CBC wants Trayvon Martin's death investigated as potential hate crime

http://www.politico.com ^ | | 3/19/12 5:55 PM EDT | By KEVIN ROBILLARD

[redreno]

The Congressional Black Caucus wants the Justice Department to investigate the shooting death of a 17-year-old, unarmed black Florida high school student as a potential hate crime.

“This case compromises the integrity of our legal system and sets a horrific precedent of vigilante justice,” Congressional Black Caucus Chair Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) said in a statement. “Members of the Congressional Black Caucus stand together in the name of justice for Trayvon. As a nation we cannot, should not, and will not ignore, Trayvon’s brutal murder and the inconceivable fact that his killer remains free. Contrary to the flippant way this case has been handled, his life had meaning and purpose. Trayvon had a family, friends and a future all taken away because of the color of his skin

[Kickass Conservative]

These idiots give Black people a bad name.

Then again, that doesn't say much for the other Black people that elected them in the first place.

[Kickass Conservative]

You forgot the /Sarc tag.

Is there another Zimmerman being accused of Second Degree Murder? Your comments have no relation to the reality of what happened.

Zimmerman was walking back to his Truck to wait for the Police. He was not stalking the Black kid because as a White Hispanic he is a Racist. You sound like Farrakhan.

I'm not sure what a Soda and a pack of Skittles or the number of times Zimmerman contacted the Authorities in previous years has to do with this.

Did he shoot 40+ people when he called the Authorities 40+ times? Your flawed logic would lead to that assertion.

[sarasmom]

Actually, I was not throwing that at you, TigersEye.

(Unless you too have multiple personality poster disorders?)

I was throwing that at the Freepers who revived a month old, dead thread, after I chastised another FReeper to stop re-posting proven disinformation.

You were probably pinged to this thread because I had the gall to tell your attacker tonight on another thread to stop.

[TigersEye]

You were probably pinged to this thread because I had the gall to tell your attacker tonight on another thread to stop.

With all due respect I really doubt that. I was pinged to this one by someone who knows my views on this case very well and agrees with them wholeheartedly. In any case this thread was revived yesterday by someone who hasn't posted on it at all today.

[Aunt Polgara]

>>I made an honest mistake after being pinged to this thread.<<

Kind of like being accused of stalking by the same poster for making one post and one reply to her, huh? You have my sympathies, TE.

[TigersEye]

That’s a little bit strange. I don’t think I’m the one who needs the sympathy but I thank you. ;^)

[Scoutmaster]

responding to a month old post by saying that it isn’t worth responding to...genius.

Sigh. I said "generally aren't worth the effort to respond," not isn't worth the effort to respond. The use of 'generally' means it wasn't an absolute statement. "Isn't worth" is an absolute statement.

Interesting that your response wasn't factual and then misrepresented what I said given the context of your original post to which I responded.

[Mr. Jeeves]

Once he is acquitted, they will try him for Federal civil rights violations. They’ll get him on something - for political purposes.

[Brown Deer]

The mystery of the 7-11 and the Skittles