# George Zimmerman - In the news again **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 31, 2014, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480 "2014-07-31T13:26:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 58
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1141 "2015-12-09T17:39:37Z")
> [@Red\_Wiggler](#): > > I am unashamedly stealing this. > > Doorhinge is an epic moron. Just wanted to add that. It both goes without saying, and can’t be emphasized strongly enough. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1142 "2015-12-09T17:41:08Z")
> [@bup](#): > > **doorhinge** , can I give you some constructive criticism? > > You’re really fucking stupid. Stating the obvious now counts as “criticism” ? Pfft, modern rhetoric standards have really slipped. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Economist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c89c15/32.png) [@Evil\_Economist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Economist)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1143 "2015-12-09T18:53:42Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > a incredibly Post shortened. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1144 "2016-05-12T06:37:24Z")
Updating this thread: George is auctioning off the gun he used to kill Trayvon Martin: > **[George Zimmerman to auction off gun used in Trayvon Martin death](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/05/12/george-zimmerman-gun-killed-trayvon-martin-auction/84268372/)** > > Gun used in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in 2012 being auctioned. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1145 "2016-05-12T10:35:18Z")
That seems to be… in incredibly poor taste. I can’t imagine the thought process that went into this. Is he that desperate? Or does he figure nothing he can do now can make him more hated than he already is? ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1146 "2016-05-12T10:54:08Z")
He thinks he’s a hero. He thinks he’s got nothing to be ashamed of. He’s doing it for the publicity and a chance to rub peoples’ noses in his “innocence”. And yeah, make a quick buck. It’s no different than OJ’s “If I did it…” book. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1147 "2016-05-12T11:34:50Z")
What a fuckhead. I hope the buyer shoots him with it. ---
**Author:** ![orcenio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/orcenio/32/1036_2.png) [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1148 "2016-05-12T11:37:48Z")
> [@Merneith](#): > > He thinks he’s a hero. He thinks he’s got nothing to be ashamed of. He’s doing it for the publicity and a chance to rub peoples’ noses in his “innocence”. And yeah, make a quick buck. > > It’s no different than OJ’s “If I did it…” book. This. He’s a child killer looking to make a quick buck from his fame…and looking to extend his fame…so he can make another quick buck later… ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1149 "2016-05-12T11:40:25Z")
[Here is the auction site.](http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=558112068) If I’m reading it right, the bidding starts at…$5000?? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1150 "2016-05-12T11:47:15Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > What a fuckhead. I hope the buyer shoots him with it. This. I didn’t think my opinion of that jerk could get any lower. I was wrong. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1151 "2016-05-12T13:00:44Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > What a fuckhead. I hope the buyer shoots him with it. The first thing that went through my mind when I heard about this was a vision of someone in the future reading about this ugly little chapter in history and reading the line " Zimmerman would later be shot by the very gun he used to kill Martin". What a dickhead. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1152 "2016-05-12T13:05:06Z")
George Zimmerman is a living, breathing piece of shit who makes it difficult for me to have faith in humanity. Thanks, George, you piece of shit. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1153 "2016-05-12T13:40:35Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > That seems to be… in incredibly poor taste. I can’t imagine the thought process that went into this. Is he that desperate? Or does he figure nothing he can do now can make him more hated than he already is? He’s living on borrowed time. My ESP is weak, but I can clearly see the future headlines about Zimmerman dying after attempting a swim from Miami to Nassau with 90 pounds of chain wrapped around his feet. Obvious suicide. ---
**Author:** ![you\_with\_the\_face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ecccb3/32.png) [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1154 "2016-05-12T14:10:56Z")
Zimmerman is the only man alive who makes Trump seem honorable and trustworthy in comparison. And I suspect that there is almost 1:1 overlap between supporters of the two. He is a menace to our species and I’m not afraid to say that the sight of his face makes me wish he would have a run in with Bill Bob Thornton’s character from Fargo. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1155 "2016-05-12T14:15:04Z")
> [@you\_with\_the\_face](#): > > Zimmerman is the only man alive who makes Trump seem honorable and trustworthy in comparison. So you’re saying Trump has his VP. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1156 "2016-05-12T15:02:45Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > Updating this thread: > > George is auctioning off the gun he used to kill Trayvon Martin: > [George Zimmerman to auction off gun used in Trayvon Martin death](http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/05/12/george-zimmerman-gun-killed-trayvon-martin-auction/84268372/) This is interesting-Right as the gun is supposed to go up for auction…[it is pulled with no explanation.](http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=558112068) ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1157 "2016-05-12T15:09:30Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > This is interesting-Right as the gun is supposed to go up for auction…[it is pulled with no explanation.](http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=558112068) Somehow I get the feeling this was all one elaborate set-up for George to eventually play the victim. Wait for the press release. “I’m being persecuted by B. Hussein Obama and his henchmen!” ---
**Author:** ![Emiliana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@Emiliana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emiliana)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1158 "2016-05-12T15:18:18Z")
Yeah, yeah, I get the venting. But, seriously, hoping the guy gets shot? Way to take this tasteless act and run with it.:smack: That said, George Zimmerman is one sad fuck of a human being. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1159 "2016-05-12T15:38:20Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > That seems to be… in incredibly poor taste. I can’t imagine the thought process that went into this. Is he that desperate? Or does he figure nothing he can do now can make him more hated than he already is? Because up til now Zimmerman was the epitome of reserve and good taste? The man is a venal, foolish, dolt. And venal foolish dolts are wont to behave in venal, foolish, doltish ways. Film at 11. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1160 "2016-05-12T16:01:51Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > This is interesting-Right as the gun is supposed to go up for auction…[it is pulled with no explanation.](http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=558112068) I wouldn’t be surprised if the gun auction site decided that they didn’t want to be associated in any way with this psycho. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480.md?page=57) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480.md?page=59)