Frank Taaffe #39;Devastated #39; (No Federal Charges for George Zimmerman) 2015
Frank Taaffe says he was, "genuinely devastated" after hearing that George Zimmerman will not face Federal hate crime charges for the death of Trayvon Martin...
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Melissa Harris-Perry at Cornell: Hope Trayvon Martin #39;whooped the shit out of George Zimmerman #39;
MSNBC #39;s Melissa Harris-Perry delivered a laughable, childish speech at Cornell #39;s Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Lecture on Feb. 23, 2015. Like us on Facebook: ...
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No Federal Charges For George Zimmerman In Trayvon Martin Killing | NBC Nightly News
Federal prosecutors say there is not enough evidence to bring civil rights charges against George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. Subscr...
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George Zimmerman will avoid civil rights charges forgunning downTrayvon Martinthree years ago. The U.S. State Department announced Tuesday (Feb. 23), thatinsufficient evidence led to the decision, meaning that theinvestigation could not prove Zimmerman committed ahate crime by killing theunarmed Black teen.
This young mans premature death necessitates that we continue the dialog and be unafraid of confronting the issues and tensions his passing brought to the surface,Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement.
Although they thanked to DOJ for an extensive investigation (which included reviewing case evidence from the state of Florida and interviewing more than 50 witnesses) Martins family is disappointed in the conclusion.
We remain poised to do everything in our power to help eradicate senseless violence in our communities, because we dont want any other parent to experience the un-explainable loss we have endured, the family said in a statement.We will never, ever forget what happened to our son, Trayvon, and will honor his memory by working tirelessly to make the world a better place.
Zimmerman shot Martin to death in February of 12, 2012, following what he says was both a verbal and physical confrontation. The teen was on his way back from the store at the time, when Zimmerman called 911 to report someone suspicious in the Florida neighborhood.
He was tried and acquitted of second-degree murder in 2013, and has had several run-ins with the law since then.
The State Department made it clear that the lack of charges does not condone the shooting that resulted in the death of Trayvon Martin and is based solely on the high legal standard applicable to these cases.
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Sybrina Fulton, left, the mother of Trayvon Martin, and George Zimmerman who was acquitted on second degree murder charges in Martin's Feb. 26, 2012 killing. Getty Images
MIAMI -- The mother of Trayvon Martin says she's disappointed that federal prosecutors decided not to charge a neighborhood watch volunteer with a hate crime for killing her son three years ago.
Speaking with The Associated Press on Wednesday before the third anniversary of her 17-year-old son's death, Sybrina Fulton says she still believes George Zimmerman got away with murder.
"He took a life, carelessly and recklessly, and he shouldn't deserve to have his entire life walking around on the street free. I just believe that he should be held accountable for what he's done," Fulton said.
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Zimmerman claimed he shot the unarmed teenager in self-defense after confronting Martin while volunteering for his neighborhood watch group. A jury acquitted him of second-degree murder the next year.
The case sparked a national conversation about race, bias and crime in part because Zimmerman, who identifies himself as Hispanic, was not immediately arrested after shooting Martin, who is black.
The U.S. Justice Department announced Tuesday that it found insufficient evidence to establish that Zimmerman willfully deprived Martin of his civil rights or killed him because of his race.
"The Justice Department is the top of the line here," Fulton said. "But what they found just wasn't enough."
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