Thursday, June 21, 2012

The witch hunt continues

When a police officer takes his/her oath of office, they swear to uphold and enforce the laws of the state and the US Constitution, equally, fairly and impartially. That means that they swear to enforce the law against violators when warranted and when the evidence supports the arrest of the individual. That does not mean that they utilize their powers of arrest for political or personal reasons, or to satisfy the whims of the angry crowd or the desires of lynch mobs.

The chief of Police and his officers and investigators in Sanford Florida did the right thing by not arresting George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin case. The evidence didn't support his arrest and prosecution then and it doesn't now.  The fact that the state of Florida bowed to racial pressure and sent in a special prosecutor to arrest and prosecute Zimmerman does not change the evidence or the facts. When one of the most prominent liberal lawyers in America speaks out and tells the American people that they have no case, then people ought to listen. But no one paid any attention to Allan Dersovitz when he critiqued and criticized the obvious lack of evidence and the malicious prosecution of George Zimmerman by the state of Florida.

In the end, George Zimmerman will be acquitted of the charges against him and there will be more protests and more screams of racial injustice. In the end, once again the federal government will step in and in violation of the constitutional protections prohibiting double jeopardy, they will charge George Zimmerman with violation of the rights of Trayvon Martin (ala "Rodney King)

The Justice department will then transport George Zimmerman to another jurisdiction where they can prosecute and obtain their bogus conviction and send George Zimmerman to prison. And once again the world of black on white racism and mob rule injustice will be settled and the beast of race baited justice will be satiated.
 

Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee speaks to the the media during a news conference Thursday, March 22, 2012 as city manager Norton Bonaparte Jr. listens at left, in Sanford Fla.
Police chief fired for upholding his oath of office
The Sanford police chief who failed to arrest George Zimmerman immediately after the fatal shooting of Miami-Dade teen Trayvon Martin four months ago — and brought national attention and derision to the Central Florida city — has been terminated.

The announcement was made late Wednesday night by Sanford City Manager Norton Bonaparte, who said in a news release that Police Chief Bill Lee “has been relieved of his duties” effective immediately. The chief had been on paid leave.

Bonaparte implied the firing stemmed from the impact of Lee’s handling of the Trayvon Martin on the city of Sanford.

“I have come to this decision in light of the escalating divisiveness that has taken hold of the city,” the manager said in the statement. The decision was made after a meeting earlier in the day.



The shooting of the 17-year-old that has sparked national outrage also has painted Sanford in an unfavorable light across the country. Read more here:

No comments: