Posted on 07/29/2013 4:42:27 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
Tallahassee, Fla., July 28 In response to the freeing of George Zimmerman, the killer of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, who was stalked and shot to death simply because he was young, Black and male, the students of color group the Dream Defenders have been sitting in and sleeping over in the Florida Statehouse here since July 16.
Initially calling this action, #takeovertuesdays, the Dream Defenders seized the outer office of Florida Gov. Rick Scotts 12 days ago. They are calling on Scott to convene a special session of the Florida Legislature, to repeal the state Stand Your Ground law, ban racial profiling and end the school-to-prison pipeline.
Despite an attempt by the state police to starve out the protesters by preventing donated food from reaching them, the struggle continues. The campaign has been renamed #takeoverFL; the Dream Defenders remain defiant that they will not leave the Capitol building until their main demands are met.
Dream Defenders Executive Director Philip Agnew told Workers World, The most important thing that people should know is we are not leaving here. This is not a temporary thing. The governor and the Legislature need to know that this is for the future so no one has to do this again. This is not just about the verdict. This is just the latest in a series of injustices against young people.
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If I was there, I’d throw my McDonald’s wrap at one of their faces.
if a law firm is funding this, I wonder if this constitutes illegal solicitation.
scott passed the buck to bondi,
she appointed a political ally in because it was a fellow female lawyer as a feather for her hat.
The sad fact is these prosecutors are going to get away with prosecutorial misconduct.
corey should be disbarred at the very least.
“corey should be disbarred at the very least.”
Unfortunately she will be promoted and generally rewarded for this criminal act. The elites value blind loyalty like this and have consistently rewarded it, just look at what happened to those that over saw Waco and Ruby Ridge if you want examples from the past. I expect the Cory will at a minimum be given a shot at FL state AG or maybe made a US attorney, who knows maybe even given the opportunity to replace Holder when he decides to cash out.
This is not temporary.
As long as they get paid.
Wonder who that is, exactly.
as long as the Governor and others are okay with this, this won’t stop
Whoever is behind it will keep doing this in other places if it works in Florida. Best to find the head of this snake and cut it off now.
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