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Dozens attend 'Rally for Trayvon' in Downtown Richmond
nbc12.com ^ | July 20, 2013 | Geneva Smith

Posted on 07/20/2013 9:38:07 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe

RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) -

A large crowd gathered near the Federal Courthouse in Richmond as part of the "Justice for Trayvon" rallies happening all over the country.

Mayor Dwight Jones and several other pastors spoke out at Saturday's event. It's been one week since a jury rendered a not guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman trial.

City and community leaders took this opportunity to push for more peace in the streets.

Richmond Mayor Dwight Jones shared his views on Florida's controversial Stand Your Ground law to the crowd.

"Stand your ground is something that doesn't exist in Virginia it exists in Florida because all of us know that something needs to be done about Stand Your Ground, because Trayvon Martin did not have any ground to stand on and when an individual is unarmed and approached and accosted by somebody who is armed and he wounds up dead something is not moral something is not right I don't care if it's legal, it's not right," said Jones.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbc12.com ...


TOPICS: US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: blackrage; dwightjones; holder; pandering; rally; richmondva; trayvon; trayvonstroops; virginia
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1 posted on 07/20/2013 9:38:07 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
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To: Tailgunner Joe

“dozens” = “a large crowd” ???


2 posted on 07/20/2013 9:40:56 PM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: Tailgunner Joe

Bzzzt....run-on sentence, Dwight. Mrs. Hatfield in fifth grade gave me Fs for these. This one ends with a comma, no less. I wonder how much longer the drivel continued to pour from his mouth.

“Stand your ground is something that doesn’t exist in Virginia it exists in Florida because all of us know that something needs to be done about Stand Your Ground, because Trayvon Martin did not have any ground to stand on and when an individual is unarmed and approached and accosted by somebody who is armed and he wounds up dead something is not moral something is not right I don’t care if it’s legal, it’s not right,”


3 posted on 07/20/2013 9:45:05 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Steve_Seattle

Well, dozens of people would be a large crowd at a private party.

At a public protest...not so much.


4 posted on 07/20/2013 9:45:08 PM PDT by Kip Russell (Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors -- and miss. ---Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: Steve_Seattle

Interesting how the only long shots in the video were from other cities. All the Richmond shots were tight so as to not show the small size of the crowd. Of course, quick cuts from Richmond to other cities and back were also used to fool those who weren’t looking closely or not familiar with Richmond. Lovely propaganda.


5 posted on 07/20/2013 9:48:45 PM PDT by Henry Hnyellar
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To: Steve_Seattle

dozens could be 12 - 144. without a crowd estimate, both are accurate


6 posted on 07/20/2013 9:49:21 PM PDT by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

dozens - not worthy of being called “a large crowd”


7 posted on 07/20/2013 9:50:16 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

Across the nation,,,,hundreds marched in the heat of a summer Saturday to rally at federal courthouses in Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles and other cities, demanding “Justice for Trayvon.”

dozens eh?

so the____>>hundreds<<____ may WELL BE the sum total????


8 posted on 07/20/2013 9:52:06 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey (Macabre Crumpet of Caucasian Ethnicity)
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To: Henry Hnyellar

the urinalist -community thinks we’re too stupid to CATCH ON to the Point Of Veiw TRICKERY thats always been their stock in trade to “reframe” the size of these “Crowds”

Across the nation, >>>hundred<<> marched in the heat of a summer Saturday to rally at federal courthouses in Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles and other cities, demanding “Justice for Trayvon.”

>>>in toto??<<>


9 posted on 07/20/2013 9:54:46 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey (Macabre Crumpet of Caucasian Ethnicity)
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To: Henry Hnyellar

the urinalist -community thinks we’re too stupid to CATCH ON to the Point Of Veiw TRICKERY thats always been their stock in trade to “reframe” the size of these “Crowds”

Across the nation, >>>hundreds<<> marched in the heat of a summer Saturday to rally at federal courthouses in Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles and other cities, demanding “Justice for Trayvon.”

>>>in toto??<<>


10 posted on 07/20/2013 9:55:00 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey (Macabre Crumpet of Caucasian Ethnicity)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

I’m sure there were bigger wedding receptions this weekend.


11 posted on 07/20/2013 9:58:21 PM PDT by randog (Tap into America!)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

Whatever ya do, DO NOT post any pics of all the protesters blocking highways and disrupting city council meetings in Texas...


12 posted on 07/20/2013 10:00:12 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Steve_Seattle; Tailgunner Joe

Remember when there were tea party grass root protests with thousands of people that were never reported by the propaganda organs?

Now a couple dozens astroturfers make national news.


13 posted on 07/20/2013 10:28:48 PM PDT by aquila48
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

That’s “new school” speak - incoherent and entirely wrong on the facts.


14 posted on 07/20/2013 10:36:31 PM PDT by hsalaw
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To: aquila48

Thank “The Benghazi Barry Media”-our biggest enemy—(next to Valerie Jarrett——Iranian born.)


15 posted on 07/20/2013 10:53:50 PM PDT by Mortrey (Impeach President Soros)
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To: Mortrey

I hope “MoM” sues the crap outta NBC—and then goes on to sue local news. I can recommend some stations in Atlanta that need a serious spanking.


16 posted on 07/20/2013 10:56:27 PM PDT by Mortrey (Impeach President Soros)
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To: aquila48

Nation wide they probably had less than 10k show up, and that’s being generous.


17 posted on 07/20/2013 11:43:40 PM PDT by matt04
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To: Tailgunner Joe

How about Justice for Tyler, instead.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993782/posts


18 posted on 07/20/2013 11:49:11 PM PDT by Darnright ("I don't trust liberals, I trust conservatives." - Lucius Annaeus Seneca)
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To: aquila48

Once again, these idiots spew forth lies about the case. yes, GZ needs to sue all the tv stations, and any other media outlet who twisted the facts - I don’t know who I’m angrier with - the news media or the sheeple who believe them and parrot their talking points. Most everyone has a computer and the ability to check out the facts for themselves. Instead, they listen to the baiters, liars and hustlers.


19 posted on 07/21/2013 12:02:01 AM PDT by Catsrus (`)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

I drove by this “crowd” yesterday. There were about 30 people lined up to get water from a large jug. Two black women were trying to figure out how to operate said jug. I about split a gut laughing.


20 posted on 07/21/2013 12:19:57 AM PDT by albie (t allowed)
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