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21. It seems Sanford, FL has quite a history...

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 11:44 AM

Mar 2012

This is just going back to 2011:

Suspect in videotaped beating surrenders: NAACP pushes for investigation of ‘hate crime;’ Police Chief Brian Tooley relieved of duty

Read more: The Sanford Herald - Suspect in videotaped beating surrenders NAACP pushes for investigation of ‘hate crime ’ Police Chief Brian Tooley relieved of duty

http://mysanfordherald.com/view/full_story/10875543/article--Suspect-in-videotaped-beating-surrenders-NAACP%E2%80%88pushes-for-investigation-of-%E2%80%98hate-crime-%E2%80%99-Police-Chief-Brian-Tooley-relieved-of-duty?

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Justice Department Investigation Is Sought in Florida Teenager�s Shooting Death [View all] alp227 Mar 2012 OP

The DOJ needs to get up into this--there will be no perception of justice otherwise. MADem Mar 2012 #1

I dont know if its a coverup or incompetence on the police departs part however cstanleytech Mar 2012 #9

It's a culture that just resorts to cover-ups. The Backlash Cometh Mar 2012 #14

just plain old racial profiling... Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #29

This is a very troubling story... movonne Mar 2012 #2

K&R burrowowl Mar 2012 #3

Florida is as Jim Crow as it gets in much of that state. Warpy Mar 2012 #4

He needs to be charged with first degree murder - depraved indifference. anti-alec Mar 2012 #35

Florida affords people who act in self-defense greater protection than most states, allowing them to lunasun Mar 2012 #38

thank you for posting this, alp227. rec. nt nofurylike Mar 2012 #5

The 911 tapes describe a cold-blooded murder. SunSeeker Mar 2012 #6

The Justice Department is currently on as rogue mission to jail marij Grannies with cancer Dragonfli Mar 2012 #7

So true... vaberella Mar 2012 #32

The Chief says he welcomes a Justice Dept. investagation. secondvariety Mar 2012 #8

I don't want Sanford police to have anything to do with this Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #28

911 call link MsFlorida Mar 2012 #10

Even the censored link makes Zimmerman sound bad, imo. yardwork Mar 2012 #11

I just listened to all the tapes. A child is screaming in terror and then goes silent after gunshot. yardwork Mar 2012 #12

Listening to the 911 calls on the Sanford site csziggy Mar 2012 #13

There was a lot of dead air in the 911 calls on the Sanford website. The Backlash Cometh Mar 2012 #15

Is there a 911 transcript avaliable. anti-alec Mar 2012 #36

Deflection and covering up are not alien to this police department MsFlorida Mar 2012 #16

Is that the same police officer who was on the scene at the Trayvon shooting? yardwork Mar 2012 #19

I remember that shit. Those kids put that shit on youtube. vaberella Mar 2012 #30

Me too secondvariety Mar 2012 #39

I just figured out why Trayvon may have been looking at the houses, The Backlash Cometh Mar 2012 #17

He was just here visiting at his father's fiance's house MsFlorida Mar 2012 #18

That's a very good point. He may have been lost. yardwork Mar 2012 #20

He could have even thought to ask to borrow a cellphone. The Backlash Cometh Mar 2012 #22

Not just same specs the houses are exact models. vaberella Mar 2012 #31

Google map Oregon Avenue, Sanford, FL FarCenter Mar 2012 #45

It only took a few minutes of confusion The Backlash Cometh Mar 2012 #47

Maybe he was trying to lose the weirdo who was following him Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #46

That's another possibility. The Backlash Cometh Mar 2012 #48

Quite possibly ... spin Mar 2012 #51

It seems Sanford, FL has quite a history... NeoConsSuck Mar 2012 #21

Tell me about it. The Backlash Cometh Mar 2012 #23

It doesn't need to be exposed, merely stopped. That doesn't always require publicity saras Mar 2012 #24

Apparently, in Sanford, Florida, it does. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2012 #25

On the contrary. The Backlash Cometh Mar 2012 #27

So let's see now... ljm2002 Mar 2012 #26

I can't understand why they didn't hear the 911 tapes. vaberella Mar 2012 #33

The way this is being treated vs all the concern for the unborn is sickening libodem Mar 2012 #34

I was thinking the same exact thing. yardwork Mar 2012 #37

Having listened to some of the 911 tapes, there is little question in 1monster Mar 2012 #40

Neighbor say's �I fit the stereotype he emailed around,� .99center Mar 2012 #41

so no matter the outcome of the Martin case Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #42

In FL , you can kill a black kid if you think he was a "threat" but cannot vote without photo ID jpak Mar 2012 #43

My heads up side down after reading the neighbors comments .99center Mar 2012 #44

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2012 #49

If Zimmerman confronted the teenager and a heated argument started spin Mar 2012 #50