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drm604

(16,230 posts) Sat Jul 13, 2013, 10:47 PM Jul 2013

The NAACP has a petition asking Eric Holder to bring Civil Rights charges against Zimmerman.

www.naacp.org/page/s/doj-civil-rights-petition?utm_medium=email&utm_source=NAACP

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The NAACP has a petition asking Eric Holder to bring Civil Rights charges against Zimmerman. (Original Post) drm604 Jul 2013 OP

Yes this needs to go viral..it needs to be gopiscrap Jul 2013 #1

I doubt it will go anywhere Travis_0004 Jul 2013 #2

The State of Oklahoma tried Terry Nichols (Oklahoma bombing) after avebury Jul 2013 #4

Feds tried Nichols for the murder of 8 law enforcement officers Kennah Jul 2013 #7

That's bull look what happened in the Rodney King case bigdarryl Jul 2013 #5

It's a different charge for a different crime. drm604 Jul 2013 #6

The state of Florida cannot try him again but it is not double jeopardy if the Feds bring charges. dflprincess Jul 2013 #11

In the 60's there were Attorney Generals who actually had spines tularetom Jul 2013 #14

That's true dflprincess Jul 2013 #18

I hope they aren't holding their breath waiting for that to happen tularetom Jul 2013 #3

LOL. Eric is too busy busting medical marijuana dispensaries for Big Pharma. He hasnt got rhett o rick Jul 2013 #8

In theory, he could be tried for a federal hate crime. I don't see it happening. Kennah Jul 2013 #9

Want to make a bet on that going anywhere? n/t Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #10

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the struggle continues! napkinz Jul 2013 #16

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gopiscrap

(23,733 posts)

1. Yes this needs to go viral..it needs to be

Reply to drm604 (Original post)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 10:49 PM

Jul 2013

put out in every Church in America

Travis_0004

(5,417 posts)

2. I doubt it will go anywhere

Reply to drm604 (Original post)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 10:49 PM

Jul 2013

And I don't think it should. According to the courts, he was acting in self defense. Trying him for another crime would violate his right against double jeopardy. Even if you want to see him guilty, it doesn't justify throwing the constitution out the window.

avebury

(10,952 posts)

4. The State of Oklahoma tried Terry Nichols (Oklahoma bombing) after

Reply to Travis_0004 (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 10:51 PM

Jul 2013

the Feds tried him.

Kennah

(14,245 posts)

7. Feds tried Nichols for the murder of 8 law enforcement officers

Reply to avebury (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 10:57 PM

Jul 2013

State tried Nichols for the 161 other people murdered for which the feds did NOT prosecute him.

bigdarryl

(13,190 posts)

5. That's bull look what happened in the Rodney King case

Reply to Travis_0004 (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 10:52 PM

Jul 2013

drm604

(16,230 posts)

6. It's a different charge for a different crime.

Reply to Travis_0004 (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 10:52 PM

Jul 2013

It's nothing groundbreaking. It's been done before.

dflprincess

(28,075 posts)

11. The state of Florida cannot try him again but it is not double jeopardy if the Feds bring charges.

Reply to Travis_0004 (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 11:01 PM

Jul 2013

They did it a few times in the '60s after Klan members got by with murder in state courts.

Different jurisdiction and different charges if it goes to the Federal Courts.

tularetom

(23,664 posts)

14. In the 60's there were Attorney Generals who actually had spines

Reply to dflprincess (Reply #11)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 11:31 PM

Jul 2013

Federal charges can indeed be brought, but this Attorney General won't do it.

dflprincess

(28,075 posts)

18. That's true

Reply to tularetom (Reply #14)

Sun Jul 14, 2013, 09:57 PM

Jul 2013

and an excellent point.

tularetom

(23,664 posts)

3. I hope they aren't holding their breath waiting for that to happen

Reply to drm604 (Original post)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 10:50 PM

Jul 2013

He won't do anything to disturb the status quo.

Ask Don Siegelman if you have any doubts.

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)

8. LOL. Eric is too busy busting medical marijuana dispensaries for Big Pharma. He hasnt got

Reply to drm604 (Original post)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 10:58 PM

Jul 2013

time for this shit.

By the way, I really think that persecuting those that need medical marijuana is as low as what Republicans do. You Holder apologists tell me why he relishes denying medical marijuana patients their medicine. Evil, that's what I say.