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Amerigo Vespucci

(30,885 posts) Fri Apr 27, 2012, 12:27 AM Apr 2012

Are you fucking KIDDING me? "Zimmerman’s lawyer: Donations to website totaled $200,000" [View all]

Zimmerman’s lawyer: Donations to website totaled $200,000

http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/04/26/2770539/zimmermans-lawyer-donations-to.html

By Diana Moskovitz
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The defense lawyer for George Zimmerman said Thursday night that his client had received about $200,000 through donations to his website.

Zimmerman, a 28-year-old neighborhood watch volunteer in Sanford, near Orlando, fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin of Miami Gardens on Feb. 26, after confronting the teen, whom he believed to be suspicious. Trayvon was not armed.

Sanford police cited Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” self-defense law in not initially charging Zimmerman with killing Trayvon. Angela Corey, a special prosecutor appointed by Gov. Rick Scott, earlier this month charged Zimmerman with second-degree murder.

Thursday night, Zimmerman’s attorney, Mark O’Mara, told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that at first he had been told that Zimmerman had two accounts: one with $700, another with about $2,000.

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Are you fucking KIDDING me? "Zimmerman’s lawyer: Donations to website totaled $200,000" [View all] Amerigo Vespucci Apr 2012 OP

That's actually amazing considering grok Apr 2012 #1

It's not surprising, considering how many racists there are in America. Zalatix Apr 2012 #2

This is true and they all came crawling out when this hit. toddwv Apr 2012 #7

That's only 10,000 people giving 20 bucks... snooper2 Apr 2012 #35

The lawyer is trying to bully the prosecutor. EFerrari Apr 2012 #3

The publicity has made the legal forces even now. grok Apr 2012 #4

Yes, the ironies abound already EFerrari Apr 2012 #8

Nope, not as much as you think nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #5

Millions? Then it becomes a Kangaroo Court grok Apr 2012 #10

Experts, forensics, counter forensics nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #11

I just don't think there is much to fight over grok Apr 2012 #12

You and I may think othewise nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #26

$200K to defend a murder charge? That would be a bargain. Bake Apr 2012 #19

I don't understand what you're disagreeing with. EFerrari Apr 2012 #29

I pointed out that this will not be enough nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #31

Right. I didn't claim it would be enough. EFerrari Apr 2012 #33

The lawyers on Anderson's show both think that cali Apr 2012 #15

the comments on the CNN article about this are absolutely beyond belief renate Apr 2012 #6

Good god, you're right! Kablooie Apr 2012 #23

One of the lies is that he had a backpack with jewelry and a screwdriver obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #24

I watched a clip on Tru-tv showing Zimmerman leaving the jail. pacalo Apr 2012 #9

A paremt shouldn't have to pay for an adult child's legal fees obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #25

The joke's on him. Fawke Em Apr 2012 #27

Curious that Camp-Z didn't disclose that at the bail hearing pokerfan Apr 2012 #13

Remember he was in jail. grok Apr 2012 #16

You've given this some thought, but I respectfully disagree. Here's why. Amerigo Vespucci Apr 2012 #18

What's the legal standard for this? naaman fletcher Apr 2012 #21

I have no idea... Amerigo Vespucci Apr 2012 #22

There's that little $50K problem dpibel Apr 2012 #37

NRA probably put up the lions share leftynyc Apr 2012 #14

I'm surprised it wasn't more. eShirl Apr 2012 #17

Hey, all that HATE ain't cheap! Bake Apr 2012 #20

The Judge is NOT happy with this revelation... Spazito Apr 2012 #28

It's hero or zero time Amerigo Vespucci Apr 2012 #30

The very least he should do is demand full payment of the bail, the whole... Spazito Apr 2012 #32

Zimmerman should be required to spend every penny of the $204K he bilked out of the rubes Amerigo Vespucci Apr 2012 #34

Thank you NRA and some racist White people. n/t vaberella Apr 2012 #36