Video title should read 'Zimmerman got back his gun he used to defend himself and stop the attack from Trayvon". He has the right to get his firearm back and it seemed to work good to me. Hopefully he never has to use it again.
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Video title should read 'Zimmerman got back his gun he used to defend himself and stop the attack from Trayvon". He has the right to get his firearm back and it seemed to work good to me. Hopefully he never has to use it again.
He never did have to use it. That's the tragedy.
Here is a story of someone, who was followed by a vehicle as a teenager.Quote:
Originally Posted by 95racer
by some sick guy in a blue car. (true story). the first thing in my mind when I was being followed was (I don't want this guy to know where I live), I still have that clear memory of it. so what did I do? I grabbed the biggest rock I could find and when he came around again slowly I threw it at his window and smashed it. he raced off and I ran home. this is a true story. I remember my heart was racing. my point here is when I hear the attorneys say travon should have gone home, that's totally wrong. you must be in some ones shoes to know the fear of that. travon had rights to act or feel a certain way. and the prosecutors did a horrible job of bringing that point across.
Another comment from the same article:
I had the same experience. I was young..maybe 16 or 17. I did not go home either.. I walked into a store and called my parents. Who called police and they all met me there. About 10 years later, as a young Private Investigator, I was taught/trained.. that if I ever felt uncomfortable or felt I was being folloewed.. to drive to the nearest Police Dept.not our office, not home or to anyone connected to me. Never allow anyone to observe or know where you live or where you friends/family lives either. Period. I agree completely.
It was reasonable for Trayvonn to feel fear at being followed. Not only was he followed in a vehicle, but also on foot, after he made an attempt to lose Zimmerman. And Martin had no legal obligation to keep running. I still wonder if Zimmerman ever identified himself to Martin. But even if he did, how would Martin know that he was telling the truth. But even if Zimmerman did say he was a neighborhood watch person, others have committed crimes, by identifying themselves as in some official capacity, which was a lie. I once had a person pull a gun on me, claiming to be a parole officer. I was in a locked vehicle and he was outside with the gun to the window, telling me to get out of it. I just froze, and he left after a police car pulled up in the lot, without saying a word.
Why is it against Neighborhood watch rules to carry a gun, while performing duties? Hopefully Zimmerman won't continue to follow people around, especially while carrying his gun. Hopefully he wont identify someone as a criminal based solely on looks. Lots of people walk while carrying things in their hands, especially those coming from a store.
I am going to be rude and suggest every American's ass is a piece of American history, but that this doesn't mean every American should put theirs up for auction. There are times when one wonders what passes for moral decency in modern society, it is absent here.
Extracts from the article:
George Zimmerman has listed the gun with which he killed Trayvon Martin in 2012 for auction, touting it as “your opportunity to own a piece of American history”...
Zimmerman listed “the firearm that was used to defend my life and end the brutal attack from Trayvon Martin” on GunBroker.com on Thursday, with bidding scheduled to begin at 11am EDT on Thursday.
He wrote in the item description that it had recently been returned to him by the Department of Justice and was fully functional....
Zimmerman wrote that he was “proud to announce” that a portion of the proceeds raised would be used to “fight BLM [Black Lives Matter] violence against Law Enforcement officers” as well as ending the career of Angela Corey, his prosecutor – “and Hillary Clinton’s anti-firearm rhetoric”.
He signed off “your friend, George M. Zimmerman” and “Si vis pacem, para bellum” – the Latin adage, “If you want peace, prepare for war”.
Full article here-
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2...in-gun-auction
Thanks for the link, Stavros. 'Just lost my appetite for breakfast this morning.
It's hard to imagine, at this point in time, that he can make himself into a bigger douchebag than he already is...but I'm sure he'll continue to raise the bar to new heights.
The audacity is somewhat astounding (regardless on where you stand on the verdict)...
...but after a while, you run into so many douchebags in life that you just become a little numb.
I wish he would just spontaneously combust already.
Even sadder is that people bid
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...-50m/84319096/
I interpret the article differently than you. I believe the people bidding were against the sale and so bid the item up to really large amounts with no intention of buying it. I think they were derailing the auction.Quote:
Originally Posted by martin48
LOL....Wait, wait, wait!!!....was this the dead giveaway?: The top bidder at one point used the screen name “Racist McShootface.”:grin::grin::grin:Quote:
Originally Posted by broncofan
...I agree.
A depressing thought is that Zimmerman engages in these publicity stunts because he thinks he is important and that the US ought to be reminded of this 'fact'. Now his attempt to sell the gun has failed, one wonders if at a later stage, this year or next, he will concoct another stunt to re-insert himself into the public consciousness.