Sanford prepares for protests in response to Ferguson verdict

Category: George Zimmerman

SANFORD, Fla. -

Reverend Al Sharpton organized a rally that drew thousands of people to the City of Sanford in the weeks before George Zimmerman was arrested for shooting Trayvon Martin. Now, Sanford is one of 28 cities where Sharpton's National Action Network is calling for rallies when the Ferguson, Missouri, grand jury decision is announced.

Mayor Jeff Triplett said the Sanford Police Department is prepared for protests, just as it was when the verdict came down in the George Zimmerman case.

"What we've seen in the past in Sanford and Central Florida is that people just don't want to see that," Triplett said.

There were marches, but Sanford made it through Trayvon Martin's shooting and the Zimmerman trial without a single act of violence.

Triplet said he attributes it to the community pulling together.

"Not only law enforcement, but City Hall, our pastors and preachers stepped up to form a main group to go out and say, 'This isn't who we are,'" he said.

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November 25th, 2014
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