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Baitball Blogger

(46,703 posts)
Wed Feb 19, 2014, 10:51 AM Feb 2014

Zimmerman flees Miami.

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

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Zimmerman flees Miami. (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Feb 2014 OP
that child murderer should get treated like this anywhere he goes leftyohiolib Feb 2014 #1
Did he not bother to understand that Trayvon grew up in Miami? Baitball Blogger Feb 2014 #3
Wow shenmue Feb 2014 #12
Did Zimmerman do his Univision interview in Spanish? senseandsensibility Feb 2014 #16
Apparently he did. Baitball Blogger Feb 2014 #18
Thanks for the link. senseandsensibility Feb 2014 #19
Kind of a strange publication Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #22
+1,000 nt Euphoria Feb 2014 #4
Lynch him ! Mob justice ftw ! Bonx Feb 2014 #13
Funny, because many years ago Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #14
While your point is fair and evident Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #17
sections of town whistling at white women leftyohiolib Feb 2014 #40
I guess now he'll say he's being discriminated against for being a moral upstanding citizen RKP5637 Feb 2014 #2
What he learned is that there is a world of difference from Baitball Blogger Feb 2014 #5
Yep! And Florida becomes more diverse each day, so eventually he's going to feel RKP5637 Feb 2014 #7
Ha ha good, the 305 is not the place for Zimmy to be giftedgirl77 Feb 2014 #6
I wonder who called JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #8
The story is still in the tabloids. Baitball Blogger Feb 2014 #9
I'm wondering why anyone is even believing this story Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #21
He started to lose his support with his cash-grab boxing match attempt Mike Daniels Feb 2014 #23
Ding ding ding ding ding! JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #24
When are the 1%ers going to have to look over their shoulders? DontTreadOnMe Feb 2014 #10
Hopefully he will find that there is not place he is safe in the USA. For that matter the world. jwirr Feb 2014 #11
Conveniently there aren't any photos or video Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #15
GZ now you know what Trayvon felt that night when you judged B Calm Feb 2014 #20
I don't believe it happened at all JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #25
Or his conscience playing tricks on him. . B Calm Feb 2014 #28
eventually he is going to have to leave the country.... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #26
Liar. bravenak Feb 2014 #27
Should I change the title? Baitball Blogger Feb 2014 #29
Fleeing is an acceptable term. Pardon me, for that, I misread it maybe on purpose. bravenak Feb 2014 #30
LOL! Of course. Baitball Blogger Feb 2014 #31
I do not believe that there is a bounty on Zimmerman-He is crying out for attention Gothmog Feb 2014 #32
I've taken a pass on several articles that have popped up on him, but this Baitball Blogger Feb 2014 #33
I do not object to these threads being discussed on DU Gothmog Feb 2014 #36
Guy does get around ... GeorgeGist Feb 2014 #34
Wait a minute. If he is supposed to be so broke avebury Feb 2014 #35
Grifting IggleDoer Feb 2014 #38
He has his guns, why doesnt he feel safe? ...coward SummerSnow Feb 2014 #37
You know you're a bad person Danascot Feb 2014 #39
Serves him right for continuing to try to cash in and gain attention. arcane1 Feb 2014 #41

Baitball Blogger

(46,703 posts)
3. Did he not bother to understand that Trayvon grew up in Miami?
Wed Feb 19, 2014, 10:59 AM
Feb 2014


It's karmic that Zimmerman is cut off from his Latino roots.
 

Boom Sound 416

(4,185 posts)
22. Kind of a strange publication
Wed Feb 19, 2014, 01:27 PM
Feb 2014

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.

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)
14. Funny, because many years ago
Wed Feb 19, 2014, 12:45 PM
Feb 2014

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)
17. While your point is fair and evident
Wed Feb 19, 2014, 01:03 PM
Feb 2014

You also just described every turf war and gang action (of any race) throughout America.

RKP5637

(67,107 posts)
2. I guess now he'll say he's being discriminated against for being a moral upstanding citizen
Wed Feb 19, 2014, 10:59 AM
Feb 2014

exercising his rights.

Baitball Blogger

(46,703 posts)
5. What he learned is that there is a world of difference from
Wed Feb 19, 2014, 11:01 AM
Feb 2014

the 2nd Amendment proponents of Central Florida, and a diverse urban area, such as Miami.

 

giftedgirl77

(4,713 posts)
6. Ha ha good, the 305 is not the place for Zimmy to be
Wed Feb 19, 2014, 11:04 AM
Feb 2014

I am sure there are more than a few folks down there that would jump him for free.

JustAnotherGen

(31,818 posts)
8. I wonder who called
Wed Feb 19, 2014, 11:09 AM
Feb 2014

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)
9. The story is still in the tabloids.
Wed Feb 19, 2014, 11:12 AM
Feb 2014

Dailymail has it. I tried to link, but they are very possessive about their hyperlinks.

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)
21. I'm wondering why anyone is even believing this story
Wed Feb 19, 2014, 01:21 PM
Feb 2014

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)
23. He started to lose his support with his cash-grab boxing match attempt
Wed Feb 19, 2014, 01:39 PM
Feb 2014

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)
24. Ding ding ding ding ding!
Wed Feb 19, 2014, 01:55 PM
Feb 2014

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 . . .

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)
15. Conveniently there aren't any photos or video
Wed Feb 19, 2014, 12:55 PM
Feb 2014

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)
20. GZ now you know what Trayvon felt that night when you judged
Wed Feb 19, 2014, 01:17 PM
Feb 2014

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)
25. I don't believe it happened at all
Wed Feb 19, 2014, 01:55 PM
Feb 2014

He's just trying to stay relevant and praying that NBC will bring back the Moment of Truth movies.

 

B Calm

(28,762 posts)
28. Or his conscience playing tricks on him. .
Wed Feb 19, 2014, 02:06 PM
Feb 2014

I look for him to be in a mental hospital in the near future!

 

bravenak

(34,648 posts)
30. Fleeing is an acceptable term. Pardon me, for that, I misread it maybe on purpose.
Wed Feb 19, 2014, 02:13 PM
Feb 2014

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.
http://m.

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Gothmog

(145,176 posts)
32. I do not believe that there is a bounty on Zimmerman-He is crying out for attention
Wed Feb 19, 2014, 02:16 PM
Feb 2014

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.

Gothmog

(145,176 posts)
36. I do not object to these threads being discussed on DU
Wed Feb 19, 2014, 02:41 PM
Feb 2014

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.

 

arcane1

(38,613 posts)
41. Serves him right for continuing to try to cash in and gain attention.
Thu Feb 20, 2014, 01:18 PM
Feb 2014

Attention is not something one has total control over.

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