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George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin case: Neighbors describe watch leader blamed for teen's death
wptv ^ | 3/23/2012

Posted on 03/23/2012 4:58:09 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper

Current and former neighbors call George Zimmerman caring, passionate and polite, a regular guy they enjoyed being around...

"The portrayal of George Zimmerman in the media, as well as the series of events that led to the tragic shooting, are false and extremely misleading," his father, a retired magistrate judge, wrote in a letter published in the Orlando Sentinel. "Unfortunately, some individuals and organizations have used this tragedy to further their own causes and agendas."

"George is a Spanish-speaking minority with many black family members and friends," Robert Zimmerman wrote. "He would be the last to discriminate for any reason whatsoever."

(Excerpt) Read more at wptv.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: obamaagenda; race; trayvonmartin
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Rare piece of balanced journalism...the article talks about Zim's problems in the past but ALSO shows evidence to negate the "racist" label.
1 posted on 03/23/2012 4:58:11 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: SoFloFreeper

He’s a “Spanish-speaking minority with many black family members and friends.”

Has that become a get-out-jail-free card for wanton, cold-blooded murder?


2 posted on 03/23/2012 5:08:50 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: SoFloFreeper

Of course this info won’t change anything for the leftists


3 posted on 03/23/2012 5:10:13 AM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: SoFloFreeper

“”Unfortunately, some individuals and organizations have used this tragedy to further their own causes and agendas.”

Betcha dollars to donuts this retired magistrate voted for hussein last time around. I wonder how much money he donated to the campaign and is that why holder hasn’t slapped the man in jail yet?


4 posted on 03/23/2012 5:11:17 AM PDT by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like it)
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To: SoFloFreeper

I don’t think this is about race. This is about whipping up the masses into a pre-election Occupy-like frenzy to make whitey feel bad about something they didn’t even do.

Again.


5 posted on 03/23/2012 5:13:16 AM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: SoFloFreeper

It’s almost like Richard Jewell, all over again:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Jewell


6 posted on 03/23/2012 5:13:37 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network ("The door is open" PALIN 2012)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

It’s funny how quick this story got legs then fell to its knees.

Zimmerman was originally described as a white man. This was supposed to be a white-on-black hate crime. Now he’s Hispanic?

Aww... what happened MSM? All the air come out of your balloon at the same time?

*pop*


7 posted on 03/23/2012 5:15:57 AM PDT by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
Has that become a get-out-jail-free card for wanton, cold-blooded murder?

It is your opinion that it was murder.

It is the opinion of the police and many of us here that it was self defense, absent new evidence to the contrary.

8 posted on 03/23/2012 5:17:13 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. - George Orwell)
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To: Cowgirl of Justice

-——This is about whipping up the masses into a pre-election Occupy-like frenzy-——

It is also about cleansing the stain of urban, generally worthless, black culture from memory and replacing it with some unreal utopian granma like view of the real bad guy


9 posted on 03/23/2012 5:17:58 AM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 ..... Crucifixion is coming)
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To: Cowgirl of Justice

You have said it perfectly.


10 posted on 03/23/2012 5:18:31 AM PDT by miss marmelstein
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
Has that become a get-out-jail-free card for wanton, cold-blooded murder?

Wow

I can't believe I'm reading stuff like this at FreeRepublic.

11 posted on 03/23/2012 5:26:46 AM PDT by csense
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

Yeah, just like Jewell, except that Jewell didn’t do anything while Zimmerman hunted down and killed someone.


12 posted on 03/23/2012 5:27:48 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
"cold-blooded murder?"

I thought that the 6'3" hoodie had the perp on the ground b4 being shot.

13 posted on 03/23/2012 5:29:15 AM PDT by Paladin2
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We should probably just do away with that antiquated old jury trial system.

It’s expensive. Gotta find a way to save money.

Let’s just adopt a new system: trial by Dave.


14 posted on 03/23/2012 5:31:00 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network ("The door is open" PALIN 2012)
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To: Paladin2

According to the Police Report, he was 6.0 feet, 160 pounds. Whether that is truly accurate or not, I don’t. Just reporting what is on record so far...


15 posted on 03/23/2012 5:33:36 AM PDT by csense
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To: SoFloFreeper
This is all part of the Left's strategy to burn the country to the ground next summer.

They think it will guarantee the Kenyan Fuhrer's reelection.

I think they are catastrophically mistaken.

16 posted on 03/23/2012 5:34:23 AM PDT by Joe the Pimpernel (Islam is a religion of peace, and Moslems reserve the right to slaughter anyone who says otherwise.)
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>http://www.examiner.com/charleston-conservative-in-charleston-sc/zimmerman-was-on-the-ground-being-punched-when-he-shot-trayvon-martin?cid=PROD-redesign-right-next<

From the Charleston Conservative Examiner:

1. The witness reports that George Zimmerman was on the ground and Trayvon is on top of him punching him.
2. The witness says that George Zimmerman was screaming and yelling for help.
3. Police arrive and find Zimmerman bleeding on his face and the back of his head. He also has had grass stains on his back. All this confirms the story told by Zimmerman and the witness.
4. Police play the 911 tape for Trayvon Martin’s father, who tells police that the voice screaming is not the voice of his son.

Trayvon Martin was a towering 6’2” football player.


17 posted on 03/23/2012 5:35:26 AM PDT by G Larry (We are NOT obliged to carry the snake in our pocket and then dismiss the bites as natural behavior.)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

Whatever we do, it’s smarter than drawing analogies to completely different situations.

Your Jewell dog don’t hunt. Jewell didn’t do anything. Zimmerman shot someone to death.

See the difference?


18 posted on 03/23/2012 5:39:07 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

He’s just a wonderful person trying to put his violent past (fighting a cop - smacking his girl around) behind him and get an education.


19 posted on 03/23/2012 5:41:22 AM PDT by wtc911 (Amigo - you've been had.)
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There is something going on with this. This morning Jerry Rivers was on F & F blaming this more on the hoodie the young guy was wearing.

Could it be this Zimmerman person is Hispanic?

Something up with this.


20 posted on 03/23/2012 5:48:12 AM PDT by dforest
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