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KansDem

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3. "Did George Zimmerman's Father Talk To Sanford Police The Night of Trayvon Martin's Shooting?"
Thu Dec 13, 2012, 01:37 PM
Dec 2012
It certainly appears that he did, as Lawrence O'Donnell uncovers in this segment.

Robert Zimmerman, retired Virginia Supreme Court magistrate and father of George Zimmerman, has been making the rounds for media interviews with Fox News exclusively. He's cloaked in shadow, of course, so he isn't identified. In those interviews, he was asked whether the police knew he was a retired magistrate and whether that might have had an impact on their decision to let George Zimmerman go free that night without taking his clothes or keeping his gun, or doing any of the usual investigation that police do when they find a dead kid laying on his stomach with his hands underneath him.

Zimmerman's answer to the question was a denial and not a denial. He said, "No one knew that I was a retired magistrate judge. I didn't mention it to the police. I didn't mention it to the state attorney's office."

How interesting that he would specifically say he didn't mention it, without any denial that he spoke to them. Do you think that the police might have known who George Zimmerman was before they showed up that night, simply because he had called them 48 times in the past two months? Do you think it's possible, maybe even probable, that George Zimmerman had bragged about having a daddy who was a retired magistrate judge, or that he might have mentioned it that night when his daddy came to the police station to talk to the state attorney and police but didn't mention that he was a retired judge?

It seems to me, as it did Lawrence O'Donnell, that Zimmerman's statement that he didn't "mention it" to the police or city attorney implies that he was speaking to them. That night. And whether he mentioned it or not, I'd say it's more probable than not that they knew who Zimmerman was, and who his daddy was.

http://crooksandliars.com/karoli/did-george-zimmermans-father-talk-sanford-p

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He got lots of phone calls in those 5 hours...knr joeybee12 Dec 2012 #1
"Did George Zimmerman's Father Talk To Sanford Police The Night of Trayvon Martin's Shooting?" KansDem Dec 2012 #3
Wait a minute now! John2 Dec 2012 #35
Yeah ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #4
Well, you know one of the people had to be Norm Wolfinger, the State Attorney Baitball Blogger Dec 2012 #13
Not Only That DallasNE Dec 2012 #37
Those DAMN phonecalls is how this county works. Baitball Blogger Dec 2012 #7
Looks like Travon was standing his ground, fighting for his life. SugarShack Dec 2012 #2
Have you seen the new photo of Zimmerman? He's innocent. Pacafishmate Dec 2012 #6
I want an autopsy of Martin's had that shows the bruising he'd have if it actually punched Larkspur Dec 2012 #8
Trayvon Martin punched him in the face because he trying to save his life. moobu2 Dec 2012 #9
Right, Martin was standing his ground and defending himself from a killer. n/t Dawgs Dec 2012 #10
IMHO... 2naSalit Dec 2012 #11
so... trumad Dec 2012 #12
lol, you guys are funny. Zimmerman chased a girl in the dark with a loaded gun and shot her dead uponit7771 Dec 2012 #14
where is the dna and blood GETTINGTIRED Dec 2012 #15
I would punch someone who was stalking me with a gun Skittles Dec 2012 #17
If Zimmerman had stayed in his car and left the police work to the professionals gollygee Dec 2012 #18
Yeah apologize for the gun nut murderer abelenkpe Dec 2012 #20
Are you for real? EOTE Dec 2012 #22
'bleeding xxqqqzme Dec 2012 #24
He was bleeding so heavily that not a drop got onto his clothes. Mariana Dec 2012 #29
You don't get to stalk a teenager and kill him for mzmolly Dec 2012 #25
Zimmerman JustAnotherGen Dec 2012 #26
I was a juror on this alert. What a shame 3 of us let it stand. nt Comrade_McKenzie Dec 2012 #27
Are you joking, Pacafishmate? catbyte Dec 2012 #28
Innocent? NOLALady Dec 2012 #31
Nothing personal, but if 1 photo definitively proves to you that this guy is innocent DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2012 #32
no, he got his ass kicked by a kid he stalked and murdered frylock Dec 2012 #33
It is outside of the duties of police officers to engage in the obstruction of justice. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #5
so Zimmerman was told to stay in his cell hfojvt Dec 2012 #16
You don't believe that Zimmerman's arrest report has anything to do with Zimmerman' LanternWaste Dec 2012 #30
not really hfojvt Dec 2012 #39
The Chief of Police and the DA thought they had a dead burglar in the morgue.... Junkdrawer Dec 2012 #19
Doesn't pass the smell test. hay rick Dec 2012 #21
Murderer zimmerman is a deadman walking triplepoint Dec 2012 #23
I'm waiting for the trial. Atypical Liberal Dec 2012 #34
That is ridiculous! John2 Dec 2012 #36
None of that is illegal or even wrong at face value. Atypical Liberal Dec 2012 #38
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