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LongTomH

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3. The question was about a civil RIGHTS case - not a civil suit!

Reply to Laelth (Reply #2)

Sun Jul 14, 2013, 01:20 PM

Jul 2013

This was a remedy used decades ago when white supremacists killed blacks and were acquitted by white supremacist juries. The Federal Department of Justice brought a case against the killers in federal court, and usually won. The killers got less time than they would have for murder; but, they did spend time behind bars.

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Legal question: Can they get Zimmerman for violating Trayvon Martin's civil rights? [View all] LongTomH Jul 2013 OP

I've been hearing this all day... Pelican Jul 2013 #1

If Zimmerman has no assets, a civil suit against him (of any kind) is useless. Laelth Jul 2013 #2

The question was about a civil RIGHTS case - not a civil suit! LongTomH Jul 2013 #3

A civil rights action under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a civil suit. n/t Laelth Jul 2013 #4

On the other hand ... Laelth Jul 2013 #5

So the 2 cops who were found guilty of beating Rodney King Ruby the Liberal Jul 2013 #6

Officers of the state are going to be in a direct position to violate TheKentuckian Jul 2013 #9

Interesting. Ruby the Liberal Jul 2013 #11

Who said "life" was a "civil right"? kentuck Jul 2013 #7

Really? Hugabear Jul 2013 #10

I would think so but to me it seems an issue of IF the feds will do anything. They are doing so jwirr Jul 2013 #8

The NAACP has already made a request to the DOJ to file charges against Zimmerman mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #12