I'm still waiting for liberals to denounce the black panthers for hanging out at polling places with billy clubs.
Old news, hyped up by Fixxed News.
They had their day in court and it was dismissed. There were no complaints filed, and the incident took place in a majority black precinct.
The man that carried the club was kicked out of the Black Panther Party.
If I'm not mistaken, the original charges were dropped by the Bush admin.
You're mistaken.
The
New Black Panther Party voter intimidation case is a
political controversy in the
United States concerning an incident that occurred during the
2008 election. The
New Black Panther Partyand two of its members, Minister King Samir Shabazz and Jerry Jackson, were charged with
voter intimidation for their conduct outside a polling station in
Philadelphia.
The Department of Justice later narrowed the charges against Minister King Shabazz and dismissed the charges against the
New Black Panther Party and Jerry Jackson. The decision to dismiss the charges has led to accusations that the Department of Justice under the Obama administration is biased against white victims and unwilling to prosecute minorities for civil rights violations. These charges have been most notably made by
J. Christian Adams, who in May 2010 resigned his post in the
Department of Justice in protest over the Obama administration's perceived mishandling of the case, and by his former supervisor
Christopher Coates.
Counter-accusations were made, including claims that the actual incident was relatively minor but had been blown out of proportion by individuals and groups with political motives. Then-AG
Eric Holder rejected claims that his Justice Department considers the race of an alleged victim when deciding which cases to pursue. The case and its handling by the Department of Justice is currently being investigated by the
United States Commission on Civil Rights. The Justice Department reportedly carried out its own internal investigation into the handling of the case.