The State of Florida vs George Zimmerman: The Trial

I find it fascinating that some people think they are "better" than others. It only proves how insecure they are. That's a symptom of a bigot.

you feel the need to try to discredit your betters instead of dealing on the level of logic and facts in this thread or any of the other threads for that matter...

Bigotry and judgment are the height of insecurity.

George Zimmerman: No domestic violence charges 'any time soon'
By Rene Stutzman, Orlando Sentinel
September 11, 2013

LAKE MARY - George Zimmerman did so much damage to an iPad that his estranged wife was using to video-record their argument over how to divide household goods that authorities cannot quickly recover images and thus he will not face arrest, the police department announced at noon.

"The iPad is in really bad shape," said Lake Mary Officer Zach Hudson.

Zimmerman admitted destroying it and can be seen on a home security system video to be piercing it with some sort of tool then flinging it to the ground on Monday.

Hudson said without video corroboration to Shellie Zimmerman's allegation that he threatened to harm her, there would be no arrest.

It also means that she won't be arrested either. George Zimmerman had lodged a counter-complaint, alleging that she had hit him with the iPad.

Hudson did not rule out future charges, should someone be able to figure out how to recover the iPad video, but he said police weren't sure who might be able to do that or when.

He suggested that might take weeks or months.

Police expect to release their final report on what happened at Zimmerman's home Monday, the dispute that sparked Shellie Zimmerman's call to 911.

That should be available mid-afternoon.

Police responded to Sprucewood Road after Shellie Zimmerman called 911 just after 2 p.m. Monday and told a police dispatcher her estranged husband had his hand on his gun, was making threats and had punched her father.

"I'm really, really afraid," Shellie Zimmerman said. "I don't know what he's capable of. I'm really, really scared."

Police have since said they have no evidence a gun was involved. Shellie Zimmerman, her father and other people present didn't actually see one, Hudson said, and none was found on Zimmerman.

"As of right now, a gun is not a part of the equation," Hudson said Tuesday.

Officers did not search George Zimmerman's vehicle, Hudson said, because they didn't feel they had probable cause to do so.

The couple had gotten into a fight as they tried to divide household belongings. George Zimmerman's attorney, Mark O'Mara called it an argument over "pots and pans."

Police say they are still investigating to determine whether to charge either Zimmerman with a domestic violence-related crime. George Zimmerman told police that his wife hit him with the iPad, Hudson said.

It's also possible George Zimmerman would be charged with destruction of evidence for breaking the iPad, Hudson said, depending on the evidentiary value of the video his wife recorded.

"As it stands right now there will not be any charges any time soon without that iPad," Hudson said. "And that can be weeks or months away."

Check back for updates. This is a developing story.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/trayvon-martin/os-george-zimmerman-domestic-violence-20130911,0,2640693.story

I find it fascinating that some people think they are "better" than others. It only proves how insecure they are. That's a symptom of a bigot.

I find it fascinating that some people think they are "better" than others. It only proves how insecure they are.

The Defense knew what he was doing when an almost white jury was selected. Most of us keep forgetting that we observe African Americans through the cultural prism of racism

Not you Frank

As all non-blacks are racists after all.

Yes ,it is a shame that people who took part in rallies yelling no justice no peace was not on that jury! Or the damn president that both I and Zimmerman voted for who ID Trayvon as his son and then himself as a younger Trayvon.

They would had been far fairer jurors then the six women five of who have children on their own happen to be.

That in a nutshell is what it's all about. That's what its about pertaining to the first black president of the US. The United of America has always been the bastion/stronghold of the white man....white supremacy it's called. The "top job" the US

Sure anyone who have some understanding on how the universe work beyond that of a caveman is better then people like Frank.

Beautiful...just freakin' beautiful.

Not a problem with Obama skin color...

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/09/11/george-zimmerman-wont-face-charges-anytime-soon/2800397/


George Zimmerman won't face charges anytime soon
Yamiche Alcindor, USA TODAY 2 p.m. EDT September 11, 2013
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(Photo: John Raoux, AP)
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Police are investigating a confrontation between Zimmerman and his estranged wife
Officials need information from an iPad before any charges can be brought
The iPad was severely damaged and officials don't know when they will access

George Zimmerman won't face charges anytime soon in connection with a dispute he had with his estranged wife and his father-in-law, police in Lake Mary, Fla., said Wednesday.

Monday, Shellie Zimmerman told a 911 dispatcher that her husband smashed an iPad she was holding, struck her father in the nose and threatened both father and daughter while putting a hand on a gun. After police arrived, she decided not to press charges against her husband, who was acquitted in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in July. Now, police say they can't get to possible video of the fight that might be on the iPad.

"The iPad is in really bad shape," said officer Zach Hudson, a spokesman for the Lake Mary Police Department. "At this point, we do not have the tools available to effectively look at the video on the iPad."

He added that there was also some "chip damage" to the device and that officials think information from the device could be inaccessible for a long time.

"As it stands right now, there will not be any charges anytime soon without that iPad," Hudson said.

Still, a "lengthy police report" of the confrontation between the couple will be released sometime on Wednesday, he said.

Police said Zimmerman and his wife, who filed for divorce this month, were blaming each other for starting the fight at her father's home.

In an audio recording of Shellie Zimmerman's 911 call, she can be heard sobbing and saying her husband cut the iPad with a pocket knife. "I'm really scared,'' she tells police.

However, authorities say Shellie Zimmerman later dropped her claim that a gun was involved. Officers did not recover a gun from the scene.

In the divorce petition, Shellie Zimmerman says she and her husband separated a month after Zimmerman was acquitted of any crime for fatally shooting Martin. The verdict sparked protests across the nation.

Zimmerman has been pulled over at least twice for speeding since his acquittal.

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