In of the most tasteless stunts in recent memory, George Zimmeran — the man charged with and acquitted of fatally shooting unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin — announced Wednesday that he would be selling the gun he used in the killing. Thankfully, it was announced Thursday afternoon that Zimmerman’s gun was removed from the auction.
If you’re unfamiliar with Twitter, it’s this high-decibel white noise app that you can download on your phone. Often to tweet is not to be sharing an original thought, but to echo the masses in an original way.
What do I mean?
Unless you have a verified check, no one’s retweeting your straightforward “George Zimmerman is a bad person” tweet. And if no one’s retweeting you, do you exist? Well, yeah. But what kind of quality of life is that?
Below is an assortment of the better reactions to George Zimmerman being George Zimmerman:
George Zimmerman was rightfully acquitted, as anyone who knows CrimLaw can tell you.
But that doesn’t mean he isn’t a piece of garbage.
— Jeff B/DDHQ (@EsotericCD) May 12, 2016
The fact that someone is going to buy George Zimmerman's gun is the best case for universal background checks that can possibly be made.
— Go to Bluesky to save your brain — L O L G O P (@LOLGOP) May 12, 2016
George Zimmerman: I'm worried people will forget who I am.
Nathan Fielder: I have an idea.
— Kyle Ayers (@kyleayers) May 12, 2016
How much for the gun George Zimmerman used to assault his girlfriend?
— David Waldman – @KagroX.bsky.social (@KagroX) May 12, 2016
George Zimmerman is auctioning off the gun he used to kill #Trayvon Martin. Obscene. The fact that there’s a market for it: heartbreaking.
— Bobby Veejay Marley (@OtherBobMarley) May 12, 2016
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