Lawyer: George Zimmerman should not be visiting gun factories
Source: AP
The attorney who helped murder defendant George Zimmerman win a controversial acquittal last month was frustrated to learn his client toured a gun factory on Thursday.
According to TMZ, the former neighborhood crime watchman visited Kel-Tec firearms, the company that manufactured the semi-automatic handgun Zimmerman used in the fatal confrontation with Trayvon Martin.
We certainly would not have advised him to go to the factory that made the gun that he used to shoot Trayvon Martin through the heart, Shawn Vincent, a spokesman for attorney Mark OMara, told Yahoo News. That was not part of our public relations plan.
News of Zimmermans visit to the gunmaker comes just six weeks after a jury found him not guilty in the 2012 shooting death of Martin, an unarmed black teenager in Sanford, Fla. The trial was televised to a wide audience, and his acquittal led to nationwide protests and prompted President Barack Obama to speak out on the case.
Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/lawyer-george-zimmerman-should-not-be-visiting-gun-factories-174609071.html
Lie down with dogs...
Wait Wut
(8,492 posts)...but, it's all about appearances. Still, glad he came out with this. The RWers are celebrating this story.
billh58
(6,635 posts)Righties from the Gungeon here on DU.
lumpy
(13,704 posts)n
Pterodactyl
(1,687 posts)cgnick
(59 posts)avebury
(10,946 posts)This just confirms that Zimmerman is clueless. This guy is totally unable to learn from the past which means that he is likely to get into hot water in the future.
noiretextatique
(27,275 posts)he was not acting as a neighborhood watch person when he murdered Trayvon Martin, but the liberal media keeps claiming that.
bravenak
(34,648 posts)Those asshole always get away.
Skittles
(152,964 posts)is he just NOW figuring out his client is a murdering gun humping COWARD?
Throd
(7,208 posts)JustAnotherGen
(31,683 posts)Why does he need a PR plan? He just wants to be left alone - right? When I was in marketing - I went to PR to create media attention around a device, a price plan, a country launch . . .
Faryn Balyncd
(5,125 posts)Ino
(3,366 posts)Sounded like a plan to me!
tofuandbeer
(1,314 posts)His lawyer may have just given an accidental hint about the overturned car rescue.
I thought that was too coincidental to be true.
What a disgusting lot of people.
Curmudgeoness
(18,219 posts)about how a cop called him and tipped him off about the accident, since he was in that area....so he could get there before the police and emergency personnel got there....and the news people. The people had already been helped by others who were there before Zimmerman showed up.
Completely PR.
tofuandbeer
(1,314 posts)Thx
dballance
(5,756 posts)LovingA2andMI
(7,006 posts)Where is that "rescued" family anyway? What EVER happened to them and why the family FAILED at hitting the P.R. circuit to expressing FOREVER LOVE for Zimmerman saving them from the turnover car?
Like my late Mother use to express, "God don't like ugly". It's just a MATTER of TIME before George Z. does something stupid again. Think O.J. Simpson....
lumpy
(13,704 posts)n
KG
(28,749 posts)branford
(4,462 posts)Zimmerman has few, if any, sources of income, and likely a great deal of debt. Visiting Kel-Tec was extremely foolish from a PR perspective, but if it's what puts food on the table, I'm hardly surprised.
Additionally, unless his trip to Kel-Tec was illegal, I simply cannot understand the continued fascination with Zimmerman, regardless on your belief in his guilt or innocence. Aren't there more timely and relevant shooters in the news, like the nut at the school in Georgia?
Curmudgeoness
(18,219 posts)for his defense by all the rabid wingnuts? If I remember correctly, he was living off of all that money....well, who knows how much it was or how long it would last!
branford
(4,462 posts)However, I would assume that even if the amount was significant, that was still insufficient to cover his legal expenses, including attorney and expert fees, no less provide him with a livable income.
arcane1
(38,613 posts)billh58
(6,635 posts)of his "defense fund" from just before the trial. It appears that the cowardly murderer and his slimy defense team went through around $350K before the trial even started.
http://globalgrind.com/2013/05/29/george-zimmerman-defense-fund-asks-supporters-money-5-dollars-details/
Curmudgeoness
(18,219 posts)and who knows how much more after that heart-felt appeal.
lolly
(3,248 posts)Can't say I'm sorry that a bunch of suckers wasted their money on this loser.
Can't say I'm surprised that he and his wife (is she still in the picture?) ran through it all--after perjuring themselves over it first.
LovingA2andMI
(7,006 posts)No one has a "continued fascination" with Georgie Z. He continues to make stupid moves which are going to be covered by the media. Maybe Georgie needs to have a chat with Casey Anthony on how to stay under the radar.
Until then, every time Georgie does a stupid thing, the media is going to cover it and we as the Public-at-Large have a right to talk about it. Okay?
branford
(4,462 posts)I, personally, just do not see the fascination. It's like watching a car wreck on the side of the highway.
I believe Zimmerman is best ignored and forgotten.
heaven05
(18,124 posts)"ignored and forgotten". Oh by the way, NEVER forgotten. May I live long enough to see the scales balanced.
Paladin
(28,202 posts)....given your pro-gun stance, as expressed in the Gun Control & RKBA group. If I were on that side of the issue, I'd devoutly wish for Zimmerman to be ignored and forgotten, and damned quickly. Ain't going to happen.....
billh58
(6,635 posts)and now Zimmerman. I thought that this was Democratic Underground...
Paladin
(28,202 posts)Now it's Zimmerman and Nugent. Suits me fine.....
billh58
(6,635 posts)they still invoke Heston's spirit during their cross burnings, or whatever ceremonies they engage in...
branford
(4,462 posts)You fully realize that I'm no conservative and that there's no contradiction at all in my thinking. I assume you're just frustrated and irritable about the Zimmerman acquittal.
I heartily support the First Amendment, even if it protects a television channel I don't agree with, such as Fox News. We do not need the First Amendment to protect popular speech.
I also support the Second Amendment, but need not, and do not, like George Zimmerman.
I believe in a classically liberal interpretation of the entire Constitution. The same liberal interpretation that protects a woman's right to choose, privacy protections and other liberal values.
I do not make exceptions to my liberal beliefs and values because those that may disagree with my politics also benefit. If so, then I would NOT truly have liberal values.
You certainly may believe what you wish. However, when you pick and choose when to uphold your purported liberal values, you are not liberal, you are a hypocrite.
As to the topic at hand, I've already stated that I do not like Zimmerman. He needlessly killed an unarmed teenager and currently may be dangerous because he has a hero complex. Nevertheless, he was acquitted in court and can legally buy firearms. Most importantly, I fear that the constant attention given Zimmerman will encourage some idiot to attack him, and the result will be the unnecessary death of the assailant, Zimmerman, or worst of all, innocent bystanders. You cannot possibly believe that would be a good outcome, no matter how much you believe that a miscarriage of justice was committed, unless you believe in vigilantism which is certainly not a liberal value.
billh58
(6,635 posts)an ambulance to chase? It is obvious to many of us what your motives are in posting on these very specific threads.
Skittles
(152,964 posts)WHATEVER HE DOES IS NEWS - he is a PROVEN THREAT to public safety
dawn frenzy adams
(429 posts)He's a psychopath!
enough
(13,237 posts)dem in texas
(2,672 posts)He's stopped for speeding in Texas and has a load gun in the car. Now he is having his picture taken at a gun factory. Where will he pop up next? Oh! I have it figured out! He'll be signing autographs at gun shows.
DRoseDARs
(6,810 posts)dawnie51
(959 posts)I see the jerk is almost back to his fighting weight, all slim and trim, like he was the night he killed Trayvon Martin, not the bloated mess he made of himself for the trial. Odd that when everyone was talking about how out of shape and unathletic he was, no one remembered that Georgie was real healthy looking strolling into the police dept. that night.
Faryn Balyncd
(5,125 posts)Supersedeas
(20,630 posts)nolabear
(41,915 posts)PR? And how would PR benefit him? By portraying him as Joe the Watchman. Everyman, who saved his neighborhood, who fought injustice and won, who pulls babies from burning cars, and who does it with the aid of KEL-TEC, CHOICE OF EVERYMEN EVERYWHERE!!
Problem is, Zimmerman doesn't seem to have any of those characteristics. He's a schlub with delusions of glory, and he doesn't understand that many people are onto him, and his charade looks more and more like just that every day.
I'm fascinated by the lawyer's used of language. I guarantee you, during the trial he would NEVER have said "the gun that he used to shoot Trayvon Martin through the heart." I sense the rat swimming from the ship.
Chemisse
(30,793 posts)But his job was to defend him as best he could.
Believe me, if you ever need a criminal defense lawyer, you are going to want one who is not making judgements about you and presenting an anemic defense based upon his own opinions. A good defense lawyer is one who does his or her best regardless of their opinion of the accused.
warrant46
(2,205 posts)A defense lawyer's # 1 function is to keep the cops and the system honest and point out the flaws in the case, that would lead to a conclusion that the threshold of "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt" has NOT been met.
See Acquittal
Chemisse
(30,793 posts)I think racial bias played a role in the jury's decision.
But it is the defense attorney's job to seek that verdict, no matter what piece of shit he has for a client, and it is just silly to demonize him for it.
tofuandbeer
(1,314 posts)Skittles
(152,964 posts)gun whores, all of them
agent46
(1,262 posts)I wonder if Z-Man is hatching some new violent fantasy in his fevered little unconscious.
He should be on a short leash.
JI7
(89,174 posts)That's how O'Mara is going to recoup money from defending Zimmerman. Him and his slime-ball associates.
enough
(13,237 posts)Warpy
(110,909 posts)of staying out of prison for the rest of his life.
Rebellious Republican
(5,029 posts)Nike and others have there paid rock stars and so do the Koch Brothers and the NRA!
yellowwoodII
(616 posts)So proud.
billh58
(6,635 posts)the Gungeon has checked in to defend Zimmy boy. GZ's own attorney is pissed because his antics may devalue the book and movie deals being discussed. Can't have that now, can we?
beevul
(12,194 posts)The only thing true to form here, is your characterization of posts made by a single poster as "the gungeon".
zentrum
(9,865 posts)He's revelling in the memory of it and the instrument that made it possible.
And when people stop sending him money for it and he stops getting invites to rightwing radio shows, he will try it again.
The burning car thing didn't work out so well. I'm guessing he'll go for something bigger next time. Hope nobody (else) gets hurt.
PatrynXX
(5,668 posts)looks like he doesn't listen.
erpowers
(9,350 posts)During the trial myself and others wondered if George Zimmerman had gained weight to make himself look less threatening. It looks like that was the case. Zimmerman, although he may not yet be back to his pre-trial size, has lost a large amount of weight. In addition, he is once again going with a nearly bald look. I guess someone told him it would be hard for people to believe he was getting his head bashed against concrete if he had no hair.
giftedgirl77
(4,713 posts)He looks very fit to me as well. I believe 100% that he got fat for the trial. I wonder if his homie from the MMA gym has been helping him get into shape....
calimary
(80,699 posts)How long did that take you - or your spokesman Shawn Vincent?
Zimmerman is clearly a man with no conscience, and no sense whatsoever of responsibility or consequences for his actions. Certainly no sensitivity either.
Still appalling as hell.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Sick stuff!
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rrneck
(17,671 posts)rdharma
(6,057 posts)"We're told the owner's son took Zimmerman on a tour of the grounds, including the area where the firearms are assembled. The photo of Zimmerman and an employee (above) was taken inside the assembly plant."
no_hypocrisy
(45,774 posts)Sunlei
(22,651 posts)magical thyme
(14,881 posts)Or is he paying you (the blood money sent to him by fools) a retainer to attempt to create some kind of positive public image? Seriously?
Stay in the public eye, Zimmie. Please stay in the public eye. We always want to know where you are, so we can be sure to be somewhere else.
Paladin
(28,202 posts)msanthrope
(37,549 posts)GreenStormCloud
(12,072 posts)msanthrope
(37,549 posts)in the criminal pre-trial, immunity has not attached. Now, he may try for a hearing on the civil suit....but I think he may find himself SOL.
dusty trails
(174 posts)... against any unarmed boys who might hunger for a snack of ice tea and Skittles.
heaven05
(18,124 posts)This is about right. A racist POS murderer visits the factory of the maker of the weapon he used to kill an unarmed teenagr. Geez About right for amerikka as a public relations profit generating stunt.
Spirochete
(5,264 posts)for him to relive his proudest moment.
MrScorpio
(73,626 posts)O-Town Blue
(12 posts)I can think of no other reason why he would take a tour of the factory that made the gun he used to kill Trayvon with. He isn't remorseful. He doesn't care. He knows that he'll have supporters no matter what he does. It's mean. It's spiteful. It's callous. And he couldn't give a shit less. I'm willing to bet he gets off on it - Relishing his role as America's heel.
AverageJoe90
(10,745 posts)tavalon
(27,985 posts)you lie down with dogs, you get fleas.
Just shut up and book him on Maury Povich.
Whoops on the homily repeat.
DallasNE
(7,392 posts)This completely fits his profile so the surprise would be if he didn't do these kinds of things. This is the real George Zimmerman.
Turbineguy
(37,208 posts)"I wanna shake the hand that....."
DontTreadOnMe
(2,442 posts)I hope he spends all day around a lot of guns and other gun owners... karma exists, and I for see Zimmerman's death from a "stray" bullet.
Lenomsky
(340 posts)very sad
OverBurn
(935 posts)but the sooner this A-Hole is found face down in a ditch the better off society will be.
cpwm17
(3,829 posts)Your side lost. Get over it. It was obviously a correct verdict.
GZ was brutally attacked, as far as the only evidence that exists indicates. To blame GZ for this is probably unfair. There is no evidence that GZ was at fault - none.
I hate guns and I think it should be illegal for the public to own them; but if I were attacked, as GZ probably was, and I had a weapon on my person I'd have a short term love affair with that weapon. It's very easy for people here to be brave while sitting behind a computer screen. You weren't the one being attacked and your future health and safety wasn't at stake.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)1Greensix
(111 posts)I think if I were a young, black male I would probably shoot Zimmie the first time I saw him on the street. And claim self-defense under Florida's Stand Your Ground laws. But, that's just me. I certainly wouldn't hold it against anyone who did it though. Does that make me a racist?
Skittles
(152,964 posts)cpwm17
(3,829 posts)All evidence indicates that TM attacked GZ. There is no evidence that GZ ever threaten or attacked TM. The lynch mob around here is disgusting.
GZ is GUILTY!
Myrina
(12,296 posts)... that says it all right there. Ugh.
NotThisTime
(3,657 posts)what a dumb ass....