# 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:** 62
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2016, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1221 "2016-05-15T13:26:56Z")
Register as Charlie Manson, and use the address of the prison. Then do a go fund me page for the money to buy the gun. Come on trolls, step up your game. If your lucky, George will mail the gun to the prison. ---
**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 15, 2016, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1222 "2016-05-15T14:55:10Z")
I’m surprised none of the trolls have posed as Trayvon Martin. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2016, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1223 "2016-05-16T17:09:38Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > And the auction [has been restarted yet again!](http://unitedgungroup.com/auction/detail/auction/10/slug/george-zimmerman-s-gun-used-2-26-12) Just to make things even sillier, it’s got a starting price of $100,000, and a “buy me now” price of half a million!! Ya know, if somebody killed somebody and sold the weapon to somebody for an outrageously inflated price, the first thought that would occur to me is that the third somebody was trying to launder a hitman payoff to the first somebody. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2016, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1224 "2016-05-18T07:02:12Z")
He’s attacking Martin’s parents now, saying that they need to soul-search to see where they went wrong raising Trayvon. > **[George Zimmerman insults Trayvon Martin's parents in an explosive new interview](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/george-zimmerman-insults-trayvon-martins-023434880.html)** > > George Zimmerman said the parents of Trayvon Martin "didn't raise their son right," also calling... Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2016, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1225 "2016-05-18T07:43:55Z")
Sounds like George is making a play to be Trump’s VP. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2016, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1226 "2016-05-18T15:22:15Z")
It WOULD be like him to not realize he’s ineligible, wouldn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2016, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1227 "2016-05-18T15:28:12Z")
> [@superdude](#): > > he’s attacking martin’s parents now, saying that they need to soul-search to see where they went wrong raising trayvon. > > [George Zimmerman insults Trayvon Martin's parents in an explosive new interview](http://finance.yahoo.com/news/george-zimmerman-insults-trayvon-martins-023434880.html) “Pay attention to me!! Meee!!!” ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2016, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1228 "2016-05-18T16:01:02Z")
Question: So the picture of the auction has a photo from the court trial where an officer’s holding the gun with this red tube in it and a large thing with a key at the end of the tube. What the heck does that tube do and how does it work? ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2016, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1229 "2016-05-18T16:09:33Z")
It’s a barrel lock, used to make the weapon nonfunctional–and obviously so from a distance. Kinda like [this one](http://www.opticsplanet.com/visualock-gun-lock-fits-2-quot-to-10-quot-38-357-barrel-55411.html). ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2016, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1230 "2016-05-18T16:11:07Z")
> [@YogSothoth](#): > > Question: So the picture of the auction has a photo from the court trial where an officer’s holding the gun with this red tube in it and a large thing with a key at the end of the tube. What the heck does that tube do and how does it work? [Cable lock](https://www.google.com/search?newwindow=1&biw=1067&bih=453&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=pistol+cable+lock&oq=pistol+cable+lock&gs_l=img.3..0.120562.123510.0.123953.5.5.0.0.0.0.118.552.0j5.5.0....0...1c.1.64.img..0.5.548...0i7i30j0i8i7i30.7wC0Mp-brdk). CMC fnord! ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1231 "2016-05-19T07:53:10Z")
Zimmerman now blames Trayvon’s parents for his death. Zimmerman has an endless supply of stupid. > **[Newsradio 600 KOGO - San Diego's News & Information Station](https://kogo.iheart.com/)** > > San Diego's Breaking News Station, NewsRadio AM 600 KOGO featuring San Diego's Morning News with Ted and LaDona, Sean Hannity, Carl DeMaio with Lou Penrose, Darren Smith & Jack Cronin, and Coast to Coast with George Noory. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1232 "2016-05-19T10:05:51Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > Zimmerman now blames Trayvon’s parents for his death. Zimmerman has an endless supply of stupid. > > [Newsradio 600 KOGO - San Diego's News & Information Station](http://kogo.iheart.com/articles/national-national-news-104668/zimmerman-insults-trayvon-martin-parents-14725339/) Any news outlet that grants him a news interview has low ethics, IMO. What do we need to know about his side - we’ve already heard it. We already know he’s unapologetic and now that he can’t be convicted, he’s going to say as much outrageous shit as he can to promote himself. He can’t make income legitimately so he’s creating his own brand, which falls just a little bit south of Storm Front. But close enough to have the same sort of appeal. ---
**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 19, 2016, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1233 "2016-05-19T11:25:54Z")
I for one am glad he isn’t trying to hide his depraved character and is letting his asshole flag fly free. The cognitive dissonance he must be causing in the people who actually defended him and treated him as a hero is a beautiful, beautiful thing. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1234 "2016-05-19T11:32:15Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > It WOULD be like him to not realize he’s ineligible, wouldn’t it? He’ll be eligible for Trump’s second term. Patience! ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1235 "2016-05-19T12:16:00Z")
> [@you\_with\_the\_face](#): > > I for one am glad he isn’t trying to hide his depraved character and is letting his asshole flag fly free. The cognitive dissonance he must be causing in the people who actually defended him and treated him as a hero is a beautiful, beautiful thing. There’s no cognitive dissonance in considering him an arsehole, and defending him against spurious, politically motivated criminal charges. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1236 "2016-05-19T13:24:10Z")
> [@Steophan](#): > > There’s no cognitive dissonance in considering him an arsehole, and defending him against spurious, politically motivated criminal charges. True enough. But **you with the face** said: “The cognitive dissonance he must be causing in the people who actually defended him **and** treated him as a hero is a beautiful, beautiful thing.” (emphasis added) So that would refer not to the people who merely defended him, but rather those that defended him AND treated him as a hero. I have never seen any compelling reason to treat Zimmerman as a hero, but I certainly had plenty to say about the posters here who were calling for his criminal conviction without understanding the law. That might well have been “defending,” but by no means was it lionizing. ---
**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 19, 2016, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1237 "2016-05-19T13:54:00Z")
I would chuckle at how Zimmerman is faulting Martin’s parents for supposedly capitalizing on their son’s death–mere days after he attempted to do the same thing by auctioning off his gun–except I can’t laugh because this stupid display of hypocrisy is not really funny. It brings to mind how he went out of his way to portray Martin as a stalker who savagely tried to murder him, even going so far as to put comic book villain words in the kid’s mouth. If I didn’t know better, I would actually think this behavior fits a pattern of pathological mendacity befitting a person who might murder someone and then shamelessly cry self-defense. ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1238 "2016-05-19T15:01:50Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > True enough. > > But **you with the face** said: > > “The cognitive dissonance he must be causing in the people who actually defended him **and** treated him as a hero is a beautiful, beautiful thing.” > > (emphasis added) > > So that would refer not to the people who merely defended him, but rather those that defended him AND treated him as a hero. > > I have never seen any compelling reason to treat Zimmerman as a hero, but I certainly had plenty to say about the posters here who were calling for his criminal conviction without understanding the law. That might well have been “defending,” but by no means was it lionizing. That’s all correct, but you, me, and others who defended Zimmerman’s rights based on the law have all been accused of hero-worshipping him. It’s a long time ago now, but I have a possibly incorrect memory that **you with the face** was one who used that sort of hyperbole, hence my reply. ---
**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 19, 2016, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1239 "2016-05-19T15:09:48Z")
> [@Steophan](#): > > That’s all correct, but you, me, and others who defended Zimmerman’s rights based on the law have all been accused of hero-worshipping him. If what I said doesn’t apply to you, why are you posting right now? Seriously. White knighting for Zimmerman’s rights will never stop being unnecessary, btw. It was moronic then and its extra moronic now. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1240 "2016-05-19T17:33:37Z")
> [@you\_with\_the\_face](#): > > I would chuckle at how Zimmerman is faulting Martin’s parents for supposedly capitalizing on their son’s death–mere days after he attempted to do the same thing by auctioning off his gun–except I can’t laugh because this stupid display of hypocrisy is not really funny. [Supposedly](http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/06/us/trayvon-martins-parents-settle-wrongful-death-suit.html?_r=0)? > [@](#): > > White knighting for Zimmerman’s rights will never stop being unnecessary, btw. It will be necessary as long as there are people like you. Regards, Shodan [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480.md?page=61) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480.md?page=63)