Zimmerman Family letter to the NAACP

8/2/2019 Zimmerman Family letter to the NAACP

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March 28,2012Tonnet ta Foster501 cypress AvenueSanford, Florida 32771Re : Georg e Z imme rmanTonnet ta ,I am' f~rw ardl,ng to yo u a copy of a le tte r th at has been sent to the NMCI l . I though t th at, s ln ee youwere at th e ral ly 01 1 M arch 19 against Nlr . Zimmermanl you m ight be interested to kn ow th e type of manhe is . T he four page . attachment is a copy o f th e f lye r that Georg~ distr ibuted to the loca l churches Ins up po rt o f y ou r b ro th er

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Turne r C lay tonNAACP4 80 5 Mount Hope DriveBa ltimo re , MD 21215 .-Mr. C la yton,Subjec t : George Z immermanD ear M r Clayton-Theevents of F ebruary 2 6, 2 012 are trag lc and the details o f w hic h w Ill n o t h e d is clo se d u ntil th e policerepor t is made puhllc , Rega rd less o f thIs f ac t, Geo rge Z im m erm an ha s bee n h id In g fo r h is life because ofth e dl! l; lth threats made a ga in st h im by th e b la ck communi t y . He has been f ou n d g u ilt y ( in the pub lice ye ) until p ro ven I nnocen t . He has been called a rac is t a n d a bigo t and there have been very fe w th ath av e s to od up fo r him. T here has been an unp receden ted rush to judge G eorge regardless o f th e facts.T he bla ck c ommun ity a s a w ho le h as tu rn ed th eIr bac ks a nd blin dly fo llo wed the furor s tirr ed u p by self-p roc la Imed leaders o f y o ur c o m m u n t t v , These leader s have ra llie s and chan t horrIble th Ings of a parsonth ey k no w nothing a bou t, Ifju stic e is w ha t th e c om m unity w an ts d on 't yo u th in k y o u should w a it f or theInvest igators to do th e Ir J ob s f ir st I' Is n't th at J us tic e 7T h e p u rp o se of th is le tte r o f th e rem ind you that things a re n ot alw ay s w ha t th ey se em . So metim est rag ic t hi ng s happen and th ere are ALWAYS tw o sides to eve ry s to ry . A s Afr i can -Amer i cans yo u c ans u re ly i de n tif y w i th th a t, While I am no t prep are d to get in to the details o f th e in ve stig atio n b ec au se I don ot w an t to m ake a rush to judgment lik e th e re st of society, Iwould l ik e t o poInt o ut so me th in gs th atm a n v of y ou r follo we rs a lrea dy k no w. T hes e p eo ple th at I re fe r to h av e, to d ate/la ck ed th e moral.character a nd p rin c ip le to do th e right th in g e ven th oug h It m ay be unpopular,You will recal l th e in c id en t o f the bea ting o fthe b la c k h ome le s s m a n Sherm an W are on Decembe r 4,2010 by th e s on o f a S an fo rd po lic e o ff ic e r. Th e beating sparked an ou trage in the community but therewere very few that s tep ped up to do any th ing about it. I w ou ld p resum e the inac tion w as because o f th efa ct th at he w a s h ome le ss no t bec au se h e W as blac k. D o y ou know th e Indiv idual tha t s tep ped up w henno one else In the black community w ould? D o you know w ho s pe nt tire le ss h ou rs puttin g fly er s on th ecars o f pe rsons parked in the c hurc hes o f the blac k community? P o y ou know w ho w aited fo r th echu rc h-gears to get ou t o f c hurch so tha t he could hand them fliers In a n a t t emp t to o rg an iz e th e bla ckcommuni t y ' against th is h or rib le m is ca rr ia ge o f justice? D o yo u k no w w ho h elp ed o rg anize the C i t y Hal lm e etin g o n January a th J 2 011 at Sa nford C ity H all? ? T ha t p erso n w as GEORGEZIMMERMAN.T he m ain p oin t for th is le tter is to ex plain to yo u th at th e blac k c om m unlty h as labe le d G eo rg e a rac is tw ith ou t a ny in ve stig atio n a t a ll. Regardless of the fac t that George personal ly spoke to many of you rc on stitu ents , n ot o ne h as step pe d fo rw ard a nd s aid , H ey I k now th o : face . T ho t is th e H ispa n ic g uy tha tw as s ta n din g u p fo r sh erm an W o re . T h(1 t w as the only n o n - b l a c k / a c e In th e meetings/or j v s U ce in th iscase. You k now as w ell as I d o that there are m any NAACP f ol low e rs th a t r ec o gn Iz e George fro m th e


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W are case as w ell as m any other th ings that he dOM for the bla ck c om m unltv . It's tim e for you to endthe rac e Issue In th is m atter and c all for c ooler h eads to p rev ail, If s om ething ha pp ens to George as aresult of th e rac e furor st irred up by this mlscharac te rlz a tlon o f George there-will be blood on yourhands as w ell as the rest of the rac ls ts that have rushed to judgm ent. You need to call off the dogs.Per iod . PUBLIC LY AND SWIFTLY.You will not be the only rec ip ient of th is letter. I a m going to sc ream as loud about th is as the N A A CP hasag a in s t " r a. :: ls tlJG eorge. There wlll be a p r es s r ele as e with a copy o f th is le tte r mailed to th e media but Iam g o in g t o fllve you a head-s ta r t In do ing th e r ig ht th in g, The a ctio ns o f the N AACP on this will help theworld decide whether you r o rgan iza t ion i5 in fac t ra cis t or If It I s fo r th e g re ate r good of society.I w ill n ot b e p ro vid in g my na me bec ause all of o ur family Is in h id in g a nd fra nk ly s ca re d by th e th re atsfrom the bla ck communltv. . IfYDlI feel the need to respond Iwill See th is in th e media (if vou do the righ tthing) an d I w il l be happy to provide more details showing how w ro ng y ou re ally are. Iwill n ot r em a inanonymous a fte r th e outcome o f th is c as e is determ ined. T here are going to be a lot of peop le that needto be held accountable fo r th eir r us h to ju dg me nt.BTW, I h av e a tta ch ed h ere w ith a c op y a/ the / lyer th at w a s p la ce d 0 1 1 y o u r cons t i t u en t s c ars la st y ea rt h o t Itlight jo g th e m em ory o f y o u r a m n e s i a - la d e n s l) p p o r~ e r s .

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WHAT CA N YOU DO?"T he on ly th ing nec e s sa ry fo r th e tr ium ph o f ev il is for go od m en to do uothlng,"- Edm und B urk e .W e live in a l l era w here , a s im ple gras s roo ts movemen t propel led by th e discontentedconst i tuents o f l ea d er s, w hom w ere en trus ted with OUl ' sa fe ty , can and s ha ll m a ke a s lgn i fi o an timpac t

C hief of P olice T ooley bla tan tly lied . H e attem pted to appease the m asses by sta ting thath e wa s " blln ds ld ed " by th e m e dia s re le as e o f this m ons ters a ttack on an innocen t, hom eles s andpeacekeeping bys t ande r ,

It h as a lr ea dy be en re ve ale d tha t Chief T oo ley not on ly received an em ail pet i t ioning hisatten tion to the m atter on behalf of the Sem inole C ounty Sheriffs Offic e , y et he w as alsoprovided with th e v id eo t a ped evidence o f th e a t t ack and chose to do no th ing but p ass the buckin hope that the p roblem w ould sim ply go a w a y .

Mr. H a rgre tt's fe eble a tte mp t to p atro niz e the p ublic by s ta tin g th at L ie ute na nt Co llis on 'sson d id no t rec eiv e an y p referen tia l treatm ent is no thing short o f irr ita tin g and belittles ourin te11ikence. There are on ly tw o poss ib le e xp la na tio ns , e ith er L ie ute na nt C o llls on 's s on r ec eiv edp r efe re ntia l tr ea tm e n t, or Sanford P D alw ay s neglec ts to han dc uffs and do es no t arres tas sa ila nts o f in no cen t v ic tim s, n eithe r o f the tw o o re ac ce pta ble , so clcnrly you are a lim ' M r.Harg re t t ,

I challenge y ou reading th is to s tand together and not "s im ply go aw ay " as C hlef Tooleyand his corrup t subordina tes w ish) but to have out' vo ic es heard and to hold accountable tho sew hom let this atrocious at tack pas s unpun i s hed u ntil th e m e dia revealed it . This an ima l couldhav e attac ked any one of Us /ou r c hildre n o r l o ved one s in h is a l coho l fueled rage .

Chie f T ooley has . already p ro ved his i n compe t en ce and wil l ingnes s to H e to the publ icand "c irc le the w agons" in order to pro tec t h is c o rr up t pol ice off icers . We mus t now be heardby h is sup er io rs , the Sanford CIty M a y o r Elect , 1 efi'T r ip le tt, th e th re e c o ntin uin g membe r s ofthe C ity of San fo rd City Commi s s i o n and Commis s ion e r Elec t M ark M cC arty will beconduc ting a W orkshop and O pen FOl1Ull o n Sn tlll'day , Ja nua ry 8 } 2 011, fro m 10 :0 0a ,n t. un tilapproximate ly 1 :OOp .m" in th e R a ilr oa d Depo t R oom ) loca ted on the 2nd F loo r o f Sanford CityHal t 3 00 N orth P ark A v enue, Sanford , Flor rda . P lea s e attend) v oic e y our co nc ern , and dem andaccountabil i ty from a ll w ho m p artic lp ate d in th is ille ga l c ov er-up .You can also m ail the G overnor ofF L and reques t tha t the sta te inves tiga te this a ttack at:Offke o f Gove r n o rS ta te o f F lo rid aCapito) .400 S . M o nro e St.T a lla ha ss ee , F L 3 2 39 9-0 00 1

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"Ihe only th ing nec es sa ry fo r the tr ium ph o f ev il is fo r good m en to do no thing" . ~Edmund. Bu r k e'W e liv e in an age w here , a s im ple grass roo ts m ovem en t p rop elled by th e discon ten tedconsti tuents o f le ad er s, c an and s ha ll m ak e a signiflcant im p ac t. T oo le y is g on e, it is nowtim e to c lean ho use . T ooley rec eiv ed an em ail p etitio nin g his a tten tio n to th is m atte r ,additionally; he was prov ided w ith v id eo ev idence o f th e a t tack and ins truc ted hissubord ina tes to cove! ' up this a tta ck , H a rg re tt c he er fu lly c om p lie d. M r. Hargrett 's feeblea tte mp t to p atro niz e th e p ub lic by s ta tin g th at th is a nim a l did no t receive a n y p r e fe r en t ia ltre atm e nt is n oth in g s ho rt o f ir rita tin g a nd belit t les OUl ' intel l igence. M r. Hargre t t hasp roved his in com pe te nc e a nd w illin gn es s to lie to the p ublic in o rder to p ro te ct h isco r rup t po lic e o ff ic e rs . We mus t now ap pea l to h is sup erio rs , the San fo rd City Mayo rE lec t, a lo ng w ith the San fo rd C ity C om m iss io n, w ill be c on duc tin g an O pen F orum onSaturday, Jan uary 8 , 2 011, fro m lO:OOam un til 1 :00p m , a t San fo rd C ity H all, 300 Nor thP a rk A v e nu e, San fo rd , F lo rid a. I c ha lle ng e you to s ta nd to ge th er and to have our vo ic esheard , an d to ho ld ac co un tab le a ll o f tho se o ffic er s , an d o ffic ia ls w ho m le t th is a tro cio usa ttac k p ass unp un ished un til the m edia re vea led it. T his an im al c ou ld hav e a ttac kedany one o f us , ou t' c h ild ren o r loved ones in h is a lc oho l fue led rage .

P o lic e o ffic ia ls sa id tha t w arran t w as p ut il l the sy stem no m ore than 30 m inutes a fte rC olliso n tr ied to tu rn h im se lf in . The y said if he w as re ally in te re ste d in giv in g u p} h ecould 'v e c om e to the p o lic e dep artm en t. .Chief Tooley has p roved his in com petenc e . W e m us t ap pea l to h is sup erio rs , the San fo rdC ity M a y o!', a lo ng w ith th e Sa nfo rd C ity C omm is sio n, will be conduc ting an O penFo rum 01 1 January 8 , 2 011, :IT o11l10:00amun til 1 :00p m , a t San fo rd C ity H all, 3 00 N orth .P a rk A v en ue . I c ha lle ng e you to dem and ac coun tability from all o f tho se w hom le t th isa tro cio us a tta ck p as s u np un is he d u ntil th e m ed ia re ve ale d it. T his an im al c ou ld hav ea tta ck ed a ny o ne o f'u s, opt ' c hild ren o r lo ve d o nes in h is a lc oho l fue led r a ge ,I


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Citizens of Sanford, R ead m e, Demand accountability and be heard.S to ry a s R ep or te d byWFTV~Sanfo rd 's P olic e C hief B rian T oo ley told W F TV Friday he Was blindsided by a video ofan o ffic er 's s on k no ck in g o ut a h om e le ss man . A n e -m ail w as s en t to Tooley by thesheriffs o ffic e a nd in clu de d a link to v i d e o o f th e fig ht.Tooley then fo rw arde d the e-mai l to a to p a ss is ta n t, foul ' day s a fte r th e fig ht, b ut his. l ieutenant's S011 , Jus tin C ollis on , w as s till n e v e r a r r e s t e d .'Ih ere 's a w a rra nt to r Co llis io n 's a rr es t, but h e ' s s till n o t in ja il. C ollis on 's law yer to ldWFTV tha t it 's n ot for lack of try ing , B oth h is law yer and ano the r source c onfirm ed tha tCollison tr ied to turn him self in to the ja il Thu r s d ay .Howeve r , s in c e San fo rd p olic e hadn 't p ut h is w arran t in th e sy stem ; the ja il tu rn ed h imaw a y. T hat w as mote than l2 hours a fte r th e judge s igned it, officials sa id.Cindy C ollison c lo sed her ga rage doo r F riday w ithou t an sw er ing the ques tio n so manywan t fO know abou t he r son : W hen is he go ing to tu rn h im se lf in ?Col l i son is s een in am ateu r v ideo sucker-punching a hom eles s m an .T hu rsday , C hie f T oo ley s a id he neve r saw the troub ling v ideo un til WFTV ai red it.IIWe d id s ee tha t 011Cha rme l 9 . I wish I had seen tha t ta pe th re e w e ek s e ar lie r. Wewould've avo ided a lo t o f th is angs t and anx ie ty obv ious ly in ou r c om mun ity ," T oo leysaid.f fowever , WFI'V learned on Friday that Chief Tooley could have seen the videoweeks ago w hen the e-mail w as sellt specitlcaUy to h im , just th re e day s after thefight.The subject lin e re ad , " Ju stin Col l i son C rim elin e T ip In fo " an d it in clu de d a Y ou 'Iu belin k to the v ideo p lu s 8anf01'(1 P olic e D ep ar tm en t 's c a se num ber .T oo ley fo rw arded the e -m ail to a to p d ep uty Writing, "P Is hav e an inve. ')Ugator rev iewthis video ...Jumdle aPl ) ropr ia te ly . "B ut ap p a ren tly , the fo llow wnn he reques ted nev er bnp p e)led~ un til W FTV go t Involved,

' Ihe A t ta ok h ap p en ed onD ecem ber 4 t h , as o f Today , J anua ry 2nd th e a tta ck er w a lk s free,You may find n cOllY o f the v ideo on www.You tube . c om . under the key s ea rc h te i'm :C op s Son C augh t O n Camera Punching H om eles s M an
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T he o nly th ing n ec es sa ry fo r the tr lum ph o f ev il is for go od m en to do nothing.~ Edm und B urk eW e liv e in an era where , a s im p le g r a s s roots movemen t p ro p elle d b y th e d is co nte nte dc on stitu en ts o f le ad ers , w h om w ere en t rus ted with ou r s afe ty , c an a nd s ha ll make a s i gni fi c antimpac t . C hie f o f P olic e T oo ley b la ta n tly l ie d , Mr,H a rg re tt 's fe eb le a ttem p t to p atro niz e th epublic b y s ta tin g th at L ieu te nan t C ollis on 's s on d id n ot re ceiv e a ny p re fe ren tia l t reatment isnoth ing s ho rt o f Irr ita tin g a nd b elittle s o ur intelligence,

I challenge you r ead ing th is to stand toge the r and no t s imp l y go aw ay " as C h ie f T o ole yan d his COJ.1Upt subord ina tes w ish , but to have our v oices heard and to ho ld accountable thosew h o t l Y le t this at roc ious a tta c k p a ss u np un is he d u ntil th e m e dia r ev ea le d it. T his a nim a l couldhav e attack ed any one o f us , our children o r loved ones in his a l coho l fueled r age .

M r. Harg r e t t h as a lr ea d y proved his i n compe t ence and w lllln gn es s to H e to th e publica nd " c ir cle the wagons" in o rder to p ro tec t h is c orru pt pol i ce of fi c er s . VIe mus t now be heardby In s s u pe rio rs } t he S an fo rd City M ay or Elec t, and th e C ity o f Sanfo rd City Commiss i on wil lbe conduc ting a Workshop and O pen F orum on Saturday , January 8 , 2 011, fr om lO a,m .lw t ilI p .m , a t S an fo rd C ity H all, P lea se attend} vo i ce y ou r c on ce rn , and demand accountab i l i tyfro m a ll w h om p artic ip ated in th is ille gal c ov er-u p.

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Zimmerman Family letter to the NAACP