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In reply to the discussion: George Zimmerman’s heroic car crash rescue appears to be a fraud [View all]Well, it must mean something and somebody must get something out of all the threads about it.
It was a non-story. It didn't make the media for 5 days. The family involved pulled out of the spotlight as much as possible. Only after a bit of furor was a press conference scheduled--and then, in the midst of more furor, the family bailed leaving O'Mara.
But things had already gone crazy with a schizoid public. One side wanted to paint GZ as a hero. That's just uncalled for. "So what?" is the right response.
The other side continued to demonize him.
The side that wants to demonize GZ insists it's only out for the truth. Which is why websites have tracked down everything--every possible detail, past and present--of the family involved, accusing them of lying, being involved in the staging. Some have said that without a photograph of the crashed vehicle they won't believe there was a crash. The 911 calls and police report apparently don't count. They're all liars. Frauds. And the justification is that they're not innocent, so any trashing that the "investigators" do of that family, whatever stalking, is actually GZ's fault. (Handy, tha absolute denial of personal responsibility for their own actions. The devil made them do it. Or perhaps the family deserves it, the lying racists. Proof they're lying racists? They're GZ supporters. A website said so.)
But those who think there was a crash--with a foot in reality--are stuck with asking, How? So then one site claimed to have the policeman's phone records and say that he called GZ. Another said he texted GZ. That they were buddies. And anything the policeman had said, even days before the accident, were relevant to this particular event. Again, we're into character assassination. But again, the only person being investigated is GZ.
"Police scanner" isn't enough. There must be a conspiracy involving dozens.
There's some deep psychological need being met here. Ain't healthy.