[Bucco]

Just for the record....not an opinion piece....

"A division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) was deployed to Sanford, Florida in 2012 to provide assistance for anti-George Zimmerman protests, including a rally headlined by activist Al Sharpton, according to newly released documents."

Read more: DOJ provided security for anti-Zimmerman protests | The Daily Caller

"Sharpton, who promoted the Tawana Brawley hoax in the 1980s and in 1995 led a protest against the �white interloper� owner of a Harlem clothing store that ended in a deadly shooting rampage at the store, was a featured speaker at the March 31 rally, called �The March for Trayvon Martin,� where he advocated for Zimmerman�s prosecution."

Read more: DOJ provided security for anti-Zimmerman protests | The Daily Caller

The underline and italics under the word HOAX was mine, and not in the article.


Cannot wait for the promised statements !!

[tucson]

Where is Sharpton and the DOJ where there are SO many murders in Orlando and other cities in Florida between young black men killing each other???????

[Monkei]

Originally Posted by tucson

Where is Sharpton and the DOJ where there are SO many murders in Orlando and other cities in Florida between young black men killing each other???????

You have a problem with all this I guess.

[Monkei]

Originally Posted by USSGompers

The "Castle Doctrine" was signed into law on October 1, 2005 by Gov. Jeb Bush.

It was later nicknamed the "Stand your Ground" law. That is not the law's official name and not used when taught in school.

But the law has the term "stand your ground" in it.

[gomoho]

Originally Posted by tucson

Where is Sharpton and the DOJ where there are SO many murders in Orlando and other cities in Florida between young black men killing each other???????

They don't acknowledge "black on black" killings because it doesn't serve their purpose. 91% of black men killed are killed by other black men. Where is the outrage and intervention for that fact??? What are they doing to remedy that problem?

[gomoho]

Originally Posted by mickey100

All of us want the law to be followed, and any criminal to be sent to jail. We all want the justice system to function correctly. That is not the question. Your posts have been pretty much pro-defense. The point is, if your husband had gone to the store to buy you skittles, was chased by a black person, ended up confronting that aggressor, and was then shot to death, you might look at things a little differently. Just saying.

I would want justice done. You are assuming George Zimmerman was the aggressor. If my husband attacked that person and was shot by a white man or black man or the man in the moon I would have to wonder what the hell he was thinking.

There is no definitive proof GZ was chasing Trayvon. When Trayvon started running GZ got out of his car to see where he was headed. If Trayvon was in fact running why didn't he make it home in the 2 minute time period that is unaccounted for? Where was he? Stalking GZ???

None of us but GZ were there and will never know what really happened. You can only go on the forensic evidence and all indications are Trayvon was the aggressor and GZ shot in self defense.

And so the jury will decide.

[buckscounty]

Not guilty......

[tucson]

Originally Posted by gomoho

They don't acknowledge "black on black" killings because it doesn't serve their purpose. 91% of black men killed are killed by other black men. Where is the outrage and intervention for that fact??? What are they doing to remedy that problem?

Exactly! That's what I have been thinking about. Sharpton, and others are just trouble makers, they still think it's 1950s and 60's where blacks had practically no rights. This trial is all about race and gun control. Why doesn't Sharpton and other civil rights activists focus on the fact that young black men are the majority in prisons in our country and come up w/a plan to end that problem???

[capecodbob]

Did Justice Department support anti-Zimmerman protests after Martin shooting? | Fox News

[gocubsgo]

Absolutely not guilty...total self defense!

[AJ32162]

Originally Posted by tucson

Exactly! That's what I have been thinking about. Sharpton, and others are just trouble makers, they still think it's 1950s and 60's where blacks had practically no rights. This trial is all about race and gun control. Why doesn't Sharpton and other civil rights activists focus on the fact that young black men are the majority in prisons in our country and come up w/a plan to end that problem???

"Reverends" Sharpton and Jackson are just a coupe of do-nothing talking heads. To them, racial disharmony is livelihood from which they profit handsomely. The more they stir the racial hatred pot the fuller their coffers get!

[golf2140]

The Judge should be dismissed !!!!!!!!!

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by Monkei

Regardless of the jury decision Zimmerman will be hounded and his life in danger for a long long time. I wish the prosecution would entertain the question on whether Zimmerman would have followed the "suspect" if he did not have a gun on him. I don't know how you get hat question into the trial bu it's a valid question the jury should consider.

So regardless of the result Zimerman will pay a price for his actions which is only fair. Hopefully they take his carry permit away from him he has proven he does not posses the common sense and maturity to have the right to carry.

Why is that a valid question? What someone might have done if is not a valid question at all. It calls for conjecture and has no place in a court of law. The law is only interested in what actually happened not what might have happened.
I suspect that the prosecution won't entertain that question because it wouldn't be allowed by the judge.

[manaboutown]

Originally Posted by AJ32162

"Reverends" Sharpton and Jackson are just a coupe of do-nothing talking heads. To them, racial disharmony is livelihood from which they profit handsomely. The more they stir the racial hatred pot the fuller their coffers get!

[lady_tattler]

One of the contentious part is the sequence of events. My take and I have posted it on my Google+ is a crime camera would have helped a lot.

It will take us years perhaps decades of technology but we could use an eye in the sky (satellite perhaps) or a simple cat's eye that when activated can record all those details and stored online real time so no one can defile what really happened.

Right now, it's all colors and hues.
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Thanks, this is my first post. Great to be here.