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Tommy_Carcetti

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118. Well you seem to be of the opinion that the story need not be discussed at all.

Mon Sep 9, 2013, 05:45 PM

Sep 2013

Did you feel the same way about the underlying criminal trial?

I'm just asking because there are some, even on DU, who swore up and down that the case was nothing more than a "local story" with no applicable discussion of any national issues.

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BREAKING: George Zimmerman has been taken into custody after an altercation involving a gun. [View all] The Straight Story Sep 2013 OP

Thank God, Putin was there to stop the carnage Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #1

His now-estranged wife has said that liberalhistorian Sep 2013 #18

is it too much to imagine this is pathalogical? Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #21

Believe it or not, a couple of comments liberalhistorian Sep 2013 #27

All that, and he has a gun. TinkerTot55 Sep 2013 #101

Good think he was put away before that could happen Aerows Sep 2013 #31

Come on, you know it was because Obama is brilliant! cui bono Sep 2013 #23

Putin has bulletproof chest hair Dash87 Sep 2013 #24

o you devil you. Whisp Sep 2013 #44

Vlad would stand his ground!!!!!!! treestar Sep 2013 #102

Hunting big game sans shirt? Ding-dong. Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #125

Oops! justiceischeap Sep 2013 #2

I have had a feeling this guy is a sociopath and wont be able to help himself from finding more VanillaRhapsody Sep 2013 #3

Glad I was sitting down when I received that shocking news. n/t winter is coming Sep 2013 #4

+1 MinneapolisMatt Sep 2013 #59

That didn't take long...nt msanthrope Sep 2013 #5

Damn that was fast nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #6

Thank G-d he hasn't killed anyone, again. Yet. leveymg Sep 2013 #7

he is a ticking time bomb nt. CitizenLeft Sep 2013 #8

OMG. This didn't take long./nt DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2013 #9

But...didn't he save a family trapped under and overturned SUV? KansDem Sep 2013 #10

Someone threatening him, again. Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #11

I imagine feeling threatened is his way of life right now Sheepshank Sep 2013 #138

What a thug. AZ Mike Sep 2013 #12

Bwaaaaaaaaaah hahahahha malaise Sep 2013 #13

Zimbo loves to brandish things Blue Owl Sep 2013 #14

The right turned him into an icon DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2013 #15

right-wing hero = left-wing zero Blue Owl Sep 2013 #47

Right-wing hero = AMERICAN zero meow2u3 Sep 2013 #63

The wife got out just in time. grasswire Sep 2013 #16

I wonder if she was the other person? arcane1 Sep 2013 #29

He threatened her and her father according to reports maddezmom Sep 2013 #49

She is fortunate Marrah_G Sep 2013 #64

She knows all his secrets, and may be a danger to his liberty JimDandy Sep 2013 #71

The only surprise is that it took so long. nt TBF Sep 2013 #17

He belongs on the board of the NRA along with Ted, John, and Ollie. Dawson Leery Sep 2013 #19

Mark O'Mara must be looking at a bigger home/nt DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2013 #22

That motherfucker is already getting liberalhistorian Sep 2013 #38

This will give you a chuckle. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2013 #46

He did a good job defending a really bad client. JimDandy Sep 2013 #68

Lock his ass up before he kills again - nt Ohio Joe Sep 2013 #20

+1 Soylent Brice Sep 2013 #114

There's a surprise Aerows Sep 2013 #25

We talking about assad or zimmerman? The Straight Story Sep 2013 #26

Considering the story I'm replying to... Aerows Sep 2013 #37

That didn't take long. n/t BlueToTheBone Sep 2013 #28

A WKMG reporter tweeted that the incident allegedly involved his wife's family: Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #30

Domestic battery (again) nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #34

Whatever happened, I am sure he's not responsible. Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #42

The Wife and Father-In-Law were probably wearing hoodies. Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #73

I imagine, yes. Wife staged it, she alerted police, alerted press, she hates me...waaah. Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #80

I can't stand him, either. Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #99

This guy needs to locked up maddezmom Sep 2013 #41

Agreed, he is a loose cannon. Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #45

Now CNN is saying they found a gun at the scene but was not used in this altercation maddezmom Sep 2013 #62

Oh geeze, perhaps the mention from another source in this thread, there were no serious Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #65

Thank goodness the latest victim is still alive to testify. MoonRiver Sep 2013 #66

I can't rely on CNN for objectivity and more. They are getting as bad as FOX. olegramps Sep 2013 #74

Especially since they hired O'Mara liberalhistorian Sep 2013 #93

Wolf Blitzer is a boot licking creep. CNN's has become a GOP shill just like FOX. olegramps Sep 2013 #137

He just can't help himself. Ganja Ninja Sep 2013 #32

This guy is an unhinged threat to his community quinnox Sep 2013 #33

Too bad the jails are full to capacity felix_numinous Sep 2013 #35

They're calling it a case of domestic battery. pnwmom Sep 2013 #36

Murder/suicide on the installment plan graywarrior Sep 2013 #39

Report that it involves his soon to be ex wife's sufrommich Sep 2013 #40

. Go Vols Sep 2013 #43

Interesting, no significant injuries. So at least one person was injured on some level. n/t Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #48

More being reported: Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #50

from helio camera warrior1 Sep 2013 #51

Someone is about to owe me a beer. redgreenandblue Sep 2013 #52

I think Zimmerman has serious mental problems. avaistheone1 Sep 2013 #53

Don't mess with the Zimm JEFF9K Sep 2013 #54

Zimmerman's verdict makes him think he is James Bond with a License to Kill. Lint Head Sep 2013 #55

That was my first thought etherealtruth Sep 2013 #129

I can see it now, she slaps him and he pulls a gun. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #56

DU servers will explode LittleBlue Sep 2013 #57

CNN quotes police as saying that Zimmerman is in "investigative custody." Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #58

not going good for ole poo sniffer... ileus Sep 2013 #60

This is what happens shenmue Sep 2013 #61

Give that fucker enough time. Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #67

Is it wrong hoping some other idiot with a gun will shoot him? OverBurn Sep 2013 #69

A perfect a$$hole shoot by another a$$hole is only poetic justice. olegramps Sep 2013 #78

Unfortunately, yes demwing Sep 2013 #90

I'm shocked. Vashta Nerada Sep 2013 #70

to be fair, his wife does have a tan and was eating Skittles NightWatcher Sep 2013 #72

Well that didn't take long. NutmegYankee Sep 2013 #75

Leopards don't change their spots get the red out Sep 2013 #76

Sounds like Zman "touched" his gun during an argument. Something I think a lot of gun toters do to Hoyt Sep 2013 #77

theatened someone with a gun: get arrested; kill a black kid: noiretextatique Sep 2013 #79

Audio of the 9-1-1 call: The Straight Story Sep 2013 #81

Yikes! She sounded scared to death. Little Star Sep 2013 #91

Too bad he isn't like T. Cullen Davis was, filthy rich. duffyduff Sep 2013 #82

How does anyone in Florida get in trouble involving a gun these days? DFW Sep 2013 #83

Such a nice, pleasant young man, too. TheCowsCameHome Sep 2013 #84

He has suffered wnough already. Gained wt, lost his wife. Poor Georgie. uppityperson Sep 2013 #86

Screw Syria, NSA, Recession, Repro Rights, Fracking, etc. We got ZIMMY AGAIN! Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #85

AND Miley's latest dry-humpapalooza...THAT is what really matters NM_Birder Sep 2013 #92

Well, there's always pitbulls, too. Humpapalooza indeed. Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #112

Yes, how dare we discuss the after-effects of a nationally significant trial. nt Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2013 #94

Discuss away! Choose your thread -- more of 'em dragged in by pitbulls, I see. Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #113

Well you seem to be of the opinion that the story need not be discussed at all. Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2013 #118

Well, that is your opinion, Tommy... Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #121

No longer in custody according to this report maddezmom Sep 2013 #87

Yea, same in another source, too: Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #98

Is he not facing a civil suit for wrongful death? Generic Other Sep 2013 #88

It's my understanding that, under liberalhistorian Sep 2013 #95

There was a civil suit with his cousin that alleges long term sexual abuse not sure of the status. gordianot Sep 2013 #126

Surely he was just standing his ground. polichick Sep 2013 #89

He probably thought that she was looking him suspiciously, so he stood his ground MrScorpio Sep 2013 #96

She needs to get a restraining order on him STAT. And then she and her family kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #97

Gawker.com has the 911 call n/t Nevernose Sep 2013 #100

Gawker.com is reporting that neither the wife nor avebury Sep 2013 #104

I think they're probably too afraid liberalhistorian Sep 2013 #107

In my state no one gets to "press charges" Nevernose Sep 2013 #115

Well, complain jane Sep 2013 #103

Time Magazine's Man of the Year complain jane Sep 2013 #106

Maybe complain jane Sep 2013 #105

Occam's Razor.... Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2013 #110

He BLAMED HIS WIFE and they LET HIM GO....!!!!! MADem Sep 2013 #108

Just read a tweet that said the house had video cameras and they were going to check them out maddezmom Sep 2013 #109

Who was the woman mentioned during the call? Nevernose Sep 2013 #116

Not sure maddezmom Sep 2013 #124

. blkmusclmachine Sep 2013 #111

Someone needs to send him a strong message. TheCowsCameHome Sep 2013 #117

George thinks he's invincible pokerfan Sep 2013 #119

We've always known he was a violent POS, but the jurors ecstatic Sep 2013 #120

He needs walls Aerows Sep 2013 #122

Hopefully nobody will get hurt when he committs the inevitable felony that will put him where he arely staircase Sep 2013 #123

Article UPDATED: no charges filed. ManiacJoe Sep 2013 #127

The Z Man is invincible ... napkinz Sep 2013 #128

+1 treestar Sep 2013 #131

There he goes again ... napkinz Sep 2013 #130

His soon-to-be-ex wife and her family. Police let him go (again) but took his gun. 911 recording ... Triana Sep 2013 #132

And the gun was returned to him maddezmom Sep 2013 #133

Jesus Christmas... Triana Sep 2013 #134

I would have thought if they were going to take it they would keep it maddezmom Sep 2013 #135

Until he threatens/shoots someone else. Triana Sep 2013 #136