# 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:** 64
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1261 "2016-08-05T03:34:23Z")
😃 Obviously we shouldn’t take pleasure in such unwarranted acts of vigilantism, 😃 and I’m not grinning about it. 😃 No really. 😃 ---
**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:** [August 5, 2016, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1262 "2016-08-05T06:41:50Z")
And, had I been there, I certainly wouldn’t have paid Large Man’s dinner tab. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1263 "2016-08-05T12:33:33Z")
Maybe we should branch this off into a “Positive Fist News of the Day” thread. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1264 "2016-08-05T12:41:37Z")
If anyone deserved a fisting, it’s him. ---
**Author:** ![hermitcrab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@hermitcrab](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hermitcrab)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1265 "2016-08-05T15:51:09Z")
> [@](#): > > The man has not been arrested as of Thursday. Investigators say they are looking for a man named “Eddie,” who witnesses say was the main aggressor. and hopefully, they’re not looking too hard!😃 ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1266 "2016-08-05T16:28:34Z")
Pale complexion, widow’s peak. May or may not have neck bolts. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1267 "2016-08-05T16:31:26Z")
I didn’t quite understand the bit about racist tattoos. Were they on Zimmerman? ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1268 "2016-08-05T17:59:57Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > I didn’t quite understand the bit about racist tattoos. Were they on Zimmerman? No, but good luck figuring out what actually happened. The witness accounts in this article are about as consistent as _Rashomon_. > **[Records: George Zimmerman punched after ‘bragging’ about Trayvon Martin case](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2016/08/04/records-george-zimmerman-punched-after-bragging-about-trayvon-martin-case/)** > > George Zimmerman says he was punched in the face after talking about the Trayvon Martin case at a Sanford-area restaurant over the weekend. Zimmerman said he was ordering food at Gators Riverside G… ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1269 "2016-08-05T18:09:19Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > No, but good luck figuring out what actually happened. Well, whatever happened, he got punched in the face. That’s all the investigative journalism I need to have a good day. ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1270 "2016-08-05T18:29:36Z")
According to TMZ (I know, I know) - Zimmerman is claiming that he was punched because the guy was a white nationalist who objected to Zimmerman claiming it was self-defense. He (according to Zimmerman) thought Zimmerman should have been proud to shoot a black man. > **[George Zimmerman -- I'm Pressing Charges ... Puncher Called Me 'N\*\*\*\*\* Lover'...](https://www.tmz.com/2016/08/05/george-zimmerman-punch-911-call/)** > > George Zimmerman says the guy who punched him was pissed he explained away the Trayvon Martin shooting as self-defense and he says the puncher was far from supportive of the black community. > [@TMZ interview with George Zimmerman](#): > > Zimmerman claims the puncher – a white man identified only as Eddie – and his friends recognized him. He says one of Eddie’s friends asked him to prove he was “that guy.” Zimmerman says he took out his driver’s license and also told the group he’d shot Trayvon in self-defense. > > According to Zimmerman, that pissed off Eddie, who then said … “You better get the f\*\*\* out here you n\*\*\*\*\* lover, you ain’t welcome here.” Moments later, Zimmerman says Eddie punched him in the face. Notice that Zimmerman leaves out any suggestion that he started the confrontation by insulting the guy’s tatoos and also that Zimmerman skips over any question of him bragging about the killing. Isn’t it weird how he’s always just minding his own business when someone just comes up out of no where and tries to punch him in the head? I can’t count the number of times that’s happened to me. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1271 "2016-08-05T20:00:24Z")
What does it say about the guy if even the racists want to punch him in the face? ---
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1272 "2016-08-05T20:32:14Z")
> [@Merneith](#): > > Isn’t it weird how he’s always just minding his own business when someone just comes up out of no where and tries to punch him in the head? I can’t count the number of times that’s happened to me. Maybe if you weren’t getting punched in the head so much it would be easier to count? ---
**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:** [August 5, 2016, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1273 "2016-08-05T21:20:28Z")
> [@Merneith](#): > > Notice that Zimmerman leaves out any suggestion that he started the confrontation by insulting the guy’s tatoos and also that Zimmerman skips over any question of him bragging about the killing. > > Isn’t it weird how he’s always just minding his own business when someone just comes up out of no where and tries to punch him in the head? I can’t count the number of times that’s happened to me. The sad thing is not that Zimmerman would lie like this with a straight face. It’s that there is at least one person on this planet gullible enough to believe him. _That_ person is the one who really deserves a punch in the face. We can probably also thank them for Trump and Brexit too. ---
**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:** [August 7, 2016, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1274 "2016-08-07T01:49:13Z")
[It started with odd and unexpected generosity…](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8CfKD5Zo_U) ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1275 "2016-09-17T15:12:19Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > By the way, Apperson, the man who shot Zimmerman, has been arrested. Apperson has been [convicted](http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/16/us/george-zimmerman-matthew-apperson-attempted-murder-conviction/index.html) of attempted murder. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1276 "2016-09-17T15:22:27Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > Given Zimmerman’s proclivity for violence, shooting him on sight by anyone who encounters him should be a reasonable defense. > [@Bricker](#): > > By the way, Apperson, the man who shot Zimmerman, has been arrested. His lawyer is silent on whether he intends to use the “Muffin Defense.” > [@Frank](#): > > Apperson has been [convicted](http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/16/us/george-zimmerman-matthew-apperson-attempted-murder-conviction/index.html) of attempted murder. The “Muffin Defense,” didn’t work? Inconceivable! ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1277 "2016-09-17T18:17:11Z")
Never match wits with a Cecilian when death is online! ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1278 "2016-09-17T18:55:29Z")
Lesson learned. If he, in fear for his life - natch -, had killed Zimmerman, he’d be walking around a free hero of the NRA right now. ---
**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:** [September 17, 2016, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1279 "2016-09-17T19:49:21Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > Lesson learned. If he, in fear for his life - natch -, had killed Zimmerman, he’d be walking around a free hero of the NRA right now. Certainly, a completely different situation would have had a completely different outcome. What’s your point? ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1280 "2016-09-17T21:49:28Z")
> [@Steophan](#): > > Certainly, a completely different situation would have had a completely different outcome. What’s your point? Cockroaches are hard to kill?.. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480.md?page=63) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480.md?page=65)