George Zimmerman’s dad: Trayvon Martin threatened to kill my son

[MindMover]

Source: Miami Herald

Sanford, FL -- Trayvon Martin threatened to kill George Zimmerman the moments before the neighborhood watch captain took out a handgun and shot him, Zimmerman’s father told a local television station.

Speaking out for the first time, Robert Zimmerman gave an interview to the Orlando Fox affiliate, telling the station that his son had no choice but to kill Trayvon or risk being beaten to death.

“Things were not going to go well. One of them was not going to walk away,” he said. “I hope at one point everyone will go beyond the hate. At some point when all this settles, they’ll say, ‘George Zimmerman is a pretty nice guy.”

George Zimmerman killed Trayvon Feb. 26 in a case that has triggered protests nationwide. The college criminal justice student was not charged, leading attorneys to believe that police and prosecutors conspired to protect him.


Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/29/2720704/george-zimmermans-dad-trayvon.html

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. "...gave an interview to the Orlando Fox affiliate"

That's all I need to know.

[slampoet]

19. Orlando Fox.....that's three strikes and only two words.

[Dont call me Shirley]

2. George Zimmerman, like you Robert, is a white supremecist bigot. That is NOT a "nice guy".

[Ecumenist]

3. Bullshit. A witness has soken to AndersonCooper who saw THE ENTIRE FINAL STRUGGLE

1 Contrary, (surprise, surprise), to what GZ tried to say, it was on grass NOT ANYWHERE NEAR THE SIDEWALK!
2 GZ was on top of him, not the other way around!! Tune in to Anderson cooper's show to here more tonight

[lastlib]

4. yeah, sure, Rob; George was a nice guy, alright--for a cold-blooded murderer.

Fine son you raised there, Rob. Guess you and the wife are real proud of him these days.




(you lying pile of crap)

[aquart]

5. With Skittles? How?

[Liberalynn]

8. +1

[Ken Burch]

21. They were NEW EXTREME SKITTLES!

Guaranteed to cause instant death through full-body tooth decay.

(Share 'em with all your friends, kids!)

[left is right]

31. Maybe GZ thought that with all of the sugars in canned tea and a bag of skittles

that he was in danger of going into a diabetic coma

[Julian Englis]

37. Diabetic shock? Can be fatal.

Watch out, I'll give you a blood sugar of 400! You'll get diabetic neuropathy in 20 years if you don't do what I say.

[virgogal]

42. Al Sharpton said they were skillets. Now THEY can do some damage.

[Ruby the Liberal]

6. Someone should send Robert a link to the video.

[tularetom]

7. He had an automobile, why didn't he just drive off

I wasn't there, I don't know exactly what took place, maybe I never will.

But I have to say that up to now I haven't heard anything from the Zimmerman camp that justifies the police just letting him walk.

And this latest tale seems a bit desperate. I guess the "black friend" didn't convince anybody.

Sounds like Georgie boy was a bit of a p---y. He outweighed the kid by 100 lbs. and the kid was beating him to death? You would think retired judge could come up with a better story than that.

[Ruby the Liberal]

13. You mean like this interview?

Audio of Robert Zimmerman making another fool out of himself by claiming Trayvon wasn't on the phone with his girlfriend (and he "knows" this how, exactly?)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002490525

[frylock]

38. yep. why anyone would afford this idiot any credibility is beyond me.

[yardwork]

9. Read the entire article - incredible statements by George Zimmerman's father.

[NOLALady]

10. Maybe Zimmerman has diabetes.

He thought Trayvon was going to force him to eat the Skittles.

[BarbaRosa]

11. When ever I read something from these people

the voice in my head automatically shifts to the Jon Lovitz 'lier' voice. Ya that's the ticket . . .

[barbtries]

12. bullshit.

his son should be arrested and then he can try that in court.
and what is this shit: "Speaking out for the first time..."?! we've been hearing from the father all along. where is his son?!

[alphafemale]

14. Yeah. Black young men aren't ever Allowed to "Stand Their Ground"

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This law was not intended for them. Even if he DID "Stand His Ground" against a much larger, much older, armed, PURSUER.

In the end the color of his skin was all that mattered

[zeemike]

15. That is a tragic commentary about the state of things in America

Tragic because it has now become a political thing....with left and right lining up with one side or the other....and the right will crank out the lies and their followers will believe every one of them no matter if the facts show otherwise and right in front of their face...it truly has come to cult like behaviour among the right wing.
It could be Fascist, communist, or free market capitalism...or a religious cult...no matter the same principles are followed...fear is instilled in them and enemies created all around them and they must not believe anything but what the leaders say is the truth.

The right wingers will all believe this man...and anyone who questions the situation will be the enemy spreading lies.

[Grassy Knoll]

16. Adolf Hitler's Dad Thought He Was Reich On. n/t

[pasto76]

17. Word is georgie is in hiding. Good. let him know the fear of some whackjob on the street firsthand!

reap what you sow sucker.

[enki23]

18. Yeah. Every murderous fuck has a father. So what.

.

[no_hypocrisy]

20. Hearsay

[beac]

22. George Zimmerman is a lot of things...

"nice guy" definitely isn't one of them.

[Blue_Tires]

23. At what point does Robert Zimmerman start venturing into "slander" territory?

If he isn't there already??

[TahitiNut]

28. I don't believe one can (in legal terms) slander someone who's dead.

Convenient, huh?

[frylock]

39. he's pretty much calling the girlfriend a liar

[winstars]

24. Some of the comments below the article are truly sick!!!

[Orrex]

25. Whoever wrote that article can go fuck him or herself

The lead-line appears as a statement of fact designed to smear Trayvon Martin by playing into the "he's a thug" meme, when in fact it's an unsubstantiated and indirect quote from the murderer's father.

It may sell papers, but it's a shameless and irresponsible tactic.

[TahitiNut]

26. Gotta love that "judicial temperament."

With Romney or Santorum as President, this guy would be their next SCOTUS nominee.

[TahitiNut]

27. "college criminal justice student"???

Man! So, THAT'S what passes for "journalism" in Dumbfuckistan?

[jmowreader]

29. It's thoroughly possible...

You know those skinny 17-year-old black kids have really awesome pitching arms. If Trayvon were to have dumped some Skittles in his hand and whipped them at George Zimmerman at...oh, I don't know, three or four thousand miles an hour would probably have done it...he really could have killed George Zimmerman.

The odds of this actually having happened are about as high as the odds of me taking the mound for the New York Yankees but...well, it COULD have happened, right?

[magical thyme]

30. not according the eye witness, you liar.

Your cowardly son shot Trayvon in the back. Murder 1.

[zbdent]

32. So Robert was there to witness this?

Was his name in any of the police reports as a witness onsite?

I don't think so ...

[Sanity Claws]

33. With what? Skittles and iced tea?

As a magistrate, he knows what he is saying is rubbish. He was not a witness and nothing he has to say is relevant

[saras]

34. Make him say it in court. Charge him with perjury. The police testify. He's done.

[Mendocino]

35. Only two people really know what happened

and one is dead. Sorry RZ, your opinion means nothing in a court of law, and you of all people should know.

[SemperEadem]

36. sure... right... whatever you say, pops.

[janedum]

40. JUDGE Zimmerman told me Trayvon would kill his son ...

Skittles are dangerous ... as dangerous as real bullets!
Lyin' scum!

[alp227]

41. OF COURSE Robert Zimmerman would stick up for his son, and OF COURSE Joe Oliver for his friend.

[Javaman]

43. in other news robert zimmerman channels houdini.

this guy is a colossal slime.