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dipsydoodle

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13. BBC News link

Tue Mar 20, 2012, 04:43 AM

Mar 2012

The US Department of Justice has announced an investigation into the shooting of an unarmed black teenager in Florida.

Trayvon Martin, 17, was shot dead by George Zimmerman, 28, while Martin was walking through a gated community in a suburb of Orlando last month.

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Students protested in front of a court building in Sanford, the community where the shooting happened, and on the campus of Florida A&M University in Tallahassee.

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More than 480,000 people have also signed a global online petition asking for Mr Zimmerman, a neighbourhood watch volunteer, to be prosecuted.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17441277

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U.S. Department of Justice, FBI and FDLE to probe Trayvon Martin killing [View all] Cali_Democrat Mar 2012 OP

The 911 calls disprove Zimmerman's story that he was jumped from behind. yardwork Mar 2012 #1

Thank you for all your posts on this subject Cali_Democrat Mar 2012 #2

Thank you for this OP and your many informative posts as well! yardwork Mar 2012 #15

FBI, Justice Department to Investigate Killing of Trayvon Martin by Neighborhood Watchman maddezmom Mar 2012 #3

Keep turning up the heat izquierdista Mar 2012 #4

Botched? BootinUp Mar 2012 #5

And that is the sound of the shit hitting the fan for those who were wondering. Major Nikon Mar 2012 #6

Speaking of shit hitting the fan... Initech Mar 2012 #11

Yes, that was fucking brilliant Major Nikon Mar 2012 #12

Good guitar man Mar 2012 #7

That sums it up pretty well. yardwork Mar 2012 #16

Big k&r uppityperson Mar 2012 #8

Ed did an excellent xxqqqzme Mar 2012 #9

YES! About time! That 911 tape was blood-curdling. SunSeeker Mar 2012 #10

BBC News link dipsydoodle Mar 2012 #13

Where is Zimmerman? MD20 Mar 2012 #14