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Zimmerman rode with cops, ripped department
The Miami Herald ^ | May 23, 2012 | Frances Robles

Posted on 05/23/2012 10:42:55 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

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1 posted on 05/23/2012 10:42:59 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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Exactly, Zimmerman was honest and maybe a pain in the neck. Hardly terrible traits.

And what’s so wrong with neighborhood watch or even police wannabe’s, it doesn’t mean a person is violent, and certainly not in this case.


2 posted on 05/23/2012 10:47:43 AM PDT by Andrei Bulba (No Obama, no way)
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“But they wouldn’t give up the names of their donut shops,” said Zimmerman.


3 posted on 05/23/2012 10:48:34 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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So if police were doing their job, there would have been no need for community watch dogs and Mr Zimmerman’s nose would have never had a close encounter with obamason’s knuckles.

BTW, What took the cops so long to arrive to the scene?


4 posted on 05/23/2012 10:53:41 AM PDT by 1_Rain_Drop
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Tells me that Zimmerman sure wasn’t expecting any preferential treatment by the police after his first arrest the night of the shooting.

This piece of news will be an effective counter to those who will accuse him of being befriended by the police, and that they were covering for him.


5 posted on 05/23/2012 10:57:51 AM PDT by A'elian' nation (Political correctness does not legislate tolerance; it only organizes hatred. Jacques Barzun)
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They’re just grasping at any reason... besides the truth. In my experience, the cops would have been glad to find a reason to take someone into custody who had criticized them... if they could. The fact that they saw this as a clear case of self-defense on the spot is very good for Zimmerman’s case.


6 posted on 05/23/2012 10:58:49 AM PDT by pgyanke (Republicans get in trouble when not living up to their principles. Democrats... when they do.)
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I found this at the end of the article: At the community meeting, Zimmerman also raised concerns about whether Tooley should receive his pension.
Martin certainly seems full of himself. I'm not surprised that some folk find him abrasive.
7 posted on 05/23/2012 10:59:57 AM PDT by Clara Lou
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Hmmm, a community watch person who wants his city police to be more vigilant and less lazy.

String him up! (because the other case is unraveling)


8 posted on 05/23/2012 11:00:35 AM PDT by hattend (Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
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i worked for a local LE department and wrote a mapping application that showed the location of police vehicles on a map.

I was all excited that it would help ID the closest vehicle to a call and speed response times...

The officers hated it and tried to defeat its use at every opportunity (disconnecting trans,itters, etc)

I was completely floored since I thought it was goign to help officer safety and community respose

The reason: they didnt want it to be known where they were traveling all day. I found way too many loafing off using this software, spending hours at their homes, or at girlfriends, or going from donut shop to donut shop all day long

they finally discontinued its use- I was extremely dissapointed


9 posted on 05/23/2012 11:06:22 AM PDT by Mr. K (If Romney wins the primary, I am writing-in Palin/Gingrich)
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10 posted on 05/23/2012 11:06:52 AM PDT by BO Stinkss
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attorneys for Trayvon’s family said that Zimmerman was a wannabe ...
Every inner city in America is filled with wannabes including Trayvon ...
... but all we ever hear is - they gots rights.

11 posted on 05/23/2012 11:10:11 AM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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anyone who drives a vehicle who is in a union...the unions ALWAYS fight GPS tracking. Probably for the same reason.


12 posted on 05/23/2012 11:31:32 AM PDT by TurboZamboni (Looting the future to bribe the present)
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Apparently the feeling was mutual.

Any criticism of the Sarasota Police should be reserved for the Prosecutor who (wisely) declined to prosecute a case he was almost certain to lose.

The Police didn’t think much of Zimmerman and they opined that he should be prosecuted. The Prosecutor declined.


13 posted on 05/23/2012 11:37:40 AM PDT by allmendream (Tea Party did not send GOP to DC to negotiate the terms of our surrender to socialism)
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I’m starting to really like this Zimmerman guy.


14 posted on 05/23/2012 11:39:31 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: A'elian' nation

I agree. This would seem to be a reason for the police to come down hard on him, try to find any reason to charge him instead of letting him go the night of the shooting. I think this info actually supports the fact that they had no basis to hold or charge Zimmerman at the time or ever.


15 posted on 05/23/2012 11:44:16 AM PDT by NEMDF
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To: Andrei Bulba

Ride alongs are hardly unusual in smaller towns. Where I live, any resident is welcome to participate in a ride along. You sign up with the chief, they set you up for it, and away you go.


16 posted on 05/23/2012 11:53:08 AM PDT by zeugma (Those of us who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living.)
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I lived in FL for 10 years and was within about 10 miles of Sanford.

What Zimmerman is saying about the Sanford PD is, essentially, true of ALL FL LEOs. While there are some LEOs who actually WANT to do their jobs, MOST are lazy and just want a car to ride around in and a badge and a gun, but they don’t really want to DO anything to EARN them.

In their effort to smear Zimmerman, the Miami Herald has only made themselves look foolish.


17 posted on 05/23/2012 12:03:24 PM PDT by DustyMoment
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This just goes to strengthen my belief that Zimmerman was actually an idealistic young adult who wanted to “make a difference”. This is evidenced by his coming to the defense of that person he thought was being mugged(turned out to be undercover officers, but how was he to know?) Also, the fact that he agreed to take the responsibility of the neighborhood watch captain. And, again by his serving as a mentor to dis-advantaged teens.

Why is it so hard for some people to accept that he is not a vicious, racist, vigilante?


18 posted on 05/23/2012 12:23:10 PM PDT by mtrott
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records show, even though a background check showed Zimmerman had a criminal history, though no convictions.

How do you have a criminal history if you were never convicted of a criminal offence?


19 posted on 05/23/2012 12:34:25 PM PDT by philetus (Keep doing what you always do and you'll eventually get what you deserve)
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So the article describes George being a pain to the cops, then comes to the conclusion that the cops would cover up for him after he publicly criticized them.

Liberal logic.
Gotta love it.


20 posted on 05/23/2012 12:38:33 PM PDT by Scotswife
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