Stand Your Ground Part 2.: George Zimmerman Acquitted

yossarian · Feb 19, 2020

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What a stupid lawsuit:

Here are the "offending" tweets and the grounds for Zimmerman's "defamation" suit:

“Trayvon Martin would have been 25 today,” said a tweet posted to the verified Twitter account for Buttigieg on Feb. 5. “How many 25th birthdays have been stolen from us by white supremacy, gun violence, prejudice, and fear? #BlackLivesMatter”

Tweeted Warren’s verified account: “My heart goes out to @SybrinaFulton [Trayvon’s mother] and Trayvon’s family and friends. He should still be with us today. We need to end gun violence and racism. And we need to build a world where all of our children—especially young Black boys—can grow up safe and free.”

In a lawsuit filed in circuit court in Polk County, where Zimmerman now lives, Klayman alleges the tweets “defamed Zimmerman for political gain in misguided and malicious attempts to bolster their standings amongst African-American voters, all at Zimmerman’s expense.”

Here is a link to the lawsuit. I warn you, it is on Larry Klaymore's website so visiting it just gives more "clicks" to his website.
http://www.larryklayman.com/pdf/200218-Complaint.pdf
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If I'm counsel for any of the defendants, I'm immediately filing a motion to dismiss and seeking whatever the Florida equivalent is of Rule 11 sanctions and attorney fees.

xtomx · Feb 19, 2020

yossarian said: ↑

If I'm counsel for any of the defendants, I'm immediately filing a motion to dismiss and seeking whatever the Florida equivalent is of Rule 11 sanctions and attorney fees.
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Agreed.

Not to mention filing a Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 3.1 (Meritorious Claims & Contentions) allegation against the lawyer with the appropriate disciplinary agency (which, I think, is The Florida Bar Association and its Department of Lawyer Regulation). .