George Zimmerman’s dad: Trayvon Martin threatened to kill my son
Source: Miami Herald
Sanford, FL -- Trayvon Martin threatened to kill George Zimmerman the moments before the neighborhood watch captain took out a handgun and shot him, Zimmermans father told a local television station.
Speaking out for the first time, Robert Zimmerman gave an interview to the Orlando Fox affiliate, telling the station that his son had no choice but to kill Trayvon or risk being beaten to death.
Things were not going to go well. One of them was not going to walk away, he said. I hope at one point everyone will go beyond the hate. At some point when all this settles, theyll say, George Zimmerman is a pretty nice guy.
George Zimmerman killed Trayvon Feb. 26 in a case that has triggered protests nationwide. The college criminal justice student was not charged, leading attorneys to believe that police and prosecutors conspired to protect him.
Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/29/2720704/george-zimmermans-dad-trayvon.html
TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)That's all I need to know.
slampoet
(5,032 posts)Dont call me Shirley
(10,998 posts)Ecumenist
(6,086 posts)1 Contrary, (surprise, surprise), to what GZ tried to say, it was on grass NOT ANYWHERE NEAR THE SIDEWALK!
2 GZ was on top of him, not the other way around!! Tune in to Anderson cooper's show to here more tonight
lastlib
(23,234 posts)Fine son you raised there, Rob. Guess you and the wife are real proud of him these days.
(you lying pile of crap)
aquart
(69,014 posts)Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)Guaranteed to cause instant death through full-body tooth decay.
(Share 'em with all your friends, kids!)
left is right
(1,665 posts)that he was in danger of going into a diabetic coma
Julian Englis
(2,309 posts)Watch out, I'll give you a blood sugar of 400! You'll get diabetic neuropathy in 20 years if you don't do what I say.
virgogal
(10,178 posts)Ruby the Liberal
(26,219 posts)tularetom
(23,664 posts)I wasn't there, I don't know exactly what took place, maybe I never will.
But I have to say that up to now I haven't heard anything from the Zimmerman camp that justifies the police just letting him walk.
And this latest tale seems a bit desperate. I guess the "black friend" didn't convince anybody.
Sounds like Georgie boy was a bit of a p---y. He outweighed the kid by 100 lbs. and the kid was beating him to death? You would think retired judge could come up with a better story than that.
Ruby the Liberal
(26,219 posts)Audio of Robert Zimmerman making another fool out of himself by claiming Trayvon wasn't on the phone with his girlfriend (and he "knows" this how, exactly?)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002490525
frylock
(34,825 posts)yardwork
(61,608 posts)NOLALady
(4,003 posts)He thought Trayvon was going to force him to eat the Skittles.
BarbaRosa
(2,684 posts)the voice in my head automatically shifts to the Jon Lovitz 'lier' voice. Ya that's the ticket . . .
barbtries
(28,795 posts)his son should be arrested and then he can try that in court.
and what is this shit: "Speaking out for the first time..."?! we've been hearing from the father all along. where is his son?!
alphafemale
(18,497 posts)Last edited Thu Mar 29, 2012, 08:10 PM - Edit history (1)
This law was not intended for them. Even if he DID "Stand His Ground" against a much larger, much older, armed, PURSUER.
In the end the color of his skin was all that mattered
zeemike
(18,998 posts)Tragic because it has now become a political thing....with left and right lining up with one side or the other....and the right will crank out the lies and their followers will believe every one of them no matter if the facts show otherwise and right in front of their face...it truly has come to cult like behaviour among the right wing.
It could be Fascist, communist, or free market capitalism...or a religious cult...no matter the same principles are followed...fear is instilled in them and enemies created all around them and they must not believe anything but what the leaders say is the truth.
The right wingers will all believe this man...and anyone who questions the situation will be the enemy spreading lies.
Grassy Knoll
(10,118 posts)pasto76
(1,589 posts)reap what you sow sucker.
enki23
(7,788 posts).
no_hypocrisy
(46,112 posts)beac
(9,992 posts)"nice guy" definitely isn't one of them.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)If he isn't there already??
TahitiNut
(71,611 posts)Convenient, huh?
frylock
(34,825 posts)winstars
(4,220 posts)Orrex
(63,212 posts)The lead-line appears as a statement of fact designed to smear Trayvon Martin by playing into the "he's a thug" meme, when in fact it's an unsubstantiated and indirect quote from the murderer's father.
It may sell papers, but it's a shameless and irresponsible tactic.
TahitiNut
(71,611 posts)With Romney or Santorum as President, this guy would be their next SCOTUS nominee.
TahitiNut
(71,611 posts)Man! So, THAT'S what passes for "journalism" in Dumbfuckistan?
jmowreader
(50,557 posts)You know those skinny 17-year-old black kids have really awesome pitching arms. If Trayvon were to have dumped some Skittles in his hand and whipped them at George Zimmerman at...oh, I don't know, three or four thousand miles an hour would probably have done it...he really could have killed George Zimmerman.
The odds of this actually having happened are about as high as the odds of me taking the mound for the New York Yankees but...well, it COULD have happened, right?
magical thyme
(14,881 posts)Your cowardly son shot Trayvon in the back. Murder 1.
zbdent
(35,392 posts)Was his name in any of the police reports as a witness onsite?
I don't think so ...
Sanity Claws
(21,849 posts)As a magistrate, he knows what he is saying is rubbish. He was not a witness and nothing he has to say is relevant
saras
(6,670 posts)Mendocino
(7,492 posts)and one is dead. Sorry RZ, your opinion means nothing in a court of law, and you of all people should know.
SemperEadem
(8,053 posts)janedum
(389 posts)Skittles are dangerous ... as dangerous as real bullets!
Lyin' scum!
alp227
(32,025 posts)Javaman
(62,530 posts)this guy is a colossal slime.