Good Old Neon

Come on man, cut the dude a break - he's only been arrested and/or investigated like, 17 times now. I mean, who hasn't? I think Hixter would take his case.

Poor George just can't catch a break. http://www.salon.com/2013/10/31/george_zimmerman_allegedly_threatened_his_estranged_wife_with_a_shot_up_bullseye/

It's almost funny the way you portray the US as some sort of victim here. We've pretty much bullied our way through the previous and current century, yet at the same time, we're weak and afraid to act unilaterally - our reputation and the resulting fallout be damned. The decision to bomb or not to bomb Syria has already been made, the rest is political theater.

The world's opinion of the US (which, has always been low) took a nosedive following our adventure in Iraq, Guantanamo, the use of torture - etc. Our reputation was in the shitter long before Syria became an issue.

That depends on who you ask. Some organizations put it in the hundreds of thousands - our own government figures are much lower, but then, we don't really try too hard to keep an accurate count. There's also a fairly large gray area where sectarian violence is concerned, as, once you invade and occupy a country, you assume responsibility for security. "U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell was quoted in "Plan of Attack" as cautioning President George Bush before the war that he would "own" Iraq and all its problems, after military victory. "Privately," wrote Bob Woodward, "Powell and Armita

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/09/12/2611711/george-zimmermans-local-police-chief-fears-sandy-hook-waiting-happen/ Excerpt: Police Chief Steve Bracknell, who is responsible for the Florida town where George Zimmerman resides, agreed in a series of emails that Zimmerman is a “ticking time bomb” and another “Sandy Hook” waiting to happen. Bracknell expressed his views in response to two emails from Santiago Rodriguez, who reached Bracknell through a contact form on the police department’s website. Bracknell confirmed the emails’ authenticity to ThinkProgress and subsequently tried t

It's also common for a victim of domestic abuse to recant their story out of fear, and a habitual need to try to make things better to avoid further violence.

Ok - but you also seem to have a clairvoyants' ability to read his intentions. "Assuming he was carrying a concealed weapon properly and legally, his firearm would not have been brandished or displayed if he wasn't in a life-threatening situation." Considering his increasingly violent past and present behavior, I'm a lot less likely to give him the benefit of the doubt. For a "law abiding citizen", he certainly finds himself in handcuffs quite often.

Are you George Zimmerman?

Gun or no gun, hopefully, the next time Zimmerman feels the urge to point a gun at someone, he points it at his own map.

I'm just worried about how this might be affecting the Kardashians.

What the world, or more specifically, Detroit, needs, is a half dozen or so more George Zimmermans to wash away the scum and stuff.

http://www.upworthy.com/its-rare-that-the-daily-show-slips-out-of-satire-and-into-anger-this-is-one-of-those-times

http://politicalblindspot.org/george-zimmermans-old-myspace-surfaces-full-of-racist-statements-and-admissions-of-criminal-activity/

Racist attention whore.

I might react the same way if I knew my adversary was armed - a fact Martin knew at some point prior to or during the altercation. Zimmerman didn't shoot to maim - he shot to kill. The very act of Zimmerman reaching for his gun could have fueled Martin's actions. Zimmerman's history includes an assault on a police officer, domestic violence and possible child molestation. For some reason, I'm not as willing to continually give him the benefit of the doubt.

"Something I haven’t seen brought up in the Trayvon Martin case: In 2005 Zimmerman is arrested for “resisting officer with violence” and “battery of law enforcement officer.” But he wrote in his application to the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office Citizens Law Enforcement Academy that “the officer assaulted me first”. Later that year, his fiance accuses him of domestic violence and takes out a restraining order on him. But he responded by taking out his own restraining order to protect himself against her. Finally we have this case, where Zimmerman claims that a kid who is running away suddenl

http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/23/justice/florida-zimmerman-timeline

According to Zimmerman - who, has a criminal past - both counts of which are related to violence against another person. As far as "Nope. Not at all." Once again, you're ignoring what is being laid clearly at your feet, and willfully ignoring it. Tell me, how often do police dispatchers tell bystanders to get involved and pursue a suspected suspect? I'll answer the question for you - never.

Dispatcher: Are you following him? Zimmerman: Yeah. Dispatcher: Ok, we don’t need you to do that. In another version of events. Wife: Are you stopping to pick up a pizza? Me: Yeah. Wife: Ok, we don’t need you to do that. Me: Ok, I’ll head home – love you. We can play symantics and word games all day, and yet, and the end of the day, it's clear Zimmerman was basically told to back off - but didn't.

No, apparently. I guess I'll just have to assume you're not familiar with all the cases in which teenagers, returning from convenience stores have lured grown men out of their cars with the promise of scrumptious Skittles, and then attempted to abduct and/or murder them. So, as you can clearly see, it was obviously Zimmerman, and not Martin who should have been terrified.

And yet, in the 911 transcript, he's actively pursing Martin for walking down the street - after being instructed otherwise. http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/326700-full-transcript-zimmerman.html

Tonight on Street Justice, another negro dares to be a negro in public.

According to Zimmerman. Putting aside the fact the Martin was simply walking down the street, which, is, I think, still legal - even in Florida. I'm not sure, at 17 (or 42) how I would react if a stranger were to get out of his car and approach me, asking questions I was under no obligation to answer. Martin spontaneously screaming - "you're going to die tonight", and then jumping on Zimmerman sounds a bit far fetched - without some form of provocation. While growing up, I, along with many of my friends, found myself on both sides of an asskicking - strangely enough - I/we never felt the n

Consider it profiling - only in this instance, I have tangible evidence to support my suspicions, unlike Zimmerman. Zimmerman stays in car - this never happens. Period. What could Martin have done differently?