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http://abcnews.go.com/US/george-zimmerman-emerged-hiding-rescue-family-trapped-suv/story?id=19735432By MATT GUTMAN (@mattgutmanABC) and ALEXIS SHAW (@ashaw109) July 22, 2013 George Zimmerman, who has been in hiding since he was acquitted of murder in the death of Trayvon Martin, emerged to help rescue a family who was trapped in an overturned vehicle, police said today. Zimmerman was one of two men who came to the aid of Dana and Mark Gerstle and their two children, who were trapped inside a blue Ford Explorer SUV that had rolled over after traveling off the highway in Sanford, Fla. at approximately 5:45 p.m. Thursday, the Seminole County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. The crash occurred at the intersection of I-4 and route Route 46, police said. The crash site is less than a mile from where Zimmerman shot Martin. By the time police arrived, two people - including Zimmerman - had already helped the family get out of the overturned car, the sheriff's office said. No one was reported to be injured. Zimmerman was not a witness to the crash and left after speaking with the deputy, police said. It's the first known sighting of Zimmerman since he left the courtroom following his controversial acquittal last week on murder charges for the death of Martin. Zimmerman, 29, shot and killed Martin, 17, in Sanford, Fla., on Feb. 26, 2012. The jury determined that Zimmerman shot Martin in self-defense. The family is afraid to publicly thank him because they are worried about backlash. http://abcnews.go.com/US/family-rescued-george-zimmerman-fears-blow-back/story?id=19758908By MATT GUTMAN (@mattgutmanABC) and CHRISTINA NG (@ChristinaNg27) July 24, 2013 The family rescued by George Zimmerman when they were trapped in an overturned SUV canceled a scheduled news conference today and is pleading for privacy. Zimmerman was one of two men who came to the aid of Dana and Mark Gerstle and their two children, who were trapped inside a blue Ford Explorer SUV that had rolled over after traveling off the highway in Sanford, Fla., about 5:45 p.m. Thursday, the Seminole County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. The Gerstles were expected to hold a press conference today at the office of Zimmerman's attorney Mark O'Mara, but cancelled a few hours before it was supposed to take place. "They have expressed to us that they are not comfortable doing media interviews at this time and they continue to ask for privacy," the Seminole City Sheriff's Office said in a statement. Zimmerman's lawyer, Mark O'Mara, said the family had asked to speak, but then got concerned about the anger surrounding the controversial verdict. George Zimmerman Jurors 'Cried' After Vote Watch Video "The family called because they wanted to address the media. I knew that if we did it in an organized way, it would help them get back to a normal life.. But they called today and said they were more worried about blow back from saying anything that would be favorable to George, and decided they did not want to do any media," O'Mara said. The lawyer said that when he spoke to the Gerstles "their voices were trembling" and that they feared saying anything positive about Zimmerman "would be toxic." O'Mara wouldn't say whether Zimmerman is now carrying a weapon since the Department of Justice asked that the gun and other evidence be sent to federal prosecutors who are reviewing the case. But Zimmerman "should be [armed] given the threats against him," O'Mara said. He added, "If I were him I would leave" the country. The Gerstles could not be reached for comment. Zimmerman has been in hiding since he was acquitted of murder in the death of Trayvon Martin and his acquittal prompted a flood of negative reactions and dozens of protests across the country. Zimmerman as well as his parents have received death threats.
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Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2013/07/22/george-zimmerman-crash-victims-white/#ixzz2a4AFC8lO
Nice.
I looked at that and seriously though it was a joke ...... but then I clicked on the link and stark reality smacked me square in the jaw ........ 
How stupid.
Back to Zimmerman ...... the guy will probably be the most hated hero of all time. Maybe next time he can have the good sense to only help save the lives of a Black family ....... and then they can kill him afterwards. Then the race mongers can all be happy. 
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http://newsball.com/exclusive-pictures-o...-was-it-staged/It's pretty long but it does say that the crash was real, but everything after the crash was staged. An officer called Zimmerman letting him know that a car crash had just happened minutes after the report came through. Zimmerman apparently has a police scanner and fire extinguisher in his car so he can help if need be.
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I read the first half. Evidently this guys point is that if you don't post something to Facebook, then it never really happened. 
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Yeah, their importance of social media of the victims was very lame as was being so overly biased that it kind of got unreadable at points. But this is the most important:
Longtime supporter (& one source still being investigated by NB is claiming friend) of George Zimmerman, Officer Patrick Rehder’s cell phone records reveal a text or call to George Zimmerman right after the 5:47 PM crash was called in. This tipped Zimmerman off to the car crash accident & to get there to assist the family before Officer Rehder arrived.
That's fairly important.
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The accident report says the officer arrived 2 minutes after it was reported. That doesn't give Zimmerman much time to put on his cape and fly to the scene, which leads me to believe he was out in traffic following in pretty close proximity to the victims' vehicle when it turned over. Unless we're supposed to believe the officer arrived on the scene and decided to wait for Zimmerman to arrive and pull people from a smoking, overturned vehicle.
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The accident report says the officer arrived 2 minutes after it was reported. That doesn't give Zimmerman much time to put on his cape and fly to the scene, which leads me to believe he was out in traffic following in pretty close proximity to the victims' vehicle when it turned over. Unless we're supposed to believe the officer arrived on the scene and decided to wait for Zimmerman to arrive and pull people from a smoking, overturned vehicle.
I also believe he was out in traffic beforehand, but I don't think he witnessed the crash however. The fact that the policeman did send him a text or a call right after the crash occurred is extremely suspicious.
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Two minutes is a very small window for such an event to have been choreographed.
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How did they get phone records in less than a week?
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The accident report says the officer arrived 2 minutes after it was reported. That doesn't give Zimmerman much time to put on his cape and fly to the scene, which leads me to believe he was out in traffic following in pretty close proximity to the victims' vehicle when it turned over. Unless we're supposed to believe the officer arrived on the scene and decided to wait for Zimmerman to arrive and pull people from a smoking, overturned vehicle.
I also believe he was out in traffic beforehand, but I don't think he witnessed the crash however. The fact that the policeman did send him a text or a call right after the crash occurred is extremely suspicious.
And the contents of that text is...... ?
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Two minutes is a very small window for such an event to have been choreographed.
Something tells me you don't know how long 2 minutes is then. You can get a lot done in 2 minutes.
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You are reaching. The only way this can be true is if the victims themselves were a part of it. I'm all thumbs, but I doubt I've ever even been able to compose, address, and send a text in less than two minutes, especially if you consider the amount and type of info it would have to have contained.
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Two minutes is a very small window for such an event to have been choreographed.
Something tells me you don't know how long 2 minutes is then. You can get a lot done in 2 minutes.
Aw... I bet you say that to all the girls.
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You are reaching. The only way this can be true is if the victims themselves were a part of it. I'm all thumbs, but I doubt I've ever even been able to compose, address, and send a text in less than two minutes, especially if you consider the amount and type of info it would have to have contained.
There's also a report that Zimmerman has a police scanner in his car. And the person could have called Zimmerman. Again, I think what happened after was staged, but I believe that the crash was genuine.
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Two minutes is a very small window for such an event to have been choreographed.
Something tells me you don't know how long 2 minutes is then. You can get a lot done in 2 minutes.
Aw... I bet you say that to all the girls.
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If Zimmerman happened to be in the area, heard it on a police scanner, and then responded as reported, then how was it staged?
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If Zimmerman happened to be in the area, heard it on a police scanner, and then responded as reported, then how was it staged?
Because you're waiting for a cue to help people, kind of like how an actor waits for a cue.
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Because you're waiting for a cue to help people, kind of like how an actor waits for a cue.
You say that like its a bad thing. The family might disagree.
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Something tells me you don't know how long 2 minutes is then. You can get a lot done in 2 minutes.
Aw... I bet you say that to all the girls.
Guilty as charged.
I knew a girl who told me that her ex insisted that 1 one thousand, 2 one thousand, 3 one thousand was 15 minutes ....... 
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Because you're waiting for a cue to help people, kind of like how an actor waits for a cue.
You say that like its a bad thing. The family might disagree.
It could be a bad thing, or not. I've often thought if intentions should matter in actions. The pragmatic in me says, "No" while the idealist in me says "Yes." Though that family might be pretty mad if they were unwittingly used as a PR stunt.It's a fun topic to debate, but he still used them as a PR stunt.
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The police force rejected his application to become a cop for a reason. GZ will continue to try and proove them wrong on that decision. The tally so far..one is dead and a family was helped out of an overturned car. Next?
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Though that family might be pretty mad if they were unwittingly used as a PR stunt.It's a fun topic to debate, but he still used them as a PR stunt.
You haven't answered yet how it could be even remotely possible that it was "staged". And now he "used them" as a PR stunt? Are you saying he caused the accident?
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How did they get phone records in less than a week?
NSA
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Though that family might be pretty mad if they were unwittingly used as a PR stunt.It's a fun topic to debate, but he still used them as a PR stunt.
You haven't answered yet how it could be even remotely possible that it was "staged". And now he "used them" as a PR stunt? Are you saying he caused the accident?
I thought I made it clear that he was waiting for an accident to occur and to be the hero of that accident. I've also made it clear that I believe the accident was real. Do you have any more questions that I have answered?
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Why are you all devoting that much time to this?
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He helped them get out of an overturned, smoking vehicle is all we know. It doesn't make him a hero, but it does make him a good samaritan. Your interpretation of his motives is pure speculation.
Moving on now ... carry on as you wish.
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The fact that so many feel a need to either vindicate or vilify this guy really speaks volumes.
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The fact that so many feel a need to either vindicate or vilify this guy really speaks volumes.
The fact that so many felt a need to vilify a dead teenager also spoke volumes.
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The fact that so many feel a need to either vindicate or vilify this guy really speaks volumes.
The fact that so many felt a need to vilify a dead teenager also spoke volumes.
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The fact that so many feel a need to either vindicate or vilify this guy really speaks volumes.
The fact that so many felt a need to vilify a dead teenager also spoke volumes.
Why did you leave "vindicate" out of yours?
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The accident report says the officer arrived 2 minutes after it was reported. That doesn't give Zimmerman much time to put on his cape and fly to the scene, which leads me to believe he was out in traffic following in pretty close proximity to the victims' vehicle when it turned over. Unless we're supposed to believe the officer arrived on the scene and decided to wait for Zimmerman to arrive and pull people from a smoking, overturned vehicle.
I also believe he was out in traffic beforehand, but I don't think he witnessed the crash however. The fact that the policeman did send him a text or a call right after the crash occurred is extremely suspicious.
I have no idea what happened. But my logic sensor is up because I just have a hard time believing that a police officer would arrive on the scene of an accident (or be in route) and have a predetermined scheme to take the time to call Zimmerman and wait for him to respond so he could look like a hero.. while the officer potentially put this family at risk by not responding immediately to assist. I will concede that it's possible but it just doesn't pass the logic test for me... so I will wait and see.
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The fact that so many feel a need to either vindicate or vilify this guy really speaks volumes.
The fact that so many felt a need to vilify a dead teenager also spoke volumes.
Why did you leave "vindicate" out of yours?
I left it out because its virtually impossible to vindicate a dead teenager that can't tell his side of the story.
Any other stupid questions?
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The fact that so many feel a need to either vindicate or vilify this guy really speaks volumes.
The fact that so many felt a need to vilify a dead teenager also spoke volumes.
Why did you leave "vindicate" out of yours?
I left it out because its virtually impossible to vindicate a dead teenager that can't tell his side of the story.
Not really. A lot of people tried to paint him as a choir boy until information started to come out that he wasn't. There was a concerted effort to vindicate him posthumously..
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Nope but thanks for furthering the debate. 
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Why did you leave "vindicate" out of yours?
I left it out because its virtually impossible to vindicate a dead teenager that can't tell his side of the story.
Not really. A lot of people tried to paint him as a choir boy until information started to come out that he wasn't. There was a concerted effort to vindicate him posthumously..
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Nope but thanks for furthering the debate.
Are you really that dense or do you just have some sort axe to grind with me. It is virtually impossible to vindicate the dead TM no matter how hard many people tried to. A vindication of TM was never going to happen, even if GZ was found guilty! That's why I left it out of my post. You asked why and I answered.
Let go of your grudge. We disagree on many things but I'm not going to hold a grudge because of it.
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Let go of your grudge. We disagree on many things but I'm not going to hold a grudge because of it.
In the last couple hours, one of us has referred to the other as stupid and dense for having an opinion and asking a question.. now which one of us do you think is harboring some kind of a grudge?
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Let go of your grudge. We disagree on many things but I'm not going to hold a grudge because of it.
In the last couple hours, one of us has referred to the other as stupid and dense for having an opinion and asking a question.. now which one of us do you think is harboring some kind of a grudge?
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