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George Zimmerman assault case dropped; ex-girlfriend recants
Associated Press ^ | Jan 30, 2015 12:02 PM EST | Mike Schneider

Posted on 01/30/2015 9:41:24 AM PST by Olog-hai

An aggravated assault case against George Zimmerman that was opened when his ex-girlfriend said he threw a wine bottle at her has been dropped because she recanted her story and stopped cooperating with investigators, a prosecutor said Friday.

State Attorney Phil Archer said he wouldn’t file a formal charge against Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch leader who was acquitted of killing Trayvon Martin. The killing of the unarmed black teen touched off protests across the country.

The ex-girlfriend had made it clear she didn’t want to cooperate with Lake Mary Police officers, and there were no other eyewitnesses to what happened earlier this month, Archer said.

“While it is clear that the officers had probable cause to arrest Mr. Zimmerman … the subsequent recantation by the victim of her initial statement … precludes my office from proceeding further,” Archer said in a statement. …

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: brittanybrunelle; georgezimmerman; trayvon; trayvonmartin; waronmen; whitehispanic; zimmerman
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To: needmorePaine
The left will never stop trying to punish this guy.

He'd better get that through his head and stop giving them opportunities.

21 posted on 01/30/2015 10:06:51 AM PST by skeeter
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To: Olog-hai

GZ needs to (1) move to another state and never ever return to Florida for any reason, (2) legally change his name to an extremely common first and last name, (3) move to a third state where they do not know about his original name, (4) choose women who are lower on the crazy-scale, even if that means he has to settle for lower on the hotness scale too, and (5) not point weapons or throw objects at his crazy girlfriends in Florida when he ignores #1-#4 above. It’s too easy and too tempting for a crazy woman to put GZ in the news and behind bars again (whether the accusations are true or not).


22 posted on 01/30/2015 10:07:55 AM PST by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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To: Olog-hai

Again!!??


23 posted on 01/30/2015 10:08:15 AM PST by pfflier
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To: stuck_in_new_orleans
You rushed to judgement on George Zimmerman's guilt in this thread

Now would be a good opportunity for you to apologise.

24 posted on 01/30/2015 10:08:19 AM PST by agere_contra (Hamas has dug miles of tunnels - but no bomb-shelters.)
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To: needmorePaine

There seems to be a pattern forming here.


It had already formed. I confess that though I thought this was as bogus as the others, I’m really surprised that, yet again, the woman actually recanted, just like the others.

This isn’t a “lack of evidence” sort of thing. This is yet another, “oh, she lied. Never mind.” sort of thing.

This one confirmed that the pattern is real.


25 posted on 01/30/2015 10:08:33 AM PST by cuban leaf (The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
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To: Olog-hai

Zimmerman has been one lucky dude...so far.


26 posted on 01/30/2015 10:10:57 AM PST by Sasparilla (If you want peace, prepare for war.)
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To: Little Pig
Every publicly available infraction he is ever accused of is going to be dredged up by the Leftist media in a vain attempt by them to claim “See! See!

A basic problem I have with GZ's life since his trial is:I'm old enough to get Social Security yet I've *never* had any trouble with he cops.I've received *many* parking tickets in my life but only *one* moving violation,which I fought in court and won.*Nobody*,male *or* female,has ever called the cops on me...and nobody's ever had *reason* to call them.

If I can do it...why can't GZ?

Just askin'

27 posted on 01/30/2015 10:11:09 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Obama;America's First "Third World" President)
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To: Olog-hai

He should get rid of the girlfriend!


28 posted on 01/30/2015 10:11:36 AM PST by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: JohnBovenmyer

Not a legal type by any stretch, but this isn’t binary, there are other potential reasons for recanting beyond the charges being false.


29 posted on 01/30/2015 10:13:32 AM PST by dmz
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To: agere_contra
Officers patrolling the neighborhood where Zimmerman lives three weeks ago heard the sound of glass shattering, and then saw the former girlfriend drive out of the driveway. They pulled her over for a traffic stop a few streets over because she didn’t have her lights on.

So now provide me with proof that she lied.

30 posted on 01/30/2015 10:15:07 AM PST by Robert DeLong (u)
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To: Gay State Conservative
If I can do it...why can't GZ?

Try to make your neighborhood better and through no fault of your own you may get murderously attacked by a black man.

Then - if you survive - your life will pile up. You will become the target of big-state sympathisers in the police and judiciary. You will become vulnerable to perjured statements by unhinged people.

And most cruelly of all: self-proclaimed 'conservative' Freepers will disown you. They will loudly declare that you must be a nutjob and wonder why you keep getting in trouble with the police.

31 posted on 01/30/2015 10:18:39 AM PST by agere_contra (Hamas has dug miles of tunnels - but no bomb-shelters.)
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To: Robert DeLong

Roflol...

Where were those cops camped out at to hear the ‘sound of shattering glass’ insude a house.

heck, even outside the house.

Are they staking Zimmerman out..?


32 posted on 01/30/2015 10:20:44 AM PST by Pikachu_Dad (Impeach Sen Quinn)
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To: agere_contra

The key is ‘self proclaimed’...


33 posted on 01/30/2015 10:21:33 AM PST by Pikachu_Dad (Impeach Sen Quinn)
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To: Pikachu_Dad
Are they staking Zimmerman out..?

Would that surprise you?

34 posted on 01/30/2015 10:23:33 AM PST by Robert DeLong (u)
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To: Gay State Conservative

Well, that can be arranged.

How many times do you want us to call the cops.

When and where do you want them to show up at?

What sort of complaint would you like to answer to...

We aim to please!


35 posted on 01/30/2015 10:24:05 AM PST by Pikachu_Dad (Impeach Sen Quinn)
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To: Olog-hai

So sick of this guy...betcha we haven’t seen the last of him yet


36 posted on 01/30/2015 10:24:42 AM PST by bigbob (The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
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To: Robert DeLong
Remind me - who bears the onus of proof in the American legal system?

But I'll play.

She recanted rather than repeat her statements in court. There's your proof that her statements were baseless.

Now it's your turn: provide proof that she told the truth.

When you provide the proof try not to rely on the baseless accusations that she herself has recanted.

37 posted on 01/30/2015 10:24:44 AM PST by agere_contra (Hamas has dug miles of tunnels - but no bomb-shelters.)
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To: Sasparilla
Zimmerman has been one lucky dude...so far.

Having to defend his own life against a black thug and then being selected by the Obama administration as the poster boy for the "all whites are evil racists" campaign is not my idea of "lucky".

38 posted on 01/30/2015 10:26:03 AM PST by Cementjungle
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To: Robert DeLong

They would have to be to hear ‘breaking glass’ and to see ‘the girlfriend pull out of the druveway’!

Not really. Wouldn’t expect them to be so blatant with the proof.


39 posted on 01/30/2015 10:26:25 AM PST by Pikachu_Dad (Impeach Sen Quinn)
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To: Olog-hai

Zimmerman should buy a Blowup Girl friend


40 posted on 01/30/2015 10:33:04 AM PST by molson209 (Blank)
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