The State of Florida vs George Zimmerman: The Trial

Who cares?

So much for your alleged interest in "justice".

George Zimmerman's Best Racist Friend Now Says He Was Guilty of Murder
Adam Weinstein
5/12/14

He stood up for Trayvon Martin's killer at trial and on all the talk shows. He fine-tuned the narrative of Martin as a thug. He concealed his own criminal history and conducted white supremacist podcasts. But Frank Taaffe has had a change of heart, and now says Zimmerman is a racist murderer.

Taaffe, who long identified himself as Zimmerman's best friend and told anyone who would listen that Florida's most famous armed self-appointed watchman was a victim and a hero, told local TV station News 13 that he had to take an agonizing reappraisal after a series of tragic deaths in his own family. The dramatic interview is above; here's part of the writeup:

"What I know of George and his tendencies and also my opinion is that he racially profiled Trayvon Martin that night because if that had been a white kid on a cell phone, walking through our neighborhood, he wouldn't have stayed on him the way he did and that's a fact and I believe that in my heart," said Taaffe.

This is very different from what Taaffe told News 13 numerous times after the shooting, including during an interview back in May 2012 when he said, "That George Zimmerman in a position in a volunteer role wanted to ensure the safety of the community he lived in and he became the victim."

But today, Taaffe claims he just wants to clear his conscience, "I can only ask for the country to forgive me and today I believe that he racially profiled him based on the color of his skin. Reporter: Some people may wonder what does Frank Taaffe have to gain by doing this? Are you working on a book? No book. A TV show? No. I'm just working on me right now and getting right with God."

Taaffe says his brother's death last month and the death of his two sons over the past two years has changed him.

Taaffe says he has a message for Trayvon Martin's parents, "I'm sorry that you lost your son, I know what that's like and I wish things had been different."

Zimmerman and his cheerleading brother Robert declined to comment to News 13 on Taaffe's come-to-Jesus moment. Practically speaking, it doesn't change anything for Martin's family, or for the millions of Americans who live under the tyranny of the vigilante thanks to Zimmerman's acquittal and the proliferation of "stand your ground" laws that protected him.

Nevertheless, it is encouraging to see a man who once denigrated "black dogs" and "hebes" showing true contrition, however he gets there. Whether he's worthy of forgiveness is a call above my paygrade, but he's got a much better case than Zimmerman does.

http://gawker.com/george-zimmermans-best-racist-friend-now-says-he-was-gu-1575068202

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George Zimmerman's Best Racist Friend Now Says He Was Guilty of Murder
Adam Weinstein
5/12/14

He stood up for Trayvon Martin's killer at trial and on all the talk shows. He fine-tuned the narrative of Martin as a thug. He concealed his own criminal history and conducted white supremacist podcasts. But Frank Taaffe has had a change of heart, and now says Zimmerman is a racist murderer.

Taaffe, who long identified himself as Zimmerman's best friend and told anyone who would listen that Florida's most famous armed self-appointed watchman was a victim and a hero, told local TV station News 13 that he had to take an agonizing reappraisal after a series of tragic deaths in his own family. The dramatic interview is above; here's part of the writeup:

"What I know of George and his tendencies and also my opinion is that he racially profiled Trayvon Martin that night because if that had been a white kid on a cell phone, walking through our neighborhood, he wouldn't have stayed on him the way he did and that's a fact and I believe that in my heart," said Taaffe.

This is very different from what Taaffe told News 13 numerous times after the shooting, including during an interview back in May 2012 when he said, "That George Zimmerman in a position in a volunteer role wanted to ensure the safety of the community he lived in and he became the victim."

But today, Taaffe claims he just wants to clear his conscience, "I can only ask for the country to forgive me and today I believe that he racially profiled him based on the color of his skin. Reporter: Some people may wonder what does Frank Taaffe have to gain by doing this? Are you working on a book? No book. A TV show? No. I'm just working on me right now and getting right with God."

Taaffe says his brother's death last month and the death of his two sons over the past two years has changed him.

Taaffe says he has a message for Trayvon Martin's parents, "I'm sorry that you lost your son, I know what that's like and I wish things had been different."

Zimmerman and his cheerleading brother Robert declined to comment to News 13 on Taaffe's come-to-Jesus moment. Practically speaking, it doesn't change anything for Martin's family, or for the millions of Americans who live under the tyranny of the vigilante thanks to Zimmerman's acquittal and the proliferation of "stand your ground" laws that protected him.

Nevertheless, it is encouraging to see a man who once denigrated "black dogs" and "hebes" showing true contrition, however he gets there. Whether he's worthy of forgiveness is a call above my paygrade, but he's got a much better case than Zimmerman does.

http://gawker.com/george-zimmermans-best-racist-friend-now-says-he-was-gu-1575068202

You prove over and over that you are scum.

"What I know of George and his tendencies and also my opinion is that he racially profiled Trayvon Martin that night

I wonder if the Justice Department will want to speak with Frank Taaffe now?
I would think they might want to.

It was Taaffe who spread all of those stories about recent burglaries by blacks--but they might not have been true.

If Taaffe's now trying to clear his conscience and make peace with God

It was not clear whether Taaffe now has similar regrets over the crudely racist things he uttered on air while campaigning on Zimmerman’s behalf – most notably on the white nationalist podcast “The White Voice.” On that show, he attacked Oprah Winfrey as a “nigger” and said “the only time that a Black life is vindicated is when a White person kills them.”

Holder is still trying to show somehow that Zimmerman is a racist
with all the resources of the US government and without any known success.

Zimmerman is a victim of an attack and the attacker just happen to be
a black hoodlum instead of a white hoodlum and the only racism
involved occur afterward by the news media and the race baiters such as Sharpton.

It was Taaffe who spread all of those stories about recent burglaries by blacks--but they might not have been true. He claimed one was of his townhouse, but there was no police report of it. There was one recent burglary in that complex--and an arrest was made in that one. Who knows if there were really others, or if the perpetrators were black, since they weren't apprehended.

Taaffe was responsible for spreading a lot of untrue information in support of Zimmerman, including crap about Trayvon Martin. He was the main spokesperson/advocate for Zimmerman--he was on TV constantly--he spread the stories, and the version of events, that the defense wanted to drum into the public mind, long before the trial, during the trial, and even regarding Zimmerman's behavior after his acquittal. And a lot of people bought what he was selling.

OmSig said: REGARDLESS of whether Zimmy racially profiled him, martin had no right to slam his head on the street.

Judge Throws Out George Zimmerman's Lawsuit Against NBC
By MIKE SCHNEIDER
07/01/2014

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge on Monday dismissed the defamation lawsuit filed by George Zimmerman against NBC and three reporters, saying the former neighborhood watch leader failed to show the network acted with malice.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/30/judge-gelawyerorge-zimmerman-nbc-lawsuit_n_5543711.html

Zimmerman spending money he doesn’t have
The man acquitted of killing an unarmed black teen files a financial affidavit in his divorce.
By Rene Stutzman
Orlando Sentinel


SANFORD, Fla. — George Zimmerman has no job, no home, no income but spends $100 a month on vacations and $200 a month on psychological counseling, according to a financial affidavit he recently filed in his divorce case.

Zimmerman, 30, is the former neighborhood watch volunteer acquitted last year of murdering Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black 17-year-old.

Immediately after the shooting – Feb. 26, 2012 – he quit his job and went into hiding with his wife, Shellie, but two months after his acquittal, she filed for divorce, saying he had taken to the road and would not tell her where he was and what he was doing.

As part of the divorce case, Zimmerman filed a financial affidavit last week, spelling out his income, assets and debts.

According to it, he spends $3,304 a month, despite having no income.

He listed his total assets at $14,000 – most of which is his 2008 Honda pickup. His debts total $2.5 million, mostly money he owes criminal defense attorneys Mark O’Mara and Don West.

According to his paperwork, Zimmerman has no job, pays nothing for rent or a mortgage and has no health insurance.

He spends $350 a month for medical care plus $200 a month for psychological, psychiatric or mental health counseling.

He also spends $100 a month on vacations, he wrote.

Zimmerman’s legal defense fund, which raised more than $400,000, now has a balance of $300, according to the affidavit.

It is not clear what happened to any money he earned from the sale of a painting on eBay in December. The winning bid was $100,000. There is no mention of it in his affidavit.

His banking account has $650, he reported.

In an interview last month, Zimmerman’s brother, Robert Zimmerman Jr., said the former neighborhood watch volunteer is homeless and moves from place to place, sleeping in the homes of friends.

His attorney, Howard Iken, would not comment.
http://www.pressherald.com/2014/06/28/george-zimmerman-spending-money-he-doesnt-have/

Zimmy will always have the last laugh..

Zimmy was dragged through hell for being a good citizen.
I hope things now go well for him.