George Zimmerman won't be charged in domestic dispute, prosecutor says
Source: CNN
Florida prosecutors will not charge George Zimmerman after a domestic dispute with his girlfriend last month, State Attorney Phil Archer said Wednesday.
The decision not to pursue the case comes days after Zimmerman's girlfriend, Samantha Scheibe, said in a court document that she didn't want him to be charged
According to a sheriff's office report about the incident, Scheibe said that after an argument, Zimmerman broke a table with a shotgun and then pointed it at her "for a minute."
In the court document filed this week, Scheibe accuses authorities of pressuring her. "When I was being questioned by police, I felt very intimidated," she said. "I was not allowed to call an attorney nor was I allowed to eat or drink anything for a very long time."
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/11/justice/george-zimmerman-no-charges/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
AAO
(3,300 posts)secondwind
(16,903 posts)SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)shenmue
(38,506 posts)Could be a factor.
SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)tofuandbeer
(1,314 posts)In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)AAO
(3,300 posts)This poor woman will be Zippy's next victim.
Shrike47
(6,913 posts)Hoyt
(54,770 posts)She should be charged, and held for her own safety. And the thought of a little Zimmerman running around is frightening.
elleng
(130,773 posts)'In the court document filed this week, Scheibe accuses authorities of pressuring her. "When I was being questioned by police, I felt very intimidated," she said. "I was not allowed to call an attorney nor was I allowed to eat or drink anything for a very long time."'
MADem
(135,425 posts)This guy is an habitual asshole. That surely should be against the law, don't you think?
And the girlfriend is a lying bullshitter--she called the cops, they didn't call her.
AAO
(3,300 posts)They would still need to actually break an existing law and at the same time be observed by law enforcement officials.
The_Commonist
(2,518 posts)UNFORTUNFUCKLY?!?!?!
OK, something good did come out of this thread.
AAO
(3,300 posts)RBInMaine
(13,570 posts)then they deserve each other.
MADem
(135,425 posts)RBInMaine
(13,570 posts)I will bet you anything they have been talking, and she just wants to reverse herself because she is somehow having "victim's remorse".
I heard that 911 tape. Her statements where clearly spontaneous and truthful in real time. She was not "pressured" on anything.
It's too bad, but this is what happens in too many of these cases. She's obviously screwed up if she would be with this asshole in the first place, let alone if she would go back to him. But she is also a grown adult and can make choices. They deserve each other. Just waiting for the next 911 call about this asshat.
olddad56
(5,732 posts)frylock
(34,825 posts)leftyohiolib
(5,917 posts)derby378
(30,252 posts)Thinks he is above the law
Keeps his girlfriend in her place
Shot poor Trayvon in the face
JimboBillyBubbaBob
(1,389 posts)...Zimmerman and Superglue the two together. Let them work it out then.
tofuandbeer
(1,314 posts)then we can be sure it was either threats or money that changed her mind.
jaysunb
(11,856 posts)Her wishes would not matter.
davidn3600
(6,342 posts)The state still has to prove their case beyond reasonable doubt. Sometimes that is difficult if the victim is uncooperative.
Cha
(296,893 posts)outta California, then.
believe the same thing is true in Kansas City, Mo. Could be true for the state, but not sure.
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)It's just a matter of time and he'll hurt someone bad. When that happens he'll have no record. None of the previous stuff can be brought up. He'll continue to use the Saint George defense.
Penicilino
(97 posts)heaven05
(18,124 posts)How?
Blanket Statements
(556 posts)She'll end up dead
Swede Atlanta
(3,596 posts)I am still convinced he will eventually be caught. OJ Simpson was eventually sentenced to justice. The same will happen to GZ at some point. My only fear is he will kill more people before he gets there.
darkangel218
(13,985 posts)*sighs*
marble falls
(57,015 posts)Wash. state Desk Jet
(3,426 posts)She nailed it as it was going down without holding back. Zimmerman knew how to work her long before he moved in with her. And has been working her all along. She got sucked right back in.
and she will continue to believe his shit untill he is done with her. At that point same as his soon to be x wife-she will see it for what it is.
it's all about understanding how psychopathic predators operate. Although understanding how it is they operate doesn't prepare one for what those predators do and will do because nothing can.
Zimmerman will no doubt be back in the news on some other issue before the years end.
DallasNE
(7,402 posts)I would think that law enforcement would be interested in the circumstances under which these meetings took place and whether she had her own lawyer involved. Indeed, it should have been her lawyer rather than Zimmerman's lawyer submitting this document. It almost looks like Scheibe needed to be put under some kind of witness protection program. Zimmerman will do anything to keep his guns. Anything. And high-priced lawyers are waiting in line to make sure that happens.