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Washington Judge Darvin Zimmerman under fire for mocking black man shot by cops
New York Post ^ | March 17, 2021 | Amanda Simon

Posted on 03/18/2021 12:24:05 AM PDT by nickcarraway

A Washington state judge is facing calls to resign after he was caught on tape calling a black man fatally shot by police last year “so dumb.”

Clark County District Judge Darvin Zimmerman made the comments to another court official last week — which were captured on video and then broadcast on YouTube in adherence with the state’s open courtroom laws. The footage has since been taken down.

He referred to 21-year-old Kevin Peterson Jr., who was killed by three Clark County deputies on Oct. 29, as “the black guy they were trying to make an angel out of” and described him as “so dumb,” according to the Atlanta Black Star.

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1 posted on 03/18/2021 12:24:05 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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So what was the Black guy trying to make an angel out of?


2 posted on 03/18/2021 12:27:18 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: nickcarraway

If he’s a lib judge...cancel him. I’d very much enjoy that!


3 posted on 03/18/2021 1:46:33 AM PDT by albie
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To: nickcarraway
Here's a link to one of the original news stories on the shooting...

Kevin Peterson Jr.’s partner says Peterson feared lifetime jail sentence in final phone call

During an undercover drug bust, the guy essentially live-streamed his fleeing from the police and allegedly told his girlfriend he didn't want to go to prison.

The police say he pointed a gun at them at least twice. A handgun was found at the scene.

If you think a guy involved in an armed drug deal should be mocked - and I personally think it's fine - then you probably don't have any problems with this kind of criminal behavior being mocked. Also, if this guy feared he was going away for life, I'm curious what kind of drug was involved (it's not named in this report) and what kind of quantity we're talking about.

4 posted on 03/18/2021 3:07:52 AM PDT by ScubaDiver (Reddit refugee.)
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To: nickcarraway

Im going to have to learn, some skin colors are more fagile than others.


5 posted on 03/18/2021 3:25:06 AM PDT by Ikeon (do me a big favor, could you look down this barrel and see if you can see a bullet in there? )
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To: nickcarraway

“You’re white, go to hell!” warrants not a peep from supporters of black activist Dallas County commissioner John Wiley Price. What hypocrites.


6 posted on 03/18/2021 3:39:49 AM PDT by fwdude (Pass up too many hills to die on, and you will eventually fall off the edge of the world.)
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To: nickcarraway

I know Darvin Zimmerman. He is a great guy, and not a prejudiced bone in his body. This article is total bullshit.

He’s also a fair and honest judge; a very rare exception to almost every other judge I’ve encountered.


7 posted on 03/18/2021 4:03:13 AM PDT by WASCWatch ( WASC)
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To: albie

See my post #7.


8 posted on 03/18/2021 4:05:19 AM PDT by WASCWatch ( WASC)
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To: ScubaDiver

Judge Zimmerman is a good guy. Can’t say that about Clark County Sheriff Chuck Atkins; a really corrupt knuckle-dragger.


9 posted on 03/18/2021 4:12:57 AM PDT by WASCWatch ( WASC)
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To: WASCWatch

Then he must go.


10 posted on 03/18/2021 4:38:57 AM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: nickcarraway

Da judge should know that this is the ultimate, unforgiveable crime. It’s worse than even murder.


11 posted on 03/18/2021 5:44:08 AM PDT by I want the USA back (The nation is in the grips of incurable hysterical insanity, as usual.)
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You are so dumb, you are really dumb, for real
12 posted on 03/19/2021 9:41:55 PM PDT by Albion Wilde ("One steps out with actresses, one doesn't marry them."—Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh)
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