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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo, Its Been 24 Hours. When Exactly does Zimmerman Plan On Turning Himself In?
He's got another 24 hours. WTF is he waiting for?
freshwest
(53,661 posts)hfojvt
(37,573 posts)business hours.
Life Long Dem
(8,582 posts)We'll see how good his lawyer is.
rocktivity
(44,577 posts)His lawyer will have to be EXTREMELY good...
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Curmudgeoness
(18,219 posts)I am sure that is what he is waiting for too. Just saying.
longship
(40,416 posts)Just sayin'
rocktivity
(44,577 posts)But seeing as he KNEW that he had more than $100,000 in donations AND more than one valid passport, I don't expect the judge to be enthusiastic about setting a higher bail.
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romantico
(5,062 posts)Has anyone seen him? I mean, how do we know with the second passport and the money that he hasn't fled already? I'm surprised the news has been silent about this all day. Its what cable news lives for. Sunday afternoon (around 3:00pm eastern time) was when his time should be up. So, what happens next? I do not believe anyone asked his lawyer yesterday if he has seen Zimmerman.
Meiko
(1,076 posts)He hasn't fled anywhere, how stupid would that be? Besides he is wearing a tracking device and as stated from an earlier report his lawyer has control of the funds. I guess he isn't being frog marched soon enough to suit everyone. He will probably show up at a time when the media coverage will be the least.
Ruby the Liberal
(26,219 posts)I thought the lawyer was claiming he was lied to about the money. If he has control of the funds, one would think he would have made a note about how much was there.
csziggy
(34,137 posts)And only found out about the website and the PayPal account afterwards. Sounds a bit fishy to me since the entire world knew about it when Zimmerman's previous attorneys - excuse me, his 'legal advisors' - quit in their public spectacle.
Once O'Mara officially was informed about the website and the money, he made Zimmerman close the site and turn the money over to him. NOW the money is in an account held by the lawyer.
Ruby the Liberal
(26,219 posts)Aren't word games a blast?
Meiko
(1,076 posts)I read said he took control of the funding after he discovered it's existence. Apparently he didn't find out about it until after the bond hearing. Now he is saying he knew about the pass port but simply forgot about it and didn't disclose it to the judge. Sounds to me like someone is trying to take some heat for Zimmerman. In a new twist Zimmerman's wife may be in trouble for not being 100% honest. This kind of stuff makes him look really bad at trial.
magical thyme
(14,881 posts)and Zimmerman's wife can be brought up on perjury at the least, maybe conspiracy of some sort depending on the content of those phone conversations.
I seem to remember the defense saying he didn't find out about the account, or how much was in it, until after the bond hearing, and that Zimmerman had no idea how much was in there. The jailhouse conversations prove Zimmerman lied there.
The judge himself said he was surprised the prosecution hadn't filed charges at her, but said they can do so at some point in the future.
I'm going to guess here that they're digging and/or waiting for enough evidence to go for the highest possible charges against her.
Surprising the attorney is doubling down on a client that lied to him and put attorney's credibility -- and ability to defend him -- on the line.
I think Zimmerman's going to go down, and it's because he *thinks* he knows how law enforcement works and *thinks* he can play the system as a result. He and wifey-poo probably thought that as long as *he* didn't testify about his funds, they were immune from lying under oath. They didn't take into consideration the consequences for her, not to mention the wrath of a judge. Just like they were just smart enough to know their conversations were recorded and just stupid enough to use a code that consisted of moving a decimal point. Like nobody would notice how the non-zero numbers worked.
Wanna-be anybody's *always* think they could do "it" better than people who have been studying and doing things for a lifetime. On the rare occasion they actually trying doing whatever, they inevitably find their asses handed to them on a silver platter. Or, as we say in the horse-world, eating dirt.
By the time they figure out how much they don't know, it's way too late for them...
romantico
(5,062 posts)Who pissed in your Cheerios? CHRIST! You sound like you think ZImmerman is the victim. No, I don;t have it figured out,which is why I posted the question. The fact that the media reported the story THEN did not follow up is what surprised me. I thought someone (like his lawyer) might offer a statement, indicating that his client understands and will comply or something. Some people are just arrogant idiots!
Meiko
(1,076 posts)I apologize. I have a lot of real health issue and some day's I just don't do very well. I didn't mean to take it out on you though, it's not your fault. We do seem to be getting a lot of conflicting stories from Zimmerman and his lawyer. They don't appear to be on the same page. If I had to guess I would say Zimmerman has some ego issues..just sayin'
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pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)As soon as the judge ruled, the media began an around-the-clock stakeout on the jail intake door where Zimmerman has to report. CNN's Martin Savidge was reporting live from there Saturday morning, with live footage of the intake door--and the canopy set up over the media area.
johnnie
(23,616 posts)NutmegYankee
(16,201 posts)I'm not defending his other actions, but I find waiting till the last moment to be a normal human reaction. IIRC, he waived his right to a speedy trial and knows that this could be the start of many months of jail before his trial. A trial I hope sends him on to a larger prison for many more years.
bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)The police would have immediately sent in the swat team to apprehend him.
johnnie
(23,616 posts)frylock
(34,825 posts)cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)What can they do? Charge him with manslaughter?
Logical
(22,457 posts)romantico
(5,062 posts)Well, when he was asked to turned himself in last time he did it within a few hours. Of course, they did not say turn yourself in within 48 hours then. I just thought he would have responded or alerted them that he understands and plans on turning himself in sometime Sunday morning or something like that.
KG
(28,752 posts)anyway, he needs time to buy some puzzle books...
Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)why would anyone volunteer to go into jail early....
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)keeping the streets safe from - you know - those people.
Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)^snip^
A day and a half after a judge revoked his bond, George Zimmerman, charged with second-degree murder for the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, has returned to Central Florida to be taken back into custody. His lawyer issued a statement saying that Zimmerman arrived "late Saturday evening... The defense team has coordinated with the Sanford Police Department to ensure Mr. Zimmerman's security when he turns himself in before today's 2:30 PM deadline."
Honestly, I would wait as long as I could also. It is just a shame that he was ever let out to begin with.