George Zimmerman Complained About Black People Before Killing Trayvon

George Zimmerman Complained About Black People Before Killing Trayvon Martin

This “neighborhood watch” wanster apparently complained about “suspicious” black people “creeping” in the Sanford gated community…

According to Telegraph UK:

George Zimmerman, who is on trial for the murder of Trayvon Martin, called police in Florida 46 times in recent years to report break-ins, broken windows and disturbances, records showed. Prosecutors argued in court on Tuesday that the jury should be played several calls in which Mr Zimmerman complained of “suspicious” black people around his gated community in Sanford. Then 28, he used the same term in a call to police on February 26 last year to describe Trayvon, who was walking back from a supermarket to a house he was visiting, before shooting him dead.

Richard Mantel, a state prosecutor, told Judge Debra Nelson the calls would show Mr Zimmerman had a record of “profiling” and had a “building level of frustration” about crime in his area. In one call Mr Zimmerman made to police earlier in February 2012, he reported seeing a black man going through a neighbour’s bins. “I know the resident. He’s caucasian,” he told the dispatcher.

The co-ordinator of Sanford Police Department’s neighbourhood watch programme yesterday told the jury that watch captains such as Mr Zimmerman were told not to “engage” with suspicious people. “They are the eyes and ears of law enforcement,” said Wendy Dorival, the police manager. “They’re not supposed to take matters into their own hands.”

A close friend of Trayvon, who was speaking to him on the telephone when the confrontation with Mr Zimmerman occurred, was expected to testify to the court later on Tuesday. The friend, identified in court only as Rachel, has been billed as a “star witness” for the prosecution. “Rachel will say she heard Trayvon Martin ask ‘what are you following me for’, then Travyon’s phone went dead. Then Trayvon went dead,” prosecutors told the court during their opening statements.

Mr Zimmerman, 29, claims that he killed Trayvon in self-defence after being attacked. He has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted. The trial, which is expected to last up to three weeks, continues.

We hope this guy gets what he deserves.

ABC News