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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOfficials: George Zimmerman punched in face for allegedly bragging about killing Trayvon Martin
The man who said he shot unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin in self-defense said he was punched in the face while he was talking to people at a restaurant in Sanford over the weekend.
George Zimmerman called 911 after a man accusing him of bragging about the fatal shooting punched him in the face, authorities said.
911 dispatcher: What started the argument?
Zimmerman: He recognized me. He told me he was going to kill me he told me he'd (expletive) shoot me and he punched me in the face.
Zimmerman claimed he was explaining to people sitting at a table that he shot Trayvon Martin in self- defense when a large man approached and asked, You're bragging about that? before punching him Zimmerman in the face.
http://www.wftv.com/news/officials-george-zimmerman-punched-in-face-for-allegedly-bragging-about-killing-trayvon-martin/417278308
I want to know who this hero is! Also, read the rest at the link. I guess a man who'd shoot an unarmed teen truly is a coward.
Drum
(9,200 posts)BigDemVoter
(4,157 posts)I actually laughed out loud!
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)pkdu
(3,977 posts)I've never wanted to be someone else so badly for just those few minutes.
Fritz Walter
(4,292 posts)...I'd jump at the chance to be on the jury for this trial!
Every day, I'm thankful that I moved out of central Florida in 2001.
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JustAnotherGen
(31,937 posts)But keep me abreast of any fund raising efforts.
ecstatic
(32,748 posts)jtuck004
(15,882 posts)Wasn't he the one who said something about people threatening him, something to the effect of
"Come on cupcake".
?
JustAnotherGen
(31,937 posts)Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)retrowire
(10,345 posts)And punch him in the face.
Aristus
(66,478 posts)It's a small price to pay.
Happyhippychick
(8,379 posts)He'd punched him twice
Grassy Knoll
(10,118 posts)TheCowsCameHome
(40,169 posts)No telling where that fat face may have been.
ismnotwasm
(42,020 posts)Bravo.
JustAnotherGen
(31,937 posts)liberalmuse
(18,672 posts)I like this one better.
ailsagirl
(22,899 posts)That is despicable-- serves him right, the bastard
groundloop
(11,527 posts)One gets the impression Z is kind of looking for any excuse to shoot someone, it's kind of amazing this dude didn't get shot.
thesquanderer
(11,996 posts)groundloop
(11,527 posts)Maybe Z should learn to keep his mouth shut.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)Now he assumes all white people like what he did.
keithbvadu2
(36,962 posts)TexasBushwhacker
(20,222 posts)That can could be used as a weapon!
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)TexasBushwhacker
(20,222 posts)In fact he got THE gun he shot Trayvon with. He even sold it recently on an online auction.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)TexasBushwhacker
(20,222 posts)So he got his weapons back.
forgotmylogin
(7,539 posts)Nt
localroger
(3,634 posts)mcar
(42,403 posts)Wise words.
bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)t
OldRedneck
(1,397 posts)The restaurant owner told Zimmerman to leave and do not ever come back to the restaurant.
63splitwindow
(2,657 posts)^^^ link to New York Daily News Article
PatSeg
(47,649 posts)"You need to send like three or four cops."
Motley13
(3,867 posts)then give it back to him, but the coward isn't going to do anything with people watching.
He threatened his wife with a gun. Attacked a girlfriend with a wine bottle.
He was innvolved in a road rage incident & the other man shot at Zim's truck.
I will be very surprised if he doesn't kill or injure someone else.
dhill926
(16,373 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,769 posts)skylucy
(3,745 posts)All he got was a punch in his face? He should be in prison.
Initech
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Codeine
(25,586 posts)In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)SheriffBob
(552 posts)he has lived this long.
Too bad.
backscatter712
(26,355 posts)Doodley
(9,151 posts)Feeling the Bern
(3,839 posts)jmg257
(11,996 posts)wallyworld2
(375 posts)not believe a single word that murderer had to say.
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uponit7771
(90,367 posts)... and who got out of their car and ran TOWARDS the self identified 10th grader threat who happened to be black.
All those are not in dispute...
63splitwindow
(2,657 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,962 posts)Trayvon Martin should be a NRA hero.
An unarmed teenager was attacked by an armed assailant who had no credible reason to stalk him.
The claim is that the killer had received some lumps.
If so, the victim attempted to protect himself but could not overcome the gun wielding aggressor.
The NRA should be proclaiming to the heavens the right of victim Trayvon Martin to carry a weapon to defend himself.
secondwind
(16,903 posts)Rex
(65,616 posts)from the store. Normal humans this probably would be something that would break them for the rest of their lives, not Zim. He in facts LOVES he got away with murder and won't stop talking about it. To him that is the coolest thing a person can do, which explains his rather unstable life.
He probably dreams of the day TLC gives him his own reality show.
canetoad
(17,197 posts)I wish every rec for this thread was a big punch in George's fat face.
Hulk
(6,699 posts)Beed in the dumps for the last day or two. Little stuff.
This really brightened up my day a bit.
LisaM
(27,843 posts)Guess that was too good to be true. It would really be funny if the person who punched him was Donald Trump, though.
voteearlyvoteoften
(1,716 posts)It was at Gators on the St Johns River.
He went up to the guy and complimented him on his confederate flag patch ( tattoo idk).
Then he came back and bragged about who he was and just assumed the guy would treat him like a rock star. Guy wasn't interested in getting to know him I guess ha ha. He then left in a nice boat with an older man and a small woman. Daughter sent me a photo I told her to get the hell away from dangerous George who has brought shame to our town.
Quayblue
(1,045 posts)Am I interpreting you correctly?
voteearlyvoteoften
(1,716 posts)Zimmy just assumed he would want to be pals. Puncher not interested in the low life murderer.
I want to punch him too. Remember the guy who took a shot at him
this is not the first time someone has taken a run at him.
He's too low even for Trump supporters and thats saying something.
Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,771 posts)who punched GZ.
According to a Seminole County sheriff's report on the Sunday evening incident, Zimmerman told the officers he had a short conversation with another man (meaning a man besides himself) over the man's tattoos and was trying to prove who he was when another man identified only as Eddie (meaning a men besides the man he was bragging to)asked if he was bragging about the 2012 shooting for which Zimmerman was acquitted.
JustAnotherGen
(31,937 posts)Know one knows this guy? This Eddie guy?
muntrv
(14,505 posts)muntrv
(14,505 posts)TonyPDX
(962 posts)rocktivity
(44,580 posts)And if your attacker felt that you had put him under a deadly threat...
rocktivity
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Seems he'd want to put it far behind him.
And move far away.
This won't end well for Georgie.
wellst0nev0ter
(7,509 posts)According to Zimmerman, it was just another racist jackass suffering from a case of mistaken identity
Zimmerman told the Orlando Sentinel Thursday that his drunken assailant, identified in the police report as Eddie, thought he was Matthew Apperson, the man accused of shooting at Zimmerman during a road-rage confrontation last year.
You better get the f--- out of here you n----r lover, you aint welcome here, the man told Zimmerman before punching him and breaking his glasses.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/zimmerman-punched-bragging-killing-trayvon-martin-article-1.2739089
RonniePudding
(889 posts)If he told me it was daylight I'd look out the window just to make sure.
True Dough
(17,338 posts)awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)He has it.
smirkymonkey
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catbyte
(34,485 posts)Martin, so I have absolutely no sympathy for that asshole whatsoever.
panader0
(25,816 posts)The guy got away with murder and been in trouble ever since. He is a
class A asshole, and is trying to live off the fact that he killed a teenager kid
who was just walking home. Normally I'd say welcome to DU for a poster
with only a single post. But somehow I don't think you will last long here.
JustAnotherGen
(31,937 posts)Still no arrest:
http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/04/us/george-zimmerman-claims-punch-in-face/
What a miscarriage of justice! What will become of America?
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,219 posts)Okay.
(So you signed up to DU just to comment on George Zimmerman? That's pretty sad.)
wildeyed
(11,243 posts)A punch in the face is the best thing George Zimmerman deserves.
lark
(23,166 posts)Karma will come through and he will be shot in cold blood and it will be well deserved, regardless of what's happening then.