If George Zimmerman passed by you in the supermarket, would you say anything?

[nikto]

You could:

--say nothing and smile or look away

--say nothing, but grimace noticeably in his direction

--Smile warmly and say, "Way to go, Zimmy"

-- Say nothing, but hit him with a can of chili, or maybe a piece of fruit (if in produce section)

--whisper "murderer", audibly, as he goes by

--hug him, and say, "I forgive your terrible deed"

--Offer him $100k for a painting of Sarah Palin

[nikto]

1. I'm sorta' leaning towards...

Whispering to him as he walks by.







I know I would never choose
to waste good fruit.

[Ron Green]

2. I'd likely do nothing, 'cause I wouldn't recognize him.

I don't know what the guy looks like.

[Ohio Joe]

3. Whisper?

Fuck that... I would point and say plenty loud that there was an unstable murdering piece of shit around. People should know when the fucker is around, it is not safe to be near him alone.

[Mira]

4. Frankly

I would try to be one of the vegetables, chopped liver, or a potted plant. He's packing. And I consider him dangerous.

[daleanime]

7. +1

[JustAnotherGen]

11. +1000 - And well . . .

I'm a dangerous organic veggie cart filled 40 year old professional black woman who often goes to the store in Tieks and my J Jill best. In Zimpigs weasel-like little mind that makes me public enemy number one. And well - he gets away with it. So when my husband retaliates - I don't want him to have to go to prison.Because my Giovanni would retaliate.

He comes from a different culture and country. He's Calabrese - those men retaliate and can lay in wait for years.

[Flippertygibbit]

101. you go girl!

[joshcryer]

14. This is the only correct answer.

He's a ticking time bomb. A smart ass statement is going to lead to trouble. A statement of encouragement might not (who knows with that guy) but I wouldn't see a DUer saying such a statement. Therefore the only move is not to play.

He will murder you.

[Th1onein]

38. I'm sorry, but I would have to call him out.

I'm known for my big mouth. I would yell loudly, "Hey, isn't that that murderer, George Zimmerman?"

[gollygee]

71. +1

[magical thyme]

81. ^^^ this.

I'd be inclined to quietly slip away or at least be invisible. The guy is an attention-seeking, murderous, armed lunatic.

[KansDem]

5. Edge on a psychopath who committed murder and got away with it?

[TeamPooka]

6. cold shoulder

[Gravitycollapse]

8. I'd pretty loudly pronounce that he was a murderer.

[LeftyMom]

9. Like he'd come to a state with sane gun laws? Guns aren't even allowed at the grocery store.

California: Better Than You since 1849.

[hack89]

80. Concealed carry is perfectly legal in California grocery stores. Nt

[LeftyMom]

85. The largest grocery chain in the area doesn't permit guns on the premises.

I'm not certain about the others.

[hack89]

86. It has no force of law

All they can ask you to do is leave - it is not a crime.

[LeftyMom]

87. At no point did I say that gun policies at grocery stores carry the force of law.

Although I suspect that violating the policy would result in a nice chat with a police officer and a trespassing complaint.

[hack89]

88. Trespassing only if the gun owner refuses the store's request to leave.

If the gun owner leaves when asked then the cops don't get involved.

Like he'd come to a state with sane gun laws? Guns aren't even allowed at the grocery store.

Sorry - thought this post meant you were talking about gun laws. Sorry.

[LeftyMom]

90. Best wishes on improving your reading comprehension.

[hack89]

93. I can only read what you write

I think we agree, however, that carrying guns in California grocery stores is perfectly legal - which was my only point. Merry Christmas.

[eShirl]

10. "Wughhh! Smells like something died in here. Peeeeee- Yu!!!"

[Berlum]

12. Don't shoot me, bro

I'm just sayin...

[Tom Ripley]

72. That's two of us

[Demeter]

13. I'd boycott the store

and start a campaign for gun-free shopping zones.

But then again, I'd never live in Florida, and since I have no close relatives there, I don't need to visit anymore, either.

[Jenoch]

40. Why would you boycott the store?

[Demeter]

46. Because that's how political change is made

Ask Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil.

[Jenoch]

47. Huh? I believe you are confused.

Why would it be the store's fault that Zimmerman walked in? Should the store hire someone to stand guard at the entrance just in case George Zimmerman came by? Or maybe they could install cameras attached to computers with facial recognition software just in case George Zimmerman stopped by.

[KinMd]

67. I'd say nothing..in case it was a guy who just looked like Zimmerman

[B Calm]

15. Are you threating me!

[Hoyt]

16. I'd stand in awe of the poster boy for gun fanciers everywhere, who

grabbed his gun; stalked, intimidated, and shot an unarmed "suspicious" teenager; and got away with it. Then, he intimidated his wife and girlfriend with his guns, and is still considered a law-abiding gun owner who can walk/live among us armed and happy.

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

17. How's it Going Killer?

I think the impotence treatments are over in aisle 12

[PADemD]

35. +1

[pipoman]

18. lol

An Internet tough guy thread...

[cherokeeprogressive]

23. And a good one too. n/t

[nikto]

50. Thanks for your support

[Lizzie Poppet]

33. Priceless, innit?

[nikto]

51. Old-school tough...

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qKOIHfVzQuk/Updr99tM-rI/AAAAAAAApgY/noLhL0r4CF0/s1600/arnold+stang.JPG

[99Forever]

75. Yeah...

... 'cuz gunhumpers are all such brave people that they need a deadly weapon to feel safe and complete.

[Lizzie Poppet]

78. Don't plant that axiom too deep, Farmer 99!

Do you even logic?

[99Forever]

79. I'm no farmer.

And I damn sure don't require a gunz gunz gunz to be happy or safe.

Paranoia will destroy ya.

[Lizzie Poppet]

82. Perhaps not, but you certainly missed the point by a country mile.

But by all means, keep indulging in inane "telepsychoanalysis." It's fucking hilarious, it really is...

[99Forever]

92. I "missed the point"???

You keep telling yourself that, gunhumper.

[Lizzie Poppet]

94. As usual, you have nothing reasoned to contribute.

Way to live down to low expectations...

Enjoy pretending you'd actually lip off to that idiot Zimmerman (or anyone else, for that matter) IRL...it's so cute!

[nikto]

99. It's only love...

[Paladin]

36. Just trying to make it in the violent world you gun militants helped to create.

Not much to LOL about.....

[cherokeeprogressive]

98. What's a "gun militant"?

[Ilsa]

19. I doubt I would notice him or realize it's him.

I certainly wouldn't confront a man carrying a loaded weapon, even if I was doing the same.

[Lost_Count]

20. Gawk a bit... Shrug and move on...

[badtoworse]

21. No.

[FSogol]

22. Sneak up behind him and pop a big plastic bag?

[Nine]

53. ulp!

(but also )

[libodem]

68. LOL

And he would scream and scream, cuz you know, he can't fight worth shit. And he's a weakling.

[gordianot]

24. This thread does raise a question as to how people react to him in public?

The external factors directed toward a dangerous public menace should be a real concern where ever he resides. The local police and prosecutors that keep returning him to the street are endangering public safety compounded with the laws in the State of Florida. How many more George Zimmerman's are there on the loose in Florida?

[Ishoutandscream2]

25. Not a thing

I wouldn't want to be another of his victims.

[JanMichael]

26. I would assume the guy is carrying a weapon

and try to just leave the area without notice. He's scary as crap-- I would not want to be the next one in the news for "forcing" GZ to "stand his ground."

No way am I putting my life on the line just to make a point.

[LAGC]

27. This needs to be a poll. (n/t)

[Paladin]

28. Not a word. I want to live to see some grandkids. (nt)

[Spirochete]

29. Hell no

I heard that guy shoots people...

[Xyzse]

30. Hrm... Snicker audibly and jangle my keys.

Of course, if I do that, I need to make sure I can find someone else with their keys outside, so I could look at them conspiratorially, even if they don't know what I am doing.

[ecstatic]

31. Nothing. He's armed, delusional, and dangerous... But

I don't think he'd make it out of this city alive. At any given moment, I'm probably surrounded by at least 2 concealed carriers, and Z is universally hated around here.

[Aristus]

32. Fuck no.

Asshole would probably be packing. And he knows he can get away with murder. Bad combination.

I'm saving my rejoinder until after he dies. I'll travel to Florida for the sole purpose of taking a dump on his grave.

[Mike Daniels]

34. I'm not sure I would even recognize him if he stood behind me in line.

unless he was wearing a shirt that "Hi, I'm George Zimmerman"

But outside of that I'd offer him the money for a picture of Palin and then forward it to her as a gift from Zimmerman. Perhaps Todd would go into some sort of jealous rage and make Zimmerman "stand his ground" again.

[politichew]

37. I've never been one to confront people, especially murders. nt

[truebrit71]

39. No. Fucker is probably armed...

...and I'm a big fan of living tyvm...

[Jenoch]

41. You forgot an option, None of the Above.

I probably would not notice him, but if I did notice him, I woild just keep shopping.

If I was in a store in Florida in 1996 and saw OJ Simpson, I would have the same reaction, none.

[Brigid]

42. I would suddenly decide that my shopping trip was over . . .

And head for the checkout.

[sarisataka]

43. Wouldn't even recognize the SOB

[deaniac21]

44. I have no idea of what he looks like.

[Dash87]

45. I would sneak up and switch his low fat milk with whole milk

[Little Star]

48. This older white lady would run like hell in the other direction.....

I don't trust that murder at all.

edit to add: I would recognize his face anywhere. It is forever burned into my memory.

[LynneSin]

49. Yes - I'd ask him how the hell did I end up in a supermarket in Florida

Just saying!

[valerief]

52. No, because he'd shoot me and get away with it. nt

[RKP5637]

54. He's on the edge, waiting to fall off, all of the warning signals are there over

and over again, yet we, as a society, let him roam until he murders again. And who knows what he's carrying, incite him, and he could possibly kill you.

[nikto]

55. 1 More choice...

You could approach him and say,
"Uh, sir, I think the Skittles are in aisle 3."

[Niceguy1]

56. I wouldnt do anything

only a fool goes looking for trouble.

[rrneck]

57. No. nt

[riverwalker]

58. I'd give him "my look"

it's been known to turn some men into stone and leave others wimpering in a fetal position cryin' fer their mommas. That look....

[jwirr]

59. Hell no I would not say anything. I like life.

[JNelson6563]

60. "Oh look! There's that guy that killed an innocent kid!"

"So how's it feel to get away with murder?"

That is exactly what I would say.

[PDJane]

61. I would leave the store and whatever I intended to purchase.

This body is lumpy and has some joint issues, but I've grown attached to it over the years.

[marlakay]

62. In fantasy I would like to stick out my foot and trip him

Watching him fall flat on the floor....in reality someone like that scares the shit out of me and I would move to opposite side of store immediately.

[Lint Head]

63. I would say out loud. "Where are the Skittles and Arizona Ice Teas?!."

[rug]

64. I'd ask him what he was doing there.

[nikto]

70. Ooooh----Good one

Touché.

[MisterP]

65. a week or so ago there was basically a Zimmerman on the bus--

increasingly raving about his "baby-mamas," "n-----s," "b-----s," "b-----s"

a lot had their compacts out to surreptitiously see when they'd get rushed

[yurbud]

66. if it was in a big city, I'd call the cops and say he was carrying

and if the cops don't find anything on him and let him go, hopefully someone would do the same at the next place and the next.

I would imagine in most places if you say, "I just saw George Zimmerman and it looked like he had a gun," or even that he just looked agitated, the police would be very interested in visiting with him.

[madokie]

69. BOO

[cntrygrl]

73. I'd probably -

--Smile warmly and say, "You murdering prick!"

[nikto]

100. The warm smile...

Makes it OK.

[cntrygrl]

105. LOL, yeah.

[alphafemale]

74. I actually DID think I'd seen him a couple weeks ago.

I actually sort of stutter-stepped and froze for a couple ticks.

He caught my eye briefly and I surmise that it might be a reaction he gets quite a bit.

Just one of those resigned, "Oh...not again." expressions

My startle passed quickly though. It wasn't George Zimmerman.

And even if it had been, it is not my place to dispense vigilante justice.

I do hope he stumbles into his justice, and is locked away before another human being is hurt or murdered.

[madinmaryland]

76. I would call the cops, just because he looked at me.

[Quixote1818]

77. Call the cops and say there is a suspicious looking guy walking around the store

and that he looks like he is on drugs.

[Blue Owl]

83. I'd grab a bag of skittles & give him the evil eye

[2naSalit]

84. I'd be

done with my shopping immediately and as I leave the store inform any employee I encounter on the way out that I am leaving because he's in there and I won't be coming back because I feel threatened.

[WinkyDink]

89. I think "ignore" would be my choice. Probably wouldn't recognize him.

[Vattel]

91. I would say, "hi, how are you doin?"

Since I do not know whether he is a murderer, I would be polite.

[Blue_Tires]

96. I'm pretty sure he'd shoot me on sight, since I fit the "profile"

[LWolf]

97. I probably wouldn't recognize him.

I don't spend much time watching news on tv, so while I've seen a picture somewhere, he's just one of the other 7+billion on the planet as far as being recognizable. If people me in the supermarket and I know them, I sometimes stop and chat. Otherwise I just make sure I'm not blocking their path.

[Scootaloo]

102. Silently marvel at how his face keeps retreating from the rest of his head

[itsrobert]

103. Zimmerman gets a charge out of being noticed

I wouldnt give him the satisfaction of acknowledging him either way.

[mattclearing]

104. You could obstruct him and stand your ground.

No Doritos for you, crazy!