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Grand jury assembling in civil-rights case involving George Zimmerman

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Grand jury assembling in civil-rights case involving George Zimmerman

By Rene Stutzman, Staff Writer

A federal grand jury will meet in downtown Orlando Wednesday to hear testimony about whether Trayvon Martin's civil rights were violated when Neighborhood Watch volunteer George Zimmerman shot him in the chest, according to court paperwork.

A U.S. Department of Justice attorney from Washington, D.C., Mark Blumberg, has issued at least one subpoena for Wednesday in the case.

Blumberg would not comment on the grand jury session, but the federal panel is to meet at 9 a.m. at the federal courts building on Central Avenue in downtown Orlando to hear evidence in the case.

It's not clear how many witnesses have been ordered to appear, but at least one, Frank Taaffe, Zimmerman's former friend and longtime defender, has been.

Following Zimmerman's acquittal on a murder charge, Taaffe has reversed his position and now says that he believes Zimmerman was motivated by race the night he followed then shot Trayvon in 2012.

Taaffe cites a phone conversation he had with Zimmerman in the days following the shooting but before Zimmerman was arrested and charged with second-degree murder.

[...]

Grand jury assembling in civil-rights probe involving George Zimmerman - Orlando Sentinel


Prior report.

George Zimmerman not expected to face civil rights charges in Trayvon Martin death

By Sari Horwitz
October 1
[13]?


Investigators still want to “dot their i’s and cross their t’s,” said one official, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment on the matter.

[...]

Mark O’Mara, the lawyer who represented Zimmerman, said that approximately 40 witness statements collected by investigators in 2012 indicated there was no evidence to support a civil rights prosecution.

“I was watching the whole case pretty closely for two years, and they didn’t do anything except take those 40 statements,” O’Mara said. The statements “suggested that George acted in very non-racist ways. He took a black girl to the prom. His best buddy was a black guy. He mentored two black kids. He sought justice for a black homeless man beaten up by a white cop’s son.”

“To those who have seen civil rights investigations and civil rights violations,” he said, “it looked as though the Department of Justice was just placating pressure that existed by suggesting there was an ongoing investigation.”

[...]

George Zimmerman not expected to face civil rights charges in Trayvon Martin death - The Washington Post


:doh
Are they just trying to placate Zimmerman's detractors, or are they ignoring the information that O'Mara informed us of in an effort to falsely charge and convict?
Hopefully this GJ has enough sense to tell the Gov to stick it.
 
Like I said, he's getting convicted of something.
 
Ya' gotta' be s------- me !??

On second thought............. Holder

Interesting how the Fed spends money and time.

Thom Paine
 
Following Zimmerman's acquittal on a murder charge, Taaffe has reversed his position and now says that he believes Zimmerman was motivated by race the night he followed then shot Trayvon in 2012.

Taaffe cites a phone conversation he had with Zimmerman in the days following the shooting but before Zimmerman was arrested and charged with second-degree murder.

"What I know of George and his tendencies and also my opinion is that he racially profiled Trayvon Martin that night because if that had been a white kid on a cell phone, walking through our neighborhood, he wouldn’t have stayed on him the way he did and that’s a fact and I believe that in my heart," said Taaffe.
Taaffe used to be the excon of cable talk shows ... now he says Zimmy murdered Trayvon for racist reasons.
This doesn't look too good for George.
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Taaffe used to be the excon of cable talk shows ...
Can your bs!

now he says Zimmy murdered Trayvon for racist reasons.
:naughty
What an absurd thing to say. No he didn't.
He said he followed him because of profiling.
Profiling is not in and of itself racist.
Which has nothing to do with why he shot Trayvon. Which was because he was attempting to kill him.


This doesn't look too good for George.
While a prosecutor can get a GJ to indict a ham sandwich because they do not have to show them the complete picture through all of the evidence, this looks fine for him, it is not something he will be convicted of if charged because of the actual evidence.
 
We'll know how this turns out when it's over with.
 
A vocal supporter of George Zimmerman has had a change of heart — now, he thinks his friend got away with murder.

Frank Taaffe served on the neighborhood watch with the man accused of killing Trayvon Martin and vocally supported him throughout his trial. But months after Zimmerman was acquitted, Taaffe told Orlando's News 13 that his neighbor should have been found guilty.

He told the TV station that the incident stemmed from the color of Trayvon's skin.

"What I know of George and his tendencies and also my opinion is that he racially profiled Trayvon Martin that night," he said. "If that had been a white kid on a cellphone, walking through our neighborhood, he wouldn't have stayed on him the way he did, and that's a fact, and I believe that in my heart."
All the Grand Jury is looking for is any indication that the murder may have been racially motivated.
Taaffe, a very close friend and associate of Zimmerman is exactly that indicator.
They can not ignore him.
 
Grand jury assembling in civil-rights case involving George Zimmerman

By Rene Stutzman, Staff Writer

A federal grand jury will meet in downtown Orlando Wednesday to hear testimony about whether Trayvon Martin's civil rights were violated when Neighborhood Watch volunteer George Zimmerman shot him in the chest, according to court paperwork.

A U.S. Department of Justice attorney from Washington, D.C., Mark Blumberg, has issued at least one subpoena for Wednesday in the case.

Blumberg would not comment on the grand jury session, but the federal panel is to meet at 9 a.m. at the federal courts building on Central Avenue in downtown Orlando to hear evidence in the case.

It's not clear how many witnesses have been ordered to appear, but at least one, Frank Taaffe, Zimmerman's former friend and longtime defender, has been.

Following Zimmerman's acquittal on a murder charge, Taaffe has reversed his position and now says that he believes Zimmerman was motivated by race the night he followed then shot Trayvon in 2012.

Taaffe cites a phone conversation he had with Zimmerman in the days following the shooting but before Zimmerman was arrested and charged with second-degree murder.

[...]

Grand jury assembling in civil-rights probe involving George Zimmerman - Orlando Sentinel


Prior report.

George Zimmerman not expected to face civil rights charges in Trayvon Martin death

By Sari Horwitz
October 1
[13]?


Investigators still want to “dot their i’s and cross their t’s,” said one official, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment on the matter.

[...]

Mark O’Mara, the lawyer who represented Zimmerman, said that approximately 40 witness statements collected by investigators in 2012 indicated there was no evidence to support a civil rights prosecution.

“I was watching the whole case pretty closely for two years, and they didn’t do anything except take those 40 statements,” O’Mara said. The statements “suggested that George acted in very non-racist ways. He took a black girl to the prom. His best buddy was a black guy. He mentored two black kids. He sought justice for a black homeless man beaten up by a white cop’s son.”

“To those who have seen civil rights investigations and civil rights violations,” he said, “it looked as though the Department of Justice was just placating pressure that existed by suggesting there was an ongoing investigation.”

[...]

George Zimmerman not expected to face civil rights charges in Trayvon Martin death - The Washington Post


:doh
Are they just trying to placate Zimmerman's detractors, or are they ignoring the information that O'Mara informed us of in an effort to falsely charge and convict?
Hopefully this GJ has enough sense to tell the Gov to stick it.

Probably a reprehensible attempt to get around Constitutional guarantees against double jeopardy.
 
We'll know how this turns out when it's over with.

You can't pull that crap on this message board buddy. There are rules you know. :2razz:
 
Double jeopardy much?


What does race have to do with self defense?
 
What a waste of taxpayer funds.
 
A vocal supporter of George Zimmerman has had a change of heart — now, he thinks his friend got away with murder.

Frank Taaffe served on the neighborhood watch with the man accused of killing Trayvon Martin and vocally supported him throughout his trial. But months after Zimmerman was acquitted, Taaffe told Orlando's News 13 that his neighbor should have been found guilty.
:doh
Do you or do you not understand that the first is the reporters opinion of what he said?
Do you or do you not understand that the second isn't even a quote?

Now if he does believe the second it is obviously because he has confused what he believes is racial profiling with the actual reason for Zimmerman shooting the person who had violently attacked him and tried to kill him by violently slamming his head into the ground.
Which is not a violation of anyone's civil rights or an event caused by profiling.


All the Grand Jury is looking for is any indication that the murder may have been racially motivated.
No they are not. They will be looking to see if Trayvon's civil rights were violated.
Profiling by a non gov entity is not illegal. And it doesn't mean that any civil rights were violated.


Taaffe, a very close friend and associate of Zimmerman is exactly that indicator.
They can not ignore him.
:lamo:lamo:lamo
If Zimmerman is indicted by a GJ, it will not be because he violated anyone's civil rights. It will be because they were not given all the evidence to review.
And if he is indicted, he will be cleared by the trial, because the reasons he gave for finding Trayvon suspicious were legitimate reasons to find anybody suspicious and not profiling.
And he followed him because of those valid reasons, and to point him out to police when they arrived.
 
We'll know how this turns out when it's over with.
Sure, you can do that.
Kind of absurd on a debate site though.
Especially as we have everything that is known regarding the reasons he gave, and the fact that his previous conduct hasn't been motivated by race.
 
Sure, you can do that.
Kind of absurd on a debate site though.
Especially as we have everything that is known regarding the reasons he gave, and the fact that his previous conduct hasn't been motivated by race.

Zimmerman: This guy looks like he’s up to no good. Or he’s on drugs or something. It’s raining and he’s just walking around, looking about.
...
Zimmerman: He looks black
Gotta be guilty of something...He looks black...
 
Gotta be guilty of something...He looks black...
Dishonesty.

That is an answer to a question.
And has nothing to do with the reason he stated he thought he was suspicious.
 
Double jeopardy much?


What does race have to do with self defense?

It's not double jeopardy, because he isn't being charged with the same crime.

It's the same **** they pulled on the cops that kicked Rodney King's ass.
 
All the Grand Jury is looking for is any indication that the murder may have been racially motivated.
Taaffe, a very close friend and associate of Zimmerman is exactly that indicator.
They can not ignore him.

That's right...the, "thought police"!
 
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