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MagickMuffin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-12-07 12:36 PM
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Boot Camp Death All Guards Found NOT GUILTY
Edited on Fri Oct-12-07 12:38 PM by MagickMuffin
So sad :cry:

Was just announced on CNN

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A jury in Florida has acquitted seven boot camp guards and a nurse in the death of a 14-year-old boy. Martin Lee Anderson died January 6, 2006, when he was taken off life support, a day after his altercation with the guards. developing story

http://www.cnn.com/

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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-12-07 12:36 PM
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1. The kid was black, right?
And it's florida?
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niyad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-12-07 12:37 PM
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2. yes and yes, so no surprises there.
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MagickMuffin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-12-07 12:40 PM
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4. Yes the kid was black and the jury were ALL white
Again so sad

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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-12-07 12:38 PM
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3. Florida....again.
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aikoaiko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-12-07 01:04 PM
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5. It hardly seems right.....I hope someone gets interviews with the jury to explain the outcome


Perhaps a civil suit will be more successful.
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MagickMuffin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-12-07 01:15 PM
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7. CNN did report the family received $5 Million settlement,
but that still doesn't compensate for the loss of a child...IMHO



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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-12-07 01:05 PM
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6. Florida's version of Abu Ghraib.
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