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FourScore

(9,704 posts) Wed Jul 17, 2013, 01:55 AM Jul 2013

1 million sign petition against Zimmerman

Please consider signing this petition if you haven't done so already.

1 million sign petition against Zimmerman
By Amanda Sloane
updated 7:13 PM EDT, Tue July 16, 2013

It only took two and half days for more than a million people to sign a petition asking the Department of Justice to bring federal charges against George Zimmerman.

The petition, which was started by the NAACP and lives on their website, is also being hosted on MoveOn.org.

"No petition that we’ve ever had on our open petition platform has ever grown this fast," says Anna Galland, the executive director for MoveOn.org. "I think it really speaks to the sense of outrage many people feel around the whole situation..."

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...Galland also says that MoveOn.org had one of its biggest denial-of-service attacks ever Sunday morning, barring at least 100,000 people from showing their support. The NAACP reported that its site was also down for part of Sunday because of an overwhelming response. People are also getting involved by texting “JUSTICE” to 62227.

http://www.hlntv.com/article/2013/07/16/naacp-george-zimmerman-department-justice-petition-trayvon

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1 million sign petition against Zimmerman (Original Post) FourScore Jul 2013 OP

Sent my text this afternoon. Gravitycollapse Jul 2013 #1

Agree with sentiments, but it won't change anything. Although might be nice if everyone Hoyt Jul 2013 #2

If nothing else, it's a way to compare how much interest is out there. defacto7 Jul 2013 #4

That I agree with, and I'll send mine tomorrow when on a good computer. Hoyt Jul 2013 #5

signed it Sunday evening..... defacto7 Jul 2013 #3

I signed it. k&r Little Star Jul 2013 #6

Done! ananda Jul 2013 #7

kick FourScore Jul 2013 #8

Gravitycollapse

(8,155 posts)

1. Sent my text this afternoon.

Reply to FourScore (Original post)

Wed Jul 17, 2013, 01:56 AM

Jul 2013

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

2. Agree with sentiments, but it won't change anything. Although might be nice if everyone

Reply to FourScore (Original post)

Wed Jul 17, 2013, 01:58 AM

Jul 2013

other than Zimmerman and his believers signed the petition.

defacto7

(13,485 posts)

4. If nothing else, it's a way to compare how much interest is out there.

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 17, 2013, 02:06 AM

Jul 2013

Not everything "does" something in the manner in which it is conceived. Sometimes the outcome has other benefits that keep the charge moving forward or it keeps people active.

It has value one way or another.

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

5. That I agree with, and I'll send mine tomorrow when on a good computer.

Reply to defacto7 (Reply #4)

Wed Jul 17, 2013, 02:09 AM

Jul 2013

Millions of responses send an important message.

defacto7

(13,485 posts)

3. signed it Sunday evening.....

Reply to FourScore (Original post)

Wed Jul 17, 2013, 02:02 AM

Jul 2013

I may have been caught in that denial of service attack but I just kept hitting the "Sign" button once every 30 seconds and it finally took. That one I would not let go of.