Booking photo of George Zimmerman from 2005 arrest.
George Zimmerman is a self-appointed neighborhood watch member who fatally shot a teenager in his Florida neighborhood in February. He claimed self defense in the shooting and was not arrested by police. The inaction by local law enforcement in Florida to arrest Zimmerman in the death has caused a national uproar.
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Since the slaying of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed teen in Florida several weeks ago by the captain of a neighborhood watch, the nation has been pondering how it could have happened.
George Zimmerman, the man who pulled the trigger, has never been arrested, despite outrage from community members, athletes, celebrities and politicians. Even President Obama has weighed in.
Zimmerman is free in part because of Florida's controversial Stand Your Ground law, which give greater legal leeway to people--like Zimmerman--who claim they acted in self-defense.
What do you think? Should Zimmerman be in custody while the incident is investigated?
Take our poll and let us know.
Mark Ries
1:33 pm on Thursday, March 29, 2012
The Sanford police brought Zimmerman in without a scratch!? If medics cleaned his wounds, did they also launder his shirt? C'mon!
Dee Andrews
3:02 pm on Monday, April 2, 2012
What's wrong with a law where you cannot be arrested because you stated you
were defending yourself? If there are no eyewitnesses, anyone can get away
with murder now. Think about it. Its outrageous.
Mark Ries
1:34 pm on Thursday, March 29, 2012
Thanks
Sandra Myers
3:18 pm on Saturday, March 31, 2012
70% No, 25% Yes.
Sounds like the same percentage that wanted George Bush arrested for war crimes.
anonymous jones
10:57 pm on Saturday, March 31, 2012
Hell yeah trayvon weighed 130 soak and wet and Zimmerman weighed at least 230 he could have easily put his weight on trayvon to subdue him if anything ye didn't have too shoot him and u can hear trayvon begging and pleading for help on the 911 call and once the gun go off it gets quiet.... come on man Florida police get y'all shit together!!!!!!
anonymous
3:44 pm on Sunday, April 1, 2012
I am suprised at the # of "no" responses. So glad that this information is NOT scientific.
Sandra Myers
5:50 pm on Sunday, April 1, 2012
Actually, Trayvon Martin is 6'3", George Zimmerman is 5'10". So he's not a "child." As far as weight, it doesn't really matter in a fight if you have the initial advantage. All accounts, including Zimmerman's and 2 witnesses, have stated that Martin was on top of Zimmerman. The shot that was fired was consistent with being very close together, probably while they were on the ground.
I'm actually surprised that people answer "yes," actually, given they don't follow the facts that have been presented. Well, unless the "facts" are muddied up on purpose by NBC.
Dee Andrews
3:12 pm on Monday, April 2, 2012
Dear Miss Myers,
If someone approaches me with a gun, I am going to struggle with him
rather than stand there and get shot. What don't you understand about
George Zimmerman being armed and Trayvon NOT.
kayla
9:46 pm on Sunday, April 1, 2012
All,this shit,is,b.s,who,dont know trayvon was the one,screaming n if it was zimmerman y when the,shots,poped off he,stop screamin c on,yall r rediculus,i,bet,if,it,was the,other,way,around,trayvon would b,sittin in a cold cell not out,chillin laghin at the silly,ass fl,police for,letting him go step yall game,up,n get,real im done,<3martin,famILY
kayla
10:05 pm on Sunday, April 1, 2012
fck the police for ever,live on ~gabriel south~side,got ur bck
Sharon
10:01 am on Monday, April 2, 2012
I couldn't get past the illiteracy on this page to even get to point of survey. Sad!
Barb scholtz
7:27 am on Friday, April 6, 2012
Is it possible that trayvon hit zinmernan on the head with his can of iced tea?
123BOOM
7:49 pm on Saturday, April 7, 2012
Why do blacks cry when then die by the hand of a non-black??? They die daily from their own ethnic group, but Al, Jesse, NAACP, Obama, and Holder never raise a claim of injustice. Neither do the the people here at the PATCH who want Zimmerman arrested. My question is why, why, why???