George Zimmerman’s crude Myspace page from 2005 uncovered

[MADem]

You really need to read the whole thing--you will be horrified:

BY FRANCES ROBLES
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SANFORD -- Just as George Zimmerman’s attorney pushes the envelope of accepted legal practices by launching a social media operation for his client, another site has popped up that belonged to the controversial former neighborhood watch volunteer who now faces a murder charge.

This one is a 7-year old Myspace page called “only to be king again” that makes disparaging comments about Mexicans. The Web page, which his attorney confirmed Tuesday is legitimate, makes reference to 2005 criminal cases and a brush in court with a woman who Zimmerman called his “ex-hoe.”

There are several photos of Zimmerman on the page, and in one of them he appears to be wearing the same orange polo shirt that he donned in his 2005 police mug shot. Zimmerman used the name “Joe G.” on the site, and posted a biography that mentions he grew up in Manassas, Va., had recently opened an insurance business and missed all his friends.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/01/2778234/myspace-page-is-latest-salvo-in.html#storylink=cpy

[slackmaster]

1. This is a great example of how posting stupid shit on the Internet is stupid

It never goes away.

[uponit7771]

2. +1

[MADem]

3. Damn right. I never understood the need to let everyone know your business! nt

[Initech]

16. I agree with that!

[Capt. Obvious]

4. This is ripe for some Scumbag Steve images

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[Oilwellian]

9. This was the most interesting part...

“I dont miss driving around scared to hit mexicans walkin on the side of the street, soft ass wanna be thugs messin with peoples cars when they aint around (what are you provin, that you can dent a car when no ones watchin) dont make you a man in my book,” the 2005 Myspace page said. “Workin 96 hours to get a decent pay check, gettin knifes pulled on you by every mexican you run into!”

Another line suggested his friends went to jail and did not rat him out. “They do a year and dont ever open thier [sic] mouth to get my ass pinched.”

Wow. Just, wow.

[MADem]

12. What ever he is, he's no choir boy. That's pretty clear. nt

[Baitball Blogger]

15. If there is a God in heaven,

his website will be admissible in court.

[MagickMuffin]

10. O'Mara is skating on very thin ice

Jayne Navarre, a South Florida consultant who devises social media strategies for lawyers, said O’Mara’s use of social media will “almost certainly” taint a jury pool and compromise Zimmerman’s shot at a fair trial. She said O’Mara also may be violating American Bar Association rules that prohibit a lawyer from helping third parties make prohibited extrajudicial comments.

While use of social media has risen exponentially in the legal field, “what we have not seen is a criminal-defense attorney host social media channels on behalf of their client,” Navarre said. “I would not be surprised to learn that members of the Bar are shocked and even disgusted.”

Under American Bar Association rules, a lawyer can speak publicly on a case as long as it does not prejudice a potential jury. The association is revamping its rules to address social media, she said.

Lawyers usually use social media to advertise, educate, network or recruit employees, she said. Some lawyers and judges have been sanctioned for inappropriate use of social media.


Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/01/v-fullstory/2778234/myspace-page-is-latest-salvo-in.html#storylink=cpy




Perhaps tainting the jury pool is just what O'Mara is hoping for!

[MADem]

11. I agree, you might be right about his goal as well. nt

[Cali_Democrat]

13. I wonder how the staunch Zimmerman defenders will spin this...

[MADem]

14. Maybe they will drag out and dust off the Porgie-style "Youthful Indiscretion" excuse! nt

[NoGOPZone]

18. I would have asked

Snake Alchemist but s/he's already been PPR'ed

[FloridaJudy]

17. Whoa!

Made me go back and look at my own MySpace page. Nothing there that would make me look bad in court. Whew!

Nothing there at all except my name, gender and marital status, to be honest. Three friends, including "Tom". Not like Facebook, where I've got 500 friends and thousands of posts. But still I've always treated it as if I expected a reporter or the police to confiscate my computer at any time. And share the contents with my boss, ex-husband and mother.

Safest policy all 'round.

[Gregorian]

19. Suddenly I feel that what Zimmerman did is similar to what Bush did to the Middle East.

This whole stand your ground thing is starting to feel like preemptive invasion.

It may be inappropriate to say that here. It may already have been mentioned before.