George Zimmerman is a registered Democrat...what say you(including Democrats..if you can still answer)???
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Registered Dem Killed Trayvon
The individual at the center of the controversial Trayvon Martin shooting is a registered Democrat.
George Michael Zimmerman, born Oct. 5, 1983, registered as a Democrat in Seminole County, Fla., in August 2002, according to state voter registration documents.
It is unclear whether he voted for President Barack Obama in 2008.
Some in the media have sought to blame Republican politicians and conservative activists for Martin’s death.
“[Republican politicians] reinforce and validate old stereotypes that associate the poor and welfare as criminal behavior with African-Americans and people of color, calling us lazy, undeserving recipients of public assistance. In the case of Trayvon, those festering stereotypes had lethal consequences,” said MSNBC political analyst and Democratic fundraiser Karen Finney.
According to the document, Zimmerman’s race is officially listed as Hispanic. The son of a white father and Peruvian mother, he has been described as a “white Hispanic” in most media reports.
Following the Feb. 26 fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in a Sanford, Fla. gated community, Zimmerman has been the target of widespread outrage.
Zimmerman shot and killed Martin following a physical confrontation, but has yet to be charged with a crime. He says he acted in self-defense, a claim supported by the Sanford, Fla., Police Department investigating the case.
Protesters and activists led by professional racial justice advocates Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson have suggested Martin’s killing was racially motivated, and have called for Zimmerman’s arrest.
“We want George Zimmerman in court with handcuffs behind his back,” Sharpton said last week.
Martin’s mother, Sabrina Fulton, has alleged that Zimmerman killed her son “because of the color of his skin.”
Craig Sonner, the attorney representing Zimmerman, has denied such allegations, noting that his client has acted as a mentor to a black single mother and her two children, and had helped them raise money for their all-black church.
For Zimmerman’s safety, the Free Beacon has redacted his address from the registration document. The New Black Panther Party has offered a $10,000 bounty for Zimmerman’s capture.
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Tennessee3501 2012/03/27 19:00:07None of the above
+9His political affiliations are irrelevent! Either he will be indicted and forced to stand trial or he will be exonerated of any wrongdoing. Sit back and take a deep breath. Let the investigations proceed. There will be investigations by Grand Jury, the State of Flolrida and the U.S. Department of Justice. Justice will prevail!
However I was surprised that a democrat would have a concealed weapon permit and even more surprizing able to hit his target.
Just from the facts we do know the picture is pretty clear. We do know that Trayvon Martin was walking down a street. We know that Zimmerman saw him. We know that Martin was not moving towards Zimmerman. We know that Zimmerman was told by the police not to approach Martin. We know that Zimmerman went after Martin anyway. We know that while chasing after Martin Zimmerman referred to him as a "F*cking Coon". We know that Zimmerman caught up to Martin. We know that Zimmerman was armed. We know that Martin was not. We know that Martin is dead. We know that Zimmerman shot him. Even if the la...
Just from the facts we do know the picture is pretty clear. We do know that Trayvon Martin was walking down a street. We know that Zimmerman saw him. We know that Martin was not moving towards Zimmerman. We know that Zimmerman was told by the police not to approach Martin. We know that Zimmerman went after Martin anyway. We know that while chasing after Martin Zimmerman referred to him as a "F*cking Coon". We know that Zimmerman caught up to Martin. We know that Zimmerman was armed. We know that Martin was not. We know that Martin is dead. We know that Zimmerman shot him. Even if the latest claim - that Martin turned on Zimmerman and started hitting him - is true, Zimmerman forfeited any right to claim self defense by chasing after Martin in the first place and creating the situation in the first place.
If I walked up to you and started beating you, and then you turned around and started beating me worse than I was beating you, and then I pulled out a gun and shot you, I couldn't claim self defense because it was my fault there was a confrontation in the first place. Zimmerman placed himself in that situation. He can't use the fact that he was in that situation as a justification for murder. Otherwise all anyone would have to do to get away with murder would be to start a fight, let the other guy get the advantage, and then shoot him.