On Fri., April 20, George Zimmerman was granted bond on the second-degree murder charge he faces in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Seminole County Judge Kenneth M. Lester Jr. set bail at $150,000 and ordered Zimmerman be monitored by GPS following his release.
Before the judge issued his ruling, Zimmerman was last to take the stand (View Below) and apologized to Trayvon Martin’s parents, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, who were present in the courtroom:
I wanted to say I am sorry for the loss of your son. I did not know how old he was. I thought he was a little bit younger than I am. And I did not know if he was armed or not.
Also on Friday, ABC News published a photo reportedly taken minutes after the shooting and showing the bloodied head of Zimmerman who has claimed self-defense in the case.
Zimmerman’s wife and parents testified via telephone out of fear for their safety and assured the court they would assume responsibility for his whereabouts upon his release. His attorney, Mark O’Mara, said he would not be released for several days because it would take time to put electronic monitoring in place and find a secure location for his client.
Benjamin Crump, attorney for the Martin family, said they were “completely devastated” by the judge’s decision to set bail so low and also said he considered Mr. Zimmerman’s apology “self-serving” and a ploy to win his release from jail.
The hell does his age have to do with being sorry ? So if he was 18 and older it would have been ok? ………….. Im not here for the fake Apology’s probably written by his lawyers or something….
Exactly. That comment pissed me off. Age is irrelevant. Even if Trayvon was 35 and all other circumstances were the same, this dumba$$, self-righteous racist would have been dead wrong. I’m tired of looking at this guy. That was no apology. Selective wording – no responsibility taken – saying “for the loss of your son” instead of “that I killed your son” is a slap in the face. This guy is an egomaniac and needs to be dealt with.
Exactly!!! You know what this was a child who was scared with some random man chasing him down the road. A random man who killed this poor baby, God will be the judge for this man. If he is pleading self defence the child should be alive because he was not armed!! Who brings a gun to a fist fight!! Look at the size of this man to that poor boy!!
America needs to make guns illigal and half of this shit would not happen!!
I wasn’t gonna comment but I have to…Goerge Zimmerman is a liar… He knew Travon was a teen because on the 911 tape he told the dispatcher Travon was in his late teens…Folks in the judiciary system always look out for one another courtesy of pappy Zimmerman (the judge)…Before the arrest Georges lawyers(his legal spoke team) stated that he spoke with the prosecutor…What we are seeing is some kind of tactic and both sides are in on it..Remember George is a criminal justice major as well as his father a judge, this is just a game of chess to them…I wish Johnny Cochran were alive today because Travons parents will need a bulldog like him..
Wow, so those small scratches on his head allowed to bleed to appear like it was all that but he wasnt disoriented or hospitalized for brain injury. Lets see the pics of the other injuries to Trayvon’s body. Trayvon was fighting for his life from a man with a gun and they think Zimmerman should not have injuries. This man better not get off with that reasonable doubt crap. His apology is fake, he is trying to save his behind, bottom line. The family need to release pics of Trayvons other injuries trying to protect himself against someone who he was running from. Trayvon was running from Zimmerman but Zimmerman was runnning to Trayvon. Scared people run away not toward danger. Zimmerman ran to Trayvon because he knew he had the gun. And that Uncle Tom black friend of his is a bag of crap, probably date white women and dont think he black anyway sticking up for this dude. He better not get off. And now they saying OJ Simpson innocent after all because he was covering for his son. This is going to be some trial.
thats half a$$ apology…..let his butt out…street justice needs to be served
This is bullsh*t
How does his age make any difference in the fact that he profiled and hunted this kid down? That was a self-serving and hollow apology. He even worded it in such a way that he did not admit guilt. “I’m sorry for the loss of your son” gives the impression that the death was somehow accidental; as if bullets fell mysteriously from the sky. He didn’t say, “I’m sorry I profiled, followed and then killed your son” but this is precisely what DID happen. I hope he rots to his core. How dare he paint himself as some unwitting party to a crime when he’s the perpetrator? The reality is that Trayvon would be alive had he never crossed the path of this man.
you all know he’s going to get a slap on the wrist right…? whats the use of all this foolishness…!
Are you a dumb ass how is he gonna get away. with it when he’s been charged with 2 degree murder
@DESEAN
What he is charged with has nothing to do with what he may get convicted of. As a matter of fact, 2nd degree murder will probably be harder to get the conviction for than a lesser charge. As everyone knows, Kayvon Martin is not here to tell his side of the story. Zimmerman’s claim is that he was attacked. That is why it was so important for his lawyer to release those photos. We will see what happens in this supposed case, but nothing would surprise me. To be honest, things like the Trayvon Martin murder happen all over America everyday, so I believe that the case is being blown up by the white man’s media for an ulterior motive, whether it be to promote racial tension or justify more stringent anti-gun laws.
@Judah
This case was blown up because his parents refused to let this injustice go unnoticed. Plus it also received a lot of attention from people in the public eye (ie the picture the Heat team took with Hoodies). Plus once word got out a lot of people were angered and started protesting. Despite of whether it got blown up or not we should appreciate this moment and use it to make some sort of change.
@ desean…no i’m not a dumbass. your beloved president is up for re election and a racially motivated national case is just what might be needed to either get him re elected or have him thrown out of office for not doing more…dumbasses don’t see the big picture…see what i mean…?(dont answer that)
@SCK
Did the parents call the newspapers? I don’t think that you know what I’m talking about, or what you’re talking about. The media can pick and choose what stories they promote. Had they not promoted the story on a NATIONWIDE level, it would not have reached the status that it reached. From there, with athletes, entertainers, and people wearing “hoodies”, it has become a mockery and fodder for mass consumption. Most people are not sincere and jump on this because it is the newest fad. How big this case has gotten has NOTHING to do with Martin’s parents, who in my opinion, come off as being rather simple. The only “change” that will come of this is more stringent gun laws. Black people, particularly black women, will learn that white people do not want to have you forced on them. From what I understand, gun sales have skyrocketed down in Florida, and nationwide.
@Judah…
not only that, you’ve gotta understand that fear has to be placed in certain hearts. for as long as your in fear you can and will be controlled and manipulated. that is the way the Gov’t thinks. lets say he does get a slap on this wrist…blacks, particularly the ignorant ones… will riot causing havoc and putting fear into white america’s hearts dividing this country and almost ensuring that Obama loses those crucial white votes that carried him into glory. on the other hand if he is sentenced this will put the same fear into the white voters that remember the rediculousnous of the OJ trial and will make sure nothing like that happens again there for voting against anyone that does not look or feel the way they do…humans are more like lab rats than we think!
He should have just kept his mouth closed. Seems like he gets dumber by the second.
George Zimmerman is full of sh*t. If you listened to the police phone call he made he identified Trayvon as being in his late teens. He’s a lier and his apology is just salt in the wound he created.
He forgot to apologize for calling him a “fucking coon”, following him after the police told him NOT to do so, and then fighting this kid and then murdering him. Zimmerman can talk to his parents and friends anytime his feels like it. trayvon’s parents and loved ones don’t have that privilege. God will not let him get away with this even if the justice system does.
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he is not apologysing, he is explaning himself,he is trying to make some fuckin excuses for what he did,it’s true,he should’ve rather kept he damn mouth shut.
I just wish and hope he get shot as well as soon as he’s out,cuz,his life isn’t worth more than that poor little boy’s.
George Zimmerman is most likely guilty of manslaugher. The prosecutor herself is guilty of lying under oath in the “thin affidavit”. If the mobs intend to riot over this so be it. When else will they elect to riot? Perhaps when their incompetent leader Obama and his thugs are thrown out of office? If we stand for justice, then we may as well get on with it. These people and their enablers in the MSM are wrong. Now we will need to pay a price for their mendacity. The American people are tired of watching a justice department that supports this kind of crap and a president who is so politicized by these pressures. If they want to riot and most likely destroy themselves in the process that is their choice but we the people should not back down!!
thugs? really? look up the definition of a thug before you use it.
STFU FEderik. You’re an azz and your mentality is what got this boy shot. What the hell is a thug in terms of our adminsitration? Thanks and Good bye.
Are you white? And why do you assume “the mob” i.e black people are going to riot? Who are “the people” you speak of, and what do you mean by not back down?
his lawyer told him to make the apology, it’s part of his defense to show remorse. heard on the news this morning a news correspondent, is trying to potray this murder to the o.j. simpson murder trial.
Why do you think there is a need for such a comparison? Is it because everyone knew O.J did it and he got off anyway…Is it because the charge the so call prosecutor gave won’t stick? On the 29th Zimmermans lawyer can ask the judge for a review of the evidence and the judge can rule to have the charges dropped…
….compare this murder to the o.j. simpson murder.
there was no concrete evidence in the o.j. murder trial, o. j. always professed his innocence. no one saw or heard him commit a murder, there was only speculation and circumtantial evidence. in the trayvon martin murder case, there’s play by play proof from the 911 call to the police dispatcher. zimmerman has admitted to gunning down a defenseless 17 y.o. boy, who was minding his business, who only had arizona tea and skittles, based on his own illrational, paronoid bias and fear of young black men.
even after the police dispatcher told him not to follow, he pursued anyway. naw, this is an entirely different case. zimmerman is guilty.
The 911 tapes and his pursual of this boy will get him convicted. Had he not pursued as he was instructed this would have never happened. Stand your ground works for all not just dumb asses with guns that are neighborhood watch captains. If you pursue me you have a right to get your azz beat if the deceased beat this azzes head in the ground.
o.j.’s wife, may she rest in peace, was’nt it disclosed that she and that man named ron, who she was friends with were involved in drugs and some shady, underworld figures? maybe they did’nt pay for their drugs and they put a hit on their azz. her murder and ron’s was done in such a brutal and messy way, slitting their throats and shyt. seems like someeone was trying to make a statement or send a message. again, speculation nothing concrete.
Yes. OJ Simpson would’ve had to have the knife skills of a green beret to kill two people with a knife and have no marks on him whatsoever. That whole case was a psy-op.
…a weak apology from a weak man
I do not believe Zimmerman would have acted any different if he knew Trayvon Martin age. It looks like Zimmerman is working on his public image. He said he was attacked, he explains that if he knew his age and his apology to the parents. I think this will be an interesting case.
He has the audacity to say “he’s sorry for the lost of their son” when he’s the one who killed their son. He’s trying to save face and when he’s locked up, they have the audacity to put him in “protective custody”. That “scripted statement” he was instructed to make sounds very suspect.
u wont be able to block my comments forever. i’ll get my point across about the way when white s come up missing or a cold case gets hot law enforcement comes out in full force. and heave forbid when a white woman comes up missing when this happens to blk folks u dont hear a peep out of the law officals. they wont show up like on AZ and NY or wherever.
it is sad to say but this devil after the 29th might walk free. the justice system is run by and controlled by them folks of the order READ tony browns book enpower the people it will tell you. his pappy is a judge with favors that will be granted. it is pure evil in the american way no wonder people around the globe thinks of this country as the GREAT SATAN they got most blkfolk walking around and acting like programmed stepford wives. “is we sick”
Just Disgusting! His Daddy Judge is pulling ALL the strings!!!
He must have told him, go sit in Jail for a few days and i will get a ridiculously low Bond set for you and you can go back to being a Dickhead!
Just SICK! Had the Gall to address the parents of the young man he murdered.
RIP Trayvon.