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http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2014/11/2...on-grand-jury-finds-evidence-of-a-crime/Rep. Butterfield is a former Judge, and should have a better grasp of the rule of law, but........... North Carolina Rep. G.K. Butterfield, who was elected chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) this week, told WUNC on Wednesday that the CBC is �laser-focused on what�s happening in Ferguson.� He added, �We are very, very concerned about it.�
Butterfield, a former Superior Court judge and civil rights attorney, said in an interview with WUNC, the North Carolina Public Radio affiliate, that he expects a report from the grand jury in the Michael Brown shooting case next week.
�I was a judge, as you probably know, for fifteen years in North Carolina and I presided over many grand juries,� the congressman said. �So I would certainly hope that the grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri, will find that there is sufficient evidence to conclude that a crime probably was committed, to lay out that crime, and to let a jury of twelve in Missouri decide the guilt or innocence of the police officer. �
Butterfield didn�t say whether he had seen any evidence indicating that a crime �probably was committed.� Nevertheless, he had a stern warning for the grand jury: �If they turn their backs on justice there will be�there will be pushback from those who are concerned about it � and I�m one of those who�s concerned about it. There will be pushback. We will be asking questions.�
The North Carolina congressmen, who has represented his district since 2004, said he hopes that any demonstrations in Ferguson will be peaceful and non-violent. �And I would hope that law enforcement would not inflame citizens who want to express their First Amendment rights.�
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�And I would hope that law enforcement would not inflame citizens who want to express their First Amendment rights.� [/quote] Like this?
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just another shrieking demand for 'rights', while disavowing all sense of responsibility. The mantra of the recipient class.
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North Carolina Rep. G.K. Butterfield He keeps getting reelected due to being in a district that was specifically redrawn to have a black majority. Parts of it are only as wide as the line running down the middle of the road to connect outlying areas http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina%27s_1st_congressional_district
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I am getting rather sick of people wanting vengeance instead of justice. Especially when they used to be a judge and are still too fugging stupid to know the difference.
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Anyone want to explain why there is a Congressional Black Caucus, bot no white, Hispanic, Jewish, Asian or any other ethnic group Caucus?
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Why should CBC have a damn thing to say about a state issue in MO.
He should be told politely to STFU & to go pound sand.
I'm completely sick of this BS.
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They can gas them all with VX for all I care.
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There is evidence of a crime. The video from the store, some evidence that the guy was leaning into the cop car.
I don't see why the guy wants a trial, the perp is already dead.
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Hard to believe that he was ever a judge. How'd he get that gig, being as biased as he obviously is?
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Hard to believe that he was ever a judge. How'd he get that gig, being as biased as he obviously is? That's too easy...
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North Carolina Rep. G.K. Butterfield He keeps getting reelected due to being in a district that was specifically redrawn to have a black majority. Parts of it are only as wide as the line running down the middle of the road to connect outlying areas http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina%27s_1st_congressional_district Fraud at its finest, What a crock of schit, makes you wonder about the rest of the districts......Here's a pic. Click Here.
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we have one of those gerrymanded districts in Florida. It protects Rep. Corrine Brown, a large negro woman. Her gig is to use her family owned travel agency to book all her travel. She bills it at a MUCH higher price than the official booking facility. She pockets the difference. She is among the two or three most traveled Congress Kritters. She has been on fact finding tours of Africa about 30 times now. All first class, with a huge entourage, including her family. You and I get to pay for that. Surprising that a GOP controlled House allows it. Or maybe not so surprising...........
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Sounds just like old "Shejack" over here in Houston.
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Anyone want to explain why there is a Congressional Black Caucus, bot no white, Hispanic, Jewish, Asian or any other ethnic group Caucus? Yes, cause only us 'crakas' can be prejudice. This communist slave owning fat F-cks name would have been gk cottonfield a hunnert years ago.
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There is evidence of a crime. The video from the store, some evidence that the guy was leaning into the cop car.
I don't see why the guy wants a trial, the perp is already dead. Exactly ^^^^^^ Trying the poor dead negro at this point would be racist.
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Maybe his parents will pay restitution.
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I no longer know what to say, how to express my complete disgust with the people who call themselves "African Americans." A very long time ago I marched with a black American pastor named Martin Luther King, w3ho was always referred to as Dr. King by the white television, radio, and print media. Martin was no5t a saint, far from it, but he WAS an American, NOT an "African American."
It was a disaster when he was murdered. His leadership instantaneously fell to a bunch of greedy, poorly educated, black persons who have, over the decades since, made black America the purview of liars, thieves, and charlatans - Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Charlie Wrangle, Maxine Waters, Jesse Jackson Jr., Elijah Cummings, and the list grows ever longer.
The facts speak for themselves as is shown in the statistics from "Stuff Black People Don't Like. Here is a small piece of the not so tasty pie - Chicago!
Blacks constitute 32.4 percent of the population, down from 36.4 percent in 2000 though still the city�s largest racial bloc. Non-Hispanic whites accounted for 31.7 percent of Chicago�s population in 2010, making them the second-largest racial or ethnic group.
After increasing by 38.1 percent between 1990 and 2000, the city�s Hispanic population growth moderated in the latest decade. The group, the third-largest in the city, grew by 3.3 percent and now makes up 28.9 percent of the city�s total population.
According to that 2009 crime report put together by the Chicago Police Department, Black people are responsible for 75 percent of the murder; 66 percent of the criminal assaults; 57 percent of the robbery; 65 percent of the aggravated assault; and 73 percent of the aggravated battery, for a whopping 64 percent of the total violent crime.
At 32 percent of the population, we can thank the Black population of the city for keeping crime alive in the city!
NOW THAT IS AN ACCOMPLISHMENT DIFFICULT TO DENY!
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Seems like those people have their minds made up, and a fair trial on the evidence is out of the question. If the officer happens to get indicted, I would hope hos attorneys would at least apply for a change of venue. This is disgraceful for this kind of crap to be happening in the United States of America.
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Reminds me of the Steve Martin movie, "The Jerk". That man is no more a negro than am I.. If he is claiming to be a negro and using that as a means to an advantage, affirmative action type stuff, he needs to have DNA testing done.
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Michael Brown�s family attorney says grand jury proceeding is unfair
Lawyers for the family of Michael Brown said Sunday that the secret grand jury process deciding the fate of police officer Darren Wilson is unfair. Benjamin Crump, lead attorney for Mr. Brown�s family, said it is the prosecutor�s job to recommend charges, not present all the evidence to a grand jury and leave the decision up to them. �We don�t think it�s fair,� he said on ABC�s �This Week.� �Why [can�t prosecutors] come and recommend charges right now based on probable cause?� Authorities in Missouri are preparing for the imminent release of the grand jury report into the August shooting death of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager who got into a confrontation with Officer Wilson, a white police officer. Leaks from the grand jury testimony indicate Mr. Brown struggled with the officer in the patrol car minutes after he stole items from a store. A decision was expected to be announced on Sunday, but the grand jury will reconvene for at least one more day on Monday, with its findings expected at any time. Protesters noticed an increased police presence in recent days, including barricades set up around the building where jurors were meeting, The Associated Press reported. Many people are protesting peacefully, but some are already preparing for violent riots. Two members of the New Black Panther Party were arrested Friday for trying to acquire guns and explosives, including pipe bombs, to use in the protests, NBC News reported. Some have speculated that the jury�s decision has been delayed on purpose to come out after the election and when it�s cold enough that it makes protesting more difficult. The uncertainty of when a decision would come has made residents anxious, AP reported, though local church services on Sunday stressed the need to stay calm. President Obama urged protesters not to engage in violence when a grand jury releases its report. �First and foremost, keep protests peaceful,� the president said Sunday on �This Week.� �This is a country that allows everybody to express their views, allows them to peacefully assemble, to protest actions that they think are unjust. But using any event as an excuse for violence is contrary to rule of law and contrary to who we are.� Officials wondered if declaring a state of emergency in Ferguson ahead of any grand jury action could actually make the rioting worse and more violent. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani questioned why Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon had already publicly declared a state of emergency. �I would have had a state of emergency, but I would have kept it quiet,� he said on NBC�s �Meet the Press.� �It�s hard to second guess him. He had a tremendous amount of violence.� NAACP President Cornell William Brooks said he�s concerned that officers in Ferguson are already assuming protesters will become unruly.
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Ferguson Grand Jury Unusual in Many Ways JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) � Not much is normal about the Missouri grand jury responsible for deciding whether to charge a suburban St. Louis police officer for fatally shooting Michael Brown. Not the length of deliberations, not the manner in which it has heard evidence, not the way in which its work could be made public. Then again, the case itself is unusual. Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson, who is white, shot the black unarmed 18-year-old shortly after noon on Aug. 9 in the center of a street, after some sort of scuffle occurred between them. As Brown's body lay there for hours, an angry crowd gathered. Riots and looting occurred the next night. In the following days, police responded with tear gas and smoke canisters as some protesters threw rocks and Molotov cocktails. The Associated Press spoke with a veteran prosecutor and criminal defense attorney in Missouri about the typical grand jury process � and the ways the Brown case is far from the norm. � Extra time: At the time of Brown's shooting, a St. Louis County grand jury already had been hearing cases and was scheduled to disband Sept. 10. In one of the first indications that Brown's case would be different, a judge extended the jurors' service until January, the maximum amount of time allowed. Whereas a typical case might be presented to a grand jury in a single day, this case has stretched over three months. � No specific charge: It's fairly common in Missouri for a prosecutor to first file a complaint charging an individual with a crime, then go later to a grand jury asking it to indict the person for that offense. In this case, St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch hasn't publicly suggested any particular charge against Wilson. � Numerous witnesses: Often, a grand jury hears testimony from just one or a few people, such as police investigators who summarize physical evidence and statements they've gathered from witnesses. In this case, McCulloch has said "all witnesses with any relevant evidence" were being summoned to testify. � Types of witnesses: Typically, a prosecutor presents only witnesses who would aid his quest for an indictment. The target of the inquiry does not typically testify. But Wilson testified to the grand jury considering charges against him. Grand jurors also heard from a forensic expert hired by Brown's family � unusual because such testimony typically comes only from government sources. � Record keeping: There often is no record of exactly what's said in Missouri grand juries. That's because only the jurors, witness and prosecutor are in the room. In this case, however, McCulloch's office has said the proceedings are being recorded and transcribed. � Secrets made public: What's said in a grand jury typically remains secret under Missouri law, though when an indictment is issued, the evidence can be aired at a trial. If Wilson is not indicted, McCulloch says he will ask a judge for permission to publicly release the grand jury evidence as soon as possible. For better or worse Opinion is divided about whether the unusual aspects of this grand jury will inspire trust or skepticism. Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd, a past president of the Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, believes the differences are beneficial. "At the end of the day, whether Officer Wilson is indicted or not, it's important that the public have confidence that the system worked as it should," Zahnd said. "For that reason, the grand jury going above and beyond the norm is very, very appropriate." Susan McGraugh, supervisor of the Criminal Defense Clinic at the Saint Louis University School of Law, said all the exceptions to the norm appear to be heightening tensions among residents, particularly among racial minorities who believe they're treated differently by police. The police officer is "getting a whole special grand jury process," McGraugh said. "I think it really adds to the consternation � you know, the frustration � that people are feeling." http://www.joplinglobe.com/ferguson...ba25c98-727c-11e4-8c57-f33d1f3e8505.html
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North Carolina Rep. G.K. Butterfield He keeps getting reelected due to being in a district that was specifically redrawn to have a black majority. Parts of it are only as wide as the line running down the middle of the road to connect outlying areas http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina%27s_1st_congressional_district Fraud at its finest, What a crock of schit, makes you wonder about the rest of the districts......Here's a pic. Click Here. You guys are pulling light today. You want Gerrymandering - lets look at the 12th, AKA Mel Watts Old "District"
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Yep, what a badge of honor that is.
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�I was a judge, as you probably know, for fifteen years in North Carolina and I presided over many grand juries,� the congressman said. �So I would certainly hope that the grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri, will find that there is sufficient evidence to conclude that a crime probably was committed, to lay out that crime, and to let a jury of twelve in Missouri decide the guilt or innocence of the police officer. � I guess innocent until proven guilty is no longer relevant.
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Schools Closed Schools in the St. Louis metropolitan area are closing their doors in anticipation of potential riots that could follow the announcement of results from a grand jury investigation in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown. Controversy has swelled for months around the fatal shooting of the unarmed Brown, who was black, by Darren Wilson, a white police officer in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson. A grand jury is expected to announce soon whether Wilson will face charges for the shooting. There is widespread concern that if Wilson is cleared, it could lead to riots in the city. Gov. Jay Nixon has already announced a state of emergency in order to cope with any flare-ups. In order to mitigate the risk of students being caught up in any disorder, the Jennings School District, which includes parts of Ferguson, has preemptively canceled class for next Monday and Tuesday. Superintendent Tiffany Anderson told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that she is acting cautiously because most students in the district walk to school, and would be especially exposed to danger should any violent disorder break out (the district does not offer school bus services). Anderson also noted that on Thursday, masked individuals had been handing out fliers to schoolchildren encouraging them to be disruptive and "think of police as pigs." Jennings is only one of four school districts that service Ferguson, and the other three currently plan to stay open. However, that could rapidly change. According to the Dispatch, St. Louis police are encouraging those districts to close down for two days as soon as an indictment announcement is made, partly to reduce street traffic in the event of unrest. http://freedomoutpost.com/2014/11/ferguson-schools-closing-wilson-indictment/
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Both of those districts were created to meet US Justice Department requirements under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. I remember people howling about them when they were proposed - my take at the time was the districts are a joke - but will backfire. They have; we have a majority of Republican Congressmen/Congresswomen now, something we never had before - those two districts concentrated much of the black voters into to US Justice mandated black concentration areas and freed the other districts of race based voters. Butterfield has long been rumored to have been adopted - I was duck hunting with a group of lawyers from Wilson on Saturday when that topic came up again; it is said his parents went to DC one weekend and had a baby back home on Monday - who knows? He sure looks white.
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Schools Closed
Schools in the St. Louis metropolitan area are closing their doors in anticipation of potential riots that could follow the announcement of results from a grand jury investigation in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown.
Just for the heck of it. http://rightwingnews.com/media/blac...pening-fire-home-milwaukee-media-silent/
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looks like closing the schools will help swell the ranks of the insurgents. Probably was the intent all along.
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"conclude that a crime probably was committed, to lay out that crime, and to let a jury of twelve in Missouri decide the guilt or innocence of the police officer. � There is no question that a crime was committed, 15 minutes prior to the thug being shot.
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