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NAACP condemns Sharptons call to escalate civil disobedience
Civil rights leaders condemn Sharpton's call for escalated civil disobedienceRally Saturday in Sanford hosted by NAACPAuthor: Erik von Ancken, Anchor/Reporter, evonancken@clickorlando.comPublished On: Mar 30 2012 06:47:35 PM EDT Updated On: Mar 30 2012 08:02:56 PM EDT
SANFORD, Fla. -The Rev. Al Sharpton said Friday his National Action Network will "move to the next level" if George Zimmerman is not arrested in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.Sharpton called for an escalation in peaceful civil disobedience and economic sanctions, although he did not say what those sanctions might be.Turner Clayton, the Seminole County chapter president of the NAACP, reacted immediately to Sharpton's warning, saying, "We hope that the citizens of Sanford will govern themselves accordingly. We are not calling for any sanctions, against any business or anyone else. And, of course, what Rev. Sharpton does, that's strictly the [National] Action Network. We can't condone that part of the conversation, if that's what he said."Clayton said he believes that the expected 3,000 people who will attend Saturday's march and rally in Sanford will realize the difference between Sharpton's message and the NAACP's mission."I don't think they can confuse that," Clayton said. "It's just that they will have to make a judgment as to whether they want to follow the mission of the NAACP or follow what the Rev. Sharpton said."Clayton said that the rallies are going to show support from the community and show the special prosecutor that "we are interested in what happened, and we're not going to stand by and let them do something that the people of Sanford will not accept."Saturday's rally will begin with a march from the Crooms Academy to the Sanford Police Department on 13th Street. The march begins at 11 a.m. and is hosted by the NAACP.The Rev. Jesse Jackson is expected to attend, along with Sharpton, who is expected to deliver specifics on his warning. Sanford city workers spent the day discussing security and preparing for the rally, including setting up barricades, signs, cones and a stage.Zimmerman, a 28-year-old neighborhood watch leader, shot and killed Martin, 17, last month, in a gated community in Sanford. Zimmerman claims the shooting was in self-defense.[SEE THESE? Mug shot hall of shame | Events more likely than lotto win]Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.Copyright 2012 by ClickOrlando.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
SANFORD, Fla. -The Rev. Al Sharpton said Friday his National Action Network will "move to the next level" if George Zimmerman is not arrested in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.Sharpton called for an escalation in peaceful civil disobedience and economic sanctions, although he did not say what those sanctions might be.Turner Clayton, the Seminole County chapter president of the NAACP, reacted immediately to Sharpton's warning, saying, "We hope that the citizens of Sanford will govern themselves accordingly. We are not calling for any sanctions, against any business or anyone else. And, of course, what Rev. Sharpton does, that's strictly the [National] Action Network. We can't condone that part of the conversation, if that's what he said."Clayton said he believes that the expected 3,000 people who will attend Saturday's march and rally in Sanford will realize the difference between Sharpton's message and the NAACP's mission."I don't think they can confuse that," Clayton said. "It's just that they will have to make a judgment as to whether they want to follow the mission of the NAACP or follow what the Rev. Sharpton said."Clayton said that the rallies are going to show support from the community and show the special prosecutor that "we are interested in what happened, and we're not going to stand by and let them do something that the people of Sanford will not accept."Saturday's rally will begin with a march from the Crooms Academy to the Sanford Police Department on 13th Street. The march begins at 11 a.m. and is hosted by the NAACP.The Rev. Jesse Jackson is expected to attend, along with Sharpton, who is expected to deliver specifics on his warning. Sanford city workers spent the day discussing security and preparing for the rally, including setting up barricades, signs, cones and a stage.Zimmerman, a 28-year-old neighborhood watch leader, shot and killed Martin, 17, last month, in a gated community in Sanford. Zimmerman claims the shooting was in self-defense.[SEE THESE? Mug shot hall of shame | Events more likely than lotto win]Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.Copyright 2012 by ClickOrlando.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. 
Re: NAACP condemns Sharptons call to escalate civil disobedience
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<a href="http://www.thenest.com/?utm_source=ticker&utm_medium=HTML&utm_campaign=tickers" title="Home DWhat about the bounty on George Zimmerman put out by the New Blank Panthers - dead or alive?? Spike Lee's twittering the supposed address of GZ (which was incorrect and really the address of an elderly couple? Rosie O'Dnnell's hate speach?
Escalating civil disobedience - that solves this issue?
All that hate going on before we have all the facts of what really happened.
Obama was interjecting himself early in this sad event, but no where are there any words from him against the hateful and hurtful actions of these people above. (Of course it is hard to talk against supporters who raise huge sums for your campaign.)
Sharpton is a professional race baiter. He loves this stuff because it makes him relevant, at least in his own mind - calling for sanctions and and an immediate arrest without regards to the law and the fact that the prosecutor does have an issue here with that terrible law on the books. If such a horrible thing had happened in reverse and an arrest did occur - there is no doubt in my mind Sharpton would be using the language in the law calling for the freedom of the perp. That said, I do hope Zimmerman is arrested and prosecuted successfully because I don't think the evidence we've seen so far (as far as the video taken right after the shooting) shows he was beaten and bloodied to the point he was in fear for his life.
I did see on the news that Spike Lee made a monetary settlement of an undisclosed amount to that couple he put in harms way. He's lucky that couple was not harmed.
Did you know that Romney accepted $10 million in campaign contributions from the KKK? Did you know that Santorum said Trayvon got what he deserved? No? That's because I made it up, just like your posts.
Really? There were huge errors in response to this murder but Obama's response is not one of them and is there a source for these HUGE sums that you speak of?