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alp227

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Thu Apr 11, 2013, 01:23 PM Apr 2013

George Zimmerman's mother writes letter to public on one-year anniversary of son's arrest [View all]

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Source: Orlando Sentinel

On the one-year anniversary of her son's arrest, George Zimmerman's mother released a letter to the public bemoaning the justice system and criticizing the media for perpetuating a "false narrative."

Zimmerman was taken into custody April 11 last year and charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford. His family went into hiding after the story broke.

Gladys Zimmerman's two-page letter was released through the Twitter account of her son Robert Zimmerman Jr., who has been the family's spokesman.

She dubbed Zimmerman's arrest as the day "the justice system failed us as Americans" saying her son was put in handcuffs to placate a public manipulated by the lawyer for Trayvon Martin's family, Benjamin Crump.

Read more: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/trayvon-martin/os-george-zimmerman-mother-letter-20130411,0,6912141.story



Really? Sorry Mrs. Zimmerman, YOU failed to instill a sense of morality or caring in either of your sons. A child is DEAD because of it. (edit to clarify) The reason i say "either of her sons" is because George's brother Robert has said some nasty racist things on Twitter.
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Her son is a bum, a bully and a murderer. Arctic Dave Apr 2013 #1
Absolutely! marew Apr 2013 #18
She should be writing an apology to Martin's family mokawanis Apr 2013 #2
For real -no apology just this crap-unthinkable but true! lunasun Apr 2013 #5
Oh so she's the victim. tblue Apr 2013 #39
Forgive my son for killing an unarmed kid who was walking home carrying skittles and an iced tea Cali_Democrat Apr 2013 #3
Wow. An entire family utterly unaware of The First Rule of Holes. mikeytherat Apr 2013 #4
this entire clan is full of deluded, racist nuts noiretextatique Apr 2013 #6
The brother's statements last month were still the best Blue_Tires Apr 2013 #16
yep: "that BLACK GUY was going to kill my innocent brother" IF noiretextatique Apr 2013 #30
I don't know Mrs. Zimmerman, but murdering an unarmed teenager seems sinkingfeeling Apr 2013 #7
To influence the jury pool? no_hypocrisy Apr 2013 #8
the trial that lasted a century and hasn't even started...nt Evasporque Apr 2013 #9
THEY CREATED THE FALSE NARRATIVE Tempest Apr 2013 #10
do you believe the doctor should have said the fracture was "unlikely"? Elvin Ives Apr 2013 #13
police video does not support the murderer's claim noiretextatique Apr 2013 #19
EMT report at the scene: "Vital signs are normal" Tempest Apr 2013 #25
sadly, he's relying on racism noiretextatique Apr 2013 #26
This case has brought out the seedy underbelly of racism Tempest Apr 2013 #27
i used to battle with those assholes at Hopo noiretextatique Apr 2013 #29
They were blatantly racist about the picture Tempest Apr 2013 #34
truly sick shit noiretextatique Apr 2013 #44
"likely broken" Tempest Apr 2013 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author Tempest Apr 2013 #31
Fuck Racist Gun Nut Vigilantes jpak Apr 2013 #36
yes...his attorneys tried to influence public opinion in his favor noiretextatique Apr 2013 #20
I don't know about you Tempest Apr 2013 #32
do not feed noiretextatique Apr 2013 #33
Your son is a murderous, racist piece of shit. Cheap_Trick Apr 2013 #11
May her son rot in jail. He may not yet have been tried, but I have a right to my opinion. hlthe2b Apr 2013 #12
I'm not reading this link. I won't give it the benifit of the service. defacto7 Apr 2013 #14
She feels so badly about the injustice to her son... LiberalFighter Apr 2013 #15
Her son chose to become Judge, jury and executioner! GoldenOldie Apr 2013 #17
it really does not matter what I think maindawg Apr 2013 #21
"At least her son is alive." tblue Apr 2013 #40
Fuck this entire family, i hope her piece of shit murdering thug son ends up in prison JI7 Apr 2013 #22
sigh... lunatica Apr 2013 #23
Now compare it to the Martin family's response Tempest Apr 2013 #28
I agree davidpdx Apr 2013 #42
The "false narrative" is that Trayvon Martin did something to deserve being murdered jpak Apr 2013 #35
That's sad. I can't imagine anything worse for a mother than seeing her son treated like this. Dr. Strange Apr 2013 #37
Sounds like that whole family needs some time in jail. Zoeisright Apr 2013 #38
Seems like justice is being done. jambo101 Apr 2013 #41
George doesn't fall far from the tree, does he? nt msanthrope Apr 2013 #43
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