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EarlG

(23,612 posts)
Mon Jul 15, 2013, 11:31 AM Jul 2013

Pic Of The Moment: These Assholes, They Always Get Away




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Pic Of The Moment: These Assholes, They Always Get Away (Original Post) EarlG Jul 2013 OP
OH SPOT ON!! AsahinaKimi Jul 2013 #1
K&R !! Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2013 #2
Depressingly accurate n/t VWolf Jul 2013 #3
K&R MissDeeds Jul 2013 #4
You know... PsychGrad Jul 2013 #39
Agreed MissDeeds Jul 2013 #44
confrontation Steviehh Jul 2013 #64
Indeed............. JimboBillyBubbaBob Jul 2013 #67
k&r rhett o rick Jul 2013 #5
Perfect. n/t ewagner Jul 2013 #6
Perfect would have been GZ rotting in jail. darkangel218 Jul 2013 #8
Speaking from personal experience. nt avebury Jul 2013 #7
INDEED!!! Plucketeer Jul 2013 #30
Even if he had pursued... PsychGrad Jul 2013 #42
oh, please handmade34 Jul 2013 #9
I second that Ghost of Tom Joad Jul 2013 #10
me either.....please... get it off the front page Voice for Peace Jul 2013 #15
We used to have to see the smarmy mug of shrub tavalon Jul 2013 #37
it's actually getting easier. Voice for Peace Jul 2013 #40
I like reading these threads. Well a lot of them make me feeling better about the verdict Maraya1969 Jul 2013 #61
I wish they get this hideous person's face off the front page. It is nauseating. n/t Tess49 Jul 2013 #50
How prophetic AndyA Jul 2013 #11
Not to mention a liar and a coward. Dollface Jul 2013 #29
Not that it makes things right, but... Plucketeer Jul 2013 #31
This asshole got away... ReRe Jul 2013 #12
thanks for interjecting hope. Voice for Peace Jul 2013 #16
I merely interjected what I seen on TV... ReRe Jul 2013 #36
yes Voice for Peace Jul 2013 #38
fuckin idiot loser. KG Jul 2013 #13
K & R SunSeeker Jul 2013 #14
Dear Earl G. As spot on as this is, it is disturbing to many of us to see his face. Voice for Peace Jul 2013 #17
It needs to be there. By his words we shall know him. MADem Jul 2013 #63
Says it all. Scurrilous Jul 2013 #18
Truer words were never spake. mbperrin Jul 2013 #19
Perfect caption wryter2000 Jul 2013 #20
Exactly! ctsnowman Jul 2013 #21
K&R. Paladin Jul 2013 #22
Too Big to Jail... Hubert Flottz Jul 2013 #23
Great minds... Triana Jul 2013 #24
I get so sick of seeing evil get away with committing evil! santamargarita Jul 2013 #25
... And in "God's" name. blkmusclmachine Jul 2013 #54
face heaven05 Jul 2013 #26
This is the pic I wanted to make but never got around to it SaveAmerica Jul 2013 #27
I hope his life becomes a living hell from this point onward. Blue Owl Jul 2013 #28
Such an eminently punchable face. Arkana Jul 2013 #32
You read my mind! backscatter712 Jul 2013 #33
ROFL!!! Where do I chip in? Initech Jul 2013 #34
Even when laughing... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #35
GZ's brother seems like even more of an asshole. johnnyrocket Jul 2013 #41
Agreed. PsychGrad Jul 2013 #43
Many white supremacists do think that way. Brigid Jul 2013 #47
He's a real piece of work! Little Star Jul 2013 #51
Think Of Everybody Georgie (Asshole) Zimmerman Can Kill Now BlueManFan Jul 2013 #45
Someday, somehow, somewhere . . . Brigid Jul 2013 #46
How come no one saw this simple irony sooner? Shankapotomus Jul 2013 #48
I hope he's pelted with Skittles every time he walks down the street. (n/t) klook Jul 2013 #49
Tub of lethal bullshit Cha Jul 2013 #52
Technically, GZ did testify against himself. Dawson Leery Jul 2013 #53
Martin Luther King Jr. Was Right Peaceful Protester Jul 2013 #55
Nice! The Great Dadda Jul 2013 #56
Logging on to DU and seeing this Pic right off the bat, is very disturbing to me. SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2013 #57
VOMIT SoapBox Jul 2013 #58
Revenge is a dish best served cold liberaltrucker Jul 2013 #59
That fuck is a creepy sociopath. geardaddy Jul 2013 #60
This message was self-deleted by its author Initech Jul 2013 #62
Yes They Do George. Yes They Do DallasNE Jul 2013 #65
He was found not guilty .. Lenomsky Jul 2013 #66
A view from across the pond tobychainsaw Jul 2013 #68

PsychGrad

(239 posts)
39. You know...
Mon Jul 15, 2013, 04:30 PM
Jul 2013

The more I see of him and his family, the more I worry that is what we are dealing with her. A true sociopath. NO conscience at all. And the belief that this was "god's will" and not a direct result from his bad decisions and inadequacies. This whole thing is crazy making, but I think this guy (and his family) already went around that bend a LONG time ago.

 

MissDeeds

(7,499 posts)
44. Agreed
Mon Jul 15, 2013, 04:43 PM
Jul 2013

When he exited his vehicle, it was clear that he wanted a confrontation. He sought it out. He approached an unarmed teenager who was simply walking home with Skittles and a soft drink, looking forward to watching the All Stars game at home. GZ deliberately killed an unarmed kid who had committed no offense. Perhaps Trayvon fought back to protect himself - who wouldn't? But Zimmerman was hell bent on altercation. He was the aggressor, and ultimately, he was the assailant. He killed this kid in cold blood.

Steviehh

(115 posts)
64. confrontation
Tue Jul 16, 2013, 07:48 AM
Jul 2013

George set himself up to be in this position. He has never paid for the consequences of his violent acts. He will offend again.

 

Plucketeer

(12,882 posts)
30. INDEED!!!
Mon Jul 15, 2013, 02:31 PM
Jul 2013

I'd wonder out loud as to what the outcome would've been if Georgie hadn't been packin' that evening. Of course, we'd never have heard about it as this coward would've not pursued young Martin.

PsychGrad

(239 posts)
42. Even if he had pursued...
Mon Jul 15, 2013, 04:32 PM
Jul 2013

I have a feeling that Trayvon would have handed him his ass, and that would have been that. And as much as I do not encourage or condone violence, I can't say that I would have blamed Trayvon. If I had been in his shoes, and some strange guy would not stop following me for that amount of time and for that length of distance, in the dark (which I am CONVINCED that is why Trayvon was looking around so much that night, not that he doesn't have the right to just walk "leisurely" and look around, jesus) I would have done the same exact thing... defended myself.

tavalon

(27,985 posts)
37. We used to have to see the smarmy mug of shrub
Mon Jul 15, 2013, 04:19 PM
Jul 2013

Just think of this as a piece of dogshit scraped off of Bush's shoe. It makes it easier.

 

Voice for Peace

(13,141 posts)
40. it's actually getting easier.
Mon Jul 15, 2013, 04:31 PM
Jul 2013

it's comforting at least that most everybody
with a brain around the world feels the same way.

Maraya1969

(23,494 posts)
61. I like reading these threads. Well a lot of them make me feeling better about the verdict
Mon Jul 15, 2013, 11:45 PM
Jul 2013

Like that tweet that says Zimmerman is doing to experience what it feels like to be a black man.

 

Plucketeer

(12,882 posts)
31. Not that it makes things right, but...
Mon Jul 15, 2013, 02:33 PM
Jul 2013

I get SOME solace in knowing Georgie's gonna hafta find a rear view mirror he can wear on one shoulder whenever he's out and about.

ReRe

(12,189 posts)
12. This asshole got away...
Mon Jul 15, 2013, 12:31 PM
Jul 2013

K&R

...for now, anyways.

But I seen a miracle yesterday in many of those protests all over the USA: Policemen were marching WITH the protestors.

A miracle happened yesterday: The People remained peaceful during the protests.

A miracle happened yesterday: many well-spoken educated young people of all colors stepped forward to speak on behalf of Travon Benjamin Martin.

A miracle happened yesterday: The People stood up for equal justice under the law for ALL, not just some.

ReRe

(12,189 posts)
36. I merely interjected what I seen on TV...
Mon Jul 15, 2013, 03:55 PM
Jul 2013

...Democracynow.org, here on DU (beautiful photos of the protests from last night. Sons and I stood at my computer last night and observed the photos from Times Square...with smiles on our faces.)

 

Voice for Peace

(13,141 posts)
17. Dear Earl G. As spot on as this is, it is disturbing to many of us to see his face.
Mon Jul 15, 2013, 12:39 PM
Jul 2013

does it have to show up on the front page? really?

Please, please, make it go away.
This is an earnest request.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
63. It needs to be there. By his words we shall know him.
Tue Jul 16, 2013, 02:01 AM
Jul 2013

He didn't realize at the time he was talking about himself...

backscatter712

(26,357 posts)
33. You read my mind!
Mon Jul 15, 2013, 02:43 PM
Jul 2013

Maybe we could start a Kickstarter fundraiser - offer a bounty of $1,000 per tooth?

He needs to lose some.

johnnyrocket

(1,773 posts)
41. GZ's brother seems like even more of an asshole.
Mon Jul 15, 2013, 04:31 PM
Jul 2013

Typical gun nut with a superiority complex.

PsychGrad

(239 posts)
43. Agreed.
Mon Jul 15, 2013, 04:35 PM
Jul 2013

And, considering that his brother is much more attractive than he is (and I'm assuming more successful simply because George's life was always such a pathetic trainwreck) I think his brother added to his inferiority complex. When your only claim to success is that you "aren't black", well, it is just sickeningly sad. This guy - ugh.

Brigid

(17,621 posts)
47. Many white supremacists do think that way.
Mon Jul 15, 2013, 05:41 PM
Jul 2013

I once saw a documentary about white supremacists where these skinheads were doing the Nazi salute and shouting "Selig heil!" Generally acting like morons. A young white lady -- blond hair, blue eyes, the whole bit -- said something like, "These idiots think they're such big shit just because they're white. So they're white -- big deal!".

BlueManFan

(256 posts)
45. Think Of Everybody Georgie (Asshole) Zimmerman Can Kill Now
Mon Jul 15, 2013, 04:53 PM
Jul 2013

since everyone with any sense hates his fucking guts. Anyone so much as looks at him and he can shoot them while he "stands his ground." He'll be threatened by everybody. Florida deserves this piece of shit.

Brigid

(17,621 posts)
46. Someday, somehow, somewhere . . .
Mon Jul 15, 2013, 05:30 PM
Jul 2013

Zimmy is going to get what is coming to him. May take a while, but it will happen.

Peaceful Protester

(280 posts)
55. Martin Luther King Jr. Was Right
Mon Jul 15, 2013, 09:28 PM
Jul 2013

Last edited Mon Jul 15, 2013, 10:24 PM - Edit history (2)

It makes no difference what color you are or what station in life you find yourself. All people deserve to be treated with dignity and respect!


George Zimmerman's MySpace Disparages Mexicans, Mentions 2005 Criminal Charges

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Thank you, CatWoman


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Speak out with dignity and respect, reach out with love and peace, and embrace non-violence to address an injustice.

SleeplessinSoCal

(10,411 posts)
57. Logging on to DU and seeing this Pic right off the bat, is very disturbing to me.
Mon Jul 15, 2013, 09:37 PM
Jul 2013

Think I'd better avoid the site until this guy's smiling mug is gone from view.

geardaddy

(25,392 posts)
60. That fuck is a creepy sociopath.
Mon Jul 15, 2013, 11:44 PM
Jul 2013

How the hell did he get off? What's with the six-person jury anyway?

Response to EarlG (Original post)

DallasNE

(8,002 posts)
65. Yes They Do George. Yes They Do
Tue Jul 16, 2013, 08:25 AM
Jul 2013

But not without a lot of help along the way. The absence of evidence courtesy of rotten policing, judge shopping to get an accommodating Judge Nelson that caved time after time to defense badgering, a prosecution team that was in over their head and jurists that had no business being on that jury. With that much help, well "these a$$holes, they always get away". Another shameful chapter in American history.

Lenomsky

(340 posts)
66. He was found not guilty ..
Tue Jul 16, 2013, 08:32 AM
Jul 2013

rightly or wrongly the courts decision stands.

Media Circuses muddy the waters .. far too much reality TV these days.

My personal view is manslaughter but neither a Juror nor the Judge

tobychainsaw

(2 posts)
68. A view from across the pond
Tue Jul 16, 2013, 11:03 AM
Jul 2013

I'm an American who now lives in the United Kingdom. One common British misconception about Americans that I have to contend with is the belief that vast majority of white Americans are racist. The result of this case provides yet another wall for me to smash my head against.

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