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On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 1:13 PM, Bruce Majors <[email protected]>wrote: > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Treka McMillian > Date: Saturday, April 21, 2012 > Subject: Justice for Jasmine > To: Bruce Major <[email protected]> > > > > Sign the petition > > Dear MoveOn member, > > On December 23, 2011, my goddaughter, Jasmine Thar, a 16-year-old African > American, was shot and killed while in my mother's front yard in Chadbourn, > North Carolina. > > When the shot rang out, Jasmine was preparing for a routine shopping trip > and doing what most teens do—texting. Two others, my niece and myself, were > also injured in the shooting. > > The 23-year-old Caucasian male who fired the fatal shot from the house > across the street was taken in for questioning, but he has not been charged > with a crime of any kind. > > Because he claims it was an accident, the police let him go—despite the > fact that he admits he fired the shot and police found a Confederate flag > and Nazi literature in his home. > > The message being sent is that you can shoot and kill someone like Jasmine > and get away with it by simply claiming it was an accident. That can't be > the world we live in. > > That's why we created a petition on SignOn.org to District Attorney Jon > David, Attorney General Roy Cooper, and Assistant District Attorney Chris > Gentry. The petition says: > > We demand justice for Jasmine Thar, who was shot and killed. Three months > after the shooting we still have no answers. We urge you to sign this > petition to demand a lawful, thorough, and unprejudiced investigation from > the SBI and sound judicial decisions from Columbus County District Attorney > Jon David and ADA Chris Gentry. > > Will you sign the petition? Click here to add your name, and then pass it > along to your friends: > > http://www.moveon.org/r?r=274217&id=39852-17271492-fPv3Xgx&t=3 > > Thank you. > > –Treka McMillian > > The text above was written by Treka McMillian, not by MoveOn staff, and > MoveOn is not responsible for the content. This email was sent through > MoveOn's secure system, and your information has been kept private. To read > more about Jasmine's story, click here. > > Want to support our work? MoveOn Civic Action is entirely funded by our 7 > million members—no corporate contributions, no big checks from CEOs. And > our tiny staff ensures that small contributions go a long way. Chip in here. > > ________________________________ > This email was sent to Bruce Major on April 21, 2012. To change your email > address or update your contact info, click here. To remove yourself from > this list, click here. > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
