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Pro-Trayvon Protesters Shut Down Sanford Police Department After Barricading Doors
Mediaite ^ | April 9, 2012 | James Crugnale

Posted on 04/09/2012 10:46:59 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

Protesters supporting Trayvon Martin shut down the Sanford Police Department on Monday after they barricaded the doors in an act of civil disobedience, The Orlando Sentinel’s Rene Stutzman and Bianca Prieto reports.

“The city of Sanford hopes the actions of the students will be as peaceful and orderly as the previous rallies and marches have been,” City Manager Norton Bonaparte, Jr. said in an email to the Orlando Sentinel. “We want to be accommodating to all our visitors proving they act in a manner that is respectful to the people of the city.”

Members of the US Department of Justice are also monitoring the scene.

The shutdown of the Sanford Police Department is the brainchild of the Dream Defenders, “a coalition of college students from across Florida who have marched and protested against the handling of the case by police.”

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: floriduh; georgezimmerman; lynchmob; obama; obamavoters; racebaiting; trayvonmartin
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To: varina davis

And when the race riots start in Sanford and other places across the nation you’ll see the same cowardice displayed.

That means when the riot is coming down your street you had better be ready to deal with it because the cops aren’t going to do so!


41 posted on 04/09/2012 12:21:26 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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To: varina davis

That is the most frightening sign of a breakdown in law and order. Government’s function is to protect citizens and uphold the law. When it fails to do this, people begin to ask why we have government at all? This could lead to anarchy, and that’s a scary scenario.


42 posted on 04/09/2012 12:38:59 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX ( The state is the great fiction by which everybody seeks to live at the expense of everybody else. ~)
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To: Gasshog

Exactly. What part of “public safety” is consistent with letting a police department be occupied by a mob and shut down?


43 posted on 04/09/2012 12:49:04 PM PDT by LifePath
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I wonder who made this decision: the Chief or someone above him? The officers as a whole shouldn’t be blamed for having an idiot(s) in charge.


44 posted on 04/09/2012 12:53:51 PM PDT by KJC1 (I'll say it: Obama supporters are stupid, anti-American, or both.)
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To: George from New England

Not tanks — flame throwers. Time to turn “Holder’s people” into crispy critters. Your choice: regular BBQ or extra crispy?


45 posted on 04/09/2012 1:30:00 PM PDT by MasterGunner01 (11)
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