Get Your Bingo Cards Out, Zimmerman is back baby

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**Ahtman**

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George Zimmerman, who was acquitted in the 2012 shooting death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, claims he was punched in the face by a man at a Florida restaurant.

According to 911 calls obtained by WFTV-TV in Florida, Zimmerman said a group of men recognized him at Gators Riverside Grille and confronted him.

“He said he was going to kill me,” Zimmerman said to police. “You need to send like three or four cops.”

The Orlando Sentinel reported that Zimmerman walked by several people seated at a table Sunday evening and complimented one man's Confederate flag tattoos. The man, Joseph Whitmer, thanked him and asked about the Trayvon Martin case.

The Sentinel reported that as Zimmerman explained that he shot the unarmed teen in self-defense, another man confronted him, asking, "You're bragging about that?"

A man who identified himself as Zimmerman’s friend told 911 dispatchers: “George Zimmerman and I were sitting at a restaurant here eating and four or five guys came up to us and attacked George,” he said. "I tried to film it and they knocked my phone out of my hand and down onto the dock when I was trying to film it."

Gators Riverside Grille would not comment on the events of the evening but a spokeswoman said George Zimmerman is "not allowed at the restaurant" and that "he's a troublemaker."

"That's gold Jerry, gold!"

**Ouze**

Zimmerman walked by several people seated at a table Sunday evening and complimented one man's Confederate flag tattoos.

Of course he did.

**cuda1179**

Ouze wrote:
Zimmerman walked by several people seated at a table Sunday evening and complimented one man's Confederate flag tattoos.

Of course he did.

So, you have a problem with a man of Hispanic origin liking tattoos?

**jreilly89**

cuda1179 wrote:
Ouze wrote:
Zimmerman walked by several people seated at a table Sunday evening and complimented one man's Confederate flag tattoos.

Of course he did.

So, you have a problem with a man of Hispanic origin liking tattoos?

Liking a symbol of racism and oppression? Yeah.

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Man, I think Zimmerman is still trying to make a buck off of it. What a douche.

**Frazzled**

Rule 1. If you see a guy with a battleflag tattoo don't say nothin unless you have ten guys and a pool cue. They're stupid and looking for a fight.

Rule 2: See rule 1.

**Ouze**

cuda1179 wrote:
Ouze wrote:
Zimmerman walked by several people seated at a table Sunday evening and complimented one man's Confederate flag tattoos.

Of course he did.

So, you have a problem with a man of Hispanic origin liking tattoos?

As a man of hispanic origin with many tattoos myself, no, not really.

**whembly**

cuda1179 wrote:
Ouze wrote:
Zimmerman walked by several people seated at a table Sunday evening and complimented one man's Confederate flag tattoos.

Of course he did.

So, you have a problem with a man of Hispanic origin liking tattoos?

Careful... I believe Ouze of Puerto Rican descent.

*edit, ninja'ed by the man himself

I, for one, believe that Z had his day in court and the outcome was reasonable.

What's not reasonable... nay, fething crazy pants... is for Z to remain in the state of Florida.

**d-usa**

Every time his name pops up, he makes Casey Anthony look like a sane genius.

**Dreadwinter**

whembly wrote:
cuda1179 wrote:
Ouze wrote:
Zimmerman walked by several people seated at a table Sunday evening and complimented one man's Confederate flag tattoos.

Of course he did.

So, you have a problem with a man of Hispanic origin liking tattoos?

Careful... I believe Ouze of Puerto Rican descent. *edit, ninja'ed by the man himself

I, for one, believe that Z had his day in court and the outcome was reasonable.

What's not reasonable... nay, fething crazy pants... is for Z to remain in the state of Florida.

Wait, so you believe the outcome of this case, but not the outcomes of others?

I am shocked. Shocked I say!

**whembly**

Dreadwinter wrote:
whembly wrote:
cuda1179 wrote:
Ouze wrote:
Zimmerman walked by several people seated at a table Sunday evening and complimented one man's Confederate flag tattoos.

Of course he did.

So, you have a problem with a man of Hispanic origin liking tattoos?

Careful... I believe Ouze of Puerto Rican descent. *edit, ninja'ed by the man himself

I, for one, believe that Z had his day in court and the outcome was reasonable.

What's not reasonable... nay, fething crazy pants... is for Z to remain in the state of Florida.

Wait, so you believe the outcome of this case, but not the outcomes of others?

I am shocked. Shocked I say!

What's this "outcomes of others" are you referring to???

**Kap'n Krump**

You know, given the amount of controversy surrounding the man, you'd think he'd keep a lower profile.

**Mr. Burning**

Kap'n Krump wrote:
You know, given the amount of controversy surrounding the man, you'd think he'd keep a lower profile.

Sure, if Zimms were a regular guy.

**PrehistoricUFO**

This guy has become a professional troll. He auctioned off the weapon he used at one point. Never followed that story, though. Not sure how it ended.

edit - it was some months back, to be clear.

**jhe90**

he's a walking fox news story?

**Jihadin**

Can we lock this one to since the Bradley Manning thread was locked due.......What's the point?

**Ahtman**

Jihadin wrote:
Can we lock this one to since the Bradley Manning thread was locked due.......What's the point?

Where in here did people turn this into an anti-Transgender screed like the other thread? Where on the DakkaOT bingo card is the Chelsea Manning square? There isn't really an equivalence unless one is being purposely obtuse about either subject.

**d-usa**

Ahtman wrote:
Jihadin wrote:
Can we lock this one to since the Bradley Manning thread was locked due.......What's the point?

Where in here did people turn this into an anti-Transgender screed like the other thread? Where on the DakkaOT bingo card is the Chelsea Manning square? There isn't really an equivalence unless one is being purposely obtuse about either subject.

Correct, the Bradley Manning thread was doing fine until it became anti-trans-gender "dare to call me out on my feeling you liberals" thread.

So this one will get shut down once it becomes a racists/thugs/confederate flag/gun thread.

So....page 3?

**Ahtman**

d-usa wrote:
Correct, the Bradley Manning thread was doing fine until it became anti-trans-gender "dare to call me out on my feeling you liberals" thread.

So this one will get shut down once it becomes a racists/thugs/confederate flag/gun thread.

So....page 3?

I see you are an optimist.

**Jihadin**

Actually looking at two and half pages.

**Dreadwinter**

whembly wrote:
Dreadwinter wrote:
whembly wrote:
cuda1179 wrote:
Ouze wrote:
Zimmerman walked by several people seated at a table Sunday evening and complimented one man's Confederate flag tattoos.

Of course he did.

So, you have a problem with a man of Hispanic origin liking tattoos?

Careful... I believe Ouze of Puerto Rican descent. *edit, ninja'ed by the man himself

I, for one, believe that Z had his day in court and the outcome was reasonable.

What's not reasonable... nay, fething crazy pants... is for Z to remain in the state of Florida.

Wait, so you believe the outcome of this case, but not the outcomes of others?

I am shocked. Shocked I say!

What's this "outcomes of others" are you referring to???

Any investigations that did not go your way because conspiracies!

**Breotan**

I just want to understand something. How is this newsworthy? This isn't even up to the standards of tabloid trash.

**Hordini**

Breotan wrote:
I just want to understand something. How is this newsworthy? This isn't even up to the standards of tabloid trash.

Have you seen what the news media has been running with lately? When has the majority of it ever been much more than tabloid trash? The 24 hour news cycle is here to stay.

**BobtheInquisitor**

Zimmerman getting punched in the face may not be newsworthy, but it is cathartic.

**Ahtman**

BobtheInquisitor wrote:
Zimmerman getting punched in the face may not be newsworthy, but it is cathartic.

That and I don't recall anyone stating that this was an incredibly important event either. Not every item posted is the most important thing that has ever happened and everyone has to know about it right away. It seems an odd complaint to be honest.

**SagesStone**

I just need this thread to get an obvious troll, need computer help and devolve into ebola before being locked to get a bingo now.

**Spetulhu**

Hordini wrote:
Have you seen what the news media has been running with lately? When has the majority of it ever been much more than tabloid trash? The 24 hour news cycle is here to stay.

And it's still summer with people in many parts of the world just now returning to their jobs from vacation. They've not done anything newsworthy while away so Zimmermann gets to fill in for anything interesting.

Ofc, our papers ran their ultimate filler last month. We have recycling on bottles and cans so they're actually worth some money to bring back, and if you were really really into Superman-level lawfulness the cash from this is taxable income. No one declares it and the tax man has more important things to think about. The tax office will never waste the pay on someone to "catch" old ladies bringing in cans worth 15 cents apiece. And yet this is one of the summer fillers we get - journalist can't find anything to write about, journalist phones the tax office and asks questions that a bureaucrat will have to give the correct legalese answer to, then journalist writes it up as "news" and scores hundreds of angry letters from people upset that the tax office doesn't have anything better to do. Instant win.

**Avatar 720**

n0t_u wrote:
I just need this thread to get an obvious troll, need computer help and devolve into ebola before being locked to get a bingo now.

Your post gave my motherboard ebola and now I need help fixing it.

OT, I feel a little sorry for the big Z. Being drawn to trouble and subsequently drawing the media feels like a bit of a burden.

**Dreadclaw69**

Is ZImmerman like the Kardashians of Dakka?

**skyth**

Spetulhu wrote:
Hordini wrote:
Have you seen what the news media has been running with lately? When has the majority of it ever been much more than tabloid trash? The 24 hour news cycle is here to stay.

And it's still summer with people in many parts of the world just now returning to their jobs from vacation. They've not done anything newsworthy while away so Zimmermann gets to fill in for anything interesting.

Ofc, our papers ran their ultimate filler last month. We have recycling on bottles and cans so they're actually worth some money to bring back, and if you were really really into Superman-level lawfulness the cash from this is taxable income. No one declares it and the tax man has more important things to think about. The tax office will never waste the pay on someone to "catch" old ladies bringing in cans worth 15 cents apiece. And yet this is one of the summer fillers we get - journalist can't find anything to write about, journalist phones the tax office and asks questions that a bureaucrat will have to give the correct legalese answer to, then journalist writes it up as "news" and scores hundreds of angry letters from people upset that the tax office doesn't have anything better to do. Instant win.

Returning cans is not taxable income as it is simply return on capital. (Ie you are just getting back money you spent).

**Vaktathi**

The big problem is that he seems to be going out of his way to be an ass, and in same cases, baiting confrontations. Whether his various comments constitute "fighting words" (not commonly protected under the 1st amendment) is not something I am qualified to judge, but the dude seems to find himself in these situations significantly more than the average person would