re: #31 Gus

Yep. He’s basically going to be treated like a cop. I know, it’s crazy, but that’s what this is probably going to look like. Mind you I’m not some sentencing nut either and have taken a rather European outlook on incarceration.

Oh, I think a cop would be facing more consequences than Zimmerman right now. Perhaps they would be internal investigations, paid and then unpaid leave, and likely demotion or job loss which would take time. And the victim’s parents could sue the city and win millions. That wouldn’t bring their son back, but someone would be held responsible.

I’ve read that Zimmerman has a history of prior arrests. I’m not sure if that’s true or just internet rumor, but it will be very interesting to see if this guy was just a nut who was going to snap eventually or not. It would also be interesting to see if his prior arrests involved confrontations with minorities or not.

But bottom line, the guy stalked and killed somebody.