So when this thing is sold it really won’t matter who writes the check. No, it feels like a victory lap on a dead boy’s grave. “The marketing of the gun that killed him by the man who pulled the trigger does not feel like simply another example of flagrantly bad taste. Leonard Pitts of the Miami Herald viewed George’s actions as extremely distasteful: Zimmerman alleged that he prayed on the matter before deciding to auction the gun. He treated him like a dog without a leash.” Tracy Martin couldn’t have cared less about their son. “Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin did everything they could to capitalize on her son’s death. Zimmerman’s actions attracted criticism, but he defended himself by blaming Trayvon’s parents for alleged poor parenting. The firearm sold for $138,900 to an anonymous buyer. Zimmerman then marketed his gun as ‘an American Firearm icon’ – as a symbol of American patriotism. He tried to remain relevant by insulting President Obama and retweeting photos of Trayvon’s dead body. George welcomed the attention as it gave him a platform to auction American flag paintings on eBay. However, a domestic violence accusation by his girlfriend brought him back to the limelight.Ī public altercation with a motorist a year later gave George Zimmerman another spell in the headlines. Zimmerman tried to adopt a private life in the months after his acquittal. Zimmerman courted controversy by auctioning off the gun that killed Trayvon Nevertheless, George claimed that the duo defamed him because ‘the name George Zimmerman is 100% synonymous with the incident that resulted in the death of Trayvon Martin.’ In this case, Zimmerman asked the court to grant $265 million in damages. Pete and Warren tweeted against gun violence, but they didn’t mention Zimmerman by name. In February 2020, George filed a suit against politicians Pete Buttigieg and Elizabeth Warren for allegedly defaming him on Twitter. “I have every confidence that this unfounded and reckless lawsuit will be revealed for what it is, another failed attempt the defend the indefensible and a shameless attempt to profit off the lives and grief of others,” said a statement by Crump. He demanded payment for malicious prosecution by prosecutors and defamation by Trayvon’s family and their attorney, Benjamin Crump. In December 2019, he filed a $100 million suit against Trayvon’s family, their lawyer, and prosecutors. George seems intent on earning from the infamous case. We are unequivocally opposed to providing George Zimmerman a platform and he is not welcome at The Riverside Hotel.” With their respect and safety as our priority, we have canceled the event. “We recognize the immense pain that George Zimmerman has inflicted on many of our guests, team-members and community. A statement by the Garden City hotel’s ownership group said: The organizers had booked The Riverside Hotel in Boise for a weekend, but the hotelier canceled the event after learning that George would speak. In a canceled November 2021 gathering dubbed the Lethal Force Gun Laws 2021 Tactics & Strategies Conference, Zimmerman was due to give a ‘step-by-step narrative’ of the events that led to Trayvon’s shooting. However, I’m not afforded that luxury anymore. “If I have to live my life and if I have to go about my business as a normal person, then I would do that. Zimmerman claims that the media won’t let him live a normal life, yet he’s the one that keeps resurrecting the case.
George Zimmerman can’t outrun the Trayvon Martin shooting simply because he doesn’t want to.
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