Post by Stan on Jul 16, 2013 11:22:18 GMT -8
George Zimmerman: Was it Worth It?
It has been more than a few days after the George Zimmerman verdict and there has been protests in the streets and other, so far, small scale civil disturbances. I will not publicly comment of what I thought of George Zimmerman’s (GZ) actions or what I thought of Trayvon Martin or who deserved what. What I will comment on was the moment GZ stepped out of his vehicle to investigate who he judged was a person conducting suspicious activity on a rainy evening.
For the rest of George Zimmerman’s life he will ask himself, “was it worth it?” GZ was a neighborhood watch leader and was patrolling his gated community, he observed the young man who we would later know as Trayvon Martin and reported his observations to the police. So far so good. GZ then lost track of him and then made the fateful decision to get out of his car…
Some of us will say, “Good for him, he was protecting his community!” Others will say he was not a sworn peace officer so he thus had no police training, police authority and most of all no legal protection via the police union.
George Zimmerman is now a free man…sort of:
*GZ will be in court for many more days yet. The Attorney General, NAACP, Al Sharpton and the majority of the offended demographic want a piece of him.
*GZ and his family (even parents) will be in danger for many years to come. He will have to constantly be in condition orange or red for the rest of his life.
*GZ will have to move to an area without the offended demographic in order to expect any peace and that may not be necessarily true either. There are plenty of people of other ethnicities upset with him too. He, and his family, may simply have to move out of the country.
*GZ will have a hard time finding a job. Even a pro-gun, right wing business or owner probably would not want the negative attention.
*GZ, and his family, may have to change his name. Right now he is a hate magnet.
GZ’s greatest battle has yet to come. It may be a world of hurt from here on out. Thinking from a monetary, convenience, time-management, and safety perspective George Zimmerman will be asking himself, “was it worth getting out of the car?” for the rest of his life.
It has been more than a few days after the George Zimmerman verdict and there has been protests in the streets and other, so far, small scale civil disturbances. I will not publicly comment of what I thought of George Zimmerman’s (GZ) actions or what I thought of Trayvon Martin or who deserved what. What I will comment on was the moment GZ stepped out of his vehicle to investigate who he judged was a person conducting suspicious activity on a rainy evening.
For the rest of George Zimmerman’s life he will ask himself, “was it worth it?” GZ was a neighborhood watch leader and was patrolling his gated community, he observed the young man who we would later know as Trayvon Martin and reported his observations to the police. So far so good. GZ then lost track of him and then made the fateful decision to get out of his car…
Some of us will say, “Good for him, he was protecting his community!” Others will say he was not a sworn peace officer so he thus had no police training, police authority and most of all no legal protection via the police union.
George Zimmerman is now a free man…sort of:
*GZ will be in court for many more days yet. The Attorney General, NAACP, Al Sharpton and the majority of the offended demographic want a piece of him.
*GZ and his family (even parents) will be in danger for many years to come. He will have to constantly be in condition orange or red for the rest of his life.
*GZ will have to move to an area without the offended demographic in order to expect any peace and that may not be necessarily true either. There are plenty of people of other ethnicities upset with him too. He, and his family, may simply have to move out of the country.
*GZ will have a hard time finding a job. Even a pro-gun, right wing business or owner probably would not want the negative attention.
*GZ, and his family, may have to change his name. Right now he is a hate magnet.
GZ’s greatest battle has yet to come. It may be a world of hurt from here on out. Thinking from a monetary, convenience, time-management, and safety perspective George Zimmerman will be asking himself, “was it worth getting out of the car?” for the rest of his life.