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Thousands Protesting The Zimmerman Trial Verdict Have Taken Over Times Square
Business Insider ^ | 07/15/2013 | PAUL SZOLDRA

Posted on 07/15/2013 8:33:17 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

George Zimmerman was found not guilty Saturday of the second-degree murder of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla., — and many are not happy about it.

Protests are taking place in cities across the U.S., and one of the larger protests is happening in New York City's Times Square. Thousands have taken to the streets to protest the verdict, shouting "No justice" and "Trayvon."

There's a large police presence to ensure the protests remain peaceful, and so far they have been. The protests, which began in Union Square, morphed into a march headed towards Times Square.

From Reuters:

About 1,000 to 2,000 of the demonstrators abandoned the protest site at Union Square to march in the streets toward Times Square, slowing or stopping traffic.

Police attempted to funnel the crowd into controlled lanes but were unable to. Police halted the march about eight blocks short of Times Square, which was already packed with tourists, as is typical on a summer evening.

Although police tried to block marchers from moving into Times Square, that effort largely failed.

“This is a show of strength, but it’s also a show of solidarity with the family because last night, what happened, was complete disrespect to them,” Imani Henry, an activist with the People’s Power Assembly, told NBC News. “We want to show love and respect to them.”

Zimmerman shot and killed Martin in Feb. 2012, claiming self defense after the 17-year-old allegedly attacked him. The six-person jury in his trial were given the option to convict him of the lesser charge of manslaughter, but he was acquitted of all charges.

President Obama called for calm early Sunday after Zimmerman was set free.

(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Florida; US: New York
KEYWORDS: altereddate; occupy; occupytimessquare; timessquare; trayvon; yesterday; zimmerman
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1 posted on 07/15/2013 8:33:17 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

WTF? He was a thug who was attacking another person!

I am in the Bizarro World.


2 posted on 07/15/2013 8:34:31 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA (When Injustice becomes Law, Resistance Becomes Duty.-Thomas Jefferson)
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To: SeekAndFind

Looks like a lot of white overseers were on hand to apply the whip.


3 posted on 07/15/2013 8:35:53 AM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: SeekAndFind

1000 to 2000 people in the middle of Manhattan on the Day After is an EPIC FAIL!


4 posted on 07/15/2013 8:36:23 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: SeekAndFind

Trayvon got his justice.


5 posted on 07/15/2013 8:36:33 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA (When Injustice becomes Law, Resistance Becomes Duty.-Thomas Jefferson)
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To: SeekAndFind

rent a mob.


6 posted on 07/15/2013 8:36:33 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: SeekAndFind
Looks more like a liberal, white guilt party!

Did the State Dept organize it?

7 posted on 07/15/2013 8:37:09 AM PDT by TexasCajun (Creepy-Ass Cracker)
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To: SeekAndFind

Justice, it seems, is very fluid to them.


8 posted on 07/15/2013 8:37:15 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: SeekAndFind

Current vid cam on Times Square shows situation normal.


9 posted on 07/15/2013 8:37:17 AM PDT by Rennes Templar (Mr. President, can you hear a special prosecutor now?)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Most of these people have no idea what the facts of the case were and frankly don’t even care. All they are looking for is an excuse to protest or riot.


10 posted on 07/15/2013 8:37:50 AM PDT by Wiggins
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To: SeekAndFind

can you imagine what the crowds would do if you cut off their welfare checks?.......this is why the administration continues to “feed” them. Otherwise they would take to the streets....


12 posted on 07/15/2013 8:38:13 AM PDT by caww
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To: cripplecreek

Occupy crowd joining in.

Career Protestors without jobs


13 posted on 07/15/2013 8:38:27 AM PDT by digger48
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To: SeekAndFind

Black Appeasement Syndrome’ running wild everywhere...


14 posted on 07/15/2013 8:38:41 AM PDT by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: SeekAndFind

What you are watching is the democrat party driving blacks to the polls. This also will be done with gays, women and Hispanics.

If the GOP had any sense they would support GZ as a Hispanic.


15 posted on 07/15/2013 8:38:44 AM PDT by Williams (No Obama)
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To: SeekAndFind

Lots of Lilly White Lib legs in that photo.

Commie organizers in action.


16 posted on 07/15/2013 8:38:47 AM PDT by Texas Fossil
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To: Red in Blue PA
A Bizarro World, indeed.

And it has a leader, of course.

Currently residing at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

With plenty of Bizarro Sheeple to support him.

Ultra Bizarro!!

17 posted on 07/15/2013 8:39:25 AM PDT by MarineDad (Wherever mosques and JDAM's meet, civilization benefits greatly!)
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To: Red in Blue PA
I am in the Bizarro World.

In the Obmanation

18 posted on 07/15/2013 8:40:00 AM PDT by Texas Fossil
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To: SeekAndFind
"Zimmerman shot and killed Martin in Feb. 2012, claiming self defense after the 17-year-old allegedly attacked him. "

Allegedly? I do believe it has been testified without argument against that St. Skittles attacked Zimmerman. There is no allegedly.

19 posted on 07/15/2013 8:40:17 AM PDT by SW6906 (6 things you can't have too much of: sex, money, firewood, horsepower, guns and ammunition.)
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To: Red in Blue PA

So how many Dept of Justice employees were flown in to this protest movement they arranged and funded?


20 posted on 07/15/2013 8:40:38 AM PDT by blackdog (There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
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