It was not immediately clear what charge Zimmerman will face.
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George Zimmerman to be charged in Trayvon Martin shooting, official says
“Florida special prosecutor Angela Corey plans to announce as early as Wednesday afternoon that she is charging neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, according to a law enforcement official close to the investigation.
Martin, 17 and unarmed, was shot and killed Feb. 26 by Zimmerman, who said he was acting in self-defense. Police in Sanford, Fla., where the shooting took place, did not charge Zimmerman, citing the state’s “stand your ground” law.
Corey’s office released a statement saying it would hold a news conference “to release new information regarding the Trayvon Martin shooting death investigation” at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Jacksonville, Fla.
Benjamin Crump, who is representing the Martin family, said this week that Corey’s office had asked where Trayvon’s parents would be each day this week. They arrived Wednesday in Washington for a civil rights conference organized by the Rev. Al Sharpton, where they spoke to reporters.
Sabryna Fulton and Tracy Martin, Trayvon’s parents, said they would not comment on the charges because they had not been personally notified. They scheduled a press conference for 5 :15 p.m.
Earlier reports that Zimmerman’s lawyers said they did not know where he was did not bother Trayvon’s parents, they said.
“We do have faith in the justice system. When it is time to arrest him, they will find him,” Fulton said.
The announcement of a charge against Zimmerman would come a day after Zimmerman’s attorneys withdrew from the case, citing their inability to contact Zimmerman.
Lawyers Craig Sonner and Hal Uhrig on Tuesday expressed concern about Zimmerman’s emotional and physical well-being, saying he has taken actions without consulting them. They also said they do not know where Zimmerman is.
“You can stop looking in Florida,” Uhrig told reporters. “Look much further away than that.”
Corey said Monday that she would not bring the case before a grand jury, which was expected to convene this week. She said her decision to forgo the grand jury should not be viewed as an indication of whether charges will be filed.
Corey has indicated in recent weeks that she might not need a grand jury to bring charges against Zimmerman.
The lawyers said they stand by their assertions that Zimmerman acted in self-defense when he killed the 17-year-old, who was unarmed, but they acknowledged that they formed their impressions without meeting Zimmerman.”
"Domestic violence against women is a plague on all nations and cultures. It is certainly not limited to Islamic-refugee communities. But American authorities need to pay closer attention to the plight of women in these communities. In the U.K., forced marriage is illegal, and the government even has a special unit that rescues young girls who have been sent to undergo forced marriages in their parents’ home countries, often Pakistan or Bangladesh. Crimes committed with the aim of controlling women are also hate crimes, even if that hatred is directed within the community."
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Time Magazine Online on Shaima Alawadi’s case
I really appreciate that they said this because often times, these crimes are overlooked and forgotten. This is something that should be discussed, not just within muslim communities but american communities.
(via faineemae)
Food Stamps Reduced The Poverty Rate By Nearly 8 Percent In 2009, As GOP Tries To Gut The Program
Story found via @ljoywilliams:
Congressional Republicans have targeted the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), better known as food stamps, for budget cuts, and have attempted to paint it as a program rife with fraud and abuse that is on an unsustainable path. While their argument ignores a host of facts, including that food stamp fraud is at an all-time low, it also ignores the economic benefits that the program brings to millions of low-income families.
is it any surprise that even though food stamp fraud is at an all time low, politicians can still pass legislation and debate in a professional based off of the stereotype that food stamp users (aka black, depraved, pathological welfare queens) are harming our country and stealing money from “the hard working Americans”?
Of course not. They probably believe their own lies without even bothering to do the research because - why wouldn’t welfare queens have nothing better to do than hurt the country and steal money? It cant possibly be true that these programs are in desperate need to combat poverty - especially in the face of a recession that we ALL went through.
hate vs facts. hate always wins
The Support All Kids project is a grassroots activism project started by Ragen Chastain, author of the blog Dances With Fat.
The project was created in response to interventions, like Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s Strong4Life campaign, that use images that shame children in an attempt to encourage better health, despite the fact that Research shows that these so-called “tough love” interventions often have the opposite effect.
There is a better way. Focusing on kid’s weight and making them ashamed of their bodies is not the answer. If we are truly interested in healthy kids, then it’s time to start having real conversations about health for kids of all sizes.
Ms. Blaspheming Bitch: When “stand your ground” fails John McNeil killed a white man who assaulted him in his home. But, unlike George...
WEDNESDAY, APR 11, 2012 10:41 AM US MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME
John McNeil killed a white man who assaulted him in his home. But, unlike George Zimmerman, he’s serving life
George Zimmerman and John McNeil (Credit: AP)
Nurun Nahar, now 31, was 15 when she was the victim of an acid attack by a local schoolboy, after she rejected his advances. With help from ActionAid, she founded the Acid Survivors Network (ASN) in 2006 in Sirajganj, Bangladesh, an organization that “offers legal aid and medical assistance to women who have been victims of acid attacks and helps them cope with stigma in the community.”
Acid attacks are terrible
Wallah, I can’t even comprehend how magnificently beautiful she is.
Uncompromising Photos Expose Juvenile Detention in America
On any given night in the U.S., there are approximately 60,500 youth confined in juvenile correctional facilities or other residential programs. Photographer Richard Ross has spent the past five years criss-crossing the country photographing the architecture, cells, classrooms and inhabitants of these detention sites.The resulting photo-survey, Juvenile-In-Justice, documents 350 facilities in over 30 states. It’s more than a peek into unseen worlds — it is a call to action and care.
“I grew up in a world where you solve problems, you don’t destroy a population,” says Ross. “To me it is an affront when I see the way some of these kids are dealt with.”
The U.S. locks up children at more than six times the rate of all other developed nations. The over 60,000 average daily juvenile lockups, a figure estimated by the Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF), are also disproportionately young people of color. With an average cost of $80,000 per year to lock up a child, the U.S. spends more than $5 billion annually on youth detention. On top of the cost, in its recent report No Place for Kids, the AECF presents evidence to show that youth incarceration does not reduce recidivism rates, does not benefit public safety and exposes those imprisoned to further abuse and violence. Ross thinks his images of juvenile lock-ups can, and should, be “ammunition” for the ongoing policy and funding debates between reformers, staff, management and law-makers.
(Source: sunrec)
