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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGeorge Zimmerman's father is a retired Judge
I was not aware of this. Has anyone else wondered if this might play into his not getting arrested?"George is a Spanish-speaking minority with many black family members and friends," Robert Zimmerman wrote. "He would be the last to discriminate for any reason whatsoever."
From the reports that I have read -- he lived with his parents in Sanford. He has also withdrawn from attending Seminole state college.
Editing to add: His father being a judge in the same town might indicate that he knew police enforcement officials in the city.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)with every passing day. To say the least, this is an eyebrow-raiser.
CatWoman
(79,302 posts)elleng
(131,102 posts)Eddie Haskell
(1,628 posts)Just being one of their own is clout.
JI7
(89,264 posts)because Trayvon was Black so they ddin't really care and/or assumed he was guilty.
i'm not sure it was an active cover up from the start. but now they were exposed for not doing the job they should have they kept trying to cover it up to save their own asses .
Life Long Dem
(8,582 posts)They needed to help out Zimmerman's defense case. Where is this help for Trayvon? Like talking to the girlfriend since she was on the phone at the same time.
Baitball Blogger
(46,757 posts)they would have backed off because political connections are everything.
mackattack
(344 posts)From my experience its a political game
Baitball Blogger
(46,757 posts)beyond the police department.
TheOther95Percent
(1,035 posts)Political or law enforcement connections and/or money do help. Anyone who thinks otherwise is kidding themselves.
There's a bit of kerfuffle over this in the county next to mine.
http://www.longislandpress.com/2012/03/01/3-ex-nassau-police-officials-face-corruption-charges/
Baitball Blogger
(46,757 posts)pnwmom
(108,994 posts)and not the thug who admitted to killing him?
JI7
(89,264 posts)nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)A judge you say?
CatWoman
(79,302 posts)WolverineDG
(22,298 posts)But I think we have a winner!
FarCenter
(19,429 posts)Strict upbringing
The father, Robert Zimmerman, is a retired military man. He could be strict. And the children's grandmother, who lived with the family, also kept a watchful eye, said Kay Hall, who lived across the street from the Zimmermans for about 20 years. George and his siblings "didn't play with the neighborhood kids," Rudzenski said. "They had to stay home and play." It was always "Yes, ma'am," "No, ma'am," Hall said.
Zimmerman's life was not without difficulties. In 2001, when he was 17 or 18, he was the victim of a minor criminal assault, said Manassas police Sgt. Eddie Rivera. The city's computer records do not provide details.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/text/2017819414.html
Avalux
(35,015 posts)And he was a receptionist at a church?? I guess because of all that, shooting Trayvon was completely justified.
yardwork
(61,703 posts)George Zimmerman has a history of attacking people and then claiming that he was the victim. He claimed this his former girlfriend came after him with a baseball bat, when she was the one who was beat up and George assaulted a police officer attempting to arrest him.
Now he's shot and killed a young person and - surprise! - Zimmerman claims again that he is the victim.
Looks like he's used to daddy getting him out of trouble.
lolly
(3,248 posts)Maybe his strict, religious family wasn't able to face the problem and deal with it, and instead kept denying the problem and covering up for George instead of getting him help.
pnwmom
(108,994 posts)Even your garden-variety racist doesn't sit around the condo all day waiting for people to feel threatened by.
Judging from the (sketchy) info we have on his multiple calls and his bizarre obsessions, that's starting to look like what might be going on here.
jwirr
(39,215 posts)obsession over being a policeman. As to one minority being prejudice against another - that is a fools dream. Prejudice exists in every race and religion. Prejudice is nothing more than the idea that one group is better than another.
fascisthunter
(29,381 posts)without question... what they are is a bunch of cowards hiding behind something sacred when we know both have been corrupted and co-opted. Most people see through them all.
Dont call me Shirley
(10,998 posts)DisgustipatedinCA
(12,530 posts)Good luck, judge.
sendero
(28,552 posts)... it had to be something like that.
HipChick
(25,485 posts)and then moved to FL...not sure he or his wife served in Sandford
Raine1967
(11,589 posts)The article says he was a magistrate judge. Was his father a judge in 2 states at different times?
onenote
(42,759 posts)and retired to Florida. Not clear that his father was "a judge in the same town". None of this, of course, has been verified from what I can tell.
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Baitball Blogger
(46,757 posts)The political connection! Where was he a judge?
Judges in this county have been land owners and have pushed the envelope on the law on matters that involved comprehensive plan amendments. They bank on their reputations. Nobody questions them. Once someone is a judge you wouldn't believe the kind of benefits it affords them and their children.
Link, link please!
Egalitariat
(1,631 posts)CatWoman
(79,302 posts)yardwork
(61,703 posts)CatWoman
(79,302 posts)correct
yardwork
(61,703 posts)CatWoman
(79,302 posts)but couldn't remember which country she came from when I wrote that post.
MADem
(135,425 posts)HipChick
(25,485 posts)Ichingcarpenter
(36,988 posts)was the son of the police chief.
He destroyed 6 condos and got 5 years probation
was caught with a firearm and had a record.
I know small town crap.
thankfully this is national news.
If I hadn't awaken and alerted my neighbors at 3 in morning they would have all died.
I posted this story years ago when it happened on DU
with photos.
Raine1967
(11,589 posts)I know small town too.
Connections make a lot of difference.
steve2470
(37,457 posts)Zimmerman said his father was a magistrate for Virginia Supreme Court and mother was a deputy court clerk. He stated that he had the utmost respect for law enforcement and aspired to be an officer someday.
http://www.wdbo.com/news/news/rallies-continue-support-17-year-old-trayvon-marti/nLXJ7/
Nay
(12,051 posts)couldn't pass the psych, or maybe the physical. Instead, he becomes a cop wannabe, one of the most dangerous types of guys around.
Does anyone know what Zimmerman does for a living? He's 28--he's gotta have a job somewhere.
yardwork
(61,703 posts)monmouth
(21,078 posts)yardwork
(61,703 posts)Reminds me of Bluto from Animal House
Ikonoklast
(23,973 posts)Which didn't surprise me one bit.
X_Digger
(18,585 posts)obxhead
(8,434 posts)and kicked him out.
Solomon
(12,319 posts)Last edited Fri Mar 23, 2012, 07:47 PM - Edit history (1)
black people.
MADem
(135,425 posts)Which would put him in contact with a lot of rank-n-file police officers.
I can imagine that a cop who had to go before him would be cutting his kid some slack; and maybe he and the police might well be developing "associations" over the years.
Hard to know without details, I am speculating, mind you, but I am thinking that this coziness isn't good.
steve2470
(37,457 posts)In many instances, a citizen's first contact with Virginias Judicial System comes through the office of the Magistrate. A principal function of the magistrate is to provide an independent, unbiased review of complaints of criminal conduct brought to the office by law enforcement or the general public. Magistrate duties include issuing various types of processes such as arrest warrants, summonses, bonds, search warrants, subpoenas, and certain civil warrants. Magistrates also conduct bail hearings in instances in which an individual is arrested on a warrant charging him or her with a criminal offense. Magistrates provide services on an around-the-clock basis, conducting hearings in person or through the use of videoconferencing systems.
The magistrate system for the Commonwealth is divided into eight regions, and each magistrate is authorized to exercise his or her powers throughout the magisterial region for which he or she is appointed. Each region is comprised of between three and five judicial districts. There are magistrate offices located throughout Virginia, including at least one in each of Virginias 32 judicial districts.
Solomon
(12,319 posts)X_Digger
(18,585 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)Justice wanted
(2,657 posts)who ARE very Prejudice against Blacks and I work with a Latina WHo was Cuban and looked down her nose at Mexican saying "THEY are not TRUE Latinos". This woman was also a Republican and kiss the butt of my former employers.
MADem
(135,425 posts)nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)Suddenly it makes "sense."
elleng
(131,102 posts)and should NOT be blown out of proportion.
I seriously doubt that the father has much clout, in this respect.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=81337
Eddie Haskell
(1,628 posts)It's a club no matter where you're from.
elleng
(131,102 posts)and I doubt it.
Florida is strict, doesn't allow attorneys admitted elsewhere to practice in Florida, Zimmermans lived in Virginia earlier, father apparently retired MILITARY.
My father, admitted in New York, was unable even to work as a 'paralegal' in Florida. Florida protects its own.
marlakay
(11,491 posts)Major Hogwash
(17,656 posts)And after hearing today about the domestic violence issues he has had in the past, he should never have been given a concealed weapons permit.
No wonder the police didn't arrest him.
yardwork
(61,703 posts)Is there any evidence that he has a permit? He said he did, but Zimmerman lies. It's a felony to carry a concealed weapon without a permit. I'm sure the police looked into this /sarcasm.
Herlong
(649 posts)His father, retired judge. His mother, interpreter right. Him, vigilante. So what. Why die for a bag of skittles? Help me out here!
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)I'd respond that you don't have to even be a racist to racially profile someone, but I'm sure he'd already know that
MelungeonWoman
(502 posts)n/t
abynorml
(2 posts)....I believe his mother works in the court system, too. How come nobody in the media is mentioning these facts?
celfon
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May be it is not his father that's the BIG WHITE DADDY that got his butt special treatment is it this one.