Zimmerman thanks you.

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I am sure all of you who sent in donations for George Zimmerman's legal defense will get a personal thank-you from George. He used the $100,000 for the fee for his $1,000,000 bond - and not for legal defense. Good for you, George.

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I would think those that donated probably felt he was "pre-judged" (especially by media) before trial even began. We don't know the story and some probably feel it might turn into another OJ case with the right kind of jury.

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Given that this incident had been politicized by opportunist for personal gain Zimmerman has placed at a disadvantage. He has been tried by public opinion and he has been a victim of the media which has intentionally misled its readers regarding the facts, statistics and legal tenets of this case so as to favor the deceased. So I can't fault zimmerman and his wife for protecting what assets they have and for wanting him out of jail.
so many highpowered people have committed perjury and nothing had happended to them. I don't admire the zimmerman's for this nor did I the others but I understand.

As to the facts of tis case I hope the truth becomes the product of a trial but given the many breaches in our legal system and the failure of juries to execute their duties i question if this high profile trial will result in anything less than a failed legal process.

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I am sure all of you who sent in donations for George Zimmerman's legal defense will get a personal thank-you from George. He used the $100,000 for the fee for his $1,000,000 bond - and not for legal defense. Good for you, George.

First late me say neither of them were upstanding citizens.But he did pass 2 lie detector tests. he had 2 black eyes a broken nose and cuts on his head.As a outsider looking in I would half to believe he is getting the short end of the stick.Jackson and sharpton are the biggest problem in this case.Their egos get in the way they rush in open their mouths and even when wrong just go away and never say their sorry just go and hide and never say another word about what they have done.They both have a long record of doing that. And for you come out assume he is guilty makes you look as foolish as sharpton and jackson.Its funny when the shoe is on the other foot people will ask why dont they take a lie detector test.Now I know someone will say its a voice stress test but they also are a pretty good barometer.

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I would think those that donated probably felt he was "pre-judged" (especially by media) before trial even began. We don't know the story and some probably feel it might turn into another OJ case with the right kind of jury.

I am curious about exactly what you mean when you say "the right kind of jury".

hdh: I would challenge you in any of my postings about Zimmerman to show me anywhere where I said he was guilty of murder. I have said he was guilty of stupidity for ignoring a police directive of not to follow Martin instead of just calling the police and staying put in his car. I did say he was stupid for carrying a pistol that night. NEVER did I say he was guilty of murder, manslaughter or anything else. I would leave that up to a jury.

I have said, and I say it again, I would bet that Zimmerman wishes that night never happened as his life will never be the same again - guilty or innocent.

I totally agree about Sharpton and Jackson and Black Panthers being race baiting. They did their job and got a special investigator from the State to look into the case.

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I am sure all of you who sent in donations for George Zimmerman's legal defense will get a personal thank-you from George. He used the $100,000 for the fee for his $1,000,000 bond - and not for legal defense. Good for you, George.

I don't know your reason for posting this, but the people who donated to Zimmerman did so because of the obvious rush to judgement and the blatant calls of racism in this case.

I would be willing to bet that none of them have a problem with him posting bond with this money.

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George Zimmerman and his wife are now in the unenviable position of going in front of the same judge, who knows they lied about their finances, and convince him they are telling the truth. According to yesterday's newspaper, the judge is not too happy with them and would not have released Zimmerman, given a choice. The Zimmermans apparently thought they were smarter than the officials when they spoke in code and possibly planned an escape to another country.

Zimmerman will probably try to convince this judge he was "standing his ground", but recent cases have resulted in a 40 year sentence for a man in Texas and 35 years for a man in Tampa who tried that tack.

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I am sure all of you who sent in donations for George Zimmerman's legal defense will get a personal thank-you from George. He used the $100,000 for the fee for his $1,000,000 bond - and not for legal defense. Good for you, George.
Wait and see how much his account grows over the next month or so. Additional donations are going to pour in like there's no tomorrow and his account will have a huge balance in practically no time. Also, would be very surprised to see this case actually make it to the courtroom.

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Why is this and why was this posted in political ?

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It is on the forum as it is news to be discussed and politcal is the place for it.

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It is on the forum as it is news to be discussed and politcal is the place for it.

I agree. This is a heavily politicized case and has been since the Martins brought in a media expert who played the race card quite quickly even though I see very little of race in the confrontation between Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman was probably more concerned with the hoody Trayvon Martin had on rather than the color of his skin.

They can probably get a fair jury to hear this case though. Zimmerman's attorney looks very competent at looking out for his rights.

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It is on the forum as it is news to be discussed and politcal is the place for it.

Why is "political" the place for discussing the Zimmerman/Martin case?

I disagree.

I believe everyone on the forum should have the right to read conflicting posts and be able to comment on them.

Mr. Admin...what do you think?

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Why is "political" the place for discussing the Zimmerman/Martin case?

I disagree.

I believe everyone on the forum should have the right to read conflicting posts and be able to comment on them.

Mr. Admin...what do you think?

"Political" has become a sort of "catch-all" for any topic that is controversial. It spares the delicate of heart from the risk of rising blood pressure.

It is what it is.

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This particular subject has been the subject of a number of threads in the general are since it first took place.

Who made the decision that it belongs here ??

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I agree. This is a heavily politicized case and has been since the Martins brought in a media expert who played the race card quite quickly even though I see very little of race in the confrontation between Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman was probably more concerned with the hoody Trayvon Martin had on rather than the color of his skin.

They can probably get a fair jury to hear this case though. Zimmerman's attorney looks very competent at looking out for his rights.


Great I have a story for you about a 73 year old Tampa woman who was fired by Walmart.....does that belong here ?

http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/strangers-flock-to-help-woman-fired-by-walmart-after-almost-23-years/1239018

I have some things to do now but will dump some more NEWS on here. By the way, the lady involved is 73 and a senior so this story has it all

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what I don't understand is those of you who are all puffed up about the courts (supreme that is) decisions recently are now finding reason to quarrel with another court's decisions.

If it is OK with you supporters to be here illegally, by the millions, how can you be so against the courts decisions made for Zimmerman?

After all the law is the law and the laws not enforced is OK is it not? That's what all the chatter the past couple of weeks reflects.

Pretty inconsistent....eh?

btk

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Nobody is arguing that George Zimmerman should not get a fair trial, but lying to the judge, who will hear the case, about having $100,000 in cash and a passport is probably not a good starting point. Zimmerman's wife, who is charged with perjury, will have her first day in court next week and could also be charged with federal crimes since she was transferring the money in $9999.00 increments to avoid notifying the feds of these transactions. These two just seem a little too ethically challenged. According to today's newspaper, Judge Lester wrote "Under any definition, the defendant has flaunted the system".

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I would think those that donated probably felt he was "pre-judged" (especially by media) before trial even began. We don't know the story and some probably feel it might turn into another OJ case with the right kind of jury.

Seriously....

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Great I have a story for you about a 73 year old Tampa woman who was fired by Walmart.....does that belong here ?

Strangers flock to help woman fired by Walmart after almost 23 years - Tampa Bay Times (http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/strangers-flock-to-help-woman-fired-by-walmart-after-almost-23-years/1239018)

I have some things to do now but will dump some more NEWS on here. By the way, the lady involved is 73 and a senior so this story has it all

That does not seem all that political. Just a human interest story. Does not have much to do with the Villages unless you want Villagers to donate to this woman.

Somebody probably put it on a well visited Facebook page.

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That does not seem all that political. Just a human interest story. Does not have much to do with the Villages unless you want Villagers to donate to this woman.

Somebody probably put it on a well visited Facebook page.

And the story which is the subject of this thread has WHAT to do with The Villages, OR politics, or anything remotely relative to either of those.

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And the story which is the subject of this thread has WHAT to do with The Villages, OR politics, or anything remotely relative to either of those.

Judging by this forum, it appears that just about all the Zimmerman "lynchers" are the politically liberal, and conversely the Zimmerman "let's hold our verdict for now" types are politically conservative.

I don't know if that means anything, but there it is.

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Zimmerman posts belong on the political page. It is viewed by some as a racial thing, viewed by some as a conservative - liberal thing, viewed by some as our President should have gotten more involved or less involved. Ergo, it is a political thing.

I am of the leaning it is a judicial thing. A special investigator from Scott's office determined her finding that 2nd degree murder is the right charge for Zimmerman. Let's wait for the trial before trying him here.

In the meantime, Zimmerman is going to be living a pretty good life on his contributor's money.

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so for some political is the catch all for ANYTHING that has a difference of opinion or disagreement?

Makes about as much sense as it did to have to register to view or participate in political.

As if real life is so sanitized. Totally ridiculous!!!!

btk

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Zimmerman posts belong on the political page. It is viewed by some as a racial thing, viewed by some as a conservative - liberal thing, viewed by some as our President should have gotten more involved or less involved. Ergo, it is a political thing.

I am of the leaning it is a judicial thing. A special investigator from Scott's office determined her finding that 2nd degree murder is the right charge for Zimmerman. Let's wait for the trial before trying him here.

In the meantime, Zimmerman is going to be living a pretty good life on his contributor's money.

buggyone: First legal experts believed the state attorney over charged zimmerman and that she will fall on that mistake.

Secondly, a bus monitor in rochester gets harassed by a bunch of little kids and donors contribute to the tune of some $700,000 so she can retire.

Zimmerman is in the fight of and for his life, primarily because opportunist wanted to electrify this incident and you begrudge this guy the opportunity to have people help him financially.

buggyone set aside your political bias and cut the guy a break.

My only interest here is that this guy gets a fair trial but i am afraid that the liberal media has tried him found him guilty and sentenced him already. Ahouldn't happen in America but.........

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There was the same fear about Anthony getting a fair trial, and because of the attitudes afterwards when the verdict did not fit their guilt mindset, look what it has caused for people who receive jury summons. No one should have to live in fear for doing his/her civic duty.

My only fear for a fair trial is based on what happened after the Anthony trial. Florida needs to rethink it's Sunshine Law and seal all evidence (not discovery to the attorneys) from the public until after trials. Then trials will be conducted in a court of law, not the media.

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There was the same fear about Anthony getting a fair trial, and because of the attitudes afterwards when the verdict did not fit their guilt mindset, look what it has caused for people who receive jury summons. No one should have to live in fear for doing his/her civic duty.

My only fear for a fair trial is based on what happened after the Anthony trial. Florida needs to rethink it's Sunshine Law and seal all evidence (not discovery to the attorneys) from the public until after trials. Then trials will be conducted in a court of law, not the media.

I agree with you I don't believe anyone's trial should be tried in the paper and i wish the courts woud be more mindful and responsible

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buggyone: First legal experts believed the state attorney over charged zimmerman and that she will fall on that mistake.

Secondly, a bus monitor in rochester gets harassed by a bunch of little kids and donors contribute to the tune of some $700,000 so she can retire.

Zimmerman is in the fight of and for his life, primarily because opportunist wanted to electrify this incident and you begrudge this guy the opportunity to have people help him financially.

buggyone set aside your political bias and cut the guy a break.

My only interest here is that this guy gets a fair trial but i am afraid that the liberal media has tried him found him guilty and sentenced him already. Ahouldn't happen in America but.........

First, as I understand it, a Florida jury can always decide on a lesser charge but not go to a higher charge. Such as deciding on manslaughter or neglicent homicide instead of 2nd degree murder but not go higher to 1st degree murder.

Secondly, the bus monitor is just another crazy thing that is only possible with viral videos overtaking common sense.

I do not have political bias about Zimmerman. Only thing I know he is guilty of is bad judgement at this point. I am sure he would agree right now.

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I agree with you I don't believe anyone's trial should be tried in the paper and i wish the courts woud be more mindful and responsible

Not only has Zimmerman been tried in the media, but so has Martin. I've tried to look at all this as objectively as possible, and I keep coming up with one big fact that to me should weigh heavily on the outcome. Neither of these guys knew the other.

Unfortunately, there is only one verbal side to this story and it is filled with inconsistencies.