Exactly. He's a lightning rod and he seems to enjoy it.

BTW, there is a tape of his own lawyer admitting that he did have a gun during this incident.

This brings up an interesting set of possibilities.

1 - the cops did not find it because they were inept.

2- the cops did not find it because they did not want to find it.

3- He left it in his car which the cops deliberately did not search....( combo of 1 and 2.)

Again, have you any evidence that he "enjoys" any of this attention? Being "newsworthy" is something decided by the media outlets, not by Zimmerman. Unless he is phoning up the media and letting them know what he does, or is purposefully getting himself into trouble (and again, I've seen no evidence of that), then I can't see how you can make a case for him being an attention whore.

Also:

4. His lawyer was mistaken.

You forgot that one. For some reason you seem to automatically assume Zimmerman is guilty of every allegation thrown at him. I'm glad you're not a judge.

(September 11, 2013 at 3:59 am)Tiberius Wrote: You forgot that one. For some reason you seem to automatically assume Zimmerman is guilty of every allegation thrown at him. I'm glad you're not a judge.

Sometimes, being too logical as a judge allows for the real criminals to go free. It happens all the time in the imperfect justice system.

Real criminals go free and innocent people are convicted.

How can such a system become perfect? I am uncertain that it can. However, just because the system states someone is innocent does not make it so. The opposite is true as well.

I honestly believe people place too much trust in the system. It is healthier to have doubt than to place all of one's faith in a single decision, after all.

(September 10, 2013 at 11:40 am)Minimalist Wrote: Ask a cop what kind of call he hates most and he'll tell you a domestic dispute. Half the time when they arrive the complainant has calmed down and tells them that nothing happened.

This guy Zimmerman is an attention-whore. This is going to end badly.

I think attention whores make consciously overt gestures to highlight themselves? Even if Zim doesn't think he wants attention, he seems to keep finding it. His repeated run ins with the law are indicative of...something. As a comparison, I personally have to go back 20 years to come up with a single instance of lawlessness.(Speeding ticket.) Regardless of his motivations, I do think a bad ending likely.

(September 11, 2013 at 5:02 am)Captain Colostomy Wrote: I think attention whores make consciously overt gestures to highlight themselves?

He may be an amateur. His attitude, however, to place himself in situations where the media finds him is indicative of the hero complex. However, it may not be as complex or intelligently thought out.

I cannot recall the technical term or even find it online right now, but it is where an individual sets up premeditated situations where he harms an individual in order to save him. Trayvon could have been Zimmerman's first real attempt, but he ended up killing the kid instead. Zimmerman's second media exploit would explain the heroism syndrome. Is that what it is called?

(September 11, 2013 at 5:10 am)Maelstrom Wrote: He may be an amateur. His attitude, however, to place himself in situations where the media finds him is indicative of the hero complex. However, it may not be as complex or intelligently thought out.

I cannot recall the technical term or even find it online right now, but it is where an individual sets up premeditated situations where he harms an individual in order to save him. Trayvon could have been Zimmerman's first real attempt, but he ended up killing the kid instead. Zimmerman's second media exploit would explain the heroism syndrome. Is that what it is called?

Someone at Wikipedia says yes. I reckon it's possible. Since it appears to be an understudied phenomenon, though, I doubt there is a way to draw it as a conclusion. Still, it's a disturbing idea to consider Zimmerman may be operating under.

(September 11, 2013 at 3:59 am)Tiberius Wrote: Again, have you any evidence that he "enjoys" any of this attention? Being "newsworthy" is something decided by the media outlets, not by Zimmerman. Unless he is phoning up the media and letting them know what he does, or is purposefully getting himself into trouble (and again, I've seen no evidence of that), then I can't see how you can make a case for him being an attention whore.

Also:

4. His lawyer was mistaken.

You forgot that one. For some reason you seem to automatically assume Zimmerman is guilty of every allegation thrown at him. I'm glad you're not a judge.

Funny how these amateur armchair psychiatrists here always have a way of determining the worse analysis with the slightest of evidence. Especially when they're ignoring other facts to make determinations about someone they don't like....Also, Zimmerman's estranged wife has changed her story. She saw no gun and the police found no gun on Zimmerman.

(September 11, 2013 at 6:48 am)A Theist Wrote: Funny how these amateur armchair psychiatrists here always have a way of determining the worse analysis with the slightest of evidence.

I have yet to see any evidence that the criminal is innocent.

(September 11, 2013 at 6:48 am)A Theist Wrote: Funny how these amateur armchair psychiatrists here always have a way of determining the worse analysis with the slightest of evidence. Especially when they're ignoring other facts to make determinations about someone they don't like....Also, Zimmerman's estranged wife has changed her story. She saw no gun and the police found no gun on Zimmerman.

For my part, a child killer will always get a big blanket of suspicion thrown over them. The fact he walked changes nothing on that. These law abiding cowboys walking around with Glocks in my Wal-Mart get it as well. Zimmerman won a muddy case that came to be because of a position he voluntarily put himself in. Consequences should have been accepted by him already. I don't feel sorry for him or his plight.

(September 11, 2013 at 6:53 am)Maelstrom Wrote:

(September 11, 2013 at 6:48 am)A Theist Wrote: Funny how these amateur armchair psychiatrists here always have a way of determining the worse analysis with the slightest of evidence.

I have yet to see any evidence that the criminal is innocent.

Unless you're speaking of the young Thug Trayvon..

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/07/09/34...dence.html

http://www.wptv.com/gallery/news/news_ph...nce-photos


Compare his size to the policemen standing around his body.

Most Americans that I know don't believe that they owe an attacker the chance to inflict great bodily harm before defending themselves. If you don't want to get shot, don't go around using your fists, learn to use your voice instead.