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In reply to the discussion: George Zimmerman now has six mugshots. Travon Martin has an obituary. [View all]OldRedneck
(1,397 posts)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.