Rescued family fears anti-Zimmerman backlash

Welcome to the fundamentally changed America. Where people fear publicly thanking someone for pulling them from a wrecked, overturned car.

From the UK Daily Mail:

The family rescued by George Zimmerman after a rollover crash in Florida are terrified they will become targets for hate mobs who have made death threats to the neighborhood vigilante. 

Mark and Dana Michelle Gerstle told friends they do not want to talk publicly about Zimmerman for fear they will be accused of portraying him as a hero - and face a backlash from those who consider he got away with murder. 

'They are very grateful to Zimmerman for what he did, but they do not want to get involved,' said a friend, who asked not to be named.