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Outraged NAACP Wants Feds to Prosecute Zimmerman (civil rights probe opened by DOJ)
ABC ^ | July 14, 2013 | Alyssa Newcomb

Posted on 07/14/2013 8:30:13 AM PDT by Innovative

"We are outraged and heartbroken over today's verdict," NAACP President Benjamin Jealous said in a statement.

"We will pursue civil rights charges with the Department of Justice, we will continue to fight for the removal of Stand Your Ground laws in every state, and we will not rest until racial profiling in all its forms is outlawed," Jealous said.

A civil rights probe had previously been opened by the Department of Justice and a spokeswoman said the department would continue to "evaluate the evidence generated during the federal investigation, as well as the evidence and testimony from the state trial."

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: again; bho44; bhodoj; blackkk; civilrights; civilrightsprobe; ericholder; florida; georgezimmerman; naacp; removeholder; trayvonmartin; zimmerman
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To: Innovative

you mean ala Black Panthers on video??


21 posted on 07/14/2013 8:56:35 AM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: Innovative
Zimmerman being half Black, like Obama how is this going to work?
22 posted on 07/14/2013 8:57:39 AM PDT by jrd (All federal acts,laws,orders,rules regulations regarding firearms, infringe the 2 amendment)
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To: Innovative

We knew the ‘justice’ department would not let this stand. They will harass this innocent man and heap on his back all the alleged evils of Whites since the beginning of history.


23 posted on 07/14/2013 9:01:48 AM PDT by I want the USA back (If I Pi$$ed off just one liberal today my mission has been accomplished.)
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To: Innovative
A civil rights probe had previously been opened by the Department of Justice and a spokeswoman said the department would continue to "evaluate the evidence generated during the federal investigation, as well as the evidence and testimony from the state trial."

This would have negative fallout for the Obama administration, therefore it "aint gonna happen." Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman have already been used for their purpose during the General Election. Their purpose was to instigate racial division and hate to get the minorities to the polls to vote for Obama. Martin and Zimmerman are not longer of any use to Obama and have a negative value to him at this time.

24 posted on 07/14/2013 9:04:40 AM PDT by cpdiii (Deckhand, Roughneck, Mud Man, Geologist, Pilot, Pharmacist. THE CONSTITUTION IS WORTH DYING FOR!)
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To: chessplayer

“Thats why he should just say eff it and leave the country.”

He can’t leave. He has to stay here and make money. You can’t live on thin air, and he’s basically close to broke. Plus his wife still has charges against her that will have to be addressed, as the State of FL will now go after her vociferously. If they can’t get George, they’ll get his wife Shellie and toss her in the clink if they can get away with it. However, MoM and West to the rescue again.


25 posted on 07/14/2013 9:05:19 AM PDT by flaglady47 (When the gov't fears the people, liberty; When the people fear the gov't, tyranny.)
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To: jrd

“Zimmerman being half Black”

Zimmerman is half Peruvian (hispanic), 1/8 Black, and the rest White


26 posted on 07/14/2013 9:07:58 AM PDT by flaglady47 (When the gov't fears the people, liberty; When the people fear the gov't, tyranny.)
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To: cpdiii

Agreed. A federal prosecution of Zimmerman would tick off a lot of swing voters in the upcoming midterm elections, thus making a Rat takeover of the House impossible.


27 posted on 07/14/2013 9:09:22 AM PDT by stillonaroll
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To: Innovative

I am holding my tongue...because what would be said would reflect very badly on FR.

So now neighborhood watchers are stalkers?


28 posted on 07/14/2013 9:15:39 AM PDT by EBH (Democracy is the language of dictators.)
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To: Innovative

I’m getting really sick of the idea that because of a “history” that most blacks weren’t even alive for, because they weren’t even born yet, that they get to run around exacting revenge for it.

yep really damn sick of it.


29 posted on 07/14/2013 9:21:17 AM PDT by Cubs Fan (If the republican party wants to be the democrat lite party then they don't need my vote)
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To: Innovative

Ben Jealous is a “White Black”. Son of a “White” man and a “Black woman”.


30 posted on 07/14/2013 9:29:26 AM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline)
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To: Cubs Fan

And on top of that, they really don’t actually seem to know anything about that history.


31 posted on 07/14/2013 9:32:39 AM PDT by chris37 (Heartless.)
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To: Innovative

Martin was killed while in the commission of a violent felony.
The NAACP promotes violence.
They should be charged under RICO statutes.


32 posted on 07/14/2013 9:44:09 AM PDT by Thumper1960 (A modern so-called "Conservative" is a shadow of a wisp of a vertebrate human being.)
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To: Innovative

They say racial profiling should be outlawed yet they’re racial profiling Zimmerman as guilty based on his race. The irony.


33 posted on 07/14/2013 9:50:26 AM PDT by 4rcane
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To: flaglady47

I’ve read that his GF was black and his mother 1/2 that would make it 1/4 in any case they generally say anyone with black blood is black


34 posted on 07/14/2013 10:17:26 AM PDT by jrd (All federal acts,laws,orders,rules regulations regarding firearms, infringe the 2 amendment)
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To: Cubs Fan
I’m getting really sick of the idea that because of a “history” that most blacks weren’t even alive for, because they weren’t even born yet, that they get to run around exacting revenge for it.

yep really damn sick of it.

As am I. It has come down to this: Racism has become the new charge utilized to explain why any group is unwilling to improve their socio-economic status through hard work, or to justify being a failure and burden on the broader population. It has been ingrained into the mush filled skulls since birth that someone owes them something just by nature of their existence and if anything ever gets difficult, it's racism.

35 posted on 07/14/2013 10:26:13 AM PDT by RobertClark (My shrink just killed himself - he blamed me in his note!)
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To: dirtboy
(from the article):"We are outraged and heartbroken over today's verdict," NAACP President Benjamin Jealous said in a statement.
"We will pursue civil rights charges with the Department of Justice, we will continue to fight for the removal of Stand Your Ground laws in every state, and we will not rest until racial profiling in all its forms is outlawed," Jealous said. "

This needs repeating :

Stand Your Ground was not invoked in this trial !!

SELF DEFENSE was the arguement of the trial !!

I have no idea what trial the NAACP was watching , but the Zimmerman trial obviously wasn't it !
That having been said, this "SHOW TRIAL and the allegations have run their course for a year and a half.
Why call it a "SHOW TRIAL" ?
Because it was politicized , commercialized not only by politicians,and race baiters,but especially by the media !
The media jumped on this case 2-3 weeks AFTER the assault.
The media altered audio tapes to demonstrate non-existant racial profiling, when they KNEW that it didn't exist !
The media selectively showed Trayvon's picture at age 13 yrs old, a purposely deceptive tactic.
The media selectively showed George's photo in black and white, purposely to not see broken nose, or blood on both temples , or the back of the head.
The media then ran with the propaganda , especially when the president said : "If I had a son ,..."
Then they worked themselves into a frenzy, already finding Zimmerman guilty BEFORE trial.
The media poisioned the community against Zimmerman for OVER A YEAR with their propaganda ; each network tried to out-do each other with the sensationalization .

If anyone is selectively running "racial profiling " , .. it is the NAACP !!
It's all about energizing the potential voter base !

'Stand Your Ground' was never an issue in this trial !
This trial was all about 'SELF-DEFENSE' from a 'sucker-punch' ,a broken nose ,banging someone's head on concrete , and MMA "Ground-and-Pound", choking on blood , vs. the use of a firearm .

36 posted on 07/14/2013 11:39:27 AM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt (“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.” - Ronald Reagan)
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To: Innovative

we want white people to have to legally run away when a black person attacks them. hat’s basically what they want. total safety when they feel dissed and want to punch and attack someone. put it onto the victim to get the hell away from the violent attacker before figuring thinking about fighting back.

imagine saying to women you have to try to put a condom on the rapist before fighting back from being raped.


37 posted on 07/14/2013 11:56:37 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: FrankR

you are already guilty in their minds anyway. guilty by being white.


38 posted on 07/14/2013 11:58:00 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Feckless

i’m gonna steal that statement.


39 posted on 07/14/2013 12:00:19 PM PDT by SendShaqtoIraq (Teresa Davis)
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To: jrd
...in any case they generally say anyone with black blood is black...

With all the "racial homogenizing" that 's been going on for thousands of years, I'd guess that everyone currently breathing has a drop or two of "black blood". Actually it's just as red as all the rest...

Regards,
GtG

40 posted on 07/14/2013 12:03:02 PM PDT by Gandalf_The_Gray (I live in my own little world, I like it 'cuz they know me here.)
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