[Protect the Bill of Rights]

Agreed.

As has been reported elsewhere, Zimmerman is no stranger to the court system.

2005-CF-009525-A-O ZIMMERMAN, GEORGE MICHAEL
07/18/2005
Criminal Felony
Closed CR-RESISTING OFFICER WITH VIOLENCE
BATTERY ON LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

2005-MM-010436-A-O ZIMMERMAN, GEORGE MICHAEL
07/18/2005
Orlando
Misdemeanor
Closed CR-RESISTING OFFICER WITHOUT VIOLENCE

2005-DR-012980-O ZUAZO, VERONICA vs. ZIMMERMAN, GEORGE M 08/09/2005
Domestic Violence
Closed - SRS

2005-DR-013069-O ZIMMERMAN, GEORGE M vs. ZUAZO, VERONICA A 08/10/2005
Domestic Violence
Closed - SRS

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Until this week, he was in arrears to the courts for the above cases. Someone must have told him it might be a good idea to take care of those payments.

Trayvon Martin was reported to be an A/B student and had no record.

He did not stop following Trayvon when requested to do so. Zimmerman was following Trayvon in his truck. Zimmerman with a gun and a history of an overabundance of 911 calls. Zimmerman seems to have been a train wreck waiting to happen.

A grown man (with a gun) following a 17 year old in a pickup truck. Who would not be spooked? We just do not know enough to make any judgments about what happened that night Let the facts come out.

[fatnotlazy]

Mr. Zimnerman’s past brushes with the law have no bearing on this case. And it seems the victim was suspended from school, but that has no bearing on this case either.

[Freddd]

‘Trayvon Martin was reported to be an A/B student and had no record.’-——————

Except of course he was on 5 day suspension from school, visiting his father so his father ‘could straighten him out’...

other than that, keep up your propaganda...

[rktman]

If he was never convicted (?) then does the domestic abuse charge prevent him from carrying? Too many issues for anybody that wasn’t there to decide. Suppose we’ll have to wait and see if the grand jury indicts or not. Either way, this guy has a price on his head now even if he was in the right. When jessie and al ride in to town you know it ain’t gonna be pretty. Two ugly mugs for sure. Can you get closed captioning when they attempt to speak? Just askin’. Not that I really care what either one of them have to say. We already know what they’re going to say. “Beautiful young man with his whole life ahead of him taken needlessly by a man with a grudge.” Paging Tawana, phone call for Tawana Brauley (sp).

[PhatHead]

I am glad you posted on Zimmerman's record, because I think it is another thing that has been exaggerated in order to portray him as some sort of violent criminal. I hope you don't mind if I flesh these out a little:

2005-CF-009525-A-O ZIMMERMAN, GEORGE MICHAEL
07/18/2005
Criminal Felony
Closed CR-RESISTING OFFICER WITH VIOLENCE
BATTERY ON LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

2005-MM-010436-A-O ZIMMERMAN, GEORGE MICHAEL
07/18/2005
Orlando
Misdemeanor
Closed CR-RESISTING OFFICER WITHOUT VIOLENCE

These two charges stem from the same incident (obviously.) The 21-year-old Zimmerman mouthed off and had some sort of scuffle with agents of Florida's Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, who were in a University of Central Florida area bar for some underage drinking enforcement. I'm not saying he should have done it, and I'm not saying those guys do not have police powers. I am saying that a 21-year-old scuffling with alcohol agents in a bar sounds a lot different to me than "assault on a police officer." And I am thinking it sounds different to the State of Florida, too, since they issued him a concealed carry permit, which is something convicted felons can't get.

2005-DR-012980-O ZUAZO, VERONICA vs. ZIMMERMAN, GEORGE M 08/09/2005
Domestic Violence
Closed - SRS

2005-DR-013069-O ZIMMERMAN, GEORGE M vs. ZUAZO, VERONICA A 08/10/2005
Domestic Violence
Closed - SRS

I'm not sure if you noticed this, but one of these charges is against Zimmerman by Veronica Zuazo. The other is by Zimmerman against her - his ex-girlfriend. Break-ups and arguments going public like this are quite distasteful, but unfortunately not uncommon. I suspect the reason they are sealed is that neither party is all that proud of it.

I think this stuff is about as relevant as Martin's school suspension. In other words, not at all.

He did not stop following Trayvon when requested to do so. Zimmerman was following Trayvon in his truck.

That is not true. When the operator suggested that "we don't need you to (follow)" Zimmerman replied "Okay." He remained on the phone for nearly two more minutes, during which time he said he did not know where "this kid" had gone, and could not see him.

Zimmerman with a gun and a history of an overabundance of 911 calls. Zimmerman seems to have been a train wreck waiting to happen.

I am not sure what you'd consider to be an "over abundance." The Miami Herald reports that Zimmerman called police to the neighborhood 46 times since January 2011. They also report that during the same period, police had been called to the neighborhood a total of 402 times, and investigated eight burglaries, nine thefts and one prior shooting. So what is your complaint? Zimmerman reported more than his fair share of incidents?

A grown man (with a gun) following a 17 year old in a pickup truck. Who would not be spooked?

I'm not sure how you know it was a pick-up truck. I recognize news reports are often inaccurate, but they all seem to refer to his SUV. I suspect you are trying to paint a certain picture, but ultimately, it does not matter what kind of car he drove. Speaking of pictures, here is a more recent one of George Zimmerman:

We just do not know enough to make any judgments about what happened that night Let the facts come out.

On this, we agree. But what bothers me more than the things we don't know is how much of what so many claim to know that just isn't true.

[CodeToad]

“reported tobe an A/B student”

Reported by whom, exactly?