# Zimmerman makes the news again. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 22, 2013, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zimmerman-makes-the-news-again/664222 "2013-07-22T18:11:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2013, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zimmerman-makes-the-news-again/664222/101 "2013-09-10T17:04:27Z")
I thought I heard on the radio yesterday that Zimmerman has hired a bodyguard because of all the death threats. Would the bodyguard have tried to prevent fisticuffs among the family members, if he was present? Would bodyguards normally be outside, giving them all privacy in a family quarrel? ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zimmerman-makes-the-news-again/664222/102 "2013-09-11T06:42:56Z")
Sure seems that Zimmy is following the OJ post-acquittal playbook. All that’s left is the trip to Vegas… ---
**Author:** ![Terr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zimmerman-makes-the-news-again/664222/103 "2013-09-11T20:00:33Z")
[Attorney for Trayvon Martin medical examiner preparing $100M lawsuit](http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/trayvon-martins-medical-examiner-who-testified-geo/nZsH3/) … Gary said prosecutors never asked Dr. Bao a question crucial to their case. “He wanted a question that would have allowed him to explain to the jury with scientific evidence how there was no way Trayvon Martin could have been on top of George Zimmerman,” Gary said. Gary said that question never came. … let’s go to video tape. [- YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG-YmUnHQd4#t=2550) (at 42:23) mark, he is asked EXACTLY that question. His response: “I have no fact, I have zero opinion.” Case dismissed. ---
**Author:** ![DragonAsh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DragonAsh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DragonAsh)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zimmerman-makes-the-news-again/664222/104 "2013-09-12T16:57:08Z")
> [@Terr](#): > > [Attorney for Trayvon Martin medical examiner preparing $100M lawsuit](http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/trayvon-martins-medical-examiner-who-testified-geo/nZsH3/) > … Gary said prosecutors never asked Dr. Bao a question crucial to their case. > > “He wanted a question that would have allowed him to explain to the jury with scientific evidence how there was no way Trayvon Martin could have been on top of George Zimmerman,” Gary said. > > Gary said that question never came. > … let’s go to video tape. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG-YmUnHQd4#t=2550](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG-YmUnHQd4#t=2550) (at 42:23) mark, he is asked EXACTLY that question. His response: “I have no fact, I have zero opinion.” > > Case dismissed. Oh dear god Bao was a total embarrassment. I can’t believe someone so obviously incompetent would actually remain employed, so I can only surmise that the defense bought him off. ---
**Author:** ![DragonAsh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DragonAsh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DragonAsh)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zimmerman-makes-the-news-again/664222/105 "2013-09-12T17:26:19Z")
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**Author:** ![Terr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zimmerman-makes-the-news-again/664222/106 "2013-09-12T18:27:49Z")
> [@DragonAsh](#): > > Oh dear god Bao was a total embarrassment. I can’t believe someone so obviously incompetent would actually remain employed, so I can only surmise that the defense bought him off. He was fired. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zimmerman-makes-the-news-again/664222/107 "2013-10-31T20:45:06Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > [George Zimmerman’s Wife on 911 Tape: ‘I Am Really, Really Scared’](http://gma.yahoo.com/george-zimmermans-wife-911-tape-am-really-really-205203022--abc-news-topstories.html?vp=1) [Zimmerman’s wife claims he left a bullet-ridden target nailed to the wall in her home for her to find. Also doesn’t know meaning of “subliminal.”](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/31/george-zimmerman-target-bullet-wife-shelli_n_4181669.html) ---
**Author:** ![deltasigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zimmerman-makes-the-news-again/664222/108 "2013-10-31T21:09:45Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > [Zimmerman’s wife claims he left a bullet-ridden target nailed to the wall in her home for her to find. Also doesn’t know meaning of “subliminal.”](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/31/george-zimmerman-target-bullet-wife-shelli_n_4181669.html) [So true.](http://photosandfun.com/_images/Humor/ShootingTargets/01-Zombie-Wife.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zimmerman-makes-the-news-again/664222/109 "2013-10-31T23:02:37Z")
With regards to the zombie humor: I know this is a month-old thread. My link didn’t seem worth its own new one. ---
**Author:** ![deltasigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zimmerman-makes-the-news-again/664222/110 "2013-10-31T23:21:28Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > With regards to the zombie humor: I know this is a month-old thread. My link didn’t seem worth its own new one. I didn’t even notice man. No ulterior motive there at all. There were just a limited number of paper targets that fit what I was looking for and seemed to be most giggle-worthy. 🙂 The runner up wasn’t nearly as good and now I can’t even find it again. ---
**Author:** ![Blackberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecd19e/32.png) [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zimmerman-makes-the-news-again/664222/111 "2013-10-31T23:36:47Z")
GZ is obviously a dangerous, bad person, but I don’t really trust Shellie either, so who knows. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zimmerman-makes-the-news-again/664222/112 "2013-11-11T19:35:48Z")
You guys briefly touched on the subject of the following link, but I want to have it checked. I know I’m too biased to look at it objectively without a lot of work on my part. So I thought I’d check here. [This link](http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/09/11/george-zimmerman-scam/) implies that Zimmerman defrauded his lawyer from getting money from his defense fund. In other words, it’s not that he didn’t have the money, but that he spent it on unrelated things. It specifically cites a bail amount that it says should have been refunded but wasn’t. It also seems to say that he doesn’t plan on giving money to his lawyer even if he gets more. ---
**Author:** ![Terr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zimmerman-makes-the-news-again/664222/113 "2013-11-11T19:39:23Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > You guys briefly touched on the subject of the following link, but I want to have it checked. I know I’m too biased to look at it objectively without a lot of work on my part. So I thought I’d check here. > > [This link](http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/09/11/george-zimmerman-scam/) implies that Zimmerman defrauded his lawyer from getting money from his defense fund. In other words, it’s not that he didn’t have the money, but that he spent it on unrelated things. It specifically cites a bail amount that it says should have been refunded but wasn’t. It also seems to say that he doesn’t plan on giving money to his lawyer even if he gets more. From the article: “The first expense entered shows $95,000 for bail. That money would have been returned following the not guilty verdict, however, which means this is no longer a valid expense.” The article is wrong. When you post the entire bail, you get money back. If you use a bail bondsman, like Zimmerman did (since his entire bail was $1M), you don’t get your money back, whether it is guilty or non guilty verdict. In fact, the verdict doesn’t enter into account on bail payback at all. I didn’t really read the rest of the article, but it is probably just as “accurate”. And his lawyers stated, repeatedly, that they didn’t expect to be paid out of the legal defense fund - they used it for trial expenses, but not for their own compensation. They do expect to be paid if/when Zimmerman comes into some money, in whatever way that happens. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zimmerman-makes-the-news-again/664222/114 "2013-11-11T19:56:26Z")
> [@Terr](#): > > From the article: > > “The first expense entered shows $95,000 for bail. That money would have been returned following the not guilty verdict, however, which means this is no longer a valid expense.” > > The article is wrong. When you post the entire bail, you get money back. If you use a bail bondsman, like Zimmerman did (since his entire bail was $1M), you don’t get your money back, whether it is guilty or non guilty verdict. In fact, the verdict doesn’t enter into account on bail payback at all. > > I didn’t really read the rest of the article, but it is probably just as “accurate”. > > And his lawyers stated, repeatedly, that they didn’t expect to be paid out of the legal defense fund - they used it for trial expenses, but not for their own compensation. They do expect to be paid if/when Zimmerman comes into some money, in whatever way that happens. Thank you. I had a feeling it would be something like this, if only because no one in this thread seemed all that mad about this. I only just saw this because a Facebook friend posted it. ---
**Author:** ![Mr-Pookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@Mr-Pookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr-Pookie)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2013, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zimmerman-makes-the-news-again/664222/115 "2013-11-19T04:06:06Z")
Oh, I thought this was a new thread… My mistake. The asshole pointed a gun at his new girlfriend. She must have looked suspicious in her own home. ---
**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:** [November 19, 2013, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zimmerman-makes-the-news-again/664222/116 "2013-11-19T04:31:07Z")
> [@Mr-Pookie](#): > > Oh, I thought this was a new thread… My mistake. The asshole pointed a gun at his new girlfriend. She must have looked suspicious in her own home. [A news report about that](http://edition.cnn.com/2013/11/18/justice/florida-george-zimmerman-arrest/), for those who may not be up to the latest. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2013, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zimmerman-makes-the-news-again/664222/117 "2013-11-19T04:57:05Z")
[And a new thread to go with it.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=708113) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zimmerman-makes-the-news-again/664222.md?page=5)