The paypal proceeds from public donations for Zimmerman’s defense was widely known and reported in the media prior to that time, so how could there have been an intent to cover this up?
There was no intent to cover it up. Shellie Zimmerman even offered to get her brother-in-law on the phone to confirm the amount. Neither the judge, nor the prosecution took her up on the offer.
If I had 100k to pay for my legal defense, I would still consider myself penniless...the money belongs to my lawyers and I might see some of it if my lawyers decide to bring me a good sandwich when they visit me in prison.
How ridiculous! It’s a legal fund, not disposable income. It wasn’t a big secret and to say that he is MORE of a criminal because he didn’t report it and we need to get him off the streets is just assinine.
Is it now a HATE crime squared? to the 10th power? Why can’t a “crime” just be a “crime”; why does there have to be all of these different LEVELS of personal offense?
Is he a worse criminal now because he kinda sorta lied about income-which isn’t really income or savings or a trust, kind of a gray area having a legal defense fund-does it specifically ask about you having a legal defense fund?
Doesn’t matter-he is now not just a REALLY bad criminal because he killed someone who was a certain color who was trying to kill him, but he is a REALLY REALLY REALLY bad criminal because he mispoke,-
and only politicians, lawyers and judges are allowed to do that. How dare he!
Well, for starter; when you tell the judge at the Bail Hearing that you do not have any savings, you have no relatives that you can borrow money from, and tell him that you do not have access to any funds.
This is true. And while Zimmerman may have been 'less than wise' in his trying to figure all this out; think his integrity cannot; should not; be diminished for lack of a more thoughtful 'wisdom'. Those behind this story; OTOH. . .show a marked determination to unfairly, convict Zimmerman before trial.
Given, too the bounty offered literally, for his head; the threats to his home, family and extended family; it is no wonder; that when speaking of the money; he and his wife used code. Speaking openly, could well have motivated more to act against him.
And with this calculation considered; not sure George was not being 'wise' after all.
Whenever I want to cover something up, the first thing I do is, talk about about it when I know the one I supposedly want to keep it from is listening.