How much did George Zimmerman's dad give the State's Attorney's re-election campaign? [View all]
How much did George Zimmerman's dad give the State's Attorney's re-election campaign?
On MSNBC this evening, Al Sharpton and Lawrence O'Donnell provided several remarkable revelations about the killing of Trayvon Martin.
First, it turns out that Zimmerman's dad, a retired Virginia judge, apparently belongs to the 1 percent. He now lives in an upscale town adjacent to the scene of the killing, Sanford Florida.
This family tie turns out to be the likely reason George Zimmerman was not arrested, even though lead homicide investigator Chris Serino (spelling?) submitted an affadavit concluding that Zimmerman should be charged with at least manslaughter.
On the Sunday night of the shooting, Chief of Police Bill Lee went to the scene of the shooting and apparently overruled his lead homicide investigator and prevented Zimmerman's arrest. The Chief apparently consulted State's Attorney Norman Wolfinger, who's running for re-election.
The Florida "Stand Your Ground" law turns investigations of shootings 180 degrees from what they are in other states. If a shooter claims "self-defense", the law prevents authorities from arresting him unless they have probable cause not to take the claim of self-defense at face value.
Thus quick consultation by the shooter with legal experts (such as Zimmerman's dad) can get him the "magic words" that will lead to going home with his firearm instead of going to the lockup where he belongs. IMO this is the main reason the "Stand Your Ground" law MUST be repealed--it facilitates corruption of police and prosecutors.
Even if Zimmerman's dad did not talk to the Sanford Police Chief or the State's Attorney the night of Trayvon's death, they would have known that Zimmerman had a powerful and influential father.
My question is, what exactly was the relationship between Zimmerman's dad and the State's Attorney? For example, was he one of the sustaining donors to the States' attorney's re-election campaign? Wolfinger sure stepped in quickly the night of the shooting. This degree of involvement of a State's attorney in a homicide investigation is highly unusual.
WHAT'S YOUR OPINION?
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