I did not know who his father was, but I thought that I heard somewhere Zimmerman had a friend that worked as a law Enforcement officer and that they practiced at shooting ranges together?

I want to know who Serrino was in contact with during this 5 hour period.

He didn't run for reelection this term.

I think a federal agency should look into the cases that he has passed on in the past.

But I want to know all contacts in the chain. Not just who Serrino was in contact with but also the people the contact(s) contacted.

It is also likely that Robert Zimmerman had a circle of friends that included people in the police chain of command that in turn made phone calls.

Process is undermined by higher ups pulling strings. And then, when ordinary people come asking why procedures weren't followed they are given the most ludicrous explanations. In the Trayvon case, however, they got caught because they went too far. It got national attention and that's usually the death knell for the backwater methods.

Zimmerman was told STOP FOLLOWING HIM, POLICE ARE ON THE WAY!. Instead he drove up to where Travon was, and got out of his truck! Zimmerman belongs in JAIL.

I've heard from others complaining...they are not using a current pic of Travon...he's older than that now. They are hiding his brutality. Cuz he's older? So they did use another pic, current. What the hell does that have to do, with Zimmerman getting out of his truck? That is NOT STANDING YOUR GROUND. Zimmerman put himself in that situation, for NO reason.

Zimmerman belongs behind bars!!!! He's a murderer who though he posessed a license to kill! We surely don't need future officers like this either on our streets!


walking with a gatorade and skittles......oh my.

Martin punched him in the face, Zimmerman was bleeding heavily.

Zimmerman.

Anyway, punching a guy is no motive for killing him. Martin weighed 100 lbs less than Zimmerman and Zimmerman stalked Martin.

Zimmerman was the aggressor and stalked Trayvon who was minding his own business making Trayvon feel threatened, Trayvon was scared and attempted to protect himself and Zimmerman killed him anyway. If not for Zimmermans actions none of it would have happened.

I don't think that Martin even had a chance to hit the POS. I think the wounds were inflicted after the shooting in order to make it look like POS may have had a story other than what really happened.

Do you know who threw the first punch?

No you Don't...nor does anyone.

If you were confronted by some douchebag out of nowhere who had a gun, would you fight for your life?

on Trayvons hands from all this punching and smothering of Georgie
Not there..
..and where is the Drs. report and x ray for his broken nose
Trayvon was stalked by a nonauthority having ...wanna be cop...please bring on the immunity hearing..
This liar isn't taking the stand Bdlr will shred him and he will be found guilty and spend the rest of his pityful life in prison..
And then Georgie can see what it feels like to look over his shoulder stalked and in fear for his life in GP..
Couldn't happen to a more deserving
COWARD.....

stop pimping for a gun nut

like the dispatcher told him to, no one would have ever gotten hurt.

You don't have the right to chase and harrass someone for no good reason, then go after them, and then shoot them when they try to protect themselves. That's not "standing your ground." It's baiting and egging someone on looking for an excuse to shoot them.

I question whether that picture is authentic, because it looks so different from other photos we KNOW came from that day, but honestly even if it is, I don't care. It doesn't tell me Zimmerman had a right to shoot anyone. He should have left Trayvon Martin alone when he was told to.

You'd do better on an NRA board if you want to peddle that bs

So you see a bloody picture of Zimmerman and that means that he's innocent? How about Trayvon Martin had every fucking right to defend himself against that psychopath killer with a fucking gun? I'm having a hard time believing you're for real, but somehow I think you might be.

heavily' is a blatant misrepresentation, at least the picture I saw. If he was 'bleeding heavily' then why not a picture of that as evidence?

Amazing, isn't it?

fighting back. Zimmerman's hands looked pristine after the scuffle. That tells me he didn't even attempt to use them, in spite of claiming he forgot he had a gun.

Wouldn't have gotten punched in the face if he hadn't stalked and threatened a minor. For all Trayvon knew this guy was child rapist/serial killer following him.

Evidently Chris Serino, the Sanford police detective didn't really believe Zimmerman was innocent.

...then no one should really take anything you say very seriously. Also, what place to you come from where it's ok to murder someone for punching you in the face? Thanks.

An aggressive U.S. Attorney might consider charging Chris Serino. That's not going to happen in this case.

and instead he got out and changed the police report?

Not sure what this has to do with the Zimmerman case, since Zimmerman is the one on trial and not the police.

"Not sure what this has to do with the Zimmerman case..."

You don't believe that Zimmerman's arrest report has anything to do with Zimmerman's case?

After all, Zimmerman is not being charged with "tampering with a police report". Nor does whatever happened in the course of filling out and modifying said report change in the slighest the actual events that transpired between Martin and Zimmerman.

What happened on the street is what is being adjudicated, Even if Zimmerman's dad called up and said "dammit, I am a retired court officer from Virginia, and you had better not charge my son with anything" and then after the cops got done rolling on the floor laughing their a$$es off at such a strident demand from a non-entity, and then got up and modified the report, that also does not change what actually happened on the street, nor does it provide the slightest bit of evidence as to what happened on the street.

One they thought they could pin a lot of their unsolved cases on.

I'm thinking Zimmerman's dad helped them come to that erroneous conclusion.

Once they went down that road, freeing Zimmerman on a Stand Your Ground excuse became appealing and so they over rode the initial suggestions of Chris Serino.

More than 2 weeks after the killing, the lead investigator changed his mind about the proper charge while typing at his desk and having his work reviewed by superiors.

and that's why he asked the judge in the case to have his GPS-equipped ankle bracelet removed. He knows he'll be convicted in this case of at least manslaughter in this case. Wonder how much his website has brought in by now. Must be quite a temptation to take that money and run...

All the speculation that can be made has been made at this point.

I believe this is a rare case of what happens when two people can rightfully fear for their safety from the other in a place they have a right to be. Martin may have had reason to fear for his safety from Zimmerman, and Zimmerman may have had reason to fear from Martin.

Yes, the police told Zimmerman they "did not need" him to follow Martin, but Zimmerman was under no obligation to follow the dispatcher's suggestion, or even an order for that matter.

We may consider it foolish for Zimmerman to take it upon himself to investigate people he considers suspicious in his neighborhood, but it was not illegal for him to do so.

And Martin was clearly aware of being followed and there was a confrontation between Zimmerman and Martin.

We don't know who initiated the confrontation. We may never know.

Zimmerman followed the kid and proceeded to get out of his car to confront the kid. Not only that Zimmerman had a concealed weapon on him. Not only that, Zimmerman has a past history of domestic violence! You can proceed?