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Katie

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Fri Mar 30, 2012, 12:21 AM Mar 2012

George Zimmerman lost job as party security guard for being too aggressive, ex-co-worker says [View all]

"George Zimmerman was fired from his job as an under-the-table security guard for “being too aggressive,” a former co-worker told the Daily News."

"Zimmerman, at the center of a firestorm for shooting an unarmed black teenager a month ago, worked for two different agencies providing security to illegal house parties between 2001 and 2005, the former co-worker said."

“Usually he was just a cool guy. He liked to drink and hang with the women like the rest of us,” he said. “But it was like Jekyll and Hyde. When the dude snapped, he snapped.”

"He had a temper and he became a liability,” the man said. “One time this woman was acting a little out of control. She was drunk. George lost his cool and totally overreacted,” he said. “It was weird, because he was such a cool guy, but he got all nuts. He picked her up and threw her. It was pure rage. She twisted her ankle. Everyone was flipping out.”

"The year 2005 was a bad one for Zimmerman: he was arrested for fighting with a cop trying to arrest his friend for underage drinking, and he and his ex-fiancée took out protective orders against each other."



Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/george-zimmerman-lost-job-party-security-guard-aggressive-ex-co-worker-article-1.1053223#ixzz1qZQsPhKR


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This guy has/had mental issues for a while johnnie Mar 2012 #1
Exactly snagglepuss Mar 2012 #4
And Judge-Daddy is trying to bail him out just like always K8-EEE Mar 2012 #8
And his lying father and brother know that malaise Mar 2012 #16
??? marshall gaines Mar 2012 #18
it's no comfort for Trayvon's family bur I hope lawsuits fly thick and fast Swagman Mar 2012 #19
Gee--wonder if he was experimenting with steroids in 2005? MADem Mar 2012 #2
In 2005 he was also ordered to take anger management classes. Life Long Dem Mar 2012 #3
This fact is important for all the obvious reasons. jwirr Mar 2012 #6
ILLEGAL party security guard SteveABG Mar 2012 #5
Remember how Oliver on Lawrence O'D looked panicked when he brought up "you worked together, true?" K8-EEE Mar 2012 #7
NYDN changed the headline: "Trayvon shooter 'was like Jekyll and Hyde" Katie Mar 2012 #9
You only need the exact headline... ellisonz Mar 2012 #10
Thank You! Katie Mar 2012 #11
was this the job that he worked at with the black "friend" they are trotting out JI7 Mar 2012 #12
If you mean that flake Joe Oliver Katie Mar 2012 #14
Yeah, that was bizarre. Thanks for posting this, Katie. freshwest Mar 2012 #22
If it wasn't for his daddy guitar man Mar 2012 #13
You know I keep wondering the same thing! Katie Mar 2012 #15
Zimmerman mentions his Judge Father and Mother legal clerk on his app to Carry a Concealed Weapon. slampoet Mar 2012 #17
K & R !!! WillyT Mar 2012 #20
Not unusual for a right wing officer of the court to get family off Hubert Flottz Mar 2012 #21
Shh fightforfreedom123 Apr 2012 #23
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