Posted on 11/03/2014 12:18:09 PM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda
Michael Browns mom taking sons case to the UN Committee Against Torture Written by Allen West
I just have to put this one down in the no, this cant be really happening category. However, I did everything to examine if this was a hoax but it appears not.
According to Vice News, Lesley McSpadden, the mother of the 18-year-old boy (Michael Brown) whose death at the hands of a Ferguson police officer in August sparked weeks of protests, is going to Geneva, Switzerland next month to speak about her son and other victims of police brutality in front of the United Nations. Mike Browns killing is still under investigation by federal officials, while a local grand jury tasked with deciding whether to charge officer Darren Wilson for his death is supposed to make an announcement any day with few in Ferguson believing that an indictment is likely. But with little faith in the justice her son will receive, McSpadden, accompanied by one of the familys lawyers and a handful of local activists and human rights advocates, is taking her sons case and that of other victims of racial profiling and police violence straight to the UN Committee Against Torture, the body tasked with preventing torture and cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment and punishment around the world.
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The sense of entitlement these people displayed is reprehensible said chair member, Dr. Amancio Dominguez, in an interview with National Report. We deal with legitimate and widespread instances of human rights violations, and frankly the issues presented to us here are not even a blip on our radar. It is in our opinion after reviewing all the evidence that the officer in question committed absolutely no wrong doing.
He continued, While I feel for the loss endured by these two individuals, I believe they are blinded by grief, and this is simply not the forum which to project those feelings. My colleagues and I went over the surveillance footage, as well as other documents in the case, and we believe that Michael Brown is indeed guilty of the acts of which he is charged.
Another member of the UN committee told CNN this morning, We have much more important things to do than involve ourselves in county level legal proceedings. This was an absolute waste of our time. Compared to human rights violations that are prevalent in such 3rd world countries as North Korea and Brazil, Americas plight simply does not compare. While instances of police brutality certainly do exist, we have found that this was no such a case, and we will not be intervening in the matter.
For real?
WOW! And this is the UN? Reason exists in the UN? LOL!
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