Forney police officer to be questioned over Zimmerman stop

[alp227]

Source: KDFW (Fox 4 Dallas/Fort Worth)

The City of Forney plans to question the police officer who pulled over George Zimmerman because the officer reportedly took a picture with his personal phone during the stop.

The Forney city manager told FOX4 the officer is not under investigation, but officials are looking into a claim the officer took a picture of Zimmerman's driver's license.

The sound of an iPhone camera ‘click' can be heard on dashcam footage while the officer was in his squad car calling in Zimmerman's driver's license information.

After that you can hear the 'unlock' sound and typing on the keyboard.

Read more: http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/23023203/forney-police-officer-to-be-questioned-over-zimmerman-stop

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Article comes with a video.

[NYC_SKP]

1. Pulled over for speeding, acts the fool, gun in car, doesn't get a ticket.

Zimmerman was stopped for speeding and during the stop he told officers he had a gun with him in his glove compartment, according to dash cam video obtained by FOX4.

The officer asked Zimmerman where he was going and Zimmerman responded "nowhere in particular."

When the officer asked why he responded that way, Zimmerman said, "You didn't see my name?" The officer, after a second, said, "Wow, what a coincidence."

Zimmerman was given a verbal warning by the officer for speeding and allowed to continue after a check to make sure there were no outstanding warrants.

http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/22981259/george-zimmerman-stopped-forney-police-speeding

[tofuandbeer]

6. +1

[bluesbassman]

7. "No outstanding warrants". Tell you what, KARMA has a fucking warrant out.

[Berlum]

11. 'acts the fool'

[freshwest]

2. Another Z fan?

[iamthebandfanman]

8. most definitely..

id imagine whatever text or fb msg he sent out said something along the lines of 'you wont guess who I just pulled over!" with the picture of his license attached :p

[southernyankeebelle]

10. yep, until the hispanic side of him kills a white guy then the halo will come off. Zimmerman is

trigger happy and he thinks he is a hero.

[NYC_SKP]

22. You forgot the sarcasm thingy.

I know it's too late for you to edit, having been ppr'ed and all, but good golly, you really need to work on your "stifle skills".

southernyankeebelle
10. yep, until the hispanic side of him kills a white guy then the halo will come off. Zimmerman is trigger happy and he thinks he is a hero.

[Thinkingabout]

26. I think she just may be correct, it is a reality.

[kalisto2010]

3. "Cops give a damn about a Negro"

"Pull the trigga kill a N**GA he's a Hero"

Tupac Shakur

[heaven05]

14. like

I said yesterday, they love him in places like forney. Just love him. No doubt about it.

[Niceguy1]

4. jerk he is

But police have no right to place personal data on their unsecure private phone.

[cyndensco]

19. That's what I was thinking

but.. if ANYONE deserves privacy invasion though, it's zimmerman. Hope he is photographed each time he goes nowhere in particular.

[tofuandbeer]

5. Yes. I remember I heard that. But I couldn't figure out what was going on!...

I thought there was a camera in the police car taking a photo of the situation. Wow!

[Ash_F]

9. I don't believe the camera covers the officers themselves.

I guess they don't like being watched.

[tofuandbeer]

27. Yeah, that would be a drag.

But I meant, I thought the camera that was on the car, took a still shot for some reason (when I heard the click sound of the camera). I didn't think of the fact that the policeman was taking a pic of the drivers license.

[Conium]

12. The cop was star-struck.

So did he get Zimmerman's autograph too? He could have if he had issued a citation!

[Mr. David]

13. City of Forney should fire the officer in question

[NutmegYankee]

15. I can be very critical of police...

particularly their overuse of escalation and violence, the tendency to deny rights like photographing them on a sidewalk, and their always getting away with murder in shootings, but I can't agree with termination of employment here.

Photographing the license is worth a formal reprimand, but not firing the officer. As for not giving a ticket, that's always the officers discretion.

[wordpix]

16. main q is what Zim was doing driving "nowhere in particular" in TX from FL

Answer me that

[niyad]

17. it's easy to spend a lot of time "driving nowhere" in texas. have done it myself.

[Incitatus]

20. It's probably the safest state for him to be in right now besides Alaska. nt

[freshwest]

25. Figuring his escape to Mexico? Planning to move to Texas? Meeting up with fans?

[wordpix]

30. whatever he was doing, he did not want to share with cop

that to me is a clue he was up to no good.

Just driving "nowhere in particular" while crossing part of FL, Ala, La and part of TX? Really?

Gas is over $4/gal in some states and he can just burn it up going nowhere in particular?

[freshwest]

31. Agreed. And he's been 'up to no good' most of his life. Scumbag.

[GreenStormCloud]

36. His business, not yours.

He is legally a private citizen with no warrants and may go where he pleases without giving an explanation to anyone.

[Tom Ripley]

18. I'm suprised that Zimmerman wasn't complaining about being profiled for "Driving While Hispanic"

However, he seems a bit slow-witted; perhaps this has not occurred to him yet.

[UglyGreed]

21. He is a Hero

why not take a souvenir to pass on from generation to generation.

[redwitch]

24. I hope this is sarcasm. nt

[UglyGreed]

40. Of course it is

I don't have the sarcasm tag, I thought my words would be enough, sorry.

[redwitch]

41. 'S ok.

One never knows anymore.

[UTUSN]

23. R#11 & K for, good ol' boys are groupies, too!1 n/t

[snooper2]

28. Most likely story? He took picture and send text to his wife

"Guess who I just pulled over LOL"

next text-

"You'll probably see our names in the paper "

[Fringe]

29. I got pulled over for speeding in Texas once

Last edited Fri Aug 2, 2013, 07:15 PM - Edit history (1)

And I got a ticket. I guess I'm the wrong color(black) and I'm not a murderer.

[Sunlei]

32. Zs big road trips to new friends and radicalised more as each day goes on.

He's turning into republican political material.

[KinMd]

33. Not sticking up for Zimmerman but..

since when do you need a reason to be in any state, or need to tell a cop where you're going.

[wordpix]

34. uh, let's use common sense here

Zimmerman crosses 4 states and says he has no particular reason to do that when asked by the cop. Zim has gun in the car and has admitted shooting an unarmed boy. This raises no questions in your mind that he drove all this way and tells the cop it's for no reason, esp. when gas is $4/gal.?

You're not very curious or analytical about this joy ride.

[Paladin]

35. +1. (nt)

[GreenStormCloud]

37. uh, let's look at the law here.

He is a private citizen with no warrants.

Crossing 4 states is completely legal. I have done it many times.

No citizen is required to tell a cop where they are going if asked by a cop. Z doesn't have to either.

Gun in the car - Completely legal in Texas. Z still has his FL CCW, and it TX has reciprocity with FL on concealed carry. So do GA, AL, MS, & LA.

Admited shooting - Trial found him "Not Guilty". Therefore no restrictions can by imposed on him.

That's the law. Obviously you think LEOs should violate the law where Z is concerned. But if they can violate it against the people you don't like, someday they will violate it against you.

[KinMd]

38. If he was moving to Texas, for example, why would or should he tell a cop on a speeding stop?

[Kennah]

39. If the officer had pulled over Anthony Weiner, would he have snapped a pic of ...

[Crabby Appleton]

42. Officer who took photo of George Zimmerman

during traffic stop will not be punished, report says


(CBS) FORNEY, Texas - A police officer who pulled over George Zimmerman for speeding in Texas and allegedly took a picture with his iPhone during the traffic stop will not be punished, MyFoxDFW.com reports.


An official in the city of Forney reportedly told the station that the officer took the picture to send to his lieutenant because he wanted his superiors to be aware of whom he stopped in case there were questions from the media.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57597220-504083/officer-who-took-photo-of-george-zimmerman-during-traffic-stop-will-not-be-punished-report-says/