Benjamin Crump
Benjamin Crump
Benjamin Lloyd Crumpis an American attorney at the Tallahassee, Florida based law firm Parks & Crump, LLC known for his association with the 2012/2013 George Zimmerman case. He is representing the family of Michael Brown, a 17-year-old African-American man shot and killed by police in Ferguson, Missouri...
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We argued to the judge that miracles like this are wonderful, but they do come with a price.
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It was very hard for Miss Gina and Mr. Robert because they told him personally how their lives have been, and they made it clear to him that every day that passes is like a year, and holidays are the worst.
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(It was) what they knew was true all along.
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Martin Anderson is going to tell us what happened today. We believe completely that we are going to get answers.
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We are working on the arrangements.... Saying (Anderson) died of sickle cell trait is like saying a man who was lynched died because he had a weak neck.
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We are encouraged, but conscientious. There needs to be a strong message that our state leaders will not condone this.
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Obviously they lied to medical personnel that could have saved Martin's life.
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I told them (Martin's parents) to have faith in the system. It's becoming more difficult for me to tell them to have faith in the system.
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It's obvious it's home-cooking here. (The) Bay County medical examiner is doing what he can to assist Bay County officials.
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It shouldn't be taking this long. There is a cloud of suspicion over everything.
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It's sad that Martin had to die to get reform and appropriate guidelines that are needed.
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It's a difficult decision for the family: to have to dig your child up (out of) the ground after you've buried him, to disturb him from resting in peace.
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When you look at the Justice Department's report talking about the Ferguson Police Department's rampant pattern of discrimination and its excessive use of force against African-American citizens, it's hard to try to rationalize how this cesspool of racism doesn't spill over onto the individual officers.
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An act of violence against any innocent person eludes moral justification, disgraces the millions of Americans and people throughout the world who have united in peaceful protest against police brutality, and dishonors our proud inheritance of nonviolent resistance.