Zimmerman: A person in his circumstances can't feel guilty

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Zimmerman: A person in his circumstances can't feel guilty
By MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press | March 23, 2015 | Updated: March 23, 2015 4:11pm

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman says in a newly released video that a person in his circumstances can't feel guilty over surviving a confrontation like the one he had with Trayvon Martin, the unarmed 17-year-old he shot and killed three years ago in Florida. He also criticizes President Barack Obama's reaction to the case.

In the video released Monday by his attorney, Zimmerman said he would feel guilty only if he thought he could have done something differently that would have saved both their lives.

"Only in a true life-and-death scenario can you have mental clearness to know that you cannot feel guilty for surviving," Zimmerman said in the video.

He also blamed President Barack Obama for stirring up racial divisiveness over Martin's death.


Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Zimmerman-A-person-in-his-circumstances-can-t-6153314.php

[JustAnotherGen]

1. He needs to shut his filthy mouth

And not bring up President Obama at all. He's such a monumental asshole.

This thug has only himself to blame - for all of it.

I can't wait until he gets his - and he will.

[erpowers]

11. He Wants/Needs Money

My thought while reading the article was that he wants/needs money and he knows the way to get money from his supporters is to bash President Obama. I would not be surprised if, in a few days, a website, or a gofundme page is started asking for money for Zimmerman so that he can provide for himself since he can no longer get an honest job because President Obama destroyed his life. He may also try to go on the speaking circuit, write a book, or do another painting.

[freshwest]

18. Plus a million. But not in dollars to him! n/t

[dgibby]

2. No sociopath feels guilt.

They also never accept blame-it's always someone else's fault. That's what makes them sociopaths by definition.

[Blue_Tires]

28. +1

[Tommy_Carcetti]

3. If only he could have done something differently that would have saved both lives....

I don't know, George, maybe like not following a kid who wasn't doing anything wrong as if he were a criminal?

How about that one, George?

[groundloop]

5. ^^^ THAT (plus the fact that a POLICE DISPATCHER told him to keep his nose out of it)

[KeepItReal]

7. Precisely.

He killed an unarmed 17 year old youth just trying to get back to his family.

[cstanleytech]

8. Yup. It would have been a different story completely if he had stayed in his car

and been "attacked" but he didnt stay inside it even after being directed to so in my eyes he will always be at least guilty of manslaughter if not premeditated murder.

[JI7]

4. WORTHLESS murderious piece of shit

[heaven05]

6. I hope..........

[lolly]

9. I figured he'd find a way to get in the limelight again

The guy craves the spotlight. His whole wannabe-cop routine was part of his need to play the big hero. Ditto that ridiculous rescued-a-family-from-burning-car fraud (anybody still remember that?)

He hasn't been getting his ego stroked enough the last few months, so he had to put out a video.

He will keep having these episodes until he's gotten himself killed or been put away.

[ELI BOY 1950]

10. Does our judicial system work?

The system appears to be broken...FOREVER!!!
OJ walks..Zimmerman walks...The red neck kid in Texas who killed 4 , walks...sad but we are still talking about Zimmerman after a crime he committed years ago...

We need to get jury's who have a sense of what they are doing...

Thanks

[skeewee08]

12. Go away far far away

If he would have just stayed in the car and waited for the police Treyvon would still be alive.

[erpowers]

13. Things Zimmerman Could Have Done to Avoid Confrontation

There are a few things George Zimmerman could have done to avoid a confrontation with Trayvon Martin. One, he could have stayed in his vehicle. Two, when Martin passed his car he could have identified himself and told Martin there had been a number of robberies and that he (Zimmerman) was trying to prevent additional robberies. Three, Zimmerman could have called the police and let the police handle the situation.

[Skittles]

17. 1) he should have requested therapy for being a paranoid coward

instead of picking up a WEAPON and STALKING people for NO REASON

[Xipe Totec]

14. He is literally correct

Because if he felt any guilt at all.

AT ALL

He'd have to blow his own brains.

[CBHagman]

15. Welcome to the DSM-IV: The Social Media Version

[url]https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/stop-walking-eggshells/201201/lack-empathy-the-most-telling-narcissistic-trait[/url]

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

25. From the article:

From a narcissist: "I care more about my material possessions and belongings than [almost] any man or woman alive."

Sounds like most republican congressmen. It's easy to see how they can sell the middle class down the river.

[Skittles]

16. what a piece of SHIT

and FUCK all you gun humpers who defended that psychotic murderer - seriously, FUCK YOU ALL

[davidpdx]

19. In the immortal words of John McClain

"Keep talking asshole".

[Colorado Vince]

20. it's called 'being a sociopath'

They never feel guilty about anything.

[Tom Ripley]

21. +1000

[hopemountain]

22. and what about his abuse and threats toward

his girlfriends? also obama's fault? or, is there some other person or thing - anyone else other than himself he can blame?

[Enrique]

23. thanks Obama! n/t

[Vinca]

24. If ever a person should have been tried, convicted and locked up for life it was Zimmerman.

I imagine if Trayvon had been a white kid, he would have been.

[OKNancy]

26. kick

[Adrahil]

27. I can think of something that maggot could have done....

... have about not following an innocent kid and making him feel threatened.

That guy should be in jail... about 5 times over.

FUCK. HIM.

[gvstn]

29. Comment I saw on Gawker. Sums the disparity up nicely.

"Instead of rushing to judgment, making racially charged comments and pitting American against American, I believe that he should have taken the higher road," Zimmerman says.

Instead of rushing to judgement, maybe you should have stayed in your fucking car and not shot a kid.


http://gawker.com/instead-of-rushing-to-judgment-making-racially-charge-1693227722

[Judi Lynn]

30. George Zimmerman compares his ideals to Anne Frank’s blames Obama for woes

George Zimmerman compares his ideals to Anne Frank’s blames Obama for woes
By Lindsey Bever March 24 at 6:57 AM

George Zimmerman, the ex-neighborhood watchman accused and then acquitted of murdering Trayvon Martin, said he doesn’t feel guilty “for surviving” the incident. But he blames President Obama for the way he handled it.
Zimmerman lashed out in a 13-minute video posted online Monday by his lawyer. He said with the Justice Department investigation behind him, he finally felt he could speak out “without fear of retaliation” by the president.

In February 2012, Zimmerman shot and killed unarmed 17-year-old Martin in Sanford, Fla., where Zimmerman was a neighborhood watch volunteer. Since then, Zimmerman has maintained that he pulled the trigger in self-defense. Still, Martin’s death ignited worldwide discussions about racial profiling.

Zimmerman was charged with second-degree murder and, in July 2013, a jury acquitted him. Then last month, the Justice Department, which had been investigating the case as a potential hate crime, decided not to prosecute him.

In the video, Zimmerman compared his ideals to those of Anne Frank, saying, “I still believe that people are truly good at heart, as Anne Frank has said, and I will put myself in any position to help another human in any way I can.”

More:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/03/24/george-zimmerman-compares-himself-to-anne-frank-blames-obama-for-his-woes/