This story has been submitted repeatedly to us via email. Quite frankly we did not post about it because most of the recent Zimmerman Headlines have been nothing short of ridiculous, gossipy, and devoid of any reasonable “big picture” value.
Why put yourself through watching the slow drain circling? Do you pull over to watch the bodies removed from the mangled wreckage, or just say a brief prayer and continue your travels?
The media would like nothing more than to find a reason to prove they were right all along, and ‘they‘ had the accurate representation of George Zimmerman from day #1.
I find the absence of the larger GZ circle to anticipate such manipulative media endeavors, given their experience with the media over the past eighteen months, exceptionally naïve.
They are each approaching 30 years of age.
Whether George or Shellie Zimmerman can regain their common sensibilities, and begin to make forward decisions based on reasonable caution, is, well, questionable at best.
I do not mean to sound overly critical, but c’mon. This stuff is beyond the pale regardless of who, what, where and why it’s occurring. Obviously both George and Shellie Zimmerman have been under EXTREME pressure. Obviously together with their families they have been to proverbial hell and back. Obviously trying to find your footing after the winds from the hurricane of hate die down is beyond difficult. But sheeeesh…..
The latest episode in the downward spiral showcases just what comes from the absence of prudence, and exhibits a bizarre incapacity to understand consequences.
The Police Chief in Lake Mary, Florida, exchanges emails with someone and describes George Zimmerman in, well, less than favorable terms. (Story Here)
Jack Cashill does a great job of putting it into perspective.
[…] The media have made Zimmerman’s speeding tickets national news stories. They made his wife, Shellie, a celebrity for divorcing him. They giddily turned a routine divorce spat into the Gunfight at O.K. Corral.
As with Thomas, fair-weather supporters grow weary of defending Zimmerman. They begin to doubt their own judgment. They begin to question the story Zimmerman told and the verdict itself. They shouldn’t. (continue reading)
Meanwhile – Pinky Rings goes DANCING:
*Note – Hopefully the discussion that follows within this comments thread can be more of a consideration as to how the media is approaching this story moving forward. It really doesn’t matter who -within the GZ/SZ family- is the *most* at fault for their behavior – So lets try to keep the discussion out of the filth and muck.
PLEASE.
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