Zimmerman Found Not Guilty In Trayvon Martin\u2019s Death<\/p>\n
Statement By Rev. Al Sharpton On George Zimmerman Acquittal
\nSaturday, July 13, 2013 (New York, NY) \u201cThe acquittal of George Zimmerman is a slap in the face to the American people but it is only the first round in the pursuit of justice. We intend to ask the Department of Justice to move forward as they did in the Rodney King case and we will closely monitor the civil case against Mr. Zimmerman. I will convene an emergency call with preachers tonight to discuss next steps. And intend to head to Florida in the next few days.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rev. Al Sharpton, President of National Action Network and MSNBC Host
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SANFORD, Fla. \u2014 Neighborhood watch George Zimmerman was cleared of all charges Saturday in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black teenager whose killing unleashed furious debate across the U.S. over racial profiling, self-defense and equal justice.
\nZimmerman, 29, blinked and barely smiled when the verdict was announced. He could have been convicted of second-degree murder or manslaughter. But the jury of six women, all but one of them white, reached a verdict of not guilty after deliberating well into the night Saturday.
\nMartin\u2019s mother and father were not in the courtroom when the verdict was read; supporters of his family who had gathered outside yelled \u201cNo! No!\u201d upon learning of the not guilty verdict.
\nThe jurors considered nearly three weeks of often wildly conflicting testimony over who was the aggressor on the rainy night the 17-year-old was shot while walking through the gated townhouse community where he was staying.
\nThe verdict came a year and a half after civil rights protesters angrily demanded Zimmerman be prosecuted. That anger appeared to return Saturday night outside the courthouse, at least for some who had been following the case.
\nRosie Barron, 50, and Andrew Perkins, 55, both black residents of Sanford, stood in the parking lot of the courthouse and wept.
\n\u201cI at least thought he was going to get something, something,\u201d Barron said.
\nAdded her brother: \u201cHow the hell did they find him not guilty?\u201d
\nPerkins was so upset he was shaking. \u201cHe killed somebody and got away with murder,\u201d Perkins shouted, looking in the direction of the courthouse. \u201cHe ain\u2019t getting no probation or nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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