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OldRedneck

(1,397 posts)
14. You know goddam good and well how many convictions he has
Sun Feb 15, 2015, 08:13 PM
Feb 2015

This comment likely will be pulled by the DU jury and I'll be taken to task for making this comment, but, screw it.

A "high profile individual" has a lot of mugshots? So, genius, you are telling me that the cops run around taking mugshots of high profile individuals?

Bullshit.

I'm a high profile individual in my rural Virginia County:
-- Captain, Rescue squad
-- Lieutenant, volunteer fire department
-- Chairman, Electoral Board
-- Member, School Board
-- President, American Legion post

I don't have any mug shots.

— July 2005, Zimmerman was arrested and accused of resisting an officer with violence near the University of Central Florida campus after a scuffle with police. The charges were eventually dropped after Zimmerman entered an alcohol education program.

— August 2005, Zimmerman's former fiancee filed for a restraining order against him, alleging domestic violence. Zimmerman responded by requesting a restraining order against her. Both requests were granted. No criminal charges were filed.

— February 2012, Zimmerman fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin during a confrontation in the community where Zimmerman was a neighborhood watch volunteer. Zimmerman was charged with second-degree murder but acquitted after a trial in July 2013.

— July 2013, police in Foley, Texas, stop Zimmerman for speeding in a 60 mph zone. Zimmerman is let go with just a warning.

— September 2013, Zimmerman is stopped by police in Lake Mary, Fla., and given a ticket for doing 60 mph in a 45 mph zone.

— September 2013, Zimmerman's estranged wife, Shellie, dials 911 and tells a police dispatcher that her punched her father and threatened her with a gun. She later decides against pressing charges and authorities announce in November they are dropping the case.

— September 2013, a Florida Highway Patrol trooper stops Zimmerman along Interstate 95 and issues a warning because the vehicle's tag cover and windows were too darkly tinted.

— November 2013, Zimmerman is arrested by Seminole County authorities after a disturbance at a home in Apopka.

-- Late 2014, another charge of domestic violence.

As happens in many cases, domestic violence charges are dropped because the woman (usually a woman) involved decides not to press charges.

But, hey, if George Zimmerman is your hero, that tells us more about you than about Zimmerman.


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Conservative hero, Geroge Zimmerman. nt Cali_Democrat Feb 2015 #1
No Jack Rabbit Feb 2015 #8
+1 Jamaal510 Feb 2015 #28
+1000 BlueCaliDem Feb 2015 #54
I keep waiting for karma to come and get him. cwydro Feb 2015 #2
Six more & he can put out his own Calendar 66 dmhlt Feb 2015 #56
K&R! napkinz Feb 2015 #3
Gun nuts have more mugshots, period. onehandle Feb 2015 #4
Zimmy was a responsible gun lover right up until he grabbed his gun and set out to bully Martin. Hoyt Feb 2015 #5
Actually, the gun fanciers mostly seem to think he was being tblue37 Feb 2015 #24
Most of them STILL don't see anything he does as wrong. Jamastiene Feb 2015 #81
That LAB ProLib looks interesting. Baitball Blogger Feb 2015 #6
Dead eyes. Aldo Leopold Feb 2015 #7
Exactly. Jamastiene Feb 2015 #82
how i hate this piece of shit JI7 Feb 2015 #9
It's a matter of time before he murders someone else. n/t winter is coming Feb 2015 #10
I can only hope his next intended victim is also carrying and is a faster draw. nt ohnoyoudidnt Feb 2015 #17
That's what I've been hoping as well. eom BlueCaliDem Feb 2015 #55
So, how many convictions does he have? Indydem Feb 2015 #11
You know goddam good and well how many convictions he has OldRedneck Feb 2015 #14
If I was on a jury for this post.... daleanime Feb 2015 #21
Good for you! gopiscrap Feb 2015 #34
As juror NoQuarter Feb 2015 #73
Well I see it didn't get to the jury heaven05 Feb 2015 #98
Tell us more about our wonderful criminal justice system. Share stories Ramses Feb 2015 #23
From one Lou Reed avatar to another... nomorenomore08 Feb 2015 #50
Connections = no convictions. nt tblue37 Feb 2015 #25
At least a few of these charges involve abusing a woman who later dropped the charges. That does jwirr Feb 2015 #26
he is a fucking THUG Skittles Feb 2015 #67
People at DU mostly "fail to accept" the inherant racism in policing in this nation- the stats that bettyellen Feb 2015 #91
what is it about heaven05 Feb 2015 #97
He was not convicted. Indydem Feb 2015 #102
yep heaven05 Feb 2015 #103
If I could heaven05 Feb 2015 #99
Well, Martin might have assaulted Zimmerman. We will never know. Vattel Feb 2015 #12
Your opinion is shit BrotherIvan Feb 2015 #36
You Betcha.... busterbrown Feb 2015 #37
Thanks, the racists always show up on Zimmerman threads BrotherIvan Feb 2015 #40
OMG and they're STILL supporting that gun humping piece of SHIT Skittles Feb 2015 #70
I've always thought it strained credibility to assume Zimmerman *didn't* initiate the whole nomorenomore08 Feb 2015 #46
But the trial had to be based on the evidence in this case cpwm17 Feb 2015 #51
The case was ambiguous enough that I could understand people being unsure at first. nomorenomore08 Feb 2015 #53
Zimmerman's story was RIDICULOUS Skittles Feb 2015 #93
It was right out of a bad movie. I can't understand why so many people bought it so readily. nomorenomore08 Feb 2015 #105
they bought it readily because it is what they WANTED to hear Skittles Feb 2015 #106
Zimmerman stalked Travyvon for no reason, then pulled a gun to keep him from running Skittles Feb 2015 #84
The first part is correct cpwm17 Feb 2015 #86
why wouldn't you attack an armed stalker? Skittles Feb 2015 #87
You're making up evidence. cpwm17 Feb 2015 #89
that gun humping thug has to look over his shoulder for the rest of his life Skittles Feb 2015 #92
I guess we have to make ourselves stupid so that we can feel certain Zimmerman was the attacker. Vattel Feb 2015 #94
OF COURSE HE DID Skittles Feb 2015 #69
I can't say for sure, but that does seem more likely than "Martin just started wailing on him." n/t nomorenomore08 Feb 2015 #104
He did not. cwydro Feb 2015 #58
But not so willful disregard for verifiable fact. Ikonoklast Feb 2015 #61
No matter how many times Zimmerman is arrested for his violence, Jamastiene Feb 2015 #85
CORRECT Skittles Feb 2015 #88
WTF Skittles Feb 2015 #68
Post removed Post removed Feb 2015 #75
EXCELLENT RESPONSE Skittles Feb 2015 #76
I'm more than happy to eat a hide in this case. backscatter712 Feb 2015 #77
absolutely it is worth a hide to call out gun humping racist pieces of shit Skittles Feb 2015 #78
Ditto. cwydro Feb 2015 #90
Well, Zimmerman might have assaulted Martin. We will never know. uppityperson Feb 2015 #79
I agree! Vattel Feb 2015 #95
So, have you written your letter of recommendation to give Zimmerman sainthood yet? Jamastiene Feb 2015 #83
I can't find heaven05 Feb 2015 #100
That opinion is full of shit. HERVEPA Feb 2015 #101
Well what we do no without any doubt, is that Zimmerman is a career criminal now. Rex Feb 2015 #107
... TRoN33 Feb 2015 #13
That says it all! C Moon Feb 2015 #15
It is absolutely sickening ... but not surprising etherealtruth Feb 2015 #16
Whatever happened to the DoJ's investigation? Sorry, rhetorical. nm rhett o rick Feb 2015 #18
I keep wondering why the Martins haven’t filed a civil case against Zimmerman. Mugu Feb 2015 #35
What is it with psychopathic killers and their love of painting? John Wayne Gacy, Dubya, now Zim... nomorenomore08 Feb 2015 #45
Essentially under Florida law they can not sue Zimmerman since he was found not guilty Lurks Often Feb 2015 #64
As I understand it, Florida law billh58 Feb 2015 #65
kick for truth Blue_Tires Feb 2015 #19
: onecaliberal Feb 2015 #20
+1 uponit7771 Feb 2015 #22
Apples, meet oranges. flvegan Feb 2015 #27
That the almost-all-white jury browbeat the one juror who wanted to convict into giving up? Spider Jerusalem Feb 2015 #30
Not to mention the line of former wives/girlfriends with restraining orders? KitSileya Feb 2015 #38
Yes, yes, yes. Control-Z Feb 2015 #44
No, I have been lucky. KitSileya Feb 2015 #52
it's not luck, KitSileya Skittles Feb 2015 #96
So does having multiple DV calls and speeding tickets. uppityperson Feb 2015 #80
The bastard should have a DOC #. EOT Ykcutnek Feb 2015 #29
K&R. Never forget. JDPriestly Feb 2015 #31
Pissant Wannabe charles d Feb 2015 #32
George Zimmerman should be doing time in prison. Initech Feb 2015 #33
10 years for manslaughter, at the least. Plus an enhancement for using a firearm (assuming nomorenomore08 Feb 2015 #43
Something's Fishy bbigrob Feb 2015 #39
He's like a superhero to some folks. Infallible and untouchable. n/t nomorenomore08 Feb 2015 #42
Ironically, I might cross the street to avoid this man. Even not knowing who he was. nomorenomore08 Feb 2015 #41
Maybe you should shave it then. blkmusclmachine Feb 2015 #48
Huh? My post was meant lightheartedly. I certainly didn't meant to upset anyone. n/t nomorenomore08 Feb 2015 #49
, blkmusclmachine Feb 2015 #47
Its almost as if Zimmerman is being groomed to finally go "on a mission". marble falls Feb 2015 #57
Hannity still claims Trevon was a pot-smoking thug RoverSuswade Feb 2015 #59
Zimmerman is a gun humping thug Skittles Feb 2015 #71
Soon you'll be able to make Travon mosaic portrait out of GZ mugshots Blue Owl Feb 2015 #60
K&R Bobbie Jo Feb 2015 #62
I can't rec this enough. SpankMe Feb 2015 #63
If I saw Zimmerman on the street I would turn and run away as fast as possible. tridim Feb 2015 #66
Wait for it. Ten bucks or a Toyota.... Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2015 #72
I'd bet NoQuarter Feb 2015 #74
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