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 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.

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.

Originally Posted by buggyone

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.

Originally Posted by hulababy

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.

Originally Posted by buggyone

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.

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.

Originally Posted by buggyone

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.

Why is this and why was this posted in political ?

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

Originally Posted by buggyone

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.

Originally Posted by buggyone

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?

Originally Posted by ceejay

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.

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 ??

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

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/humanin...-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