Posted on 02/17/2014 3:00:07 PM PST by Tailgunner Joe
The Rev. Al Sharpton, who for decades has taken up causes of injustice against African-Americans, said that he is "deeply disappointed" by the verdict handed down Saturday in the Michael Dunn case.
Dunn, a white man, was on trial for fatally shooting Jordan Davis, an unarmed black teenager, after he fired 10 rounds into an SUV occupied by Davis and three friends at a Florida gas station in November 2012 amid a dispute over loud music coming from the vehicle.
The jury was unable to reach a decision on the first-degree murder charge, but convicted Dunn, 47, of three counts of attempted murder and shooting into the teen's vehicle. He faces a potential 105 years in prison and will receive at least 60 years under the state's mandatory minimum sentencing laws.
Sharpton said that is not enough.
"Though [Dunn] was convicted for attempted murder and shooting into the car, the value of Jordan Davis' life was not addressed by this verdict," he said. "The mistrial further sends a chilling effect to parents in the 23 states that have the 'stand your ground' law or similar laws."
Florida is one of the many states with a "stand your ground" law, which allows the defense of oneself with deadly force — with no duty to avoid or retreat from the situation — if the individual has a right to be in the vicinity.
Though Dunn did not invoke the controversial law during the trial, he claimed he acted in self-defense because he viewed a weapon inside the SUV.
Sunday would have been Jordan's 19th birthday.
The verdict comes months after the highly-publicized trial of George Zimmerman, who was acquitted in July of the 2012 shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, a case that Sharpton helped to publicize.
Zimmerman, a fair-skinned, self-identified Hispanic, was a former neighborhood watch volunteer in Sanford, Fla., at the time of the shooting. He admitted to killing Martin but claimed self-defense. His acquittal led to protests nationwide.
Sharpton called for the civil rights community to converge on Florida, which he said is now "ground zero" in the fight to end such laws.
"From Trayvon Martin to Jordan Davis, enough is enough," he said.
Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson & The NAACP (National Association of Always Complaining People)
Name 3 things that have outlived their usefulness...
Mmmmm—Jury nullification for “knockout games” might be appropriate. He’ll be tried again and again until they can get a jury to convict.
Based on your history of avoiding the Truth, your life is overvalued.
What a maroon.
What was the actual story anyway? I heard there was a first trial but no verdict was reached. Does anyone know why? This seemed fundamentally different from the Zimmerman case in that it seemed pretty obvious from the start that Michael Dunn was guilty of manslaughter at the very least and should have been immediately arrested and charged with that. Are there key facts that have been overlooked in my understanding?
The “black community” cannot hope to be taken seriously by thinking people, of any color, until they drop their love affair with this racist buffoon. Of course, first the media will have to drop theirs...
Get over it, Al. Thinking people no longer buy into your race baiting. They don’t find ANY grain of truth (not even a smidgen!) in your racial politics.
Time for you to simply fade away. Soon. Really soon.
Sharpton said that is not enough.
“Though [Dunn] was convicted for attempted murder and shooting into the car, the value of Jordan Davis’ life was not addressed by this verdict,” he said. “The mistrial further sends a chilling effect to parents in the 23 states that have the ‘stand your ground’ law or similar laws.”
What a moron. Stand Your Ground was not used in this case.
As in the Zimmerman Case, LegalInsurrection.com has been on this trial, minute by minute.
Al should be euthanized.
Frankly, I am all for whites on juries practicing jury nullification. It seems to be the only remaining weapon we have against vengeful blacks already doing the same.
“...The Rev. Al Sharpton, who for decades has taken up causes of injustice against African-Americans,...”
RIGHT ON RIGHT ON!!!Like that horrible Tawana Brawley case, where those damn crackas did.... Oh... wait... that was a scam.... never mind
The prosecutor overcharged. Blame him/her/it.
TFB “Reverend”
The aggrieved parties in the Tawana B hoax are crying rivers for you.
Check written, leared bank, deposited in sharp’s account - presto stupid speaks.
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