I won ten bucks with this news story.I saw it coming a mile away.
George Zimmerman’s girlfriend who called Florida police to say he was breaking her stuff and was brandishing a weapon no longer wants to press charges against him and instead wants to get back together with him. Zimmerman, 30, who faces a felony aggravated assault charge as well as lesser charges stemming from the incident, is asking to have conditions of his bail modified so he can resume contact with Samantha Scheibe. According to court documents filed by Zimmerman’s attorney Jayne Weintraub, Scheibe, 27, gave a sworn statement in which she wrote, “I do not want George Zimmerman charged.” Zimmerman, who had been acquitted earlier this year of murder in the death of teenager Trayvon Martin, had posted a $9,000 bond and was barred from any contact with Scheibe. He was also ordered to give up his guns and wear an electronic monitor. Scheibe’s new affidavit taken Dec. 6 stated, “When I was being questioned by police I felt very intimidated…I believe that the police misinterpreted me and that I may have misspoken about certain facts in my statement to police.”Scheibe wrote that Zimmerman “never pointed a gun at or toward my face in a threatening manner” and that “I want to be with George.”
Yechhhh.
There is no possible interpretation of this scenario that reflects well on Scheibe. If she is lying now, and wants to get back together with an abusive boyfriend, she is the face of domestic abuse in the country, where far too many women tolerate psychological and physical abuse by their spouses and lovers, and then forgive, forget, and welcome the abusers back, usually to abuse them again. These misguided and damaged women often endanger children. They waste law enforcement resources, and they embolden abusers, both their own and others, who know that the chances of police charges being followed through to prosecution are nauseatingly slim. If every instance where a man struck a woman in anger resulted in an arrest, a charge, a trial—and a permanently ended relationship—the home would be safer place for all. Women who, perhaps like Scheibe, back down at the crucial stage when accountability for violence is finally looming undermine this critical piece of meaningful cultural change. It is difficult for our society to reject domestic abuse if its victims excuse it.
If, on the other hand, she was lying when she had Zimmerman arrested, Scheibe is even worse. Zimmerman, of all people alive in the U.S., is vulnerable to character assassination, with a large percentage of the public and media full of hate for him, and wishing him ill. Scheibe’s accusations put a man who desperately needs to be forgotten back into the national spotlight in a terrible context, and gave further ammunition, or so they believe, to those who are convinced that he is a murderer. (Of course, nothing Zimmerman does in his relationships makes it more or less likely that he “stalked,” “profiled,” or murdered Trayvon Martin. But logic, facts and fairness never had much to do with this story anyway.)
Scheibe’s accusations also took a gun away from one American citizen who really needs one. Innocent people have been beaten up as stand-ins for George Zimmerman: what chance does the real one have if he takes a wrong turn down a dark street and meets some of the vigilantes who have tweeted promises to hunt him down?
Using law enforcement to keep an infamous boyfriend in line by making false claims of violence is miserable conduct—not as bad as beating up girlfriends, but miserable still. George needs to find a new girlfriend, or she needs to find a better boyfriend. One way or the other, this is an awful pair.
And the Trayvon Martin-George Zimmerman Ethics Train Wreck still rolls on!
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Graphic: The Obamacrat
Ethics Alarms 
Holy hell, is that what he’s been doing?
Quick, someone get me acquitted of murder in FL!
If he takes her back, he is truly certifiable. Poor George!
How the hell does he not have a gopro or some other small recording device going at all times at this point?
Why would he need to… IF HE IS INNOCENT? You know, AM, it seems pretty suspicious to try to record all your interactions. The kind of thing a self-justifying vigilante would do, the kind of thing a wannabe cop would do. Why, I bet that he thinks it’s his duty to record everything, because he’s the boss of the neighborhood… a neighborhood he wants to chase black people through. With guns.
Poor bastard, he’ll never be able to do anything again without it being proof of his evil.
Possibly because every liberal gun-control idiot in the country thinks he is GUILTY? As you said, even breathing makes him guilty to some people.
I think Luke G was being tongue in cheek.
I was, indeed. I do think, based on available evidence, GZ is probably an asshole. Thank God that’s not illegal, though.
You think that you’re thankful?
I’m an amateur asshole that would be picked up easily. You’re some kind of asshole mastermind who would quickly be leading the shadow asshole underground.
I like you. When the purges begin, you shall be spared a slow death…
Your reply reminded me this song existed.
Well you know what they said about blonde bimbos…..run George, run away as fast as you can. And consider moving out of Florida…maybe pick a cool spot….like Alaska. Dye your hair, get a face lift….go to church.
Samantha seems to have very prominent…eyes.
She’s got huge… Tracts of land…
And is obviously very proud of her…acreage…
Uh, guys???? Ethics? Eyes here, please.
Not a single one wanted to compliment George’s finely coiffured hair.
Huh what?
*cough*
Oh, right. Sorry.
One point – I’ve worked with a domestic violence center, and cannot stress enough how brave and strong those who make the escape from abuse truly are. It’s far beyond a simple ‘He hit you, so dump him.’ Abuse is about power and control, not mere sadism or rage. Far before the first blow falls, they ensure that the victim has been well trained that no one will ever love them like the abuser, that the abuser knows what is best, that they are bad people if they speak up on thier own behalf. They’re trained not to have opinions, not to have thoughts – that, indeed, they are evil for doing so. Escaping is akin to simeoultaneously a prison camp, with many of your friends and family reacting in horror that you would even desire to escape, overcoming brainwashing, and making your way into a hostile and desolate landscape which your captors know far better than you do. And each attempt results in an escalation of the abuse. hHeaven help you if you have children involved. I’ve known those who have lost their lives on the first attempt to escape.
Further, it’s not just women – this last year, men made up 50% of the reported abuse, and they have far less support and sympathy than women do – many women’s shelters refuse to help men at all, and almost all the resources about abuse are written solely for women. No one asks to be abused, and escaping is the hardest thing a person could ever be asked to do. Far better to keep the frustration and anger properly placed on those who continue to abuse, rather than those who have suffered such a massive betrayal by those they love.
Well said, and it needs to be said, but having said it, abused women or men who still seek out their abusers and let them come back after taking a step toward escape have to accept some responsibility at some point.
As does the abuser.
Doesn’t that go without saying? Who would ever say otherwise?
Actually, no, it doesn’t go without saying. Other than Luke, George has been overwhelmingly portrayed as the victim in these comments. And I give kudos to Aaron for his defense of battered women in general. I am sympathetic to Zimmerman’s plight, but it seems there is a pattern here of being unable to handle a conflict situation without involving a gun. He has some responsibility–and there, I said it.
Would that pattern include the fact that cops don’t actually find guns when they show up to investigate the claims of him pointing a gun?
Because, you know, facts and stuff.
Yeah, his share of the blame is not recording himself 24/7 so as to definitively prove he isn’t doing what people claim he did, and who then go shopping for interviews.
He has poor pattern recognition skills, and maybe bad taste in women. I have seen no actual proof of any other wrong doing on his part.
He has no responsibility if he is not in fact an abuser. The post did not take sides between George and his gal pal, other than the fact that she recanted proves she did something wrong, by definition. Nothing about Zimmerman’s other issues is relevant to the likelihood of him being an abuser.
Don’t put words in my mouth. In the abuse incident, I’m not judging one way or another, as I have zero idea what actually happened, as do you, and everyone else. What he IS a victim, though, is an absolute travesty of justice up to the point that a jury acquitted him, and a continuing and ongoing demonization by… well, damn near everybody. That includes you, assuming that he is guilty when the pictue isn’t at all clear.
I’ve been pulled over twice and defused the police showing up to a party since the Zimmerman verdict. How many of those made the national media? Zero. This poor bastard will never be able to do anything again without scrutiny, and everyone knows that if you want to win an argument with him just say that he waved a gun and half the country will slam into gear saying how he’s dangerous, has a “pattern” made of an acquittal and various other claims that went nowhere, and on and on. Do NOT twist my sarcasm to try and add my words to the load on his back.
Well worded and concise.
Needs more vulgarity. 🙂
I don’t want to step on your toes.
Luke. So sorry I mistook your sarcasm for sincerity. I totally understand your position now.
I believe George Zimmerman is a jerk. I also believe the trial was fair and the verdict a correct one–not because I believe he is innocent, but because the evidence did not support a guilty verdict.
Zimmerman had a history of violence and domestic abuse before he killed Trayvon Martin. I think it is reasonable to take this into consideration in any discussion of the most recent incident, and that was my only point. It is not unusual for the violence to escalate, and it is not unusual for domestic abuse victims to recant–for many reasons, including psychological, financial, and self-protection
I think Zimmerman is the last person who should own a gun, but I also know that he has to have one and has the right to have one. Pointing out his responsibility in recent events was my only goal.
Well this is dumb:
George Zimmerman and DMX to box
Dumb, depressing, inevitable.