths. Even when it starts becoming obvious that their kid is no angel, they make excuses, blame everyone else around them. And you're right, no doubt George plays his parents, but they allow it because they also want to keep up the image that their family has no dysfunction. I grew up in a dysfunctional family and the image portrayed to the outside must be maintained at all costs - two things will happen - they will stand by George and deny anything that has happened is his fault, and deny that he did anything wrong OR they will throw him under the bus with a sigh and a "we've tried so hard to help him, he has very real problems, he's sick, he needs help, we've done everything we could." Both maintain the illusion that the parents couldn't have possibly had anything to do with the eventual outcome.

[JEFF9K]

41. This is the Republican poster boy! ...

... When police searched his car they found several guns, an autographed copy of the latest book by Bill O'Reilly's ghostwriter, and a package of Skittles.

[klook]

45. So where's his buddy Sean Hannity now?

Won't he stand up for Zimmerman? Didn't the poor guy have to "stand his ground" while this woman attacked his fists with her face?

[Hubert Flottz]

50. Those two would make great cellmates!

Throw Billy O in there too.

[warrprayer]

46. Book 'im

[onehandle]

51. Legal gun owner. nt

Last edited Mon Nov 18, 2013, 05:26 PM - Edit history (1)

[Mr.Bill]

56. In California all his guns would be taken away after this arrest.

Probably no such luck in Florida.

[Kennah]

136. When charged with a crime for which one can lose the right to own a gun if convicted ...

... here in Washington state you cannot legally possess a gun while out on bond or personal recognizance pending trial, appeal, or sentencing.

RCW 9.41.040(2)(a)(iv)
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9.41.040

I thought there was federal law to this effect, but I cannot find it so I suspect I am mistaken on this point.

[herding cats]

57. His GF says she's pregnant which makes this a felony.

It's being reported by TMZ and I'm not sure if they're a reliable source or not. If it's true it's a felony and he's convicted, I wonder if he loses his gun rights in Florida?

He'll keep on showing his true nature little by little until someday he seriously hurts or kills someone again.

[90-percent]

61. The John Fugelsang Page on Facebook

"George Zimmerman arrested for domestic violence against his girlfriend; but in GZ's defense, she was clearly eating skittles & bothering no one."

-90% Jeemee

[Tommy_Carcetti]

64. The George Zimmerman Hall of Mugshots

[rdharma]

65. I am the NRA!

[TheCowsCameHome]

70. Sheesh, what took him so long to get bagged again?

C'mon George, you're getting slow in your old age.

[Spirochete]

71. Let me guess...

He shot another minority member, and when the police were patting him on the back, marijuana fell out of his pocket?

[Jack Rabbit]

73. What really repels me is how all the right wing lunatics call Trayvon a "thug"

I agree that there was a thug running around the neighborhood that night, but it wasn't Trayvon.

[PragmaticLiberal]

75. I wonder what Juror B37 is thinking now......

[JimboBillyBubbaBob]

78. Oh boy,

here we go!

[RosettaStoned77]

79. Zimmerman found guilty!

On South Park.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

85. Cue the DU Zimmerman Cheerleaders coming to his defense. Where are they?

I wanna hear what they have to say about their hero now.

[StarlightGold]

95. They are already saying

that the poor guy has been treated so badly, well, no wonder he snapped. And the liberal meadia and their cronies won't stop until the poor guy is in jail or dead.
Not a word about personal responsibility. Color me SHOCKED.

[freshwest]

116. They're on my Ignore List!

[47of74]

122. Probably on mine as well.

Explains why I'm not seeing them.

[freshwest]

125. Yup. They've been banished from civilized society, LOL.

And it keeps my BP down.

[47of74]

126. My asshole tolerance is very low these days.

It was low before I got a stress fracture in my foot. It went down after I learned I had one.

[freshwest]

128. Me too. It's why I end some posts with 'No, I'm not going to be nice.'

Such stuff is 'troll' to me. Hope the foot gets better. Ow!

[In_The_Wind]

86. I saw that on the news earlier.

[tblue]

88. People have served time for way less than Teflon George has done.

Lock him up and throw away the key!

[christx30]

90. Say what you want about Zimmerman

but there's something you gotta admit. At least the guy is consistant.

[Shrike47]

91. Of course he was going to get violent.(again)

I wouldn't want to be an available target.

[Skittles]

92. are you apologists STILL unsure who the aggressor was?

idiots

[ruffburr]

93. ONE WORD -

KARMA!!!!! ( I really shouldn't laugh at others misfortune but in this case )

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

94. Girlfriend? Really? Who?

Tanya Harding? Lynndie England? Courtney Love? the Octomom?

[freshwest]

117. Sounda about right.

[StarrGazerr]

97. And anyone is surprised?

It seems as though this guy just can't stay out of trouble. As he demonstrated in the Trayvon Martin case, this is a man who believes that he can do whatever he wants regardless of the law and regardless of the consequences to others. I wonder if those jurors who decided that being afraid of black children minding their own business justified murder are reconsidering, and more importantly I hope the next jury that judges a defendant who tries to justify a cold blooded killing with a "stand your ground" defense remembers the lessons we are learning from George Zimmerman.

[Skittles]

99. correct

welcome to DU, StarrGazerr

[ReRe]

98. How much you want to bet he gets off?

I do not trust that Sanford Police Dept. Haven't they let him go numerous times, before, after and including when he killed 16 year old Trayvon Martin?

Notice how he seems to always prey on the weak, i.e. children, women and old men? What a effing coward.
GZ is nothing but a spoiled brat wimp.

[JustAnotherGen]

124. No way am I taking that bet

Short of an industrial accident taking him out - the world is stick with this piece of shit.

[ReRe]

127. Wait and see...

... he got off so many times before. Odds aren't good for the right thing being done. That's all I'm saying...

[YoungDemCA]

100. Gee, what a swell guy he has turned out to be!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

102. More on this

George Zimmerman arrested after disturbance call

The man acquitted of criminal charges in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin was arrested Monday after deputies responded to a disturbance call at a house in Florida, authorities said.

APOPKA, Fla. —
The man acquitted of criminal charges in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin was arrested Monday after deputies responded to a disturbance call at a house in Florida, authorities said.

Former neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman was taken to the jail for booking, according to a Seminole County Sheriff's Office statement. Authorities provided few other details, and it was not immediately known what charge he faced. Messages for comment left by The Associated Press with the sheriff's office were not immediately returned.

"Just when you thought you heard the last of George Zimmerman," said neighbor Catherine Cantrell. She said she had twice seen a man who looked like Zimmerman get out of a truck that's been in the driveway for nearly a month. The truck parked there Monday appeared to be the same one that reporters have seen Zimmerman drive previously.

"I'm in absolute shock. He was never outside. It's not like he was out flaunting around," she said.

Cantrell said the woman who lived in the home was very sweet and quiet.

Sarah Tyler, 26, also lives across the street from the tan stucco house on a cul-de-sac street of single family homes in Apopka, about 15 miles northwest of Orlando.

"It's kind of frightening," she said, adding that she only saw a woman came out of the house.

http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2022285305_apxzimmermanarrested.html

[Tommy_Carcetti]

105. Neighbors had seen Zimmerman "walking around" the neighborhood "like a (police) officer"

He was arrested at about 1 p.m. Monday at his girlfriend's home on Topfield Court in Apopka following a 911 call. Neighbors told WESH 2 News that they didn't know the woman was dating Zimmerman, and they thought the man might have been an undercover cop because he walked around like an officer.

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/trayvon-martin-extended-coverage/george-zimmerman-arrested-for-domestic-violence/-/14266478/23030620/-/mum7eh/-/index.html#ixzz2l2K2Ojus

[frylock]

107. shocking

[Kip Humphrey]

108. Right-wing dilemma: Stand Your Ground meets Fetus. What is a rethuglican to do???

[lolly]

135. Easy--SYG

Because, of course, they don't actually give a damn about any actual fetus. Or about any child of any age.

[tavalon]

110. And yet double jeapardy means he is still not going to be held responsible

for the murder of that child.

[Enthusiast]

115. I'm glad he has been arrested.

Even if it was for nothing related to his being an asshole.

[rhett o rick]

118. One day someone is going to "stand their ground" right on his ass. nm

[George II]

120. This is no longer funny, this time it's SERIOUS, and I think he's seen daylight........

.....for the last time in a LONG time!

[47of74]

123. I hope this SOB goes away for a long time.

Beating up on a pregnant woman. I hope the judge throws the fucking book at him.

[Major Nikon]

133. Give a small boy a hammer, and he will find that everything he encounters needs pounding

-- Abraham Kaplan

[Kennah]

138. At least he didn't kill, this time. Perhaps it's the start of karmic justice. RIP, Trayvon Martin.

[yuiyoshida]

139. Someone on DU predicted this a while ago...

Just a matter of time, I guess.

[Ian_rd]

140. Oh George, you could have hit it big!

You could have been a Fox News commentator, a published author care of Threshold, a $20,000 per event speaker at Tea Party rallies. All you had to do was cash in on your 2nd degree murder of a young, unarmed black male in a hoody. Hell, you could have been a fucking Congressman.

You just couldn't see the opportunity before you. So tragic.

[watoos]

143. So, when do we decide

and who decides, that Zimmerman is or isn't a good guy with a gun?