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They don't want to hear anything about GZ being a racist profiling killer. In an open letter on March 15, 2012, Zimmerman's father, Robert Zimmerman, defended his son against allegations that his actions were racially motivated, stating that Zimmerman was Hispanic, was raised in a multiracial family, and "would be the last to discriminate for any reason whatsoever," saying that the portrayal of his son as a racist "could not be further from the truth." According to his family, some of Zimmerman's relatives are black.[54] Zimmerman's former lawyer Craig Sonner stated that Zimmerman is not a racist, and that he had mentored black youths in the past.[301] Joe Oliver, a former television news reporter who is acquainted with Zimmerman,[302] noted "I'm a black male and all that I know is that George has never given me any reason whatsoever to believe he has anything against people of color."[303]
In early April, an anonymous letter to the NAACP, which was signed "A Concerned Zimmerman Family Member," said Zimmerman had been one of the few to take any action to protest the 2010 beating of Sherman Ware, a black homeless man, by the son of a Sanford police officer. Zimmerman reportedly distributed fliers in the black community trying to get others involved too, and helped organize a January 8, 2011, Sanford City Hall community forum to protest the incident.[304] Zimmerman's father confirmed his son's efforts on Ware's behalf.[305]
In May, the Miami Herald secured an audiotape of the January 8, 2011, Sanford City Hall community forum. On the audiotape, Zimmerman was heard criticizing the conduct of the Sanford Police Department in the Ware case. (emphasis added) LINK Yours, Issodhos
Last edited by issodhos; 07/14/13 02:46 AM. Reason: emphasis added
"When all has been said that can be said, and all has been done that can be done, there will be poetry";-) -- Issodhos
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