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LA Becomes One Of The 1st US Cities To Back Federal Probe Into Death Of Trayvon Martin
KCAL-TV ^ | July 31, 2013

Posted on 07/31/2013 5:02:33 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Civil rights leaders on Wednesday hailed the passage of a Los Angeles City Council resolution calling for federal prosecutors to investigate the death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin.

In a 13-0 vote, the Council passed the resolution by Councilmember Bernard Parks, which urged the U.S. Department of Justice and the Attorney General to conduct an investigation into possible civil rights violations in Martin’s death.

The vote makes L.A. one of the first U.S. cities to formally endorse a federal civil rights probe announced by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in July.

On July 13, 2013, neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman was acquitted of second degree murder and manslaughter charges in the death of the 17-year-old Martin, who was shot and killed on February 26, 2012 in his hometown of Sanford, Florida.

Parks, a former Los Angeles police chief, said a formal investigation would help satisfy those Americans who disagreed with court’s verdict, which sparked demonstrations in L.A. and other U.S. cities.....

(Excerpt) Read more at losangeles.cbslocal.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: blackkk; california; ericholder; florida; georgezimmerman; trayvon; trayvonmartin; zimmerman
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Who's next? Pee-Wee Herman? Bugtussle, Tennessee? The Game Show hosts union?
1 posted on 07/31/2013 5:02:33 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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LA is a violation of human sanity.


2 posted on 07/31/2013 5:04:13 PM PDT by fwdude ( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Remind me to never set foot in Californicatia.....


3 posted on 07/31/2013 5:04:18 PM PDT by varmintman
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on WHAT grounds??? feh...
4 posted on 07/31/2013 5:05:43 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

LA? Are they too stupid to realize they have no standing? They’re in California?? Dolts!


5 posted on 07/31/2013 5:05:44 PM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Trayvon is a dead issue. Bernard.


6 posted on 07/31/2013 5:05:45 PM PDT by bigheadfred (INFIDEL)
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If anyone’s Civil Rights were violated it was George Zimmerman’s

Where is the investigation of the 16 month old child shot in the face by a burglar who was robbing his mother.

Oh that was a white child. That’s OK.

The time for action is getting closer every day.


7 posted on 07/31/2013 5:06:02 PM PDT by Venturer ( cowardice posturing as tolerance =political correctness)
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Does the city council of Los Angeles CA have jurisdiction to order the federal government to investigate a case in Florida which has already been settled?
8 posted on 07/31/2013 5:06:04 PM PDT by Ken522
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Latest feel good stunt. First of many.


9 posted on 07/31/2013 5:07:58 PM PDT by Pikachu_Dad (Impeach Sen Quinn)
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To: Venturer

Buy more bulk foods and ammunition and store more water.


10 posted on 07/31/2013 5:08:14 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I aim to raise a million plus for Gov. Palin. What'll you do?.)
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How about backing a Federal probe into a death over which Los Angeles has some jurisdiction, like, oh I don’t know ... Michael Hastings maybe?


11 posted on 07/31/2013 5:08:31 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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Parks was an absolutely pathetic Chief of Police. I’m sure he’s serving the 8th district equally well.


12 posted on 07/31/2013 5:09:01 PM PDT by mgstarr ("Some of us drink because we're not poets." Arthur (1981))
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To: bigheadfred

That would make a great t-shirt.


13 posted on 07/31/2013 5:09:14 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA (When Injustice becomes Law, Resistance Becomes Duty.-Thomas Jefferson)
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Perhaps LA can reopen the OJ Simpson murder trial?

Justice for Nicole and Ron!!!

14 posted on 07/31/2013 5:13:20 PM PDT by null and void (You don't know what "cutting edge" means till you insult Mohammed.)
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Tookie....Is....Dead....


15 posted on 07/31/2013 5:13:31 PM PDT by Veggie Todd (What difference does it make?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I hear you. This will not end well, government is totally dysfunctional now. There is a powerful delusion that fills the land.


16 posted on 07/31/2013 5:13:32 PM PDT by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Aside from the particulars of this case, it is absurd for a city council to weigh in on matters it has absolutely no connection to, nor authority over. This reminds me a bit of when the Denver city council passed a meaningless resolution opposing the Iraq war.

Politicians, even at the lowest levels, crave power and left to their own devices will always try to appropriate more of it for themselves. I’ve witnessed many city councils and county boards of commissioners apparently get bored with the mundane matters that are their actual duties and instead decide to become self-appointed administrators of the world.

They should just stick to what they were elected to do and leave it to higher-level elected scumbags to screw up the bigger issues.


17 posted on 07/31/2013 5:14:31 PM PDT by noiseman (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.)
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To: Ken522

No, but for the LA city council it’s porn for their circle jerk.


18 posted on 07/31/2013 5:16:42 PM PDT by Rebelbase (Tagline: (optional, printed after your name on post))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

They should be investigating the OJ verdict.


19 posted on 07/31/2013 5:23:13 PM PDT by morphing libertarian
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To: null and void

I bow to your earlier post


20 posted on 07/31/2013 5:23:59 PM PDT by morphing libertarian
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