{"id":7827,"date":"2015-01-11T17:30:35","date_gmt":"2015-01-11T17:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=7827"},"modified":"2015-01-11T17:30:35","modified_gmt":"2015-01-11T17:30:35","slug":"is-this-guy-a-time-bomb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=7827","title":{"rendered":"Is this guy a time bomb?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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It’s a fair question to ask, so I’ll ask it: Is George Zimmerman a time bomb ready to explode?<\/p>\n

Zimmerman has been arrested — yet again — on an aggravated assault charge. You’ll remember this guy. A Sanford, Fla., jury acquitted him of murder in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin in a case that drew international attention and notoriety.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2015\/01\/10\/george-zimmerman-arrested-aggravated-assault\/21547875\/<\/p>\n

Zimmerman was a private security officer who got into a scuffle with Martin. He shot the young man to death and the issue turned on whether Zimmerman stalked Martin because the teenager was black.<\/p>\n

Quite clearly, I didn’t witness the event or the trial. I wasn’t privy to the evidence.<\/p>\n

But I’ll pose this question, too: Is it possible the jury got it wrong?<\/p>\n

Zimmerman’s arrest is the fourth since his acquittal. His former wife accused him of threatening to shoot her; she didn’t pursue the case. A girlfriend accused him of assaulting here; she dropped the charges. Then this guy got involved in a road-rage case.<\/p>\n

Now this. The latest incident involves an accusation that Zimmerman tossed a bottle at yet another girlfriend and he’s been charged with aggravated assault.<\/p>\n

Hey, this kind of thing normally wouldn’t matter. Except that Zimmerman isn’t your average, run-of-the-mill loser. He became the face of a Florida “Stand Your Ground” law. The jury\u00a0said he had a right under the law to protect himself with deadly force against someone jurors said was threatening him.<\/p>\n

I know he can’t be tried again for the Martin death, but this guy cannot seem to steer clear of trouble.<\/p>\n

Or does he look for it?<\/p>\n

I’m just asking.<\/p>\n\n

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