Posted on 03/22/2012 3:37:53 PM PDT by NoLibZone
(Reuters) - The city manager of Sanford, Florida, where a neighborhood watch leader shot and killed an unarmed teen, called a news conference on Thursday amid demands for an arrest in the case and a vote of no confidence for the police chief.
The press conference at Sanford City Hall was called by City Manager Norton Bonaparte Jr., who was expected to discuss developments in the highly charged case.
The killing of Trayvon Martin, 17, an African American, by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, 28, a white Hispanic, has drawn national attention and sparked debate over Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law since Zimmerman has claimed self-defense. Police thus far have declined to arrest him.
On Wednesday, Martin's parents joined hundreds of demonstrators gathered in a New York park to demand an arrest in the shooting death.
At the same time, in Florida, Sanford's city commissioners passed a motion of "no confidence" in Police Chief Bill Lee Jr., who has said the department acted properly in not arresting Zimmerman.
But it's up to Bonaparte, not the commission, to decide whether or not to fire Lee.
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George Zimmerman is definitely guilty of starting the confrontation and could be guilty of some serious crime. All of your crying that this is a race problem or it isn’t a race problem are just fantasizing. This is a crime, and race is irrelevant. I don’t care if the major media and the usual suspects are cryiong about racism either. This guy is just simply a criminal, and the police didn’t want to get their hands dirty over this one.
We have as much information as many jury will have, and we can make a decision in this case in the court of public opinion.
Ask yourself, if you were George Zimmerman, would you be hanging around at home? I’d be getting out of Dodge. And he has no one to blame but himself because he started the confrontation.
Zimmerman is guilty. Race is irrelevant here no matter how much you want it to be.
LMAO! The power of suggestion trumps.
Oh yes. The Florida media, made up of extremely liberal Obama-loving sycophants, is dutifully reporting EVERY SINGLE THING they can discover that will try and create unrest in Obama's urban base.
This same media has yet to report on Fast & Furious, Solyndra, Obama's massive unpopularity, and has barely touched the soaring gas and food prices. Unemployment in the black community is also ignored by the Florida media.
But one mention of a POSSIBLE problem in the death of a black teenager on suspension from school? Damn, that is big news. Let's get folks agitated, and ignore any mitigating circumstances.
Two or three days ago, Emmanuel Cleaver, some Congressional Black Caucus guy, already declared this a “hate crime”.
Amazing to me how someone from Missouri can figure that out. I wonder if he can tell me tomorrow’s lottery numbers, too.
A white hispanic named zimmerman. Ok, alienate your black base or alienate the jewish, hispanic vote.
A white hispanic named zimmerman. Ok, alienate your black base or alienate the jewish, hispanic vote.
They’re claiming the kid was suspended for being tardy. Wouldn’t suspending him for that be...um...counterproductive?
I guaranty the facts will show whites are more often than not on the giving end minorities are more often than not on the receiving end.
They will then claim the police are covering up the killing of minorities by whites and start to compare it to the KKK lynching blacks.
Race is everything in this case.
It's why Obama has finally found a State issue he doesn't want to get involved in.
LOL!
Look for an anonymous “Grand Jury” to seek the arrest.
Obama isn’t point to ever arrest Zimmerman.
Except that she is 30+!
Except that she is 30+!
“What’s Obama and Holder covering up here?”
Could the gun used be a fast and furious weapon?
Exactly. Nothing “cute” about her.
Yes thats one.
“Obama is a ‘white negro.’”
Well, technically, does this make him a White Black or a Black White?
One of the most famous classic stars who was hispanic was Margaret O’Brien. Who knew?
Actually, we don't know who started the confrontation. We know that Zimmerman was following Martin, but what happened between that and the time the witness saw Martin on top of Zimmerman is unclear. Perhaps Zimmerman asked Martin what he was doing there, or perhaps Martin commited an unprovoked attack on Zimmerman. There's too much empty time in there for me to say what happened without more evidence.
What exactly is a white Hispanic. You are either one or the other but not both. Maybe they should call him Hispanic American?<<<<<
Really? I’m a white hispanic. Spanish is a language duh. Unless you are part indian or black and speak spanish you are a white hispanic. Hispanics try to get minority status because of the language they speak and it’s bogus.
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