George Zimmerman sues Warren, Buttigieg for $265M, accuses them of attempting to garner black votes by defaming him

[Burnt Reynolds 5,058]

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George Zimmerman, the onetime neighborhood watch volunteer who was acquitted in the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin in Florida, is suing Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg for $265 million, claiming both 2020 Democratic presidential candidates defamed him in an attempt to "garner votes in the black community."

The lawsuit filed in Polk County, Fla., Tuesday argues Warren and Buttigieg’s two separate tweets on Feb. 5, which would have been Martin’s 25th birthday, used the killing “as a pretext to demagogue and falsely brand Zimmerman as a white supremacist and racist to their millions of Twitter followers.”

 

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“Trayvon Martin would have been 25 today. How many 25th birthdays have been stolen from us by white supremacy, gun violence, prejudice, and fear? #BlackLivesMatter,” Buttigieg tweeted to his 1.6 million followers. The message garnered 42,000 likes, 13,300 replies and 6,600 retweets in just three days, the lawsuit states.

“My heart goes out to @SybrinaFulton and Trayvon's family and friends. He should still be with us today. We need to end gun violence and racism. And we need to build a world where all of our children—especially young Black boys—can grow up safe and free,” Warren tweeted to her 3.6 million followers on the same day, sharing four photos of Trayvon Martin as a small child, between the ages of 4 and 10. The message received 7,300 likes and 1,000 retweets in three days, in addition to national media coverage, the lawsuit states.

The lawsuit argued Warren and Buttigieg falsely tied Martin’s death to “gun violence,” a term that more appropriately describes the “reckless and indiscriminate use of illegally owned firearms." It also claims the tweets defamed Zimmerman by implying he acted out of racism or white supremacy when he shot Martin.

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The complaint also points out that Zimmerman led a community-wide effort to seek justice for Sherman Ware, a homeless black man who was attacked by the son of a white police officer, and was acting as a mentor in a program for African-American teens whose parents were in prison at the time of the shooting.

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In a separate lawsuit filed in Polk County in December, Zimmerman is seeking "$100 million in civil damages, alleging defamation, abuse of civil process and conspiracy," from Martin’s family and others. Martin’s mother, Sybrina Fulton, who has become a gun control advocate in the wake of her son's death and is running for a seat on the Miami-Dade County Commission, is named as the lead defendant in the case.

 

https://www.foxnews.com/us/warren-buttigieg-george-zimmerman-lawsuit-trayvon-martin

 

After all these years, the Zimmer isn't simmered. 

[Steeleballz 7,550]

 

     Zimmerman must not realize he was acquitted. He seems to be trying real hard to make the case for insanity.

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,370]

I remember when a good Zimmermann post could whip my congregation into frenzy.

 

All this wine, cooking and relationship bull feathers has made this place weak and undisciplined 

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

7 minutes ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

I remember when a good Zimmermann post could whip my congregation into frenzy.

 

All this wine, cooking and relationship bull feathers has made this place weak and undisciplined 

I kinda miss those days. But I don't miss the bans

[Burnt Reynolds 5,058]

34 minutes ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

I remember when a good Zimmermann post could whip my congregation into frenzy.

 

All this wine, cooking and relationship bull feathers has made this place weak and undisciplined 

I blame global warming, melted too many snowflakes.

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

41 minutes ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

I remember when a good Zimmermann post could whip my congregation into frenzy.

 

All this wine, cooking and relationship bull feathers has made this place weak and undisciplined 

You're racist.  And reported.

[Burnt Reynolds 5,058]

15 minutes ago, ALFKAD said:

You're racist.  And reported.

Got my finger on the red button/report clicker. Nuke coming.

 

 

 

Edited February 20, 2020 by Burnt Reynolds

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,370]

5 hours ago, ALFKAD said:

You're racist.  And reported.

I aint racist I am Prejudiced.  There is a difference. Lol

 

I told a very dear friend at work, who happens to be black this very thing. After explaining she agrees.  We are all prejudiced 

[Burnt Reynolds 5,058]

4 hours ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

I aint racist I am Prejudiced.  There is a difference. Lol

 

I told a very dear friend at work, who happens to be black this very thing. After explaining she agrees.  We are all prejudiced 

Except "we are all" likely meant white people.

[Ban Hammer 13,346]

10 hours ago, Burnt Reynolds said:

Got my finger on the red button/report clicker. Nuke coming.

 

 

 

is that tinker tom?

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,370]

57 minutes ago, Burnt Reynolds said:

Except "we are all" likely meant white people.

Nope she agreed all races are prejudice 

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

1 hour ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

Nope she agreed all races are prejudice 

Prejudiced AND tribal.  Sad that for the past few years, those two have become blurred by overuse of the word racist.

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,370]

15 minutes ago, ALFKAD said:

Prejudiced AND tribal.  Sad that for the past few years, those two have become blurred by overuse of the word racist.

Everyone is Prejudiced . As I explained to her. If someone told you to go scan a car in and it's Chrysler 300 with big rims and a pack of Newports on the dash is he white or black. She said Black. I said see you are prejudiced, which simply means you have preconceived ideas about racial traits. She hardly agreed, and said you are right, we are all prejudiced but not racist. The 2 words have very different meanings. 

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

3 hours ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

Everyone is Prejudiced . As I explained to her. If someone told you to go scan a car in and it's Chrysler 300 with big rims and a pack of Newports on the dash is he white or black. She said Black. I said see you are prejudiced, which simply means you have preconceived ideas about racial traits. She hardly agreed, and said you are right, we are all prejudiced but not racist. The 2 words have very different meanings. 

I agree.  And the difference used to be clear.  Today, not so much.

 

As I said in another post (I THINK it was here, might have been elsewhere), a black friend told me he faces racism all the time, because his wife is Greek and has brown skin, and he has had waiters ask him, "Separate checks?" when dining was finished.  Maybe it's just me, but I do not see the racism in such a question.