Thousands Protest Zimmerman Verdict as DoJ Vows to Restart Hate Crime Inquiry

Andrew Anglin July 15, 2013

RT
July 15, 2013

Protesters rally in response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin trial in Times Square in New York, July 14, 2013.
Protesters rally in response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin trial in Times Square in New York, July 14, 2013.

Thousands took to streets across the US on Sunday, as protests against the acquittal of George Zimmerman entered their second day. Zimmerman, a former neighborhood watch volunteer, shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in 2012.

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The Justice Department said Sunday that it will restart its investigation into last year’s killing to consider possible separate hate crime charges against George Zimmerman. The news follows huge public outcry and calls from civil rights leaders to reopen the inquiry.

“Experienced federal prosecutors will determine whether the evidence reveals a prosecutable violation of any of the limited federal criminal civil rights statutes within our jurisdiction…and whether federal prosecution is appropriate in accordance with the department’s policy governing successive federal prosecution following a state trial,” a Justice Department spokesman said in a Sunday statement.

Activists demand justice for Trayvon Martin after marching to Times Square from New York's Union Square July 14, 2013.
Activists demand justice for Trayvon Martin after marching to Times Square from New York’s Union Square July 14, 2013.
NYC Rally 4 - Crowd chanting "off the sidewalks. Into the streets."
NYC Rally 4 – Crowd chanting “off the sidewalks. Into the streets.”
A police officer prevents a man from marching to Times Square during a rally in reaction to the acquittal of George Zimmerman in New York July 14, 2013.
A police officer prevents a man from marching to Times Square during a rally in reaction to the acquittal of George Zimmerman in New York July 14, 2013.
Trayvon Martin supporters rally in Times Square while blocking traffic after marching from a rally for Martin in Union Square in Manhattan on July 14, 2013 in New York City.
Trayvon Martin supporters rally in Times Square while blocking traffic after marching from a rally for Martin in Union Square in Manhattan on July 14, 2013 in New York City.

 

Wow. Burning an American flag. Huh.
Wow. Burning an American flag. Huh.

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