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Couple sue Spike Lee over George Zimmerman tweet
Orlando Sentinel ^ | 11/8/2013 | SusanJacobson

Posted on 11/08/2013 5:55:40 AM PST by sheikdetailfeather

A Sanford couple have sued movie director Spike Lee for a tweet he posted that falsely claimed that their address was where George Zimmerman lived.

After Lee disseminated the tweet last year to his more than 240,000 Twitter followers, Elaine McClain said she began receiving hate mail and she and her husband, David, had to temporarily move out of their home because they were being harassed.

Sanford Neighborhood Watch volunteer George Zimmerman was charged with second-degree murder in the February 2012 killing. A jury in July found him not guilty.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: couple; spikelee; sue; zimmerman
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1 posted on 11/08/2013 5:55:40 AM PST by sheikdetailfeather
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To: Uncle Chip

Ping!


2 posted on 11/08/2013 5:56:08 AM PST by sheikdetailfeather (Yuri Bezmenov (KGB Defector) - "Kick The Communists Out of Your Govt. & Don't Accept Their Goodies.")
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To: sheikdetailfeather

Let the lawsuits begin. Yes!

I hope GZ gets the money that’s coming to him as well.


3 posted on 11/08/2013 5:56:44 AM PST by snarkytart
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To: sheikdetailfeather
Spike Lee should be sued into the very fires of Hell over this one.

He deserves to lose everything. Wot a chump.

4 posted on 11/08/2013 5:59:23 AM PST by PATRIOT1876
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To: snarkytart

Spike (isn’t that a dog’s name?) Lee has plenty of money. Sue him, and take as much of it as you can.


5 posted on 11/08/2013 6:00:48 AM PST by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: sheikdetailfeather

I had thought Lee had settled out of court with these folks. Guess that wasn’t the case, though.


6 posted on 11/08/2013 6:02:05 AM PST by DemforBush (Leave the gun, take the catnip toy.)
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To: DemforBush

I had not heard about that.


7 posted on 11/08/2013 6:04:36 AM PST by sheikdetailfeather (Yuri Bezmenov (KGB Defector) - "Kick The Communists Out of Your Govt. & Don't Accept Their Goodies.")
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To: PATRIOT1876

“He deserves to lose everything. Wot a chump. “

You’re too kind-—chump is not the word I’d use.

I was unaware of this-—what a horrendous thing to do.

The brothers stick together I guess,right or wrong.

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8 posted on 11/08/2013 6:05:52 AM PST by Mears (Liberalism is the art of being easily offended.)
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To: sheikdetailfeather

I thought they settled this in March of 2012.

Either way though $15,000 is petty cash compared to what they should get.


9 posted on 11/08/2013 6:06:35 AM PST by Uncle Chip
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To: DemforBush

Also we do not know if this couple have continued receiving threats after the settlement. We pretty much know the IQ’s of Spike and Obama’s sons or daughter.


10 posted on 11/08/2013 6:08:10 AM PST by Patriot Babe
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To: Uncle Chip

I agree! It should be a large amount to discourage any other people like him from encouraging mobs to harrass people.


11 posted on 11/08/2013 6:08:43 AM PST by sheikdetailfeather (Yuri Bezmenov (KGB Defector) - "Kick The Communists Out of Your Govt. & Don't Accept Their Goodies.")
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To: sheikdetailfeather

So, Spike...

What’s in YOUR wallet?

This is well-deserved. Even if the name and address were indeed correct WTF does Lee or anyone else think gives him the right to subject innocent people to harrassment and worse? I hope they drain that shrunken little POS for everything.


12 posted on 11/08/2013 7:17:22 AM PST by ScottinVA (Obama is so far in over his head, even his ears are beneath the water level.)
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To: sheikdetailfeather

Make him hurt so badly he can’t afford New York Knicks sideline seats.


13 posted on 11/08/2013 7:51:32 AM PST by OrangeHoof (Howdy to all you government agents spying on me.)
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Oh, geez. They settled once but now they are coming back for more. Sorry. You should have pushed for a bigger settlement the first time.


14 posted on 11/08/2013 7:56:06 AM PST by OrangeHoof (Howdy to all you government agents spying on me.)
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To: sheikdetailfeather
There is an old adage in the service that “there's always some dummy that never gets the word.” My guess is this is the probable scenario:

1. Spike Lee tweets the wrong address in his diatribe against George Zimmerman.
2. Spike's moonbat followers start harassing and threatening the innocent parties, David an Elaine McClain.
3. Spike Lee issues a retraction and apologizes and maybe tries to buy the victims off.
4. Meanwhile the barking moonbats still haven't figured out these are innocent people and continue treats and harassment — even after George Zimmerman is acquitted of 2nd Degree Murder.

The victims need to sue Spike Lee into oblivion and take his NY Knicks season tickets away. The tickets are then resold to the highest bidder.

15 posted on 11/08/2013 8:57:41 AM PST by MasterGunner01
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To: Patriot Babe

I hope they get the police to trace the phone numbers of the death threats that they are receiving. There must be punishment for this crime. Hopefully this will calm the mob down next time another incident like this happens.


16 posted on 11/18/2013 2:54:49 PM PST by cradle of freedom
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