A Travesty In Florida Part One: How Zimmerman Lied To Avoid Murder Conviction

Black Star News ^ | August 31, 2013 | Colin Benjamin

[2ndDivisionVet]

First of a series:

In addition to the several columns already published here, over the next few weeks, in a special series The Black Star News will review the George Zimmerman case to analyze what happened and to question: why did this killer of Trayvon Martin escape justice in Florida?

Was the case against Mr. Zimmerman doomed from the time Florida’s Stand Your Ground law was invoked—especially, since the victim was an African-American who fits the profile of those deemed "the usual suspect" criminals?

To begin analyzing this case, let’s first go back to the awful night of February 26, 2012 in Sanford, Florida. On that fateful night, 17 year-old Trayvon Martin visiting his father, in the gated-community of Twin Lakes, walked to a local convenience store and bought ice tea and Skittles.

On his way back, neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman saw Mr. Martin and decided he was “suspicious.” Zimmerman called 911 and said “We've had some break-ins in my neighborhood, and there's a real suspicious guy…just walking around looking about.” He also told the dispatcher "This guy looks like he is up to no good or he is on drugs or something.”

Many argue the charges of racial profiling in this case are unwarranted. But, given some of the dubious conclusions Mr. Zimmerman came to, it’s clear he did profile Trayvon. The notion he did so because of the way Trayvon was dressed just doesn’t quite cut it. Is wearing a hoodie in the rain so suspicious, or, is it only suspicious when worn by African-Americans? Zimmerman defenders point out it was the dispatcher who first asked the race of Trayvon. That’s true. However, on the 911 tape Zimmerman reiterated, unasked, that Trayvon was a “Black male” possibly armed. The 911 tape gives us clues to the dangerous mindset of Zimmerman—not Trayvon.

Chillingly, Mr. Zimmerman did something NYPD officers, who kill innocent Black men, in New York, often do: he told the dispatcher “he’s coming to check me out, he’s got something in his hands.” Was this the signal from Zimmerman telegraphing his intention to use deadly force against Trayvon? As a criminal justice acolyte, and police wannabe, Zimmerman was surely well aware of justifications used by police when they kill unarmed African-Americans.

Mr. Zimmerman’s next question and statement likely tells us why this tragedy occurred. Zimmerman asked the dispatcher “How long until you get an officer over here?” He then complains “These *ssholes they always get away.”

A little later he says “Sh*t he’s running.” This sequence of question and statements gives insight into Mr. Zimmerman’s thought processes. Zimmerman’s comments exhibit a hatred for “these *ssholes” that “always get away.” And, worrying that officers wouldn’t get there in time, is it any wonder he defied the dispatcher’s order not to pursue Trayvon?

At trial, it was alleged Trayvon attacked Zimmerman, supposedly, after Zimmerman decided to heed the advice of the dispatcher and turn from following Trayvon. Is this believable, especially, given the contradictory statements Zimmerman made?

During his second interview, with lead Investigator Chris Serino, Zimmerman repeatedly insisted he didn’t follow Trayvon. He said he only got out of his car to check the street sign to give cops his location. This is curious since Zimmerman lived at that location for years—and there are only a couple of streets there. And, was it necessary to get out of the car to locate the street name?

It’s not hard to see why Zimmerman abandoned this earlier version of the story. First of all, he must have, eventually, realized the 911 tape would thoroughly refute this tale. If this concoction was to be believed, how would he explain the extended distance between where his truck was parked and where Trayvon body was found? If Trayvon attacked Zimmerman by his truck, how did Trayvon’s body end up so far from Zimmerman’s truck?

In the second interview, with Inspector Serino, Zimmerman when asked about the screaming voice—on another 911 tape recording—stated the screaming voice “doesn't even sound like me.” During the trial, Zimmerman’s defense was that voice was his. How do you forget something like this? Zimmerman, at some point, obviously, understood if he wasn’t the one screaming for his life, that, this would undermine his fable of being the one under duress—forcing him to fire the fatal shot.

Sanford authorities, initially, declined to press charges against George Zimmerman, supposedly, because his self-defense story couldn’t be challenged. However, it’s interesting to note that on March 13, 2012, Lead Investigator Chris Serino—whose actions and statements are also puzzlingly contradictory—sent an arrest warrant for negligent manslaughter to the State Attorney’s office. The wording of the warrant, in part, states "the encounter between George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin was ultimately avoidable by Zimmerman, if Zimmerman had remained in his vehicle and waited the arrival of law enforcement or conversely if he had identified himself to Martin as a concerned citizen and initiated dialog in an effort to dispel each party's concern. There is no indication that Trayvon Martin was involved in any criminal activity at the time of the encounter.”

But State Attorney Norm Wolfinger stated there was insufficient evidence to press charges.

Many claim this case had nothing to do with race, but, that’s hard to square from the facts in this case. If Trayvon was White does anyone think George Zimmerman wouldn’t have been arrested the very night he killed Trayvon? Here’s a question to consider: did Zimmerman’s profiling of Trayvon as a possible Black burglar cloud the minds of Florida law enforcement because of their own perceptions of African-Americans as "usual members" of the criminal class? Is this the reason Zimmerman's inconsistent statements, his provocatively deadly actions, and, his history of violence were ignored?In other words the end --eliminating a "usual suspect"-- even though wrong in this case, justified the means, even though wrongful and unlawful. Much was made about Trayvon’s use of marijuana and minor brushes with the law. But why wasn’t Zimmerman’s rap sheet and history—including his violent streak put under the microscope? Let’s look at a few of the violent episodes on Zimmerman’s dossier. Reportedly, between 2001 and 2005, Mr. Zimmerman worked for two agencies that provided security for parties. Zimmerman was fired from both and according to a former co-worker Zimmerman “had a temper and he became a liability” because he “was like Jekyll and Hyde. When dude snapped, he snapped. ”The co-worker related a particularly violent incident. “One time this woman was acting a little out of control. She was drunk. George lost his cool and totally overreacted... He picked her up and threw her. It was pure rage.”

Was this the same rage animating Mr. Zimmerman when, on the 911 call, he talked about “these *ssholes” that “always get away?” In August of 2005, Zimmerman’s former fiancé sought a restraining order against him citing domestic abuse—she said in a fit of jealous rage he slapped her.

In an ironic twist, Zimmerman’s current wife said she may seek a divorce, supposedly, because her husband hasn’t been supportive—even though she was just sentenced to one year probation for committing perjury in lying about their finances during the bail hearing. And Zimmerman’s own cousin—Witness#9—accused him of molesting her for 10 years. It allegedly started when she was six years old and included vaginal penetration with his fingers.

Mr. Zimmerman’s apparent penchant for violence was again on display one month before his former fiancé filed a restraining order. In July, 2005, Zimmerman was arrested for “resisting officer with violence” for fighting with cops who questioned Zimmerman’s friend about alleged underage drinking. Charges were reduced when he entered an alcohol program. Mr. Zimmerman should be glad he isn’t Black. African-Americans who fight cops don’t usually live to kill innocent people later. Did Zimmerman escape serious charges because he’s a judge’s son?

How much thought did Florida authorities give to Zimmerman’s violent past when they were—presumably—assessing whether to arrest him or not? Did they think about him fighting with cops when he flagrantly disregarded the command telling him not to follow Trayvon? Did they remember this past when they listened to him profiling Trayvon as one of these “*ssholes” who “always get away?”The truth is if George Zimmerman were African-American it’s doubtful he wouldn’t have been arrested on the spot after this killing.Given the particulars here, along with Mr. Zimmerman’s history of violence, flagrant disregard for the law, his aggressive actions and statements and inconsistent stories, he should have been arrested from the beginning.

The second column in this series will explore the case further by looking at the appointment of Special Prosecutor Angela Corey, the eventual arrest of George Zimmerman, and some other early evidence in this case, including the other 911 tapes.

Please post comments below.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

They
can
not
stop
picking
at the
scab
of every
indignity
they claim
as their own.

They simply cannot stop crawling up their own bungholes.
I hope they find a nice meal up there.
I am so done with them.

[Dallas59]

A young black man attacked a “white hispanic” Security guard. The Security Guard has a legal gun. The Security guard defended himself with that gun. Kills Black man. Security Guard found not guilty in a court of law. Case Closed.

[Old Sarge]

Blacks are more racist than Whites

~ Larry Elder, The Ten Things You Can't Say In America

[Clint N. Suhks]

is it any wonder he defied the dispatcher’s order not to pursue Trayvon?

LIAR! He quit immediately and walked back to his car where the thug jumped him and beat the snot out of Zimmerman.

[arthurus]

To the writer words like a**hole and sh*t can only mean that a Negro is being referenced. There was no indication in the 911 conversation other than these words themselves what race person was being referred to, no indication that Z even knew the race of the subject before he was asked about it. It says something, I think, about how these people view themselves.

[Lancey Howard]

It will be interesting to see if the very thorough Colin Benjamin discusses Trayvon Martin's sordid history of sucker punching a bus driver, assaulting a teacher, getting suspended for gaffiti on school property, and getting caught with stolen jewelry and what the cops described as "burglary tools".

Benjamin might also get serious and discuss Martin's social media postings and phone texts. There’s a reason the prosecutors worked so hard to keep Trayvon’s history and background, text messages and social media postings from being allowed into evidence. It wasn’t because that stuff supports the carefully crafted image created by America’s Democrat “mainstream” newsrooms of a laughing 12-year-old kid innocently skipping down the street in the sunshine with a bag of candy.

Maybe Benjamin will even discuss the very plausible theory - - never stated out loud by the corrupt, cowardly newsrooms - - that Trayvon had purchased the Skittles and Arizona Watermelon Tea to brew up a batch of “lean”, AKA "purple drank" (the drug beverage he mentioned in his social media postings). Maybe Martin was accidentally caught by Zimmerman casing the neighborhood apartments for an open bathroom window and a medicine cabinet where he might score some of the final ingredient, Robitusssin cough syrup with codeine. Benjamin could defend Martin by finding out if Martin already had the Robitussin back at Dad's apartment. Yeah, it will be interesting to see how thorough of a job Colin Benjamin does with his series.

[mylife]

And how is stand your ground evil while “knockout” Is cool?

[nathanbedford]

Behold shaping of mass pathology. If you want to know why the African-American ghetto is a Hobbesian dystopia, study this screed very carefully. This article offers conservatives a window into the mind of a racial group that is so incapable of independent thought that it delivers 95% of its votes to a man because of his skin color. Here we have a case study for all to see how this mass psychosis is shaped.

The consequences of intellectual dishonesty are to be seen all over America and they have names like Detroit. They can be counted in the death toll every morning in Chicago. Unless individuals one by one summon the intellectual courage to abandon self-pity and confront reality, a statistically significant portion of this racial group will perpetuate generation after generation of misery for themselves and by extension for the rest of America.

The rest of America has increasingly placed African-Americans in a subcategory which says, these people are incapable of living by acceptable social norms and allowances must be made for them. That means we must accept all of the intellectual subterfuges that we see in this article, we must allow the self-pity, the victimization, the disregard for honesty and facts, and the group psychosis which fosters the pathology we see on the streets of America every day. We justify this by turning reality on its head and condemning those who point out reality as being racist and instantly shut down any hope of living in an intellectually honest world.

On my about page I described my namesake as "a man with unflinching fortitude to behold, accept, and deal with reality no matter how unpleasant the prospect. " I see none of that in this article and I see precious little of it in America's black ghettos. Until thinking is changed, behavior persists. This article tells me that there is very little chance of any change in thinking.

Ultimately, the choice comes down to Nathan Bedford Forrest or George Orwell; this article demonstrates how the power of choice is lost and it is lost by the very same inevitable reaction which will come merely from invoking the name, Nathan Bedford Forrest.

[2ndDivisionVet]

This goof is such a non-entity that I couldn’t find a photograph of him. That’s very rare, I almost always am able to see who the author of a piece is, but not this time.

[mylife]

And the dispatcher has no authority to give an order.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Never heard that one before. Seems like ABC News would have tried to twist that.

What he said was "He's got his hand in his waistband. And he's a black male." This was when Martin came back toward him, and he was able to confirm that Martin was black; he had only surmised it before, saying, "He looks black."

And it's quite a stretch to say that Zimmerman said Martin was "possibly armed," based on the statement that he had his hand in his waistband.

[manforallseasons]

Where does one begin to refute an article that contains so many half-truths, distortions, untruths, and proven lies?

1 “why did this killer of Trayvon Martin escape justice in Florida?”
George acted in self-defense against a violent aggressor. He was falsely accused of murder, yet acquitted by a jury, who unanimously agreed that there was no case against him. He did not escape justice. He acted with justice.

2 Florida’s Stand Your Ground law was invoked
No. It was never invoked. George never had the option to retreat from his attacker.

3 Florida’s Stand Your Ground law was invoked
No. The victim was George Zimmerman.

4. 17 year-old Trayvon Martin visiting his father
No. His father left him, unsupervised for the weekend, at the house of his mistress, while the father and the mistress went to a convention in Orlando.

5. bought ice tea and Skittles
No. He bought Watermelon Fruit Juice Cocktail, not tea. He had a history of using “lean”, a mixture of cough syrup, Watermelon Fruit Juice Cocktail and Skittles. He had liver damage as a result.

6. George Zimmerman saw Mr. Martin and decided he was “suspicious.”
True. Martin was standing near a house in the rain, looking into a window.

7.”This guy looks like he is up to no good or he is on drugs or something.”
True. Martin was on drugs at the time. And he had been using marijuana and “lean” very heavily for the past year.

8. Many argue the charges of racial profiling in this case are unwarranted. But ... it’s clear he did profile Trayvon.
No. The FBI concluded that there was no racial profiling. The continued accusation of “profiling” (without the word “racial”) is just an attempt to perpetuate a false accusation of racial profiling.

9. Zimmerman reiterated, unasked, that Trayvon was a “Black male”
No. George was clarifying his prior answer to the dispatcher (He “looks” black), when Martin came closer.

10. he told the dispatcher “he’s coming to check me out, he’s got something in his hands.”
Both were true statements.

And so it goes... Endless, tiresome lies and distortions. This article continues in wild speculation, repeating the same old discredited lies of a malicious prosecution, even after the prosecution failed.

[publius911]

There is one comment on the story at the link, and it thoroughly disassembles this racist’s column.

Where are these comments?
Looks like the comments have been removed, or there's no link.

[Cyber Liberty]

I see them. I just scrolled farther down after the end of the story.

[boop]

"6. George Zimmerman saw Mr. Martin and decided he was “suspicious.” True. Martin was standing near a house in the rain, looking into a window."

I always thought this was the big elephant in the room.

If Trayvon was just going directly home from the convenience store to his dad's apartment, GZ wouldn't have "thought he was suspicious".

Why would he?

And the fact that Martin was black wouldn't have raised an eyebrow, because the entire neighborhood was diverse.

Lots of black people lived there.

I've seen diagrams of where the store was, and his dad's apartment is, and Trayvon was taking a rather odd route getting home. It's likely Martin WAS acting "suspiciously".

Cold, rainy night, wouldn't a normal person want to get home as quickly and simply as possible?

Not meandering around looking in windows.

Black, white, or purple polka-dotted, that's strange and SHOULD arouse suspicion.

[Catsrus]

Observing this photo of St. Trayvon, I noticed his right hand in still clenched in a fist, thus, it proves to me that he was beating Zimmerman. How stupid and ignorant can people be when the facts bear out George’s testimony? Just like our activist judges, they want the narrative to fit their preconceived ideas.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Was the case against Mr. Zimmerman doomed from the time Florida’s Stand Your Ground law was invoked

Second sentence is a lie.

This should not be tossed aside lightly, it should be hurled with great force at the author and editor of this screed.

[Calpublican]

I had to quit reading when he described Trayvon as a “black male”. The racism was too much for me.

[Secret Agent Man]

when blacks care to write about the horrific black on white crimes to this degree and with the same anger at the black murderers,maybe they’ll start to gain some objectivity with respect to the topic.

they just can’t let a non-black who was attacked by a black get away with defending his life. if trayvon scum would have murdered george they’d never have reviewed and come ‘down on trayvon as log and as hard as they do non-blacks.

show me any articles they’ve written that prove me wrong.

[2ndDivisionVet]

GEORGE ZIMMERMAN IS BLACK!!!