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George Zimmerman has stocked his 67-square-foot cell with a pantry-full of snack food, plus pens, postal cards, toiletries and underwear, according to an inventory obtained by NBC News.
Zimmerman placed the order Tuesday through the jailhouse commissary during his second full day back in custody at the John E. Polk Correctional Facility in Sanford, Fla.
The order came to a total of $98.90. His remaining balance is $395.10.
Snacks included, among other food, two orders of White Cheddar Cheez-Its, two orders of Fritos, two orders of Cheetos, four orders of Big Grandma’s chocolate chip cookies, one order of Animal Snackers cookies, two packages of Twix, one package of Peanut M&M’s, and five packages of Strawberry Pop-Tarts.
Zimmerman, confined to solitary and denied a television, apparently plans to spend some of his time writing to loved ones. The inventory lists the following postal cards as separate line items:
CARD W/STAMP – MISSING YOU
CARD W/STAMP – THINKING OF Y
CARD W/STAMP – WITH LOVE
The list shows Zimmerman bought two of each card, plus pens, golf pencil, stamped envelopes and a legal pad.
The order also included thermal tops and bottoms, t-shirts and briefs, plus two orders of ibuprofen, five orders of multivitamin pills, two orders of decongestant and antacid tabs, and Irish Spring soap and Mennen deodorant.
Zimmerman returned to jail Sunday afternoon after a judge revoked his bail two days before, having found that Zimmerman and his wife had misled the court about their finances. Zimmerman earlier pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the Feb. 26 shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin in a case that has triggered a nationwide debate about whether race factored into the shooting.
NBC News / John E. Polk Correctional Facility
George Zimmerman had a balance of $500 when he was booked in jail on Sunday; by Wednesday, he spent $99 on various items including Cheetos, Cheez-Its and underwear.
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Anything to keep his name on the page huh? Honestly, how stupid to even print this report (if it can be called that).
Ok, he eats junk food....
So he likes Cheetos and Cheeze-its. He must be guilty of murder! (MSNBC's logic)
I can't believe I clicked on this piece-of-crap journalism (and I use the term loosely). MSNBC hits a new low.
Wow! This is news?
I suppose this is investigative reporting, in the mind of the journalist. Zimmerman - enjoy, it's coming out of the defence fund.
Click = Ad revenue. Content optional.
No skittles? Or would that contribute to motive?
tomorrows report will be how many sheets of toilet paper he uses, how offend he uses the latrine, when he takes a shower, and best of all what type of toothpaste he uses with the finger brush(toothbrushes are not allowed, they can be melted and used as a shank.)
AG99 - I thought the same thing. I sunk to a new low by clicking on this ridiculous story.
Soon they will report his bowel habits, size, frequency, duration . . you know, that kind of stuff. That's when we will have live updates and the news will never be the same again based on this up to the minute reporting by Msnbc.
Probably just as well he's in solitary confinement, otherwise he'd be ordering 12 tubes of lube.
.....and I care why???????
How is this any of anyone's business?
Remember - he is an innocent person until he is actually proven guilty.
No. Anything that those 6th grade graduates at MSNBC news can find to make a story.
Why is this even news. Those tabloids in the grocery stores would love this story. Hmmm, maybe MSNBC hires some of the same freelancers
Its sad that he's even in there !
Well ... for sure the plan is not for getting into shape while he's there ...
He's put on a few pounds while out on bail. Me thinks he had too many Cheetos. I hope that soap comes with a rope. You don't want to drop it!!
GOTNORICE-nope-he is actually guilty of murder-whether he gets punished or not remains to be seen-no one is disputing that he started a fight and got his fat butt kicked then pulled out a gun...
When you're a wannabe cop, you get a chip on your shoulder...
when you get a chip on your shoulder, you go out looking to become a hero...
when you go out looking to become a hero, you end up killing an innocent child...
when you kill an innocent child, you end up in jail...
when you end up in jail, you buy junk food to feed your guilt from living a lie...
Don't live a lie...be direct...the truth shall set you free.
Good to know, eh?
if Zimmerman ate more organic foods I'd be more inclined to see him as innocent, but maybe they don't have organic foods at the prison commissary, this article needed more indepth-information for me to make a concrete decision
Zimmerman has decided he will not stand at trial, and it is now clear that his intent is to commit 'suicide by junk food.'
(Either that or he is suffering from the medical condition known as "the munchies.")
:-)
What?! No Skittles?
Well, with all the bad news for Obama in the past five days, can you blame MSNBC for trying to distract the public with foolishness like this?
1) Unemployment in May not only increasing but the past March and April reports shown to be false,
2) Reporting Obama's use of cocaine buried in the Washington Post on page 6, ignored by the media,
3) Walker winning in a landslide over the Union Bosses in Wisconsin,
4) Intense criticism of Obama's lack of support to Barrett in Wisconsin, despite his pledge to "put on a pair of comfortable shoes and walk a picket line with Union members if anyone tried to remove their collective bargaining rights".
5) Bill Clinton's rebuke of Obama for his attacks on Bain Capital, calling Romney's conduct "sterling".
6) The revelation of the Media's complicity with Democrats in Wisconsin with pathetic reporting of "exit polls" and reporting the "race was evenly split" to help motivate Democratic voters
7) The physical assault on Tom Barrett by a Democrat after his concession speech
8) The vile racist rants and death threats against Walker by dejected Democrats.
The list could go on and on, but thankful our national disgrace of electing the most unqualified person in history as President will end in January 2013.
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There it is! John-one-note with his all politics all the time anti-Obama rant du jour!
Even an story about jail-house junk food is not to distant a subject for John to divert it into a diatribe against the president and Democrats.
"A mind is a terrible thing to waste", John.
All of that is states money..since they want him there they have to pay it..problem is..he'll be out soon..what a waste of money!
A bail re-hearing isn't a biggie to do..his attorney is just delaying so a future safe house is found to be acceptable until his trial!
I don't get why so many people are complaining about the content of this article. What did you expect from the headline? In my opinion it was pretty evident what the article was going to say. Why did you even bother clicking the headline? Is your life so boring that you click on EVERY article no matter what the headline says and then complain about them?
Why spend your own money for a safe house when the state will pay it..if willing to stay in jail until the trial...bad mistake by the state just for that second passport ( breaking bail bond rules)..he was never going to flee..so now if he's harmed..the state is in trouble. Smart people would set this up perfect..its possible his lawyer listen to his Dad!
Wow, I guess he plans on being there for awhile.
WHO CARES?????
I can't believe i even clicked on this! 4 minutes of my life i will never have back again.
good to see he's eating nice and healthy!
TO: francobobfred who wrote:
He's not guilty of murder because he likes cheeze, he's guilty of murder because he killed an innocent child that police TOLD Zimmerman NOT to bother.
This is ridiculous. I clicked on this story so that I could rant about how stupid this story is. Does the author have no shame? Paparozzi junk. If you're wondering whether reporting about this constitutes the act of person with no self-respect or restraint at all, then the comments on this page are a big HINT HINT HINT.
This article is about as useless as the Pope's testicles. Why should anyone give a shyte what this guy is snacking on, especially while doing porridge?
Advice to Jamie Novogrod (author of said article): WRITE WHEN THERE IS SOMETHING THAT IS ACTUALLY GOING ON. I would say write only if there is something newsworthy, but that would be like asking a barber if he thinks you need a haircut.
No books.... no newspapers... pathetic
Stop complaining, you all looked and even took the time to comment LOL!
No attribution for the story. Did the reporter use the Freedom of Information Act? Or was this a handout and by whom?
John 2006106, I am pretty sure a "landslide" victory starts in double digits.
Somehow I have no doubt that if this same story had say the name... Charles Manson in it or even Bernie Madoff, that this board would be filled with outraged posts about the luxury that he was getting. And I'd say the story isn't so much about what he's eating but that he gets to have all that stuff in his jail cell.
Gotnorice,the law says that he is innocent until proven guilty but that does make any difference to the general public one way or the other,the judicary system said that both Oj. and Anthony were innocent but that has not stopped some people from saying that they both were guilty.
Incredible! This keeps the "journalist" in a job I suppose. Whoever is responsible for this ridiculous article should join the unemployment line. And whoever authorized it for publication should be joining them as well. What a disgrace, embarrassment, and not to mention the decline of this profession.. This article completely unworthy of publication.
Mr. Zimmerman's process for ordering from the commissary is NO different that of any other inmate. Thank goodness NBC isn't chasing down ALL of the inmates purchases!
This man, contrary to others beliefs, is innocent under the law until proven otherwise. LEAVE him alone....
John, a suspect is "presumed" innocent until "proven" guilty.
Stoopid prosecutors and effective defense attorneys do not mean that a person is innocent. Likewise, coerced confessions and railroaded defendants are not "guilty," they are just found guilty.
Zimm is guilty, it's just a matter of if he will be convicted. I hope they arrest his wife for perjury too!
Hmmm... So he wears underwear, eh? Who'da thunk it?
Very interesting, indeed...
I got more out of reading the comments then the article.
I'd load up on junk food to if all I had to eat was jail food
Well it just goes to show that people like Zimmerman that live off junk food are totally effed up in the head.
I knew a guy in Ca that ate junk food and the older he got, the weirder he started to act. He began acting paranoid and thinking that back people were out to get him because he had a new car.
He ended up in a mental ward for a few mths, and then came out ok, ate differently and was on some meds, but as soon as he began eating all this crap at 7?11 and McD's he began to show the signs all over again, and still on his meds. His parents and I agreed it's the crap that people eat that can affect on how a person thinks and act out in public.
It's all those chemicals in the food people are eating that is messing with these people's heads and their ability to think or rationalize things clearly.
jussayin-
MSN has sunk to a new low of middle school level "journalism" today. First they continue to harass and humiliate the lady who likes to tan, despite the fact she has committed no crime and it is no one else's business. Then this piece of garbage story.
Gee, he is in jail, why does he have to be hounded, I want justice for Trayvon like a lot of people do but this guys life is upside down as it is ......... No matter what the conclusion is of his trial, his life is over as he knew it ................
Mike...UH, NO....Commissary accounts are provided in two ways: 1) Family/Friends 2) Earned through working (not an option for GZ as he is in isolation.) He put the money in the account upon his arrest. Taxpayers do not pay for commissary.
Cheez-its and Pop tarts........call 911...suspicious person....has something in his hands.......They always get away......bang!....Self defense.......
All the idiotic, moronic, snide and stupid "so what" comments, how is that someone in JAIL can get a cell full of snacks? Last time I was in jail -- yes, even your neighbors may have been arrested at some time, for whatever reason -- people had to eat whatever was provided, when it was provided.
George Zimmerman may as well be staying at the local country club.
Why the hell is he in solitary? Why is he denied a TV? He IS, after all, INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY!! I can understand if the solitary is for his "protection" from run of the mill scumbags he is being forced to be among, but why forbid him a TV? Charles @!$%#ing Manson gets a TV.
This is so not interesting.......what do you think a guilty man is going to do? He has to eat junk food to try and cover up his shame for killing a child. It's called COMFORT FOOD. See George Zimmerman karma leaves no stone unturned. smh!!!
You are stupid as hell and have no idea about the law, or how it works. You also have no idea what self defense means either. The only thing he is guilty of is not double tapping that punk, instead of only shooting him once. That is what I would have done had he attacked me like that. The only reason he is even on trial is because of an over zealous prosecutor giving into public pressure, and wanting to make a name for herself. This case should have never been sent to trial, and also should have been dismissed for the State withholding evidence that will eventually exonerate Mr Zimmerman. Look at all the hundreds of thousands of dollars coming into his defense fund you idiot, and tell me how can that many people, including lawyers, and law enforcement officers (like me) who know the law inside and out, can be wrong and you can be right. Sorry about the run on sentences, but idiots like you just make me angry because you don't know your ass from a hole in the ground! This person he shot was way bigger than George Zimmerman, and definitely would not be considered a child. He also (had he not died) would have most likely went to an adult prison for battery at a minimum, and maybe even for murder had GZ not been packing a pistol he would have likely killed him. In the 911 tape GZ is calling for help 26 times! How in the hell is that not self defense? Also, for all you idiots that keep saying the cops told him to stay away from Martin, you need to realize that it was a dispatcher, who most likely has very little law enforcement training. You also don't have to follow their direction if your life is endangered, or you believe there is a crime about to be committed. Well, you don't have to listen to them period if you don't want to. They are not at your location and cannot give you orders on what to do. It is not like a real cop is on scene saying don't do this or that, it is a dispatcher/911 operator. lol, you going to do everything some dip@!$%# is telling you to do on the phone? Then you are a huge idiot. lol
Mike, do you really think that it is a waste of tax-payer dollars to revoke the bail of a lying murderer?
That extremely generous defense fund finally pays off. We have very young patriotic soldiers in Afghanistan that would have very much appreciated such a bounty of snacks from home in the form of a care package. Can you imagine the delight in their eyes as they tore into a familiar pack of Cheeto's for the first time in a long time? I'm betting they would pass that bag to share with their many brothers in arms. How many of you think Georgie Z. did the same?
It's astounding how many jumped on this article immediately to post their distaste for the article. Do none of you have lives of your own? My first thought was to pass it by as irrelevant until my curiosity demanded I look for none other than you. Here you are! My curiosity is now sated. You did not disappoint. I will leave you now to ponder a most difficult quandary.
Many of us ascribe to the theory that Z. was a troubled wanna-be cop that pushed the envelope too far and murdered an innocent kid. Many of us ascribe to the theory that Z. was an upstanding citizen merely defending his community and himself with a license to carry a concealed fire-arm against a dangerous thug. This article suggests we may all be mistaken.
Z's latest actions may suggest that he was only after Martin's boxers, Skittles and iced tea. If only some of you had donated much sooner, Z. might be a free man today and Martin still alive. Ah well, a dollar short and a day late comes to mind. Maybe next time.
American girl doesn't allow facts to get into the way of her judgment. Martin got killed for being aggressively stupid.
btw..this whole article is stupid. Let the man go already and quit harassing him.
Where is MSN report on when he last took a @!$%#? I'm surprised the "news" does not have a reporter waiting nearby so they can file a report.
we become such a jaded society that all we do is wish the worse on eachother because we are not happy with our lives..or some on one side want the whole country sunk to their level. Corruption is doubling down before our eyes and we focus on any distraction from the losing of our democracy. Sad,sad,sad.
"Snacks included, among other food, two orders of White Cheddar Cheez-Its, two orders of Fritos, two orders of Cheetos, four orders of Big Grandma’s chocolate chip cookies, one order of Animal Snackers cookies, two packages of Twix, one package of Peanut M&M’s, and five packages of Strawberry Pop-Tarts."
I wonder if his lawyer advised him not to include Arizona Iced Tea or Skittles? It isn't a joke...defense attorneys advise defendants against doing all sorts of things. I do agree it would not have looked good, even if they were available and he wanted them. Strange how perceptions that small can impact the outcome of a trial.
Where's the Beef?
@louva,
Maybe you missed the part where the cop told Zimmerman not to follow the kid. And ummmmmmm how was Zimmerman's life in danger? I thought he followed Martin, and if as you said he doesn't have to listen to the authorities then he couldn't have possibly thought his life was in danger.
And what exactly does that prove Mr. law enforcement man, nothing except he there are definitely some loose screws in his dome. Calling 911 that many times don't you think at lease one of those times the police got the message? So now that makes you and idiot defending an idiot.
First of all who do you think the dispatcher is? And once again how was Zimmerman's life in danger, he was sitting in his car watch an African American kid walk back to where he belong with a hoodie on in the rain. And what crime about to be committed? There's no law against walking in the rain. George Zimmerman prejudged an innocent child and murdered him and for that he is going to pay for the crime he committed.
So what he has lots of money coming in from others on the outside in his defense, that proves nothing. Except, now that you have mention it, isn't that why the judge revoke his bail? Maybe had he not lied about his many of followers that supports him financially he might not be in jail as it stands. And since he has so many smart lawyers and law enforcers funding him, how come none of them thought to tell him not to lie to a judge. I mean these are people who knows the law inside and out like yourself. Maybe because they too are not the sharpest tool in the shed just like yourself. So stop pretending you are in law enforcement, but then who will know? You're hiding behind your computer screen so you can pretend to be anything you like. And those run-on sentences are a reflection of who you really are, not to bright and emotionally invested into something you have no control over. So find a new word for your two word vocabulary (IDIOT AND STUPID) and then you won't have to get so emotional. You poor thing, well look at the bright side Zimmerman finally realizes that his effects to say the world was just not the right thing to do especially if he has to take an innocent child's life. Oh well enough said I need to move on to bigger and better things now, you should think about doing the same. ijs
now that's breaking news. will there be film at 11?
Mindless Sophomoric News .... Banal Comments
....including your comment??
Yep
Im assuming that msnbc thinks everyone wants to know everything about what everyone is doing kinda like facebook. Yeah they should have zimmerman log in on what hes doing, when hes at the commissary, when hes in the @!$%#er, when hes in the shower, when hes spending time with his new boyfriend that demanded that he buy him cheetos (or else). and so on. Cause everyone wants to know....
I want to know what junk food the reporters eat at MSNBC. I know it will be broken-down (I mean breaking) news for them. They should do a forensic test of the crumbs to uncover who ate what.
You all have thoughtful comments: I'd rather know what the MSNBC Reporters have been inhaling if they think that this is any kind of 'news' at all. Someone has been hoarding all of the glue sticks in their cubical perhaps.... doesn't anyone smell something burning?
Alex, lol. Learn more at comment 117.4 which might explain why they reported on the snacks in this article.
Msnbc knows what people like ,just look it has 249 readers so far,even people that are complaning about how poor of a reporter this person is are reading the story,you ewre not forced to read it.
Alex,it must be news ,you are reading and talking about it,think what you are saying.
Hope that iced tea he bought goes down the wrong pipe and chokes him to until he is no more. All alone in his cell.
That extremely generous defense fund finally pays off. We have very young patriotic soldiers in Afghanistan that would have very much appreciated such a bounty of snacks from home in the form of a care package. Can you imagine the delight in their eyes as they tore into a familiar pack of Cheeto's for the first time in a long time? I'm betting they would pass that bag to share with their many brothers in arms. How many of you think Georgie Z. did the same?
It's astounding how many jumped on this article immediately to post their distaste for the article. Do none of you have lives of your own? My first thought was to pass it by as irrelevant until my curiosity demanded I look for none other than you. Here you are! My curiosity is now sated. You did not disappoint. I will leave you now to ponder a most difficult quandary.
Many of us ascribe to the theory that Z. was a troubled wanna-be cop that pushed the envelope too far and murdered an innocent kid. Many of us ascribe to the theory that Z. was an upstanding citizen merely defending his community and himself with a license to carry a concealed fire-arm against a dangerous thug. This article suggests we may all be mistaken.
Z's latest actions may suggest that he was only after Martin's boxers, Skittles and iced tea. If only some of you had donated much sooner, Z. might be a free man today and Martin still alive. Ah well, a dollar short and a day late comes to mind. Maybe next time.
If you are going to die why not eat all the garbage everyone told you all your life not to eat? I wonder if Michelle Obama will intervene? His life is over now because of the liberal media, why not end it sooner........
your name says it all about ya AUT, you're for murdering black teens and against American workers. Impressive, to say the least....NOT
Why in the hell is this even news?? What is the matter with you people???? Talk about an invasion of a persons privacy..MSNBC, you definetly have some kind of agenda in keeping every single little detail you can about GZ in the news. What it is..don't know for sure but it's time to STOP.
geezzz really i agree
Hope that iced tea he bought goes down the wrong pipe and chokes him to until he is no more. All alone in his cell. likerunningshoes com
Farhan Smith
Hmmm... It almost sounds like you are trying to be the prosecutor, the jury and the judge.
The basic bottom line here is this: It must have been a very, very, very sloooooowww day for news.
Farhan Smith I am sure that even if Zimmerman loved Arizona Iced Tea and Skittles, and had they been available...his defense attorney would have strongly advised him against it, and his advice would have been smart. We can pick some of the smallest things to analyze!
BTW. You are advocating a man not proven guilty die anyhow 'just in case.' Good thing that is not standard practice...although Farhan, it may be in some other countries.
Big chocolate cake with hacksaw blades.
If George was smart, he would go on a starvation diet to appear sickly in court. Appearance means a lot.
Race....W......????? WTF?
I clicked on the link just to make sure someone commented on how ridiculous of a headline this article had, let alone the body of the article. Makes no sense to me as to how this has any correlation with the Martin/Zimmerman case.
where's the Beef?
He should'a bought some more bullets for the next "no limits Nigga"
I hope someone-- out of the goodness of their heart-- buys him a bag of Skittles and a can of iced tea.
MSNBC = FAIL. Enough said.
This is from NBC News, not MSNBC. A lot of readers on here need to read the by-lines. Very few articles are actually by MSNBC journalists.
NBC and MSNBC have Journalists? Now thats Breaking News.
TO: dontfearthetruth who wrote:
Can't get away from those talking points, can you.
Why not help yourself to some Faux Noise or did they kick you off of their site too?
Obama/Biden 2012
@Shawn Allen Hornickel MSNBC and NBC are the same, just one door apart in the office, with checks signed by the same knucklehead.
What does the user name PRober say about you??? After all you asked for that question by calling somebody else out on theirs!!! I'll leave all the things that can be said about your name to the imagination. My user name relates as to this story really being screwed up! and the writer having a really skewed view of what is important in this world and newsworthy!!!
Seriously, you all making asinine comments about GZ eating junk food and what it says about him are full of crap. I'd bet most of you eat just as much junk. How about putting your pictures next to your user name?? Doubt most of you making the crap comments would dare as you'd just show what hypocrites you all are!!!!
Some diet - no wonder he looked heavier when he was arrested this time.
Wow checking out some of the prices on that shopping list, wonder if he could hook me up.
To me, he looked the same as he did on the night of Trayvon's murder, from the photos and video I have seen of him from that night. When he was finally arrested the first time, he had, IMO, purposefully lost weight during those many weeks prior to the first arrest. I think he did that in order to have people assume that Trayvon was a much larger person than the murderer. The suit he wore in court then was ill-fitting and not only due to him being shackled. He went on a diet to lose the weight, then just like many who diet, he gained the weight back. C'mon, this guy ain't the sharpest tool in the shed. He is a tool though. A murdering one. I'm hoping he will get everything that he so richly deserves.
just more of him to loathe, I reckon
What? No Skittles?
Yeah, I noticed that too. No skittles. Bummer.
Skittles is his cell mate. He is a 6 foot 5 black dude that wears kool-aid on his lips.
No iced tea either.
what?? No skittles ??????? he has no clue , what's he's he missing... Well dumb is just simple dumb lol ;-z
I wouldn't know from experience but I've heard the food is much better in prison, than in community jail. So there's something Georgie can look forward to!
He did purchase iced tea.
Do inmates have any privacy rights? Who cares about this kind of stuff?!
what he said
Not when they are owned and paid for by the public. Our tax dollars are paying for his room and board, so we are entitled to know how he (or any other prisoner) spends his time (and money). Prisoners give up their privacy rights when they commit their crimes.
Well it's nice to know that he'll eventually die from junk food later on. Nothing says slow death than high cholesterol that leads to a heart attack....or so one can hope.
Sorry Cameron...Not true. They have medical privacy rights....and a few others....Like religion eg
Notice from the photo...Zimmerman hasn't missed a meal for a long time....like Trayvon has.....
Hey Cameron- aren't you forgetting our legal system's basic operating principle? He hasn't been tried yet. He has the right to privacy. You have tried and convicted him without the benefit of the law. Every day, more evidence surfaces that leads to an ever-increasing doubt as to his being guilty of murder. Stupidity for following Trayvon after being told "We don't need you to do that", but murder, maybe not.
Why the hell is he in solitary? Why is he denied a TV? He IS, after all, INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY!! I can understand if the solitary is for his "protection" from run of the mill scumbags he is being forced to be among, but why forbid him a TV? Charles @!$%#ing Manson gets a TV.
"Every day, more evidence surfaces that leads to an ever-increasing doubt as to his being guilty of murder." This is very interesting. Can you list some of the evidence?
"Why the hell is he in solitary? Why is he denied a TV?" Why are you so concerned about the conditions THIS particular man is dealing with when there are thousands of others in the same boat as Zimmerman. They don't matter? They are not proven guilty yet.
Except there is one thing Zimmerman has been proven guilty of. That would be COMTEMPT OF COURT, lieing to the judge and concealing his true financial status in order to get a lower bail set while at the same time making certain he had second passport handy for the flight out of the country he may have been needing it for.
Absolutely correct consider-it.
I could say on Monday "I have two feet" knowing there is the potential to lose a foot on Tuesday. On Wednesday I lose a foot and now I have one foot. The statement on Monday was not a lie.
@S Jr, WTH are you talking about? The murderer lied (maybe for you, omitted to tell the truth, is a better phrase) about the money that was available to him and more importantly, had a second passport that he conveniently forgot to mention and TURN IN as he was required to do. The murderer could say that he had no money on Monday, knowing he had the potential to get out of jail on a much lowered bond amount and have a secret, second passport with which to flee at some point in time should he get the notion, on Tuesday. Ooh, ooh, here's another one for you. "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today." If you are of a certain age, you might know that saying comes from Popeye's friend, Wimpy. It makes about as much sense as what you stated in your post
Consider it- So contempt of court is an offense worthy of solitary confinement? As to the thousands of people confined the same way prior to their trial- when have we been told told what they are accused of, had their purchases from the commisary listed in the news, and had thousands try and convict them prior to their trial? Since I am a firm believer in restitution, execution, or expulssion from the country rather than prison, I never support prison sentences RSPECIALLY when handd down by a judge PRIOR to a trial.
Sandie- it isn't murder until/unless he gets convicted.
Consider it- on evidence- Broken nose, gashes in the back of his head, eyewitnesses who saw him on the ground with Martin on top, Martin's history of gang-related behavior, bruises and broken skin on Martin's knuckles. All of these suggest that Zimmerman WAS attacked by Martin, leading to a legitimate self defense case. Unarmed or not, an attack is defensible by lethal force.
Now, I happen to believe Zimmerman acted stupidly when he ignored the 911 dispatcher's poorly phrased suggestion to not follow Martin, this would not have happened. And had the dispatcher said "DO NOT FOLLOW him anymore" rather than "We don't need you to follow him anymore", this would be a different situation. Unfortunately, the dispatcher left it up to Zimmerman by being so vague.
THis case is a very dark comedy of errors in the true meaning of the phrase- a series of errors by three different people. The dispatcher did a poor job of making himself clear. Zimmerman did stupid (but entirely legal) thing by following Martin. Martin MAY have done a very stupid thing (attacking Zimmerman IF he actually did) after being followed on a perfectly legal stroll after getting some skittles. And a tragedy followed. But whose fault it was and whther it was murder remains to be seen. In the long run, however. George Zimmerman is innocent until PROVEN GUILTY IN A COURT OF LAW according to the laws of our country.
@Neale Osborne, I am sure you are well aware that many, many murders have been committed without the perpetrator being caught. So, according to your "logic" if someone commits a murder and does not get convicted, then said murder never happened. There is still someone who is dead by the hand of someone else. For future reference, please consider what you are saying prior to posting.
I carefully considered what i was sayng, and your comment is ridiculous. ONCE ARRESTED, a citizen in this country is considered innocent until PROVEN guilty in a court of law. Even a confessed murderer is innocent until th confession is accepted by the courts. I said EXACTLY what I meant. George Zmmerman has been arrested and chraged with 2nd Degree Murder. He has NOT been convicted. Until he is, he is, in fact, innocent of murder under the laws of our country. Hence, solitary confinement is not appropriate unless it is to protect him from other prisoners who may beat or kill him because, like you, they have tried and convicted him wothout benefit of trial. Denying him a television is ALSO not appropriate, as he is, again, innocent until PROVEN GUILTY in a court of law.
I repeat, I said exactly what I meant to say, in the exact way I said it. Do not attempt to parse my language.
Neale - your posts were entirely too rational and well thought out. I'm not sure you belong on this board.
really is this news.. hahaha Unreal.. WHO CARES.. Gee I wonder what Casey Anthony had to eat at night.. My life will never be complete until I get this question answered, LOL..
If the state dosent get him....the junk food will.:D
really?, Like I care what someone spends their money on in jail... what about what our government is wasting?
so what about what he spent his money on,my first time in prison I spent 300.00, leave the man alone
I LOVE it - all you Z fans - keep sending the loser your hard earned $$$$$$
Apparently they sent him 150k. Suckas!
he probably saved us a lot of money--- if you can imagine what Trayvon Martin would be doing a few years from now had he lived!--and of course in contemplating what his his future life would be I am not even thinking of the numerous times he has been suspended from school --like all normal 17 year olds --not to mention the drugs found in his system
And fot that he deserved to die , not only are you heartless a mother has lost her child , you are just as retarded as Zimmerman and on the the same prozac...................
I live near the projects here in Brooklyn, I wish I could say mothers have a concern for their children when many of them dont, I do not wish anyone to die but I could almost guarantee you that Trayvon would have been a troubled person had he not met this tragic end and if violence in America continues to have a face like Trayvons with nobody addressing that issue then incidents like this will continue to happen
Jackie Wilson, the dead kids mother lost a son that she gave up on. She packed him up and sent him to live with his pops when she lost control of him. His thieving, drug addicted, destruction of property, assaulting other citizens got him one in the chest. If his Momma or pops gave a crap, they could have stepped in and saved the kid. But both were too busy thinking about themselves and "gettin theirs" to worry about a kid they brought into the world. The people who are really to blame here are the dead kids PARENTS. Or whatever you called two disgusting pieces of dook who allow their kid to become a thug and a drug addicted criminal.
k-524075
I am wondering if your parents were in the same circumstances would you have been shipped off? Perhaps I am expecting too much from too little. Truth is who gives a FU^& why he was where he was. You nor T. Martin deserve to be shot. Shooting a person to death makes Zimm a murderer. If you do not want to accept the legal concept, consider the moral concept. I think it says something about you, what comments you have to offer the conversation, just like it says something about our culture when we need to debate if killing another person is morally permissable.
Ask yourself is it better the be the offender, or the offended?
P.S. who cares what that wanker ordered from canteen? Atleast he cannot lie to the court anymore.
When he gets to the big house,bubba will feed him a tube steak with a cream sauce!!
Sound like a meal you have enjoyed many times....bon(er) appetit.;)
@K-524075,
Judging from your comment I'm thinking you knew this poor kids parents personally? Who in the hell was addicted to drugs. The toxicology report came back with small traces of marijuana in his system nothing to indicate him of smoking it that day. And a thug? Listen, its obvious that you may be suffering from post dramatic stress disorder because of what probably happened to you as a child but believe it or not they have people that can help you with your displaced feelings. Aside from sounding retarded you also sound angry and this is your way of lashing out. GET HELP!!!
I guess it's safe to say you have no morals and or respect for a child's life that was taken unexpectedly by a fool who thought he could take the law into his own hands. Trayvon Martin's mother and father are not to blame, let's place the blame where it really belong and that would be GEORGE ZIMMERMAN. And just for the record had that poor child's mother and father been there to step in as you put it Zimmerman probably would have shot them as well. Your comment was brutal, senseless, and morally disgusting. I wonder if this were your child would you feel the same way? You must really have the blackest heart ever, which is why it was so easy for you to be inhuman and in-compassionate. I hope nothing happens to one of your love ones to this magnitude because I am more then certain your thoughts would be totally different and you would be crushed if someone else said the same things about you child. Have a heart and if that's to hard for you to do at lease have enough common sense and decency to keep your ugly thoughts to yourself. Karma has a way of painting vivid pictures for those who think they are untouchable, just remember that.
I'm convinced! He's guilty! Thanks for this report, MSNBC!
who fricking cares...MSNBC you suck
Why is he in solitary with no TV?
As for his shopping list, so what.
Cause he's a murderer and if he was in GP, he'd be raped and killed. No tv aint so bad now, is it?
David- because murderers are so rare in the general population of prison?
For his own safety...He probably PC'd up as soon as he hit the door.
I think his wife should be in jail for conspiring in the lies to the court.
The jailhouse commissary sure has a lot of junk food! Is that what most people eat regularly?
From what I've heard, compared to the food that they serve, yes.
The food that they serve is junk food. Hot pockets and plastic containers of cereal, essentially.
Whoever released this to the media needs to be fired. I've heard about the Freedom of Information Act and certain documents being in the "public records" but this is ridiculous. Guilty or not (not yet determined) some things still should remain private and there is no reason for the public to know (or even care) about this sort of thing.
Guess what prrrrr, get arrested, lose all your rights to privacy.
They did the same thing with Casey Anthony. In jail or prison, you are a ward of the State, so everything you do is public.
Not when they are owned and paid for by the public. Our tax dollars are paying for his room and board, so we are entitled to know how he (or any other prisoner) spends his time (and money). Prisoners give up their privacy rights when they commit their crimes.
Camermoron -
1) this stuff was paid for by Zimmerman himself. No tax payer funds are used for commissary items.
2) He has not committed any crime
Cameron....Get your facts straight before you post. Prisoners, even convicted prisoners do have rights. You may not like it, but it is a fact, and to change it you would have to change the law.
Shooting and killing someone IS a crime.
'Hey look it's superman' says the left. We need some serious fluff While we quietly discuss wisconsin. I mean come on really?! That's what you got
Classic Sun Tze right from alinsky's playbook. Unfortunatly for the tactic to work the opposition must actually be interested in what a railroaded latino is buying in jail. SO WHAT, Who Cares.
There is no spoon.
This will just confuse the left here as they are unsure that this story is a complete deception to hide a loss in wisconsin
Have all the US soldiers in the middle east arrested!
Bullfighter
Not all soldiers currently in the Middle East, Or who have been in the Middle East have shot somebody.
You have some serious personal issues don't you sir?
so if sumone attacks me and i pull my gun out and defend myself i go to solitary with no tv? i guess i'll just let everyone kick my ass and take everything i have whenever they want then.
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this is news ???? are there any journalists at msnbc ????
are you all quacks and retards !
It's a smoke screen. I mean come on and the funny thing is that some on left don't realize it yet.
So they are on here condemning zimmerman without due process I might add
He's denied TV so he od's on junk food. Give the guy a break. What would anyone do in that cell with no TV.
Why is he being denied TV. Is he the only one and, if so, why? They treat death row inmates better. Oh, NBC never tells the full story or follows up on any story. They need better reporters and reporting. Only Brian Williams has anything to offer on the network. And PLEASE stop showing the pic of Martin as a kid . Tell it like it is on both sides. Not favoring either side just the truth.
Solitary is for punishment when you break the rules, so there is no TV in that area. He is being isolated from general population for his own protection, so there is no where else to put him but solitary.
Solitary is also used for protection--the inmate may request isolation (PC) and I am sure that GZ would do just that rather than face the general population, many of whom are black.
And they show the same shopping list twice....brilliant....must be a summer intern......
Wait. Is this news????
A simple way of the media to cause a sympathetic reaction from the public toward Trayvon Martin. The folks who find outrage in this (and there will be plenty, and you know who you are) are falling victim to media influence. But how can you blame them. They are the same people who will listen to news outlet and not go read or investigate for themselves. They take information at face value while succumbing to the subliminal emotional manipulation. (Not to sound like a conspiracy theorist, but media outlets have studied our reactions to shows, commercials, and movies for over half a century. Perfecting the delivery system to cause the largest emotional reaction to their profitable messages.)
Don't let them play you like a violin. Don't be a sucker.
Shorthand. Who gives a flying rats tail-end as to what a prisoner has in his cell from the commissary. He is still innocent until otherwise proven by a court of law and jury of his peers. (By the way I did not see anything too outrageous or over the top. Did you?)
Apparently anyone who has been tempted to read this article gives a flying rat's tail-end what he has in his cell. It clearly indicates that from the title.
This story makes reality TV look intellectual.
Does it? I'm pretty sure I lost the same amount of brain cells reading this compared to brain cells lost watching reality tv.
He should receive a complimentary daily supply of skittles and arizona ice tea as a reminder of the life he took.
It's amazing how many people don't like MSNBC yet are always reading the stories just so they can comment on these forums. Yes, the story was of no significant value, but I wouldn't keep reading articles just to complain about them.
LOL...true!
If they don't like MSNBC, why read it?
Paid trolls perhaps?
PAID? I hope NOT! LOL....
I liked the msnbc story most like to forget about Tray Martin being suspended from school numerous times like all normal 17 year olds, and having drugs in his system, I live near the projects here in Brooklyn, half my family have been victims of crime--sometimes violent and all too often the perps resemble kids like Tray Martin--and even younger than he, and its obvious many in the pro-Tray crowd are not homeowners, I would only wish upon them how it feels to find someone in your home who does not belong there. No amount of marches will change our minds that we have to believe he is an innocent 17 year old when we see monsters as young as 12 coming out of the projects where we live.
I agree with this to an extent. Msnbc forces me to look at their headlines after I log out of hotmail. I've checked the settings and there is no way around this so I am forced to look at their stupid yet sometimes amusing headlines and the worst business section out of all the major websites. Because I've had a hotmail address since 1997 and everyone emails me at this address I feel like my options are limited. Not that I'm saying people should slam MSNBC for every bad article they write (which would be a full time job) but I think MSNBC is partly to blame for not giving people the option to opt out of seeing their headlines after you logout of hotmail or live. I think that this is turn just entices people to gear their anger and frustration toward them but I could be wrong.
Martin was a junior in high school, math was his favorite subject, and he
earned A's and B's. He played on the high school football team, was
studying to be an engineer, was interested in flying, and attended
flying school part time, he had no criminal record nor any history of
violence. Zimmerman supporters state that Martin was a thug because
he smoked Weed, America's high school and college students are
notorious for smoking Weed, are they all thugs? The results of
Martin's drug test showed that he had not used anything for days
before his death, and the traces found in his system were not enough
to have any effect on his behavior that evening.
Why are there only People of Color in
the Projects? Do any of America's cities have Projects filled with
poor Whites? There are many more poor Whites than there are poor
people of any other race, exactly what was the goal of creating the
Projects and filling them with People of Color? Are the Projects
actually Reservations created to isolate Blacks from White society?
Was Trayvon Martin considered a monster because he looked like
President Obama and others of that race.
Tapes of a witness of what happened that night, were played on
democracynow.org
WITNESS 2:
"I mean that little kid was so
skinny compared to him".
POLICE:
"Exactly, yeah, that’s the
impression that we all got".
WITNESS 2:
"And I can tell you there was no fighting going on at the time that the gun went off.
Because we were both in the kitchen making coffee, the window
was open, there was no fighting. And the fight that happened
started way down the sidewalk, because the person on the very
end of this block is the one who called the police originally
because the fight broke out. Now the kid got shot way down here,
you know, five doors down. I know they were not physically
fighting at the time that gun went off, when we heard the shot,
and the kid hit the ground".
Did George Zimmerman shoot Trayvon Martin because Trayvon was hitting him or was it because he
was angry that Trayvon had hit him?
Check out Vidor, Texas. The projects there are so white they refused to allow people of color in and HUD finally said fine you are cut off from Gov. funding. Oh yeah there are white projects. I wouldn't think of going to see them, east TX.
The majority of the poor in the US is white. Where are all the "white only" organization to feed only white people. Latino only organizations are all over the place stealing money meant to feed ALL of America's poor.
@T.J.McBearsofBrooklyn,
What exactly is your point? So what you live near the projects. I wouldn't be surprised if you lived in them yourself.
How do you know Trayvon Martin was suspended from school numerous of time, I've only heard of that one time that child was suspended from school? That's neither here nor there whatever that child's past was has nothing to do with him being dead today. I don't recall George Zimmerman murdering that child because he was suspended from school last I heard he murdered him because he thought he looked suspicious walking in the rain with his hoodie on(GO FIGURE). And last I look monster don't live in projects people do both black and white. You are making no sense with your comment, Trayvon Martin wasn't coming out of any ones window he was walking back to where he belong with snacks in his hand. If you have such a hang up on people living in the project then maybe you should consider moving. The truth of the matter is Zimmerman murdered a defenseless kids because his views and opinion about kids like Trayvon Martin were just like yours. The only difference between the two of you Zimmerman decided to act on his thought and look where that got him, you on the other hand continue to make racist remarks and sound like a fool and look where is getting you. In case you don't know,no where but it certainly is feeding that hate monster inside of you. ijs
Terrible headline, misleading, biased!! Shame on MSNBC!
How is the headline biased and misleading? That doesn't make any sense.
Not sure about the misleading part, but there is definitely a biased insinuation on MSNBC's behalf regarding this article. Incriminating a man not yet found guilty by the justice system. Really can't wait for the day these media moguls overstep their boundaries and end up facing a multi-billion dollar lawsuit for their involvement in cases of this magnitude.
Everyone is lynching Zimmerman just like they did Casey Anthony, and for what reason? One was found innocent and another not even proven guilty, with facts that cast doubt clear across the case. And the media incites the lynching. One day someone is going to prove accountability on these media sites.
Neighborhood watch my asss! He killed the boy to get his skittles.
So, did they ever find the skittles?
Actually Zimmy has good taste! Cheetos!!!!!
Gina, yes. And don't forget ***WHITE*** Cheddar Cheez-Its. This being an NBC outpost, I'm surprised they didn't note them as "White/Hispanic Cheddar Cheez-Its".
SpaceCaptain: I was laughing at 'Neighborhood watch my ass!' LOL. You know, if you throw in a couple hyphens you get Neighborhood 'Watch-My-Ass', which sounds like a name for a Prison Rape Prevention Program. ;-)
Well, either way the humor made it's way through. I was just trying to lighten up a subject we're all a little too emotional about. 'Twould be different if any of us really knew what happened that night, but we're just spouting our own emotional biases here. Next time I'll try better punctuation. LMAO
One other question I find peeking at me from the corners of my mind is whether or not Zimmie's choice of foods speaks to his emotional development. Serious question if you think about it.
I have followed this case closely, but this is a little too close!
Yes, but it explains his physique!
We are what we eat.
Just tells me the average american eats crap. What no healthy pizza or burgers and fries? Crap, crap, crap.
This is NO "average american".
You're right he's not an average American. The average American doesn't get railroaded by the race card industry and charged with a crime he didn't commit just because a black guy attacked him and he defended himself.
robin is more evidence of the unexplainable decline in mental capacity of the "average" NRA member, far righty and far lefty nut jobs this country is filling up with. Just being incapable of plain old logic is not good enough for them any longer. They have to repeat word for word everything they have been reading or hearing from all media sources. It's as if we've been witness to the results of a secret government experiment. Some kind of futuristic robotic citizens.
Oh, Lord help me! I'm becoming one of them! I'm succumbing to the plot.
I see someone's not eating Gluten Free.
Gluten free- lol. One of the worst marketing ploys.
S Jr.
Ignoring those who have Ciliac's disease, it has been found to help a lot of people with auto-immune disorders. Though most people who need to be GF, do it by making their food from scratch if they want something that typically would be made with gluten.
I honestly hated the idea of doing it and I was incredibly annoyed that people would tell me how to eat, but has reduced a lot of the pain I have with my autoimmune disorder. It's done wonders for my mom too.
But in some cases, it is over hyped. It shouldn't be used as a diet if you don't need to do it.