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JI7

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2. no, i think what happened was the cops just took Zimmerman at his word

Reply to Raine1967 (Original post)

Fri Mar 23, 2012, 04:48 PM

Mar 2012

because Trayvon was Black so they ddin't really care and/or assumed he was guilty.

i'm not sure it was an active cover up from the start. but now they were exposed for not doing the job they should have they kept trying to cover it up to save their own asses .

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George Zimmerman's father is a retired Judge [View all] Raine1967 Mar 2012 OP

Hmmm. This gets stranger and stranger hifiguy Mar 2012 #1

and his mother was a court interpreter CatWoman Mar 2012 #4

And we all know how much clout 'court interpreters' have, right? elleng Mar 2012 #55

In a small town Eddie Haskell Mar 2012 #61

no, i think what happened was the cops just took Zimmerman at his word JI7 Mar 2012 #2

Maybe not, but they later added a bloody nose to the police reports for a reason. Life Long Dem Mar 2012 #9

In this county if the police knew his father was a judge or ex-judge, Baitball Blogger Mar 2012 #14

Yep mackattack Mar 2012 #23

Which is all the more reason why this investigation needs to go Baitball Blogger Mar 2012 #36

That behavior is common to a lot of counties. TheOther95Percent Mar 2012 #64

If it's that common, why can't we put an end to it? Baitball Blogger Mar 2012 #65

If it wasn't a coverup, why did they only test Trayvon for drugs and alcohol pnwmom Mar 2012 #41

it has become a coverup as people started asking questions JI7 Mar 2012 #45

Social connections matter. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #52

good catch, Raine CatWoman Mar 2012 #3

Hold on to your cards, folks, WolverineDG Mar 2012 #5

His father was also retired from the military FarCenter Mar 2012 #6

Who the fuck cares if the family was very catholic and he had a strict upbringing??? Avalux Mar 2012 #19

George Zimmerman was the "victim of a minor criminal assault?" I am skeptical. yardwork Mar 2012 #24

Sounds like he may have some serious paranoia/mental illness issues lolly Mar 2012 #32

Or maybe he was teetering on the brink of paranoia, and his strict family pushed him over. pnwmom Mar 2012 #43

Yeah lolly Mar 2012 #56

Or like many parents daddy cannot see beyond the surface of his childs problems with the jwirr Mar 2012 #49

usually defects claim to be uber religious and supportive of the military fascisthunter Mar 2012 #29

That's georgie's problem, he was an altar boy Dont call me Shirley Mar 2012 #35

ok, so he doesn't discriminate. Does Dad think killing for sport is a better defense? DisgustipatedinCA Mar 2012 #7

There you go. sendero Mar 2012 #8

OP - He was actually here on the Virginia Supreme Court, and believe he retired here in VA HipChick Mar 2012 #10

I will look into that. Raine1967 Mar 2012 #69

What was reported here in the DC area was that his father was a magistrate in Virginia onenote Mar 2012 #11

Oh? Rex Mar 2012 #12

That's what I was looking for! Baitball Blogger Mar 2012 #13

I thought he was white?!? Egalitariat Mar 2012 #15

Hi mother is spanish - his father is white CatWoman Mar 2012 #16

George Zimmerman's mother is Peruvian, not Spanish. I read. yardwork Mar 2012 #22

my bad CatWoman Mar 2012 #25

No problem. I don't really have any proof, anyway. Just something I read. yardwork Mar 2012 #27

I read the same CatWoman Mar 2012 #30

Hispanic is an ethnicity, not a race. nt MADem Mar 2012 #47

He was kicked out of school, he didn't withdraw HipChick Mar 2012 #17

The guy that burned down my condo and he Ichingcarpenter Mar 2012 #18

Exactly. I hear you. Raine1967 Mar 2012 #68

info from WDBO website on the father: steve2470 Mar 2012 #20

The guy is 28 -- so if he wants to be a cop so bad, how come he's not one already? Methinks he Nay Mar 2012 #34

Thank you. I've been wondering about this. I read that he was a lawyer. Didn't know he became judge. yardwork Mar 2012 #21

The college threw him out, he did NOT withdraw....n/t monmouth Mar 2012 #26

13 years of college down the drain. yardwork Mar 2012 #28

LOL CatWoman Mar 2012 #31

Bluto later became a Senator, remember. Ikonoklast Mar 2012 #40

!!! CatWoman Mar 2012 #42

There's that other shoe. Been waiting for that to drop. n/t X_Digger Mar 2012 #33

LOL, Seminole State made that decision for him obxhead Mar 2012 #37

I can just imagine what kind of judge daddy was to Solomon Mar 2012 #38

If he was a magistrate, he'd be doing a lot of traffic court and things like that, yes? MADem Mar 2012 #46

info on Virginia's magistrates: steve2470 Mar 2012 #48

whooee boy. Him belly full I tell you. Solomon Mar 2012 #51

Thanks for the info! n/t X_Digger Mar 2012 #58

I know they do traffic court in MA--I beat the rap in front of one! nt MADem Mar 2012 #60

I knew they where covering his ass for a reason like that. Second of all I know MANY latino's who Justice wanted Mar 2012 #39

I did not know that, but now that I do, I can't help but wonder if that played a role. nt MADem Mar 2012 #44

Perhaps in the same circuit? nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #50

'Retired magistrate judge' means LITTLE, in the circumstances, imo, elleng Mar 2012 #53

It means a lot. Eddie Haskell Mar 2012 #62

Haven't seen anything that says he was a judge 'in the same town,' elleng Mar 2012 #54

Well that speaks volumes nt marlakay Mar 2012 #57

Wow. Major Hogwash Mar 2012 #59

He may not have a concealed weapon permit yardwork Mar 2012 #70

I just don't get it! Herlong Mar 2012 #63

yeah, that father's statement is as laughable as it is clichéd Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #66

That explains everything. MelungeonWoman Mar 2012 #67

As Well as his father being a retired magistrate judge.. abynorml Mar 2012 #71

Zimmerman BIG WHITE Daddy? celfon Mar 2012 #72