Damn Right !!! - 'Justice Department, FBI To Probe Shooting Death Of Florida Teen Trayvon Martin'

[WillyT]

Justice Department, FBI to probe shooting death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin
By NBC News, msnbc.com staff and news services
1 Hour Ago



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In the wake of spreading public outrage, the Justice Department and the FBI have opened an investigation into the shooting of a black teenager by a Florida neighborhood watch captain who escaped arrest.

More than 435,000 people, many alerted by tweets from celebrities such as movie director Spike Lee and musician Wyclef Jean, signed a petition on Change.org, a social action website, calling for the arrest of the shooter, George Zimmerman.

The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division and the FBI announced on Monday that they have opened an investigation into the shooting in Florida of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, who was unarmed when he was killed.

The department will conduct a thorough and independent review of all of the evidence and take appropriate action at the conclusion of the investigation," the Justice Department said in a statement.

The campaign to draw attention to the case is the third largest in Change.org's history, and surpassed a petition of about 300,000 signatures credited last year with persuading Bank of America to drop plans for a $5 debit card fee, said Megan Lubin, a Change.org spokeswoman.

The victim's family lawyer, Ben Crump, said public pressure was behind an earlier promise by the Justice Department to review the case. And some Florida legislators are moving to consider a change in the law to prevent a recurrence.

"People all over the world, more than 400,000 people, said we demand you make an arrest. That's what is building pressure to look at it," Crump said.

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More: http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/19/10766858-justice-department-fbi-to-probe-shooting-death-of-florida-teen-trayvon-martin

[WillyT]

1. A Grieving WooHoo Kick... At The Thought Of A Little Justice... For Once...

[1620rock]

2. People rotting in jails for a baggy of grass and this asshole is still walking around free.

[AsahinaKimi]

3. K & R

[Baitball Blogger]

4. This is a good day.

We needed this.

[Rex]

5. How did he escape arrest? The cops can arrest him at any time.

Makes it sound like he ran from the cops. No, the cops decided not to arrest him. Kinda different.

[Webster Green]

6. Holder's "Justice" Dept. & the FBI?

I don't think the shooter was a peace or OWS activist or a pot head, so good luck with that.

[renate]

7. the whole world is watching... the whole world is watching...

I've seen a report on this on BBC World News.

This in-cold-blood murder was so horrific; there are tipping points when enough finally is enough.

[AnotherDreamWeaver]

8. Someone on DU last night suggested this was an Emmett Till moment.

I think they may be right.
http://www.ask.com/web?qsrc=1&o=0&l=dir&q=Emmett+Till

[gordianot]

9. Some Florida legislatures will "consider" a change?

The cries for help on the 911 tape were too much for me. I woke up about an hour ago from a nightmare went to DU and here I am posting instead of sleeping.

[WillyT]

10. Morning Kick...

[malaise]

11. K & R

for justice