“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.” George Zimmerman Apology
Over 50 days after he killed Trayvon Martin George Zimmerman offers an apology. Who was this apology for? His parents? I don’t think so. He got the opportunity to express his “sorrow”, but he also got the opportunity to say he thought their 17 year old son was a grown man and he also got the opportunity to say he did not know if Martin was armed or not. So what was the purpose of the apology? To tell his side of the story without being cross examined.
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Thank God there is true justice in this world as the prosecution’s case against George Zimmerman continues to crumble. His apology appeared genuine to me.
I’ll not speculate on the motivation for Zimmerman’s apology to the parents of Trayvon Martin. But the cynicism that you display in speculating that Zimmerman used that as an opportunity to tell his side of the story without being subjected to cross examination provokes me to make this speculation. If we never saw a public apology from Zimmerman, somehow I suspect you’d be leading the chorus to point out how he has never shown any sign of remorse. Tell me I’m wrong.
You are wrong. I would have prefered if he had said nothing.
OK. I’m happy to learn that I’m wrong about this. Perhaps you’re capable of being more objective than I realized.
I’m ambivalent here. He took a life. He’s apparently feels some remorse for it. Is his remorse motivated by concern for himself, or the victim’s family? I would bet, in an imperfect world, that it’s both. And it’s clear we live in an imperfect world.
There really is no apology that would seem sincere, or make his relatives, or everyone else that is affected by this story, feel better, so why don’t we simply accept that fact, and take the apology on its face? Why do we, anymore, constantly parse these apologies, call them nonpologies, and criticise them consistently . They are just words. Take the good from them, ignore the bad, and move on. We’re intelligent enough to know that he has a lot at stake at the moment, and everything he says has an amount of calculation to it. Pull the wheat from the chaff.
Spanish you make an excellent point. Zimmerman might feel genuine remorse, but he is alive and he still has feelings. Trayvon is dead and any apology would be inadequate.
EM, I am certain that if Zimmerman could wave a magic wand and restore Trayvon he would. Other than attempt to make restitution, all he CAN do is apologize. Please don’t discount that. Taking a life is not like in the movies where the hero vanquishes the villain and rides off unaffected into the sunset. I had to dispatch a mortally wounded pigeon in my backyard. It was difficult, and I HATE PIGEONS! Even in combat, there have been reports of hardened veterans breaking down and saying it was the worst thing they ever had to do. Let’s not discount his remorse.
1. Always assume any gun is loaded .
2. Never point a gun at one you do not intend to kill .
Since when does repeated head bashing on concrete result in two pin pricks and a trickle of blood? Even a skinned knee would leave a lasting bruise !! He is a liar.