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--BENJAMIN CRUMP, to George Stephanopoulos on ABC's "This Week," on whether a decision has been made on filing a civil lawsuit : "[T]hey are going to certainly look at that as an option. They deeply want a sense of justice. They deeply don't want their son's death to be in vain. ... [T]hey are still in disbelief about his death, and now they're in disbelief about this verdict. It's just one of the things they have to deal with -- they're in church this morning, praying and turning to God, a higher authority, to make sense of it all. ... When prosecutor John Guy said if the roles were reversed, and Trayvon Martin would have followed and profiled and shot George [Zimmerman] in the heart, what would the verdict have been? And that's the question that everybody is asking, that's why the whole world was watching this case." Go to POLITICO Playbook Now >> http://www.politico.com/playbook Go to this edition >> http://www.politico.com/playbook/0713/play...
Posted By: Jen Fad
Sunday, July 14th 2013 at 1:09PM
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Just when we thought the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin case was over after Zimmerman’s acquittal, the Obama Administration has taken the steps needed to file federal charges, thus sidestepping the well established double jeopardy, against Zimmerman. Unidentified sources within the Administration have confirmed that Obama, and Justice Eric Holder at the Department of Justice have filed charges against Zimmerman in the Federal Court system.
As recently written by Debbie Schlussel, “Double jeopardy is a misunderstood concept in America. It only means you can’t be tried twice for the same crime in the SAME COURT. In fact, liberal Justice Department officials–and the American Presidents who direct them–often make sure that Americans are repeatedly charged for crimes of which they’ve already been acquitted, by charging them with new “crimes” for the same crime, such as “violating” the alleged victim’s civil rights.”
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Comedian Chris Farley look-alike Justice Debra Nelson
At approximately 10:01 pm EST this evening Judge Debra Nelson (pictured right) announced that the all women jury had found Zimmerman not guilty of fatally shooting and killing the 17-year old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, FL, just over one year ago.
The case has received national attention and nearly wall-to-wall coverage on all mainstream media outlets. While Al Sharpton and the entire staff at MSNBC has advocated heavily for a guilty verdict, we on the right have been praying for an acquittal for Zimmerman who was simply exercising his right to “Stand your Ground” (a Florida statute that apparently allows individuals to follow, track, then attack young Black youth before shooting them dead if feeling at all threatened throughout the process).
obama-and-Trayvon-MartinObama has actively used his influence throughout the case (think “If I had a son he would look like Trayvon”). Earlier this week, multiple sources, including Fox News, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and the entire right wing, has reported on the involvement of the Federal Government in spending millions of dollars in support of anti-Zimmerman protests (race riots). According to Fox News, ” The Community Relations Service (CRS), a unit of DOJ, reported expenses related to its deployment in Sanford to help manage protests between March and April 2012, according to documents obtained by the watchdog group Judicial Watch.”
Sunday, July 14th 2013 at 5:16PM
DAVID JOHNSON
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President Barack Obama released a statement a day after the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial, saying the "death of Trayvon Martin was a tragedy. Not just for his family, or for any one community, but for America. I know this case has elicited strong passions. And in the wake of the verdict, I know those passions may be running even higher. But we are a nation of laws, and a jury has spoken. I now ask every American to respect the call for calm reflection from two parents who lost their young son.
"And as we do, we should ask ourselves if we’re doing all we can to widen the circle of compassion and understanding in our own communities. We should ask ourselves if we’re doing all we can to stem the tide of gun violence that claims too many lives across this country on a daily basis. We should ask ourselves, as individuals and as a society, how we can prevent future tragedies like this. As citizens, that’s a job for all of us. That’s the way to honor Trayvon Martin."
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Sunday, July 14th 2013 at 7:02PM
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'A bit of a shock'
Trayvon Martin's parents spoke out today for the first time since George Zimmerman was acquitted in the death of the unarmed teenager. Watch Anderson Cooper's live interview with Trayvon Martin's parents on CNN's AC360 tonight, 8 p.m. ET.
Trayvon's dad: My heart is broken, my faith is not
Thursday, July 18th 2013 at 12:36PM
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