{"id":19639,"date":"2013-07-11T20:24:31","date_gmt":"2013-07-12T00:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=19639"},"modified":"2013-07-11T20:24:31","modified_gmt":"2013-07-12T00:24:31","slug":"why-the-freedom-of-information-act-is-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=19639","title":{"rendered":"Why The Freedom Of Information Act Is Important"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pjmedia.com\/tatler\/2013\/07\/10\/newly-released-documents-detail-the-department-of-justices-role-in-organizing-trayvon-martin-protests\/\">PJMedia<\/a> reported yesterday that documents obtained by <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Judicial Watch\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Judicial_Watch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia\">Judicial Watch<\/a> through the <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Freedom of Information Act (United States)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Freedom_of_Information_Act_%28United_States%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia\">Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)<\/a> show that the Department of Justice played a major behind-the-scenes role in organizing protests against <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Shooting of Trayvon Martin\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=28.79295,-81.32965&amp;spn=0.01,0.01&amp;q=28.79295,-81.32965 (Shooting%20of%20Trayvon%20Martin)&amp;t=h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"geolocation\">George Zimmerman<\/a>. George Zimmerman is currently on trial for the murder of Trayvon Martin. The <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Community Relations Service\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Community_Relations_Service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia\">Community Relations Service<\/a> (CRS), a division of the <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"United States Department of Justice\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=38.89325,-77.0249722222&amp;spn=0.01,0.01&amp;q=38.89325,-77.0249722222 (United%20States%20Department%20of%20Justice)&amp;t=h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"geolocation\">Justice Department<\/a>, was sent to Sanford, <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Florida\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=28.1,-81.6&amp;spn=3.0,3.0&amp;q=28.1,-81.6 (Florida)&amp;t=h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"geolocation\">Florida<\/a>, to organize rallies against George Zimmerman.<\/p>\n<p>The article shows the timeline:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scribd.com\/doc\/151071221\/More-Working-Rallies-on-MAR-25\" target=\"_blank\">March 25 \u2013 27<\/a>, 2012, CRS spent $674.14 upon being \u201cdeployed to <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Sanford, Florida\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=28.7894444444,-81.2755555556&amp;spn=0.1,0.1&amp;q=28.7894444444,-81.2755555556 (Sanford%2C%20Florida)&amp;t=h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"geolocation\">Sanford, FL<\/a> to work marches, demonstrations, and rallies related to the shooting and death of an African-American teen by a neighborhood watch captain.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scribd.com\/doc\/151071225\/Addl-Personnel-Work-Marches-MAR-25\" target=\"_blank\">March 25 \u2013 28<\/a>, 2012, CRS spent $1,142.84 \u201cin Sanford, FL to work marches, demonstrations, and rallies related to the shooting and death of an African-American teen by a neighborhood watch captain.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scribd.com\/doc\/152940112\/Protest-Deployment\" target=\"_blank\">March 30 \u2013 April 1<\/a>, 2012, CRS spent $892.55 in Sanford, FL \u201cto provide support for protest deployment in Florida.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scribd.com\/doc\/151071226\/Coordinating-MAR-30-Rally\" target=\"_blank\">March 30 \u2013 April 1<\/a>, 2012, CRS spent an additional $751.60 in Sanford, FL \u201cto provide technical assistance to the City of Sanford, event organizers, and law enforcement agencies for the march and <a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2012\/03\/31\/justice\/florida-teen-shooting\" target=\"_blank\">rally on March 31<\/a>.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scribd.com\/doc\/151071227\/APR-3-Mediation-in-Anticipation\" target=\"_blank\">April 3 \u2013 12<\/a>, 2012, CRS spent $1,307.40 in Sanford, FL \u201cto provide technical assistance, conciliation, and onsite mediation during demonstrations planned in Sanford.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scribd.com\/doc\/151071222\/Teaching-How-to-Protest-APR-11\" target=\"_blank\">April 11-12<\/a>, 2012, CRS spent $552.35 in Sanford, FL \u201cto provide technical assistance for the preparation of possible marches and rallies related to the fatal shooting of a 17 year old <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"African American\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/African_American\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia\">African American male<\/a>.\u201d \u2013 expenses for employees to travel, eat, sleep?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What in the world were they thinking?<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"http:\/\/apnews.myway.com\/article\/20130711\/DA7FHIEG2.html\">MYWay<\/a> News is reporting today the the judge in the Zimmerman case will allow the jury to consider a charge of manslaughter as well as the charge of <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Murder\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Murder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia\">second-degree murder<\/a>. Essentially the rules have been changed at the end of the trial. George Zimmerman is facing 25 to 30 years in jail because he defended his life from someone he thought was trying to kill him. That seems a little unfair to me.<\/p>\n<p>The article at MyWay reports:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>It is standard for prosecutors in Florida murder cases to ask that the jury be allowed to consider lesser charges that were not actually brought against the defendant. And it is not unusual for judges to grant such requests.<\/strong><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, I suspect we will have riots if George Zimmerman is found innocent. That is unfortunate because the evidence seems to back up his claim that he was simply defending himself after he was attacked. The prosecution (and the media) has tried to paint a very negative picture of George Zimmerman. The media has pretty much ignored the fact that Trayvon Martin&#8217;s autopsy showed drugs in his system and that he had a history of aggressive behavior.<\/p>\n<p>It is truly unfortunate that the government didn&#8217;t stay out of this trial. What were they thinking by getting involved?<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;\"><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" style=\"border: none; float: right;\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" src=\"http:\/\/img.zemanta.com\/zemified_e.png?x-id=0546f88b-386d-47ba-8cf1-a1bc70c13589\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PJMedia reported yesterday that documents obtained by Judicial Watch through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) show that the Department of Justice played a major behind-the-scenes role in organizing protests against George Zimmerman. 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