Skip to content

Tag: Trayvon Martin

Further implications of the Zimmerman trial

In response to Consider the Implications if Zimmerman Had Been Convicted: The other disturbing set of implications from the Zimmerman trial, and the angry reaction of “Justice for Trayvon” demonstrators to the verdict, goes back to the incident itself.  You’ve

Zimmerman acquittal stirs protest in Calif. cities

Zimmerman acquittal stirs protest in Calif. cities

(AP) Zimmerman acquittal stirs protest in Calif. citiesBy TERENCE CHEAAssociated PressSAN FRANCISCOProtesters in Los Angeles and Oakland blocked traffic and clashed with police in a day of protests in California against the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death

Morning Joe: Six Panelists, One Zimmerman Opinion

Morning Joe: Six Panelists, One Zimmerman Opinion

You would think that a television show hosted by and named after a self-identified conservative would be the one place on MSNBC (and maybe in all of media) where you could go to find a unique opinion that strays off

Nancy Grace Says 'F*cking Coon' on Live TV

Nancy Grace Says 'F*cking Coon' on Live TV

In the countdown to the Zimmerman verdict Saturday, CNN host Nancy Grace repeated on HLN the accusation that George Zimmerman used the racial slur “coon” in his 911 call the night of Trayvon Martin’s shooting. CNN retracted the claim in

New Yorkers Vent Fury over Zimmerman Verdict

New Yorkers Vent Fury over Zimmerman Verdict

All over New York City, residents showed their fury over the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin case Sunday night.  The protests ranged from Harlem in north Manhattan southward to Times Square and extended into Brooklyn. Thousands of protesters

…Man Lights Blunt Off Smoldering Flag

…Man Lights Blunt Off Smoldering Flag

On Sunday evening in Oakland, protesters lit a flag on fire in anger over the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the killing of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida. Afterward, one protester appeared to light a marijuana cigarette (“blunt”) off the

Oakland Anti-Zimmerman Protesters Burn American Flag

Oakland Anti-Zimmerman Protesters Burn American Flag

On Sunday evening in Oakland, hundreds of demonstrators mobbed the streets to protest the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the killing of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida. The new protests followed protests on Saturday night and early Sunday morning in

DOJ to Investigate Zimmerman for Federal Civil Rights Charges

DOJ to Investigate Zimmerman for Federal Civil Rights Charges

On Sunday afternoon, the Obama Department of Justice announced that it would pursue investigation into George Zimmerman.  That announcement came just hours after Zimmerman was acquitted for second-degree murder and manslaughter in the killing of Trayvon Martin, and within one

Jesse Jackson: Trayvon Denied Jury of His Peers

Jesse Jackson: Trayvon Denied Jury of His Peers

Jesse Jackson on MSNBC Sunday morning: JESSE JACKSON: Frankly, I am stunned over this disgrace, this tremendous miscarriage of justice. When the jury says not guilty: he’s at least guilty of murder. An armed man, racially pursuing and profiling a

Bloomberg: End 'Shoot First' Laws

Bloomberg: End 'Shoot First' Laws

New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, in his latest attempt to demagogue the gun-control issue, used the occasion of George Zimmerman’s acquittal to release a statement on Sunday that asserted his desire to eradicating “Stand Your Ground” laws. Critics of