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Brandy Unfairly Targeted, Civil Rights Group Claims
TMZ.com ^
| 1/30/07
| staff report
Posted on 01/30/2007 3:00:07 PM PST by meg88
Black civil rights leaders in Los Angeles claim the California Highway Patrol has made singer/actress Brandy Norwood "a political trophy."
The Los Angeles City Attorney is deciding whether to file misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charges against Brandy, whose Land Rover slammed into a Toyota on the 405 Freeway killing the driver.
Today, Najee Ali, leader of Project Islamic HOPE, said the CHP's recommendation to file charges against the singer "is unfairly targeting her for prosecution because of her celebrity."
Ali told TMZ he is organizing an e-mail campaign in the African American community to put pressure on City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo to reject the case.
Delgadillo says "We will treat this case like every other case and treat it very seriously because someone died
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: brandy; civilrights; manslaughter; najeeali; projectislamichope
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posted on
01/30/2007 3:00:09 PM PST
by
meg88
To: meg88
Modern definition of civil rights: avoid punishing the guilty
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posted on
01/30/2007 3:00:53 PM PST
by
relictele
To: meg88
That's what I hear about California. They're always unfairly prosecuting the celebrities out there...
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posted on
01/30/2007 3:02:20 PM PST
by
gridlock
(Isn't it peculiar that no matter what the problem, the government's solution is always "more taxes".)
To: meg88
If she wasn't a "Celebrity", they woudlnt be taking up her "cause".
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posted on
01/30/2007 3:02:27 PM PST
by
beansox
To: meg88
How is she unfairly targeted? Did her car not hit the other car? There are lots of people who have had charges brought against them resulting from automobile accidents.
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posted on
01/30/2007 3:02:42 PM PST
by
popdonnelly
(Our first obligation is to keep the power of the Presidency out of the hands of the Clintons.)
To: beansox
Countdown to Jesse coming out to ensue 'fairness'
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posted on
01/30/2007 3:03:00 PM PST
by
meg88
To: meg88
"is unfairly targeting her for prosecution because of her celebrity." So why are the black civil rights leaders so worked up about this?
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posted on
01/30/2007 3:03:14 PM PST
by
The Blitherer
(I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself. -Reagan)
To: The Blitherer
She was a big time sitcom star on the WB, I don't think they want to see her going to jail.
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posted on
01/30/2007 3:03:55 PM PST
by
meg88
To: relictele
we really need a "shut up" law
If you are not the defendants lawyer, or a direct party to the case, and you run your mouth....
Automatic "contempt of law" charge and 72 hours in the pokey - with no access to the media.
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posted on
01/30/2007 3:04:34 PM PST
by
xcamel
(Press to Test, Release to Detonate)
To: meg88
Project Islamic HOPE Thy name is hypocrisy.
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posted on
01/30/2007 3:05:53 PM PST
by
Tolkien
("It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong." ---Voltaire)
To: meg88
Im not familiar with the case, just how fast was she driving?
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posted on
01/30/2007 3:06:01 PM PST
by
beansox
To: meg88
She was a big time sitcom star on the WB, I don't think they want to see her going to jail. I know, I just find their phrasing funny. She's being persecuted because of her "celebrity". Right.
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posted on
01/30/2007 3:06:53 PM PST
by
The Blitherer
(I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself. -Reagan)
To: meg88
What's the deal with Ali? Is Norwood Muslim?
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posted on
01/30/2007 3:06:59 PM PST
by
expatpat
To: meg88
This
has
got
to
be
a
joke.
To: beansox
Not sure, doubtful she will get a lot of jail time on one misdeameanor count
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posted on
01/30/2007 3:08:29 PM PST
by
meg88
To: The Blitherer
I think they had to think of something, it is California!
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posted on
01/30/2007 3:09:40 PM PST
by
meg88
To: meg88
"Ali told TMZ he is organizing an e-mail campaign in the African American community..."
S.O.S. "Save Our Sista" But, yeah, it was because she's famous. /s
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posted on
01/30/2007 3:10:21 PM PST
by
L98Fiero
(A fool who'll waste his life, God rest his guts.)
To: meg88
Brandy rear-ended a car whose driver DIED.
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posted on
01/30/2007 3:10:38 PM PST
by
RichRepublican
(Some days you're the windshield--some days you're the bug.)
To: beansox
If she wasn't a "Celebrity", they wouldn't be taking up her "cause".You are correct.
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posted on
01/30/2007 3:11:40 PM PST
by
TXBubba
( Democrats: If they don't abort you then they will tax you to death.)
To: L98Fiero
She'll probably do six months on house arrest tops.
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posted on
01/30/2007 3:12:02 PM PST
by
meg88
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