Againsheila
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I don't know if it was the Sanford police. I just know he was offered a police car and turned it down. You'll be waiting a long time. I haven't yet decided if I'm going to go through the whole trial again. Why don't you do it and save me the time?
If Nutz cant learn to use Google, then to hell with him.
Maybe you are thinking of this?
Why George Zimmerman Turned Down Citizens On Patrol | Blackbutterfly7
During George Zimmermans trial, witness Wendy Dorvial testified that she asked George Zimmerman if he wanted to be a volunteer member of Citizens on Patrol. She testified that Zimmerman turned down her offer. At closing argument, Mark OMara, defense attorney for George Zimmerman, argued that if Zimmerman was a wannabe cop, that he would have taken the offer to join Citizens on Patrol. Mark OMara then proceeded to outright lie about the program saying that its volunteers get to act like cops.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement produced an abstract of Citizens on Patrol (C.O.P.), taking a survey from counties using that program. The abstract provides references, one in which is the National Association of Citizens on Patrol.
NACP has an extensive, informative website. Along with describing its purpose and the benefit of being a volunteer in the community, it also provides accomplishments and the stories of volunteers. What caught my attention in regards to George Zimmerman, is the following;
As the name implies, Citizens On Patrol are Citizens who, after being screened, background checked, and trained by their local law enforcement agency, patrol their communities acting as Eyes and Ears for law enforcement.
The C.O.P. program provides vehicles with emergency lights. Volunteers ride two per car.
Okay, now THIS makes sense and its also not uncommon for civilian orgs or companies to do this. If gz could hold down a real job with a real security firm, a car might well be furnished.
In Againsheila's defense, I can see how she could remember it as cops offering him a patrol car but her common sense should have told her how completely impossible that would be. True law enforcement do not pass out cars to civilians. Period.
The cop program is run by the police department.
Yep, no apology there either.