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MLeake · March 10, 2012, 10:02 AM

Interesting update:

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/...,6990127.story

Turns out that while the charges were ultimately dismissed (hence no conviction record), Zimmerman was arrested in 2005 for battery on a law enforcement officer, and resisting arrest with violence.

Sounds like just the kind of guy who should head up the neighborhood watch.

If, when I was 17, some weird 26yo dude had followed me at a low-speed crawl in his car, and then got out of the car to approach me, I'd have thought I was about to get attacked. I could very easily see myself having gone on the defensive.

It will be interesting to see the transcript of the 911 call; the Martin family lawyer has filed suit for its release, as the Sanford PD has so far refused to release it. As it is public record, it should only be a matter of time before we get to hear or read it.

Whether Zimmerman ultimately gets charged is hard to say, but based on what I've read so far, I hope that at the very least the Martin family sues him into poverty.

March 10, 2012, 10:02 AM	#10
MLeake Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2007 Location: Outside KC, MO Posts: 10,128	Interesting update: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/...,6990127.story Turns out that while the charges were ultimately dismissed (hence no conviction record), Zimmerman was arrested in 2005 for battery on a law enforcement officer, and resisting arrest with violence. Sounds like just the kind of guy who should head up the neighborhood watch. If, when I was 17, some weird 26yo dude had followed me at a low-speed crawl in his car, and then got out of the car to approach me, I'd have thought I was about to get attacked. I could very easily see myself having gone on the defensive. It will be interesting to see the transcript of the 911 call; the Martin family lawyer has filed suit for its release, as the Sanford PD has so far refused to release it. As it is public record, it should only be a matter of time before we get to hear or read it. Whether Zimmerman ultimately gets charged is hard to say, but based on what I've read so far, I hope that at the very least the Martin family sues him into poverty.