George Zimmerman sues NBC Universal over edited 911 call

CNN ^ | 7 December, 2012 | Michael Martinez

[marktwain]

(CNN) -- George Zimmerman, charged in the shooting death of a 17-year-old Florida boy, sued NBC Universal on Thursday for using "the oldest form of yellow journalism" by editing an audio tape of his 911 call to make him sound racist, the lawsuit said.

Zimmerman is seeking "damages in excess of the jurisdictional limit" in Seminole County Circuit Court in Florida, where the lawsuit is filed.

Zimmerman, who is Hispanic and is charged with second-degree murder, is accused of fatally shooting Trayvon Martin, who was African-American. The February incident has provoked national controversy.

[marktwain]

The defamation may not have been for ratings. It may have been for political purposes.

[tractorman]

Nicely played by the defense.

[Slings and Arrows]

Yes!

Show no mercy.

[Red Steel]

Zimmerman may have a target rich environment for lawsuits after he gets acquitted.

[livius]

Good! It’s about time somebody fought back at this manipulated “journalism.”

[definitelynotaliberal]

This just makes my day. Thanks for posting it!

[Red Steel]

I’m thinking Zimmerman has got good cases against the shakedown artists Jackson and Sharpton after he wins in criminal court. It would be what goes around comes around against those two.

[Venturer]

I hope he cleans their clock.

[Eva]

Good for him.

[WilliamofCarmichael]

Zimmerman's suit should include us.. a separate suit perhaps.

I posted this reply at the time..

We are all affected by matters of race relations so the MSM's patented NBC-style cherry-bomb journalism hurts us all. Class action -- yes, I say class action!

MSM race relations reporting motto: If at first it don't seethe try, try anything until you make it seethe.

Already whites have been attacked, how will we ever know the number attacked and even killed?

[DAC21]

HA! CNN cowering as well, note they called Zimmerman Hispanic, that’s a first!

[grumpygresh]

I'll bet there would be millions of spoke that would love to sign a petition in support of his suit. NBC is more dangerous to our liberty than Al Queda. I'd have to say that the MSM is probably a greater threat to America than Hiltler and Stalin ever were combined. “Our Republic and its press will rise or fall together," Pulitzer wrote. "An able, disinterested, public-spirited press, with trained intelligence to know the right and courage to do it, can preserve that public virtue without which popular government is a sham and a mockery. A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself. The power to mould the future of the Republic will be in the hands of the journalists of future generations.” ― Joseph Pulitzer

[grumpygresh]

I'll bet there would be millions of spoke that would love to sign a petition in support of his suit. NBC is more dangerous to our liberty than Al Queda. I'd have to say that the MSM is probably a greater threat to America than Hiltler and Stalin ever were combined. “Our Republic and its press will rise or fall together," Pulitzer wrote. "An able, disinterested, public-spirited press, with trained intelligence to know the right and courage to do it, can preserve that public virtue without which popular government is a sham and a mockery. A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself. The power to mould the future of the Republic will be in the hands of the journalists of future generations.” ― Joseph Pulitzer

[smoothsailing]

Award Zimmerman all of NBC’s broadcast licenses.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Obama’s friends don’t care how many people, of all colors, they hurt. Obama himself may be ignorant, not having anyone who would ever let the bad news on to him, and living in a scripted bubble.

Anyhow, probably some liberal zillionaire will offer Zimmerman a huge hunk of hush money pretty soon.

[HiTech RedNeck]

But he’s Brazilian so that doesn’t COUNT as Hispanic, of couuuuuuuurse.

[OrioleFan]

Were any big-shot MSNBC types named in the lawsuit?

[Repeat Offender]

Zimmerman, who is Hispanic

I wonder if CNN's lawyers made them stop reporting him as white hispanic?

[HiTech RedNeck]

And make the newly named ZBC a bastion of conservative news that puts Fox to shame.