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kpete

(71,996 posts)
Sat Feb 15, 2014, 06:46 PM Feb 2014

George Zimmerman says he’s homeless & suffering from PTSD

George Zimmerman says he’s homeless and suffering from PTSD: report
The man who killed Trayvon Martin in February 2012 told the Spanish language station Univision that Martin threatened him and he felt his life was in danger. He said he now fears for his life but thinks he did the right thing.


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BY JOEL LANDAU / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2014, 4:56 PM

He told a Spanish language television station he is now homeless, battling post-traumatic stress disorder, more than $2 million in debt and lives in fear for his life.

Zimmerman opened up on the Univision television show "Aquí y Ahora" (Here and Now) that will air Sunday on the Spanish language station at 7 p.m.

Zimmerman also discussed his well-known struggle with 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, an African-American teen who was walking in Zimmerman's neighborhood in Sanford, Fla., on Feb. 26, 2012.


Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/george-zimmerman-homeless-suffering-ptsd-report-article-1.1615673#ixzz2tQwUPPq7
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George Zimmerman says he’s homeless & suffering from PTSD (Original Post) kpete Feb 2014 OP
the odd thing is Skittles Feb 2014 #1
He's a kid killer.. HipChick Feb 2014 #2
Waaaahh gollygee Feb 2014 #3
um..he has riversedge Feb 2014 #4
Just pull yourself up by your bootstraps, fucker. I'm sure that's the advice you'd get from your Ed Suspicious Feb 2014 #5
Sorry that felt better in my head than it did when I actually posted it. I don't act like that Ed Suspicious Feb 2014 #11
no they don't dlwickham Feb 2014 #15
Everyone deserves compassion. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2014 #19
I disagree dlwickham Feb 2014 #47
Dont be compassionate to do something good for less fortunate souls demwing Feb 2014 #29
I hope he has to look over his shoulder for the rest of his life.. HipChick Feb 2014 #6
Poor Georgie Diamonique Feb 2014 #7
KARMA is such a pisser...ain't it , Georgie? CTyankee Feb 2014 #8
Good warrior1 Feb 2014 #9
Oh, boo hoo hoo. jwirr Feb 2014 #10
If you were frightened, you would not have followed him. Lying murderer. nt Mnemosyne Feb 2014 #12
may his suffering intensify and endure nt geek tragedy Feb 2014 #13
George Zimmerman gniedermaier Feb 2014 #14
Doubt this is true. Neoma Feb 2014 #16
i hate this gross piece of shit JI7 Feb 2014 #17
Hey George, here's some music for you hobbit709 Feb 2014 #18
Good malaise Feb 2014 #20
He has not been shot dead for no good reason like Trayvon was. Lex Feb 2014 #21
He was offered housing. obxhead Feb 2014 #22
HE's suffering from PTSD???!!!! elleng Feb 2014 #23
Apparently he can afford a psychiatric assessment.... FarPoint Feb 2014 #33
there was something about how he may have did fake bids JI7 Feb 2014 #48
I wish I was a better person and had some compassion for him. Lifelong Protester Feb 2014 #24
Fuck him. nt msanthrope Feb 2014 #25
And Bravenak says she doesn't care. bravenak Feb 2014 #26
Good!... one_voice Feb 2014 #27
I think it's eating him alive to know he murdered someone and got away with it. randome Feb 2014 #37
I think you give him too much credit. peacebird Feb 2014 #42
Your death will be mourned by no one, Georgie Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #28
.... diabeticman Feb 2014 #30
Trayvon is "homeless," too, and was way more "traumatized." WinkyDink Feb 2014 #31
Huh? I don't think jacking off to porn will give you PTSD, regardless of what Ted Nugent says. madinmaryland Feb 2014 #32
Let me play my angstrom-sized fiddle sakabatou Feb 2014 #34
Oh god. "He (Martin) saw my gun and told me he would kill me, and I knew he was telling the truth" BenzoDia Feb 2014 #35
Hmm... trying... trying... TheMathieu Feb 2014 #36
Kick it or apply some duct tape. That usually works for me. randome Feb 2014 #39
Having a hard time working up any sympathy. Chorophyll Feb 2014 #38
Cry me a river, georgie. peacebird Feb 2014 #40
PTSD? Should have kept your ass in that truck and just called 911 then. alphafemale Feb 2014 #41
All I can say is OldHippieChick Feb 2014 #43
Boo fecking hoo...and I call BS on his PTSD claim! arthritisR_US Feb 2014 #44
OMEFG! Sicko Fuck. Cha Feb 2014 #45
Great artists always suffer for their greatness. xfundy Feb 2014 #46

gollygee

(22,336 posts)
3. Waaaahh
Sat Feb 15, 2014, 06:48 PM
Feb 2014

Trayvon Martin is suffering from death because of his horrible actions. I have no pity for this man.

riversedge

(70,242 posts)
4. um..he has
Sat Feb 15, 2014, 06:49 PM
Feb 2014

put on a bit of weight since I last saw a pic of him. I pity him. But I do think he should check himself into a psy unit--for his sake and others around him.

Ed Suspicious

(8,879 posts)
5. Just pull yourself up by your bootstraps, fucker. I'm sure that's the advice you'd get from your
Sat Feb 15, 2014, 06:50 PM
Feb 2014

supporters as well.

Ed Suspicious

(8,879 posts)
11. Sorry that felt better in my head than it did when I actually posted it. I don't act like that
Sat Feb 15, 2014, 06:53 PM
Feb 2014

and even the most disgusting among us deserve compassion. But he did kill a kid for walking who was only trying to avoid the Zimm right?

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,732 posts)
19. Everyone deserves compassion.
Sat Feb 15, 2014, 06:57 PM
Feb 2014

That doesn't mean they should necessarily be spared the consequences of their actions.

dlwickham

(3,316 posts)
47. I disagree
Tue Feb 18, 2014, 02:44 AM
Feb 2014

people like Zimmerman who feel like they're the victim when in reality they're the ones responsible for their own misery do not deserve compassion, at least not in my book

I've known way too many people who cry and moan about how crappy their lives are when it's their fault their lives are crappy

don't feel sorry for them in the least

 

demwing

(16,916 posts)
29. Dont be compassionate to do something good for less fortunate souls
Sat Feb 15, 2014, 07:20 PM
Feb 2014

be compassionate to do something good for your own soul.

gniedermaier

(5 posts)
14. George Zimmerman
Sat Feb 15, 2014, 06:54 PM
Feb 2014

I agree totally with you. What goes around comes around Georgie. It's called Karma. And, he is still alive and can walk the Good Earth, unlike Trayvon.

 

obxhead

(8,434 posts)
22. He was offered housing.
Sat Feb 15, 2014, 07:01 PM
Feb 2014

He went millions in debt to fight it.

Fuck him. He deserves far worse than he will ever possibly receive.

elleng

(130,964 posts)
23. HE's suffering from PTSD???!!!!
Sat Feb 15, 2014, 07:02 PM
Feb 2014

He'd clearly be better off if he'd been convicted, he'd have a place to live, food, medical care, a LIFE!!!

FarPoint

(12,409 posts)
33. Apparently he can afford a psychiatric assessment....
Sat Feb 15, 2014, 07:30 PM
Feb 2014

Unless he self diagnosed.... Another thought.... what happened to the $100 thousand from the EBay copycat picture sale?

JI7

(89,252 posts)
48. there was something about how he may have did fake bids
Tue Feb 18, 2014, 02:49 AM
Feb 2014

to try to make it seem like there was interest in it .

 

bravenak

(34,648 posts)
26. And Bravenak says she doesn't care.
Sat Feb 15, 2014, 07:07 PM
Feb 2014

We offered him free room and board and to keep him from his creditors. He chose to fight the charges, and won.
This is what it feels like to be a winner when you kill a little kid without remorse.
Shut up and go away like Casey Anthony..

one_voice

(20,043 posts)
27. Good!...
Sat Feb 15, 2014, 07:08 PM
Feb 2014

he should be miserable.

Trayvon doesn't get a chance to suffer from PTSD because some trigger happy fuckwad thought he was in the wild west.

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
37. I think it's eating him alive to know he murdered someone and got away with it.
Sat Feb 15, 2014, 07:34 PM
Feb 2014

He's going to self-destruct before too long.
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madinmaryland

(64,933 posts)
32. Huh? I don't think jacking off to porn will give you PTSD, regardless of what Ted Nugent says.
Sat Feb 15, 2014, 07:24 PM
Feb 2014

What a douchebag.

BenzoDia

(1,010 posts)
35. Oh god. "He (Martin) saw my gun and told me he would kill me, and I knew he was telling the truth"
Sat Feb 15, 2014, 07:32 PM
Feb 2014

Yes. Because when I look at Travon Martin, stone cold killer comes to mind.

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
39. Kick it or apply some duct tape. That usually works for me.
Sat Feb 15, 2014, 07:36 PM
Feb 2014

Guess that doesn't apply in this case, does it?
[hr][font color="blue"][center]No squirrels were harmed in the making of this post. Yet.[/center][/font][hr]

 

alphafemale

(18,497 posts)
41. PTSD? Should have kept your ass in that truck and just called 911 then.
Sat Feb 15, 2014, 07:39 PM
Feb 2014

Black kid walking is so suspicious? You miserable fuck.

RIP Trayvon.

We will mourn the loss of you and the gifts you were destined to bring to this world.

xfundy

(5,105 posts)
46. Great artists always suffer for their greatness.
Sat Feb 15, 2014, 07:53 PM
Feb 2014

In spite of the fact that it's him we're speaking of, I still can't understand how anyone can be homeless in this, the richest nation on earth.

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