Finally, George Zimmerman has been suspended from Twitter. Although, in my personal opinion, his account should’ve been suspended a LONG time ago, the suspension came after he leaked semi-nude photos of his ex-girlfriend.
Here are the details via New York Mag:
The photos appeared on Zimmerman’s account along with her name, phone number, and e-mail address. He accused the woman of cheating on him with a “dirty Muslim.” His tweets violated Twitter’s policy against posting personal contact information or intimate photos without consent, so his account was shut down in short order.
A law criminalizing “revenge porn” went into effect in Florida this October, but a law professor told the Washington Post that Zimmerman’s tweets probably did not violate the law, which requires that the images depict nudity or sexual conduct according to a strict definition that would seem to exclude the semi-nude photos he posted. Indeed, he may have researched the law in order to ensure that his tweets did not violate it.
However, Zimmerman could also potentially be charged under several other state and federal laws against cyberharassment and stalking, and the woman in question might also have grounds to sue him.
Who would seriously even want to date this scumbag? He murdered a young boy and has been in and out of police custody since then. Can he please go to jail already?