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George Zimmerman Is Under Fire Over The Shocking Image He Just Shared On Social Media
George Zimmerman, a Neighborhood Watch volunteer who made news when a 2012 altercation with a teenager turned deadly in Florida, is generating provocative comments after he retweeted a photo of the dead teen’s body.
The photo of Trayvon Martin, 17, dead on the ground, with police surrounding the body, was sent to Zimmerman and two others by a follower with the handle Grand Moff Alexander@SeriousSlav, and a comment stating “Z-man is a one man army.” The picture was favorited 250 times and had 966 retweets when Zimmerman retweeted it.
Twitter took both the original tweet and Zimmerman’s retweet down. However, neither the Grand Moff Alexander account nor Zimmerman’s account were suspended. The account that produced the original tweet remains active. Someone taking that account over after the first user deleted it now administers the Twitter feed.
Zimmerman was in his Sanford, Fla., neighborhood and became suspicious when he saw Martin walking through the community. Martin was reportedly walking to his father’s house. Zimmerman called police, but ended up in an altercation with Martin that ended with Zimmerman shooting the teen. Zimmerman claimed self-defense in trial.
Many had a lot to say about Zimmerman’s retweet. Most were horrified at the visual.
“Zimmerman said he was the one screaming on audio, yet NOW he’s boasting of his kill (‘1man army’),” said one poster called ‘dre nee.’
“Have you see his twitter? Oh man. That guy is really out of control with his hate,” said Twitter user ‘Hector X Monsegu.’
A few posting on social media had no sympathy for Martin, who had a background that included marijuana use, school vandalism, and bullying; he had also been suspected of burglary. Martin’s emerging criminal background came out in Zimmerman’s trial and was one factor in Zimmerman being acquitted on second-degree murder charges.
“No. Criminals like Trayvon deserve to be scorned,” said ‘Irenaeus VII.’
The negative comments didn’t seem to bother Zimmerman. He posted pictures of posters soliciting for his murder for $10,000 with the comment “I wonder when Twitter will take these images down???”
Zimmerman also tweeted a picture, presumably of him on a beach with a cigar, stating: “As much as I love owning all you trolls I have to work…On my tan! Tell ‘Karma’ she’s worthless, God protects me.”
Zimmerman had other legal troubles following his trial, including alleged altercations with a former girlfriend and with a driver on a Florida road. He also sparked controversy when he put a Confederate flag painting as his Twitter profile image.
Source: http://www.westernjournalism.com/george-zimmerman-is-under-fire-over-the-shocking-image-he-just-shared-on-social-media/
