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PUCKER wrote:

ScooterSissy wrote:Gee, same day I got stopped by a Southlake policeman for speeding, had a gun on my hip, got off with a warning; and it didn't make the news at all.
Seriously, Southlake cop let me off with a warning, now that's news!!

That's almost a miracle!!

The Annoyed Man wrote:

EEllis wrote:

The Annoyed Man wrote: BTW, EEllis, I don't think the LEO who stopped him committed any great crime in texting the stop to his buddies, but I do think it is pretty cheesy. It shows a kind of disregard for the privacy of others. In the healthcare industry, people get fired and rightly so for doing this kind of stuff. His having been stopped and ticketed may legally be public information, but in fact, it's nobody else's business. And by having it gotten from word of mouth into the media, it's one more burden of stone heaped upon Zimmerman's controversial back. It's a problem endemic to our culture these days.....we have no more respect for other people's business anymore. We love gossip, innuendo, and public scandal, because we are a culture without shame. And unlike the truly shameless who deserve the scorn heaped on them by the public and driven into a froth by the media, all Zimmerman did was use deadly force to legitimately defend himself from use of deadly force. For that, he's going to be hounded for the rest of his life, thanks in no small part to the media.

So in the big picture, did the LEO's lack of discretion further fan the flames of undeserved and racist outrage directed against INNOCENT Zimmerman now that he is truly proven not-guilty, or did it help to calm things down? I think that question answers itself. When the media hyperventilates that he was legally in possession of a legal gun in a legal car as if he had committed a crime, and makes a big deal about the fact that he wasn't particularly headed anywhere......as if that is a big crime.....A) that is the direct result of the cop's indiscretion, and B) the stop really isn't news, except that it's George Zimmerman. How stupid is that?

If I were in Zimmerman's shoes, I'd be not a little irritated at the cop in question, and and I'd be pretty bitter toward law enforcement in general, if this is the kind of unfair treatment I could look forward to in the future from the very people of whom I would expect better.

All this based on some noises heard over a bad video? Whatever, the bashing over unknown facts that people are just positive of is getting a bit much for me.

You must not have an smartphone with an onboard camera. That was clearly a cellphone camera shutter, and clearly text typing noises. There was no mistaking those noises.

nightmare69 wrote:Zimmerman is now Waldo.

gigag04 wrote:If any of you saw GZ during your regular work duties, I'm sure you'd text a buddy or two.

EEllis wrote:

The Annoyed Man wrote:

EEllis wrote:

The Annoyed Man wrote: BTW, EEllis, I don't think the LEO who stopped him committed any great crime in texting the stop to his buddies, but I do think it is pretty cheesy.......

All this based on some noises heard over a bad video? Whatever, the bashing over unknown facts that people are just positive of is getting a bit much for me.

You must not have an smartphone with an onboard camera. That was clearly a cellphone camera shutter, and clearly text typing noises. There was no mistaking those noises.

So you want a cookie? I know what it sounded like, I know what you assume, I don't believe the bashing over assumed facts is any better.

bdickens wrote:

gigag04 wrote:If any of you saw GZ during your regular work duties, I'm sure you'd text a buddy or two.

I'll guarantee you I wouldn't.

The Annoyed Man wrote:Ditto......although if I ever ran into him face to face, I'd shake his hand and tell him that I hope people begin to respect his privacy. And I'd hand him my business card, which has my home address on it, and tell him if he's ever in the area to give me a call and come over, and I'll pour him a cup of coffee. I'll bet he'd appreciate someone just being nice to him instead of what he's been getting......

sjfcontrol wrote:Texas Officer to be Questioned About Zimmerman Stop

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baldeagle wrote:It's getting pretty bad when a person can't even be a human without bitter criticism. The cop, IMO, did nothing wrong. The media blew it completely out of proportion like it was the world's biggest deal that Zimmerman was acting legally and got treated like any normal citizen would under similar circumstances. How many times have we read here about CHLers being stopped and getting a warning instead of a ticket?

O6nop wrote:Did everyone notice that GZ went a little out of the way to tell the cop he was a face on TV, and "didn't you see the name?". He should know by now how to keep things quiet if he is trying to keep a low profile.

O6nop wrote:Did everyone notice that GZ went a little out of the way to tell the cop he was a face on TV, and "didn't you see the name?". He should know by now how to keep things quiet if he is trying to keep a low profile.