The Zimmermans are getting 400 death threats a minute

Mike Gallagher Mike Gallagher
Aug 3, 2013 - 10:42 Updated: Aug 3, 2013 - 10:52
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The Zimmermans are getting 400 death threats a minute
Robert Zimmerman Jr, seen here on CNN's Piers Morgan show, says the family lives in constant fear of being killed after his brother George's acquittal for the murder of Trayvon Martin. Picture: CNN

Perhaps the only person less popular than Brown is George Zimmerman. His brother Robert Zimmerman has told a US website that the family is receiving 400 death threats every minute on social media sites like Twitter since George Zimmerman was acquitted of shooting unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin.

"No one has really asked us to get into the psychological aspect of this," Robert Zimmerman said. "You don’t know if someone stops you in public and says, "excuse me sir", you don’t know if you dropped your wallet or if someone recognises you and wants to kill you."