Here it is:
We are angry! We want justice! We wanted Chief Lee and the Sanford Police Department to arrest and convict George Zimmerman for the murder of Trayvon Martin! However, Chief Lee, who himself felt the incident was morally reprehensible, failed to do what we wanted. Therefore, the Sanford City Commission made a majority vote of “no confidence” in Chief Lee which resulted in him temporarily stepping aside.
Chief Lee did not listen to our emotions. He refused to make an arrest when the family, citizens, commissioners and press demanded it. Why do we have a chief of police if he isn’t going to perform as we dictate? The answer is easy. Chief Lee is honest and morally sound. The Chief of Police is supposed to ensure the rights of the citizens are protected during criminal investigations. I hate to be the bearer of bad news but that includes the suspect in this case. Chief Lee has an obligation to ensure a thorough investigation is conducted, ensure the rights of the suspect are not violated and to present the case to the State Attorney’s Office for determining prosecution; not determine guilt as many of have already done without a trial. Chief Lee has been the only person in Sanford who has stood up for the rights we cherish. The only problem is we tend to only want these rights to apply to “us” and not those we “think” are guilty.
Gordon Pleasants
I was having trouble earlier grabbing it.
Lovely.
Great get!!!
He did not have anything at all. In fact that whole proffer was irrelevant to the prosecution and the defense, again turned it 180 degrees.
Bingo-—————
No wonder he is out of town for this trial. He wanted to be as far away as possible but the state still found him and made him testify. I’ll bet he was even tweaking stuff at his end so as not to testify.
It seems to support Chief Lee and his decision not to charge GZ.
If I have misunderstood your interpretation, let me apologize in advance.