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In reply to the discussion: ABC has Zimmerman's application for citizens law enforcement academy [View all]onenote
(43,959 posts)27. Magistrates aren't called "judges" in Virginia
I suppose if his father was a retired cab driver he could introduce himself as "Judge Zimmerman".
Look, I have no doubt that the Sanford PD has a lot of questions to answer and that the answers are going to reveal a lot of things they will have to answer for. But focusing on Zimmerman's father as a key to the mystery is probably barking up the wrong tree, which helps the Sanford PD out.
Even if Zimmerman's father's year's ago service as a lowly magistrate in Manassas Virginia somehow could translate into a position of influence in Florida today (which is really stretching it), my understanding is that Zimmerman's father lived in Lake Mary, which has a separate police department from Sanford.
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ABC has Zimmerman's application for citizens law enforcement academy [View all]
grasswire
Mar 2012
OP
Reminds me of Phil Hendrie character Jay Santos, Citizens Auxiliary Police
Kingofalldems
Mar 2012
#4
Like George, you're making a mistake thinking that being a Virginia magistrate matters to anyone
onenote
Mar 2012
#12
I realize that Robert Zimmerman didn't have daily contact with the cops in Florida.
PA Democrat
Mar 2012
#21
Do they know whether some guy claiming to be a judge might just be a former cab driver
onenote
Mar 2012
#30
Gee, everyone assaults him first. He must have a face that everyone wants to hit.
appleannie1
Mar 2012
#9
So Zimmerman was security at a underage drinking party and punched a undercover cop...
Evasporque
Mar 2012
#23
For a retired next to nothing, his daddy seems to have a wide sphere of influence
onenote
Mar 2012
#31