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Martin Family Thugs Accost White Reporter at Miami Rally, Confiscate Notebook
Saturdfay, July 20, 2013 | Kristinn

Posted on 07/20/2013 11:04:51 AM PDT by kristinn

Men acting as security for the Trayvon Martin rally in Miami, Florida today accosted Miami Herald reporter David Smiley and confiscated his notebook.

The incident took place as Martin's father Tracy was leaving the rally and entered a vehicle. The security accused the reporter of writing down the license plate of the vehicle.

Smiley reported the incident on Twitter along with photographs:

Tracy Martin gets into black aescalare as Wilson speaks, surrounded by bodyguards. Crowd chants "Stay Strong." pic.twitter.com/24ZEjmOKTf

Curry's people, after snatching my notes and accusing me of writing down Martin's tag # ... Stay classy pic.twitter.com/lchrUfltwl

Fellow Herald report Marc Caputo described the picture:

The @NewsbySmiley pic of Tracy Martin's heavies examining his Miami Herald ID before returning notebook they swiped pic.twitter.com/YVHxqg3IM3

For the record, the Herald reporter is white.

An irate Caputo posted several more tweets about the incident.

Profiling white reporter, bodyguards for Trayvon's dad, Tracy Martin, snatch @NewsbySmiley's notebook, accuse him of writing down car tag #

They were big and intimidating people. He's one reporter. he got it back.

Hey. @NewsbySmiley was doing his job, had his property temporarily stolen, his ID examined. Want unity? Don't act like bullies

To be clear: heavies who profiled @NewsbySmiley, wrongly wrested his notebook were affiliated w/Rev. Bishop Curry (were guarding Mr. Martin)At that moment, yes. Scrum of people, @NewsbySmiley only one singled out though others were taking pictures, mobbing Mr. Martin


TOPICS: US: Florida; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: blackkk; blackrage; criminals; florida; georgezimmerman; holder; thugs; tracymartin; travonmartin; trayvonmartin; trayvonstroops; vanity; zimmerman
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Will David Smiley get a phone call from Barack Obama? Or will he just say that Smiley "acted stupid".
1 posted on 07/20/2013 11:04:51 AM PDT by kristinn
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To: kristinn

BTTT


2 posted on 07/20/2013 11:06:25 AM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: kristinn
One more comment by Marc Caputo:

I trust my colleagues. Only white guy there. Only 1 stopped, question, having stuff snatched, given back only when he took pic

3 posted on 07/20/2013 11:07:18 AM PDT by kristinn (Welcome to the Soviet States of Obama)
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I’m sure he was being a creepy ass cracker and deserved what happened. /s


4 posted on 07/20/2013 11:07:21 AM PDT by EEGator
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Men acting as security

Men acting as security...

Rachel Diamond Dee Dee Eugene Jeantel had a name for men who act like security...she described it during her interview with Piers Morgan...

6 posted on 07/20/2013 11:09:06 AM PDT by NautiNurse (That is retarted, Sir.)
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Tracy Martin’s past thug associations...

http://patdollard.com/2013/06/trayvon-martins-father-scrutinized-over-suspicious-activity-with-gang-members/


7 posted on 07/20/2013 11:11:00 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
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Confiscated? Is that sort of like stealing? By what authority did they “confiscate”?


8 posted on 07/20/2013 11:14:13 AM PDT by cdcdawg (Be seeing you...)
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stealing is the right word


9 posted on 07/20/2013 11:15:28 AM PDT by GeronL
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To: kristinn

he was profiled


10 posted on 07/20/2013 11:17:19 AM PDT by GeronL
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Don’t feel sorry for him at all.

You reap what you sow, MSM.


11 posted on 07/20/2013 11:17:59 AM PDT by WeatherGuy
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FUMSM.

You won’t get any sympathy from me when the crowds turn on you.


12 posted on 07/20/2013 11:22:34 AM PDT by 101stAirborneVet
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To: kristinn

I hope they enjoy being accosted by the thugs they give positive press to.

I wonder how many showed up there??? they only had about 250 in Orlando and most of those were press and professional agitators.


13 posted on 07/20/2013 11:27:09 AM PDT by Uncle Chip
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It’s okay.

Whites deserve it because...........SLAVERY!!!!!!


14 posted on 07/20/2013 11:28:01 AM PDT by Bratch
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While I pray for Treyvon and the Martin family, I ask would Jesus have jumped GZ, ground and pond MMA style? Something seemed to be awry in his upbringing.


15 posted on 07/20/2013 11:29:22 AM PDT by LALALAW (one of the asses who's sick of our "ruling" classes)
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To: Bratch

I need Skittles - for a little Traydown Party.... er.. memorial .... heh


16 posted on 07/20/2013 11:29:55 AM PDT by GeronL
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To: kristinn

Are there any charges he can file?


17 posted on 07/20/2013 11:30:52 AM PDT by hoosiermama (Obama: "Born in Kenya" Lying now or then)
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To: kristinn

Thugs and bullies.


18 posted on 07/20/2013 11:31:35 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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What’s up with those reporters and their profiling of innocent people who are just going about their business? The reporter deserved to be punched in the face.


19 posted on 07/20/2013 11:31:48 AM PDT by Cboldt
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No, no, no. For them to do it is confiscation. Also known as stealing. No 1st, no 2nd, no 4th etc., etc.


20 posted on 07/20/2013 11:35:37 AM PDT by rktman (Inergalactic background checks? King hussein you're first up.)
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