Quote:Justice Department drops charges in voter intimidation case
Posted: 07:00 PM ET

From CNN Senior Producer Kevin Bohn

WASHINGTON (CNN) – The Justice Department is dropping charges against the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense and two of its members who were allegedly involved in voter intimidation on Election Day at a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania polling station.

A Justice spokesman said the department decided to take this action after winning an injunction earlier this month against a third member, Samir Shabazz, that prevents him from ever brandishing a weapon outside a polling place again as he was charged with doing last November.

Shabazz was one of the three persons, along with the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, charged with voter intimidation last January in a lawsuit filed under the Voting Rights Act. Shabazz will not face any jail time or a fine.


“Claims were dismissed against the other defendants based on a careful assessment of the facts and the law,” DOJ spokesman Alejandro Miyar said in a statement. “The Department is committed to the vigorous prosecution of those who intimidate, threaten or coerce anyone exercising his or her sacred right to vote."

On Election Day, two men in uniforms stood outside the polling station with one of them holding a police-style baton weapon and saying he was providing security there. Justice has alleged that person was Shabazz.

In January, Justice said in a criminal complaint that the chairman of the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense confirmed its members were stationed at that location as part of a nationwide effort to deploy people at polling stations.

The Justice Department says The New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense is distinct from the well-known Black Panther Party of the 1960's.

Attempts by CNN to contact the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense by email and telephone were not successful.

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Amazing. I'm sure the same thing would happen if it was klansmen waving weapons and shouting racial slurs and threats.

Change!

What I don't understand is this, if they hate whitey so much, and hate it here so much, well, there's an entire GDamn CONTINENT that would welcome them with open arms. Ain't a damn thing keeping those race-baiting pieces of **** here.

I'm sure nothing like this will occur if the Employee Free Choice Act gets signed.

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And remember now guys ..... this Dude was punished so awesomely hard, that he can "Never Brandish a Gun Outside a Polling Station Again" !!!!!!

Man if I were facing a Sentence like that, I just could not help but piss my pants every day out of pure instilled fear.

What a freggin joke on a stick.

Why yes oh Racist Hate Group Extremist Radical Terrorist, you can NEVER pull a gun on anyone who is waiting to vote again !!!!!!!

AND I MEAN IT !!!!!!!

This just cracks me up man ....

Where is that Idiot Supreme Bug Eyed Janet Napolitano on this issue huh ???

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What did you expect, someone to be held accountable? Blacky Panthers are in power.

(05-29-2009 06:07 PM)Tripster Wrote:  What a freggin joke on a stick.

That about sums up this whole thing. Reverse the colors of the guards and camera guy and this is intimidation with strong hints of racism.

Now you will see what it is like to be ruled by the black man, cracker.

This is what witnesses heard. Black racism and Bigotry is OK according to Eric Holder.

(05-29-2009 10:14 PM)SumOfAllFears Wrote:  Now you will see what it is like to be ruled by the black man, cracker.

This is what witnesses heard. Black racism and Bigotry is OK according to Eric Holder.

Ruled? How insulting.

(05-29-2009 01:42 PM)Rebel Wrote:  Change!

What I don't understand is this, if they hate whitey so much, and hate it here so much, well, there's an entire GDamn CONTINENT that would welcome them with open arms. Ain't a damn thing keeping those race-baiting pieces of **** here.

That's the round about way of saying "Go back back to Africa, your services are no longer needed." I think I did see some coloreds swimming back during the Bush years. Hey, your either with us your against us.

Colin Powell, Condoleeza Rice? Sounds like a Mexican dish to me. I say we feed her to the mexicans.

(05-30-2009 02:11 AM)egoboss407 Wrote:  

(05-29-2009 01:42 PM)Rebel Wrote:  Change!

What I don't understand is this, if they hate whitey so much, and hate it here so much, well, there's an entire GDamn CONTINENT that would welcome them with open arms. Ain't a damn thing keeping those race-baiting pieces of **** here.

That's the round about way of saying "Go back back to Africa, your services are no longer needed." I think I did see some coloreds swimming back during the Bush years. Hey, your either with us your against us.

Colin Powell, Condoleeza Rice? Sounds like a Mexican dish to me. I say we feed her to the mexicans.

No you *******, that's a round about way of telling ANYONE that doesn't like the people in this country or the country itself to take a fuken hike.

Like Artiface, you suck at putting two and two together. ...or maybe you're racist in thinking that ALL black people think this way. Are you? Sure as hell sounds like it.

(05-30-2009 02:11 AM)egoboss407 Wrote:  

(05-29-2009 01:42 PM)Rebel Wrote:  Change!

What I don't understand is this, if they hate whitey so much, and hate it here so much, well, there's an entire GDamn CONTINENT that would welcome them with open arms. Ain't a damn thing keeping those race-baiting pieces of **** here.

That's the round about way of saying "Go back back to Africa, your services are no longer needed." ...........

How do you figure?

And if they hate whitey exactly what am us honkies 'posed to do?

All hope for Justice isn't over yet....

Also on the Ballot for this Election were contested State and County political races.

This type of conduct is illegal under State law, as well as Federal Law.

Since the Feds decided to punt, perhaps the State Attorney General or the local District Attorney might pursue the charges?

From the video, this looks pretty much cut and dried.

I find it funny that you can't pass out election flyers/cards for a candidate within 100 feet of the Polls, but some Thug with a night stick sets up camp at the front door.

I love seeing liberals say that **** to me. I, a former military NonCom, who served and called "Brothers" MANY black people, have idiot libs who'd NEVER invite a black person into their homes, calling me a racist.

FCK you GDamn idiots. That's all I got to say about that. Here's one of my best friends, who's from Gainsville, Ga., you stupid motherfckers. He went to his E-6 board when I went to my E-5, in the field, at Ft. Rucker, Alabama (Yes, now, out of ALL of his hard work, he's a CW3 and in Iraq AGAIN for the 5th GDamn time):

BTW, 5 times is TOO DAMN MANY TIMES! You conservatives who believe in the war, as I do, please don't try me on that point. You will be embarrassed.

(05-30-2009 11:11 PM)Rebel Wrote:  BTW, 5 times is TOO DAMN MANY TIMES! You conservatives who believe in the war, as I do, please don't try me on that point. You will be embarrassed.

I'm not sure I follow....

I've heard the argument (paraphrased) "you signed up, reap what you sow" by Republicans before.

BTW, I'm just getting f'n tired of the race card being played, the anti-southern rants, etc., etc., etc. That's why I've been on edge lately. They get old, REAL ******* old.

(05-31-2009 02:50 PM)Rebel Wrote:  BTW, I'm just getting f'n tired of the race card being played,

Welcome to my world.