# Pitting the Zimmerman trial circus **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 13, 2013, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-zimmerman-trial-circus/663419 "2013-07-13T19:53:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![BlakeTyner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@BlakeTyner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlakeTyner)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-zimmerman-trial-circus/663419/41 "2013-07-14T01:06:15Z")
> [@pkbites](#): > > Zimmerman is an idiot wannabe schmuck. Eh, he turned down the opportunity to be a C.O.P., which would’ve come with a nifty uniform and official car and whatnot. Idiot and schmuck I can go along with. But, ultimately, like you say, not guilty. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-zimmerman-trial-circus/663419/42 "2013-07-14T01:31:00Z")
> [@Steophan](#): > > You know, most people don’t think like that. Most people don’t play vigilante and kill other people, either. But plenty of people do think like that; I’ve seen plenty of outright gloating over Treyvon’s death right here on this forum. ---
**Author:** ![BlakeTyner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@BlakeTyner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlakeTyner)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-zimmerman-trial-circus/663419/43 "2013-07-14T01:32:15Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > Most people don’t play vigilante and kill other people, either. But plenty of people do think like that; I’ve seen plenty of outright gloating over Treyvon’s death right here on this forum. And plenty of people believe the folks on the Travel Channel actually communicate with the spirits of the dead. Fuck 'em. It doesn’t matter. ---
**Author:** ![miss\_elizabeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-zimmerman-trial-circus/663419/44 "2013-07-14T01:37:35Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > He got to play out his fantasy of being the big bad vigilante gunning down the Scary Black Man; he’s not going to feel guilty and have nightmares, he’s going to go to sleep with a smile thinking about it, reliving every “glorious” moment. This is probably much closer to the truth. But still… I hope. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2013, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-zimmerman-trial-circus/663419/45 "2013-07-14T01:38:01Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > Most people don’t play vigilante and kill other people, either. But plenty of people do think like that; I’ve seen plenty of outright gloating over Treyvon’s death right here on this forum. At least they’d spell his name right :smack: I’ve seen a couple of drive by posters gloating, none of the main participants. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-zimmerman-trial-circus/663419/46 "2013-07-14T01:39:42Z")
> [@Steophan](#): > > They shouldn’t feel compelled to do that. But neither should they feel entitled to punch the person who asks. Absolutely. Though I’d worry what if Concerned Citizen is not happy with my pointedly ignoring him. And while it’s a nice civic thought, **jtgain** , when a large fraction of the populace is armed (be it gun or blade) it’s\* not\* prudent to rush out to break up other people’s fights. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-zimmerman-trial-circus/663419/47 "2013-07-14T01:42:34Z")
> [@BlakeTyner](#): > > Don’t know. Make an assertion and then prove it. To be fair, you covered most of the salient points in your OP. ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-zimmerman-trial-circus/663419/48 "2013-07-14T01:42:46Z")
Lets see. Horrific death? Check. Slipshod police work? Check. Incompetent DA’s office? Check. Media Circus? Double check. Okay, must be Florida. ---
**Author:** ![BlakeTyner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@BlakeTyner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlakeTyner)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-zimmerman-trial-circus/663419/49 "2013-07-14T01:46:33Z")
> [@miss\_elizabeth](#): > > This is probably much closer to the truth. But still… I hope. **miss elizabeth** , this is not personally directed at you, but seriously…what the fuck? Are there outright racists out there who would just love the opportunity to kill a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ person? Yes, of course! But where is the **evidence** that George Zimmerman is one of them? He didn’t, as the media initially reported, mutter anything about “fucking coons” over the phone, which is one of the things that so incensed the nation in the first place. Just the fact that he shot TM doesn’t _automatically_ make him a racist. Maybe, just maybe, he was getting the shit kicked out of him and used his gun in self defense. > [@Steophan](#): > > I’ve seen a couple of drive by posters gloating, none of the main participants. Right? ETA: Several of them are over at the Behind Your Back place, snarking anonymously. ---
**Author:** ![BlakeTyner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@BlakeTyner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlakeTyner)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-zimmerman-trial-circus/663419/50 "2013-07-14T01:47:46Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > To be fair, you covered most of the salient points in your OP. Cool. So…anything else? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-zimmerman-trial-circus/663419/51 "2013-07-14T01:50:29Z")
> [@pkbites](#): > > Zimmerman is an idiot wannabe schmuck. > > But he’s not guilty. Doubt I’ve ever said this in response to one of your posts, but +1. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-zimmerman-trial-circus/663419/52 "2013-07-14T01:59:34Z")
The verdict is in… Not guilty. ---
**Author:** ![BlakeTyner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@BlakeTyner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlakeTyner)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-zimmerman-trial-circus/663419/53 "2013-07-14T02:04:02Z")
And justice is served. ---
**Author:** ![Psychopants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Psychopants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Psychopants)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-zimmerman-trial-circus/663419/54 "2013-07-14T02:05:10Z")
Not. Guilty. 10 pm on a Saturday. ---
**Author:** ![IgnoranceIsMyExcuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ea666f/32.png) [@IgnoranceIsMyExcuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IgnoranceIsMyExcuse)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-zimmerman-trial-circus/663419/55 "2013-07-14T02:05:20Z")
Right outcome. Glad this awful case is over; may we never hear from George Zimmerman again. ---
**Author:** ![hansel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6bbea6/32.png) [@hansel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hansel)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-zimmerman-trial-circus/663419/56 "2013-07-14T02:06:13Z")
> [@BlakeTyner](#): > > And justice is served. Needed a killin’, got a killin’. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-zimmerman-trial-circus/663419/57 "2013-07-14T02:06:54Z")
Glad that’s over. ---
**Author:** ![BlakeTyner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@BlakeTyner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlakeTyner)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-zimmerman-trial-circus/663419/58 "2013-07-14T02:11:24Z")
> [@hansel](#): > > Needed a killin’, got a killin’. Yep. ---
**Author:** ![Psychopants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Psychopants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Psychopants)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-zimmerman-trial-circus/663419/59 "2013-07-14T02:11:27Z")
Oh, i doubt it’s over. ---
**Author:** ![IgnoranceIsMyExcuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ea666f/32.png) [@IgnoranceIsMyExcuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IgnoranceIsMyExcuse)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-zimmerman-trial-circus/663419/60 "2013-07-14T02:12:12Z")
> [@Psychopants](#): > > Oh, i doubt it’s over. It is over. Don’t think bar complaints or discipline will follow. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-zimmerman-trial-circus/663419.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-zimmerman-trial-circus/663419.md?page=4)