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In reply to the discussion: 7 Reasons why George Zimmerman will never be free [View all]rrneck
(17,671 posts)76. I think the question is
what sort of meme will Zimmerman become? As for the man himself, he'll find a place somewhere. If he's smart, he'll take up his life and go about his business out of the public eye as much as possible. But if he tries to parlay his first seven and a half minutes of fame into a full measure of fifteen, he'll wish he had been locked up instead. He doesn't have the brains or balls to make that work. He'll make Joe the Plumber look like Churchill.
But the Zimmerman-the-coward-who-shot-a-kid will be remembered. The travesty of justice will be remembered. And there will be blowback from it. We can only hope that blowback will be constructive rather than destructive.
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Sadly, he will make speeches to bigots and NRA; live among bigots and gun nuts; appear on FOX, etc
Hoyt
Jul 2013
#2
I heard that Ted Nugent thinks going to east LA and hunting people like 'hogs' is a good idea
roguevalley
Jul 2013
#10
Peddo Teddo shit his pants at the very thought of that kind of violence. Its easy for him to talk
Erose999
Jul 2013
#107
Very true. He's never expressed remorse. He's maintained he did nothing wrong.
calimary
Jul 2013
#36
8. He has set precedent that it is legal to follow someone and shoot them dead in Florida.
Thor_MN
Jul 2013
#12
Are you really that drunk on Sunday morning? Try reading what I wrote, in context.
Thor_MN
Jul 2013
#30
It'll certainly be one of the main take-aways from the trial by layfolk, though. (nt)
Posteritatis
Jul 2013
#52
You mean the overwhelming majority in any legal case that makes the news? (nt)
Posteritatis
Jul 2013
#86
Nope, rich banksters already have a shit load of problems with public's view of them...
Spazito
Jul 2013
#75
racism got him off , and racists always supported him, does o'mara do white collar criminal cases ?
JI7
Jul 2013
#103
Everybody thought this would happen to OJ - it didn't. Here and there was a little uproar at first
patricia92243
Jul 2013
#19
Didn't last long. He now has a permanent residence in an exclusive part of town in Lovelock, NV.
duffyduff
Jul 2013
#21
i hope we can turn back time, make it murder 1, and put Zimmy in the hole the rest of his life
burnodo
Jul 2013
#34
I heard on one of the morning shows(can't remember which one) from(can't remember who)
A Simple Game
Jul 2013
#38
Valid point, dem in texas. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if he got in trouble again.
calimary
Jul 2013
#42
I hope he lives in fear for the rest of his life. May he never have a moment's peace or
Arugula Latte
Jul 2013
#45
You know he wouldn't have a snowball's chance in hell in prison, don't you?
customerserviceguy
Jul 2013
#54
The whole thing would not have been a blip in the news cycle if it was not
xtraxritical
Jul 2013
#94
George zimmerman would have to have a conscience for any of that to bother him
notadmblnd
Jul 2013
#78
That is my opinion, too. We thought we'd never hear from this scumbag again, yet:
freshwest
Jul 2013
#96