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George Zimmerman flees Miami after Death Threat
George Zimmerman fled Miami after someone threatened there was a huge bounty on his head.
Zimmerman taped an interview last Tuesday with Univision and Fusion, and then took his girlfriend, her kid and his brother to the beach. While they were catching some rays, people noticed him, started harassing him, and then someone shouted out George had a $10,000 bounty on his head.
We're told it freaked him out and they all retreated to the hotel, but the crowd followed them.
Security swept their room to make sure no one tampered with their stuff and then stood guard throughout the day and night. We're told Zimmerman did his CNN interview early the next morning and then beat it ... literally fleeing Miami.
http://www.tmz.com/2014/02/18/george-zimmerman-miami-tv-interviews-bounty/
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/blogs/gone-viral/os-george-zimmerman-angry-mob-miami-20140219,0,1129910.post
leftyohiolib
(5,917 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,703 posts)It's karmic that Zimmerman is cut off from his Latino roots.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)That's an insight.
senseandsensibility
(17,026 posts)Does he speak Spanish?
Baitball Blogger
(46,703 posts)senseandsensibility
(17,026 posts)Interesting site.
Boom Sound 416
(4,185 posts)They smear Univision for doing the interview (for ratings/ad revenue) and then they do a piece on it themselves because they know the same will happen to them - hits/as revenue.
They try to justify the hypocracy by not providing a link to the interview.
Plus they smear him for speaking Spanish.
Gee, wonder what they would have said had he spoken English.
Euphoria
(448 posts)Bonx
(2,053 posts)Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)there was another type of "neighborhood watch" made of patriotic gun owners patrolling the area and looking for people of a certain color who had the gall to be in sections of town they weren't supposed to be...
And I don't need to tell you what happened when they caught these "criminals", do I?
Boom Sound 416
(4,185 posts)You also just described every turf war and gang action (of any race) throughout America.
leftyohiolib
(5,917 posts)RKP5637
(67,107 posts)exercising his rights.
Baitball Blogger
(46,703 posts)the 2nd Amendment proponents of Central Florida, and a diverse urban area, such as Miami.
RKP5637
(67,107 posts)pretty squeezed IMO.
giftedgirl77
(4,713 posts)I am sure there are more than a few folks down there that would jump him for free.
JustAnotherGen
(31,818 posts)TMZ - looks like maybe they broke the story?
Does anyone know if Zim has a publicist? It's all about staying relevant for the celebutante types. Him, Paris, Nicole Ritchie, KimYe, etc. etc. Wait - the leaked sex tape is coming any day now.
Baitball Blogger
(46,703 posts)Dailymail has it. I tried to link, but they are very possessive about their hyperlinks.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)without some outside corroboration...It's not like Zimmerman doesn't have a long history of dishonesty...
A quick glace of the Miami Herald doesn't show me anything, and there would have been hundreds of potential bystanders...
Mike Daniels
(5,842 posts)Even the loons on Free Republic were getting a little frustrated with Zimmerman choosing to not lay low and instead chasing attention wherever he could get it.
Nothing like a possible "false bounty and run for your life" episode to get the sympathy meter rising again.
JustAnotherGen
(31,818 posts)You get the gold star Blue_Tires! Just because TMZ and Zimp says it's so - doesn't make it so. There is a gossip/culture site I read frequently that is run by an entertainment attorney. I'll wait for him to post it or reference it. Zimp is some sort of bizarre celebutante now. And only Enty can get away with not getting sued for telling the truth about celebutantes . . .
DontTreadOnMe
(2,442 posts)buy stock in guillotines!
jwirr
(39,215 posts)Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)in an era when *ANYTHING* happening in view of the public is instantly smartphone'd by scores of bystanders and uploaded to social media...
And Zimmerman's account of the events is the only one we have to go on? Now WHERE have I heard this particular plotline before??
And motherFUCK the TMZ for posting that video from the mooks calling themselves Black Panthers (and who don't have two nickels to rub together) as proof of some million-dollar-bounty being real...
B Calm
(28,762 posts)him and stalked him. Hopefully you won't have the same ending that Trayvon had. In the meantime you are free, but if you have any conscience at all, I'd bet you're not sleeping well.
JustAnotherGen
(31,818 posts)He's just trying to stay relevant and praying that NBC will bring back the Moment of Truth movies.
B Calm
(28,762 posts)I look for him to be in a mental hospital in the near future!
VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)bravenak
(34,648 posts)Ain't nobody run him out of town. He did that.
Baitball Blogger
(46,703 posts)The actuall term was "flees."
bravenak
(34,648 posts)Poor George. Why won't he just stand his ground?!??
We need some very sad poor Georgie music to help us through his trials and tribulations.
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Baitball Blogger
(46,703 posts)Gothmog
(145,176 posts)I am convinced that the best way to deal with zimmerman is to ignore him. He is crying out for attention. He is broke and the gun nuts are no longer supporting him. I admit it would be fun to watch a rap star beat him zimmerman in a boxing match but such a contest would mean a good pay day for zimmerman.
zimmerman is broke and wants attention. I think that people should ignore zimmerman and these crazy stories about bounties.
Baitball Blogger
(46,703 posts)one was too tempting.
Gothmog
(145,176 posts)There are no DUers who are likely to feel any sympathy for Zimmerman or who make any contributions to support this idiot. I just wish that the media would stop paying attention to Zimmerman because some gun nut may actually decide to feel sorry for this idiot.
I am amused by zimmerman's cries for attention. He is living in a hell of his own making.
GeorgeGist
(25,320 posts)For being broke and homeless.
avebury
(10,952 posts)how can he afford to be paying for a hotel room?
IggleDoer
(1,186 posts)n/t
SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)he wanted to be a celebrity. .....
Danascot
(4,690 posts)when Miami runs your ass out of town.
arcane1
(38,613 posts)Attention is not something one has total control over.