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In an act of sheer stupidity, film director Spike Lee retweeted a tweet which purportedly contained the address of George Zimmerman, the man who shot Trayvon Martin in Florida last month.
Well, as it turned out, the address in question was not that of Zimmerman but that of an elderly couple who had to flee their home in fear for their lives.
Lee subsequently apologized for his actions. But somehow that doesn’t seem to be quite adequate.
Why would he even entertain the idea? What did Lee hope this stunt would accomplish? For someone to drive by and shoot out their windows? Suppose it had been Zimmerman’s address? I don’t think Lee would be apologizing at all. At best, it was an act of mischief. At worst, it was an act of reckless endangerment and incitement. It’s going to take a hell of lot more than an apology to undo the damage he’s done.
Spike Lee did the wrong thing. If he truly wants to do the right thing then he will tell people to leave George Zimmerman alone and let the special prosecutor in Florida do her job without fear and intimidation.
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Bob Grant| 3.29.12 @ 11:17AM
Goldstein,
A perfect example of life imitating art. I suppose the movie Do The Right Thing was less art and more instructional video.
The American Hitman| 3.29.12 @ 11:21AM
Does Spike Lee still make movies? He sort of disappeared after Do the Wrong Thing
apnep| 3.29.12 @ 11:51AM
Thuggery. A coward who sits in the comfort of his multi-million dollar home. If it was Zimmerman's address, then I guess it's OK NOT to leave him alone. Remember Spike, this is American where one is presumed INNOCENT until PROVEN guilty.
MikeBee| 3.29.12 @ 12:28PM
The elderly couple should sue Spike Lee for a LOT of money, which he has. They should sue for Lee's causing reckless endangerment of their lives, and for the emotional and financial distress caused by his actions (which can be traced back to his phone or computer). Right now, I wish I were a lawyer. I'd be calling the elderly couple right now, offering to assist in a lawsuit against Lee.
albert constantine jr.| 3.29.12 @ 12:37PM
Given the reported accompanying instructions, establishing his intent should not be difficult.
JP| 3.29.12 @ 12:47PM
I read yesterday that the couple already retained a lawyer. I hope Lee's insurance is paid up, as this little stunt is going to cost him big time.
Ammo Guy| 3.29.12 @ 1:08PM
au contraire, I hope his insurance is NOT paid up and he has to take it out of his sorry hide - why should an innocent insurance company (for all I know, it might be my insurance company too) have to pay for this level of stupidity and evil?
The American Hitman| 3.29.12 @ 1:09PM
no worries, insurance does not cover intentional torts. Spike will have to defend himself.
Occam's Tool| 3.29.12 @ 5:22PM
JP:
One can hope millions and millions. This was a tort done with deliberate, malicious intent. The original intent was malicious, and the fact that it hit a completely innocent target makes it WORSE, not better---like a cop shooting a man running away and hitting an innocent bystander.
I hope he's smart enough to settle quickly, or that the couple have kids who can inherit the lawsuit in the estate. If it's the latter, a long lasting suit that he finally loses may hurt him much more. I hope the stress eats through that bastard's stomach lining.
therealguyfaux| 3.29.12 @ 3:10PM
Sure, he's got a lot of money, one would imagine, if he lives in the exclusive Upper East Side of Manhattan, which he does. The older couple will never see a dime of it if Lee has, like many other entertainment industry luvvie types, an overseas account in some tax haven country where you can't get at it without a lot of trouble time-wise and expense-wise. Let us assume Lee wants to avoid the publicity of a lawsuit: He will offer them a settlement which will bind them to silence, both as to the existence and amount of the settlement. If they want to go for the gusto and not take the insulting offer, any judgment they get will result in their having to place a lien on his house and/or business assets to the extent that those are not either part of an asset-protection trust or so heavily borrowed against as to realize no money upon sale.
In plain English, they're ungotz.
Chris| 3.29.12 @ 8:33PM
I will take it a different way. We won't settle unless you offer an apology (of our wording) that will get air time on all four networks and you will pay legal fees. If you ever renounce or contradict any of the apology, you will immediately pay [insert large sum here].
In other words, make him be the one to shut up. I would make him apologize for releasing any address, say that innocent until proven guilty is the law of the land, and that being white is not evidence of guilt.
MikeG| 3.29.12 @ 8:43PM
I am sure the lawyers have called Zimmerman. It is a slam dunk case, and Spike will get spiked.
Marc Jeric| 3.29.12 @ 12:58PM
It is Spike Lee who should be prosecuted for hate crime.
ladynavyvet| 3.29.12 @ 1:21PM
Spike Lee should have to buy them a new home, but in the meantime, pay for them to stay in a comfortable, and safe location, then he should be paying for the infliction of stress and fear he's putting them through. Sorry just doesn't cut it!!!!!
Jmay| 3.29.12 @ 1:29PM
Lynch mobs are never pretty and never right. Choose your enemies well because you are apt to become most like them in your "pursuit" of your idealistic goals.
mzk1| 3.29.12 @ 1:30PM
This is the guy who complained that he had to tone down his anti-semitism in his movies.
Can a criminal complaint be brought against any of these jerks?
Stan REdmond| 3.29.12 @ 2:57PM
Spike Lee according to the logic of many of the race pimps did the right thing. All white people are guilty of racism and the elderly Zimmerman family is white.
Gregory| 3.29.12 @ 3:19PM
The only language that the Mob mentality of the Left understand, is money! Spike Lee needs to be sued, aggressively and for as much as possible by those who were forced to flee their home due to his recklessness. Those who were ignorant enough to actually "Show-Up" at these poor peoples house and harass them, should be locked-up & given a wake up call. Talk about "Rush to judgement". A sad commentary is that there are many people, millions with the same mob justice mentality out there just waiting for an invitation to spew their hatred. Hatred is exactly what Spike Lee showed by retweeting & igniting this situation. Do Trayvon Martin's family know how they are being used by the Spike Lee's and Al Sharpton's of this Country? My heart still goes out to the Martin's, but in a civilized manner. with prayers & thoughts for their ability to heal & overcome this tragic death. Not rioting, vigilantism and looting. AKA "The way of the Left"
Oldefarte| 3.29.12 @ 5:50PM
INTENTIONALLY he's possibly as guilty as any of the parties involved in this tradegy. The sad thing is that he is and will be honored, praised, applauded, and revered for his acandalous actions by the liberals/progressives!!!!!
Typical White Person| 3.29.12 @ 6:26PM
I see an Artist Formerly Known As Spike Lee trying in a painfully awkward way to stay relevant. Seriously, can you name one thing he's done since "DTRT?" His fifteen minutes were up sometime in the mid nineties during the first black president's administration.
Bob| 3.29.12 @ 7:19PM
They filed suit against him. Hopefully they sue him for everything he has.
aware| 3.29.12 @ 7:48PM
Nice to see after all the effort of .gov over the last few decades to "fix" race relations we have finally advanced to the point that blacks now have admission to gangs that where hoods.
Now that's progress!
aware| 3.29.12 @ 7:49PM
wear, sorry hood brothers.
Norm Klevens| 3.29.12 @ 11:02PM
I for one will not patronize a damn movie that he puts his name on. Big deal; right, me, myself and I.
Redatheart| 3.30.12 @ 8:52AM
Did the president call the folks that had their address disclosed in error? Did he check in to make sure they have everything they need? Did he call the parents of the two Brit's murdered in this country by a young black man? Of course not, in either case.
Once again, the president has acted stupidly.
Skippy| 3.30.12 @ 2:19PM
They settled with the racist hater today for an undisclosed sum.
Can we all go to Spic Leigh's house and urinate on his Taliban statuary?
raymond phizghani| 4.7.12 @ 5:52PM
Spike Lee is a known racist; he purposely does NOT hire whites in his movies unless he has to have them for the storyline. He has always bitched and moaned about whites who makes loads of money, like Howard Stern.
He had ONE purpose for providing an address; retaliation, revenge, assassination. Well, what's Spike Lee's address? How about someone go visit his nasty racist ass?
It is so clear that just as Time magazine darkened OJ Simpson's face on the cover, Zimmerman's mug is shown contrasted against Shoqwan Martin's twelve-year-old face.
The whole thing makes me sick, thugs should die and Zimmerman did the right thing by defending himself and killing a thug. No loss.