{"id":13983,"date":"2011-05-11T17:20:26","date_gmt":"2011-05-12T00:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reallifesuperheroes.org\/?p=13983"},"modified":"2011-05-11T17:20:26","modified_gmt":"2011-05-12T00:20:26","slug":"zimmer-real-life-super-hero-defends-his-own-mother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rlsh.net\/archive\/2011\/05\/11\/zimmer-real-life-super-hero-defends-his-own-mother\/","title":{"rendered":"Zimmer, Real Life Super Hero, Defends His Own Mother"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nBy Rich Johnston<\/a>
\nZimmer Barnes is a Real Life Super Hero, working in New York<\/a>. But now he\u2019s gone to Texas, this time to defend someone accused of gun crime. His own mother.
\nAttorney Carolyn Barnes, specialising in medical malpractice, was arrested a year ago for allegedly shooting at a census worker on her doorstep. She had previously been arrested for assaulting a court officer after she tried to pass a multi-tool knife blade through X-ray machine at the Heman Sweatt Courthouse a few months earlier, as well as charges of bail jumping.
\nZimmer however isn\u2019t having any of it. \u201cThis accuser, Kathleen Gittel, has changed her story twice. When the police searched my mother\u2019s home, ammunition, bullet holes, casings and gun powder residue couldn\u2019t be found. They didn\u2019t even find a gun. Bullet holes and gun powder residue can\u2019t magically disappear, they weren\u2019t found because they don\u2019t exist.\u201d
\n\u201cKathleen Gittel alleges that she walked over a mile to get to Carolyn Barnes\u2019 very rural residence, even going over a low water crossing and ignoring \u201cNo Trespassing\u201d signs. However, she originally stated that the incident had occurred at 33 Indian Trail, an address in another town over, and her description of Barnes\u2019 residence does not match its actual appearance.\u201d
\nRefused coverage by Texas\u2019 so-called \u201cCastle Doctrine\u201d which means that people can defend themselves in heir home by, basically, shooting anyone they think is a threat, she was released on bail with a tag until that was revoked in February.
\nZimmer says \u201cWhile the conditions that lead up to Carolyn Barnes being detained in jail are troubling, the conditions inside the jail are even worse. Carolyn Barnes is in solitary confinement, shackled at the ankles and wrists. She is under 24 hour surveillance, including when she uses a toilet or shower. She is forbidden from making phone calls or having any visitors\u201d. This included Zimmer, currently authorised as her attorney-in-fact.
\nHe concludes \u201cThere are convicted serial killers, pedophiles and terrorists that get better treatment than what she\u2019s getting. From a civil liberties standpoint, it\u2019s totally inappropriate for someone that should be assumed innocent until proven guilty. I\u2019ve patrolled high crime areas, removed gang tags and defended people from violent attacks. I\u2019m currently helping to coordinate the NYI to stop the recent muggings in the West Village and track down the Long Island serial killer. But this is the toughest challenge I\u2019ve ever faced. I\u2019m not leaving until she\u2019s free.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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