Sanford Police Chief Lee has stepped down. Plain Old Racist American should, too.
On Mar 22, 1:44 pm, plainolamerican <[email protected]> wrote: > Goodman > --- > another jew crying racism .... yawn > > On Mar 22, 1:27 pm, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Walking While Black: The Killing of Trayvon Martin > > By Amy Goodman > > > On the rainy night of Sunday, Feb. 26, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin > > walked to a convenience store in Sanford, Fla. On his way home, with > > his Skittles and iced tea, the African-American teenager was shot and > > killed. The gunman, George Zimmerman, didn’t run. He claimed that he > > killed the young man in self-defense. The Sanford police agreed and > > let him go. Since then, witnesses have come forward, 911 emergency > > calls have been released, and outrage over the killing has gone > > global. > > > Trayvon Martin lived in Miami. He was visiting his father in Sanford, > > near Orlando, staying in the gated community known as The Retreat at > > Twin Lakes, where Zimmerman volunteered with the Neighborhood Watch > > program. The Miami Herald reported that Zimmerman was a “habitual > > caller” to the police, making 46 calls since January 2011. He was out > > on his rounds as a self-appointed watchman, packing his concealed 9 mm > > pistol, when he called 911: “We’ve had some break-ins in my > > neighborhood, and there’s a real suspicious guy ... this guy looks > > like he’s up to no good, or he’s on drugs or something.” > > > Later in the call, Zimmerman exclaims, “OK. These a—holes always get > > away. ... [Expletive], he’s running.” > > > Sounds of Zimmerman moving follow, along with a controversial > > utterance from Zimmerman, under his breath, considered by many to be > > “[Expletive] coons.” The sound of his running prompted the 911 > > operator to ask, “Are you following him?” Zimmerman replied, “Yeah,” > > to which the dispatcher said, “OK, we don’t need you to do that.” > > > One of the attorneys representing the Martin family, Jasmine Rand, > > told me: “The term ‘coon’ on the audiotape ... is a very obvious > > racial slur against African-Americans. We also heard the neighbors > > come forward and say, ‘Yeah, in this particular neighborhood, we look > > for young black males to be committing criminal activity.’ And that’s > > exactly what George Zimmerman did that night. He found a young black > > male that he did not recognize, assumed that he did not belong there, > > and he targeted him.” > > > Advertisement > > > Another 911 call that has been released is from a woman who hears > > someone crying for help, then a gunshot. > > > Eyewitnesses Mary Cutcher and Selma Mora Lamilla both heard the cries, > > which police say could have been from Zimmerman, thus supporting his > > claim, even though he had a gun and outweighed Trayvon Martin by 80 > > pounds. > > > Cutcher said at a press conference: “I feel it was not self-defense, > > because I heard the crying. And if it was Zimmerman that was crying, > > Zimmerman would have continued crying after the shot went off. The > > only thing I saw that night—I heard the crying. We were in the > > kitchen. I heard the crying. It was a little boy. As soon as the gun > > went off, the crying stopped. Therefore, it tells me it was not > > Zimmerman crying.” > > > Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee has defended his department’s decision > > not to arrest Zimmerman. They bagged Martin’s body and took it away, > > labeling him a “John Doe,” even though they had his cellphone, which > > anyone, let alone law enforcement with a shooting victim, could have > > used to easily identify a person. They tested Martin’s corpse for > > drugs and alcohol. Zimmerman was not tested. Neighbors say that > > Zimmerman loaded things into a U-Haul truck and left the area. > > > So, while the police and State Attorney Norm Wolfinger have defended > > their inaction, a democratic demand for justice has ricocheted around > > the country, prompting a U.S. Justice Department investigation and > > leading Wolfinger to promise to convene a grand jury. The Rev. Glenn > > Dames, pastor of St. James AME Church in nearby Titusville, has called > > Martin’s death “a modern-day lynching.” His demand for the immediate > > arrest of Zimmerman was echoed by the organizers of the “Million > > Hoodie March” in New York City, named after the often racially > > stereotyped sweatshirt Martin was wearing in the rain when he was > > shot. > > > The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has > > called for the removal of Sanford Police Chief Lee. NAACP President > > Ben Jealous, recounting a mass meeting in a Sanford-area church > > Tuesday night, quoted a local resident who stood up and said, “‘If you > > kill a dog in this town, you’d be in jail the next day.’ Trayvon > > Martin was killed four weeks ago, and his killer is still walking the > > streets.” > > > With his gun. > > > More:http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/walking_while_black_the_killing_o... > > > -- > > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > > Have a great day, > > Tommy > > > -- > > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > > Have a great day, > > Tommy- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
