Parents claim coverup in bootcamp death (Accuse Gov Jeb Bush & Tampa State Att'y)

[seafan]

Parents claim coverup in bootcamp death

By MARY ELLEN KLAS
November 20, 2006

TALLAHASSEE - After nine months of investigation and still no arrests, the parents of Martin Lee Anderson accused Gov. Jeb Bush and the Tampa state attorney's office Monday of covering-up the death of their son at a Panama City boot camp.
Gina Jones and Robert Anderson stood outside the governor's office to remind him of the promise he made to them months ago when he told them he would demand that the case was resolved before he left office in January.

''He could have done more than what he's doing -- a lot more,'' said Jones, whose 14-year-old son died Jan. 6 after being punched, kneed and suffocated with ammonia capsules by guards. The incident was captured on video tape.
Bush asked Hillsborough State Attorney Mark Ober to handle the case and backed legislation that abolished the military-like juvenile justice facilities in Florida. The boot camp has closed but the case is still pending and there have been no arrests.

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The NAACP of Florida announced that if the case is not resolved by the time Gov.-elect Charlie Crist is sworn into office on Jan. 2, the organization will urge students from around the state to march on the capital in silent protest.
Dr. Charles Evans, president of the NAACP's Tallahassee branch, ticked off a chronology of events in the case that point to what he called ''the failure of Gov. Bush'' to faithfully execute his official duties and an ``evident cover-up by the executive branch of this state.''

Bush spokeswoman Alia Faraj called allegations of a cover-up ''ridiculous.

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Sen. Frederica Wilson, a Miami Democrat who has championed the family's case for months, said she had held her fire against Bush and Ober to allow the prosecutor time to thoroughly investigate the killing.
Now, she believes the delay is no longer intended to give prosecutors time but politicians cover.
''Someone was told to sit on this investigation and I'm not sure who gave those orders,'' Wilson said. ``There has been so much uncovered that maybe they think it's best to sit on it.''

[MadMaddie]

1. It's amazing to me the Jebbee...jumped in to try to rescue

a brain dead woman and he called it murder for removing her feeding tube..

Yet, they have the crime on tape of the boy being abused and literraly murdered and they can't file charges....this needs to go to the FBI....the locals will do nothing with this case except try to make it go away....

[atreides1]

6. Here's one view

The brain dead woman was white, while the boy was black!

Just one view.

[zreosumgame]

11. also, even in that state poor Terri

was STILL smarter then any of Poopy bush's sons...

[MadMaddie]

14. I know...I avoided saying that but that is the bottom line isn't it?

[pooja]

2. I didn't realize the extent of this case until today when the little

bubbly Bay News 9 lady cheerfully anounced that amonia pellets were stuffed up his nose and he was gagged with a rag and then beaten... Wonder why he died? Would have thought everything was just fine if you didn't recognize the actual words being spoken within her cheerful clatter.

[mikeytherat]

8. "Got the bubble-headed bleach-blonde, comes on at 5:00,

she can tell you 'bout the plane crash with a gleam in her eye.
It's interesting when people die - gives us dirty laundry."

"Dirty Laundry" - Don Henley

mikey_the_rat

[NotGivingUp]

3. the entire bush clan is pure scum

[fooj]

4. KandR!

[Quantess]

5. Recommended.

I remember this story, when it first broke.
This is about 10 times more appalling than the current UCLA fracas.

[soup]

7. Hand it to Ober(R) in Hillsborough county and sit on it.

Exactly what's happened. Out of sight, out of mind - Election year and all.

Found this blast from the past -

May 5th - Charlie Crist statement:

"The findings of Dr. Vernard Adams regarding the cause of Martin Lee Anderson's tragic and unnecessary death shock the conscience.

"The medical examiner's report represents the first evidence-based indication that Martin's death was not by natural causes, and makes it even more compelling that unanswered questions be pursued as vigorously as possible. I am dedicated to obtaining justice for Martin Lee Anderson, his parents and the people of Florida.

"We are fortunate to have State Attorney Mark Ober leading this investigation, for he is a man of utmost integrity with an abiding commitment to finding the truth. Today's autopsy findings are an important first step toward erasing the doubts that have clouded this case for four months and moving toward appropriate actions based on the evidence."
http://www.baynews9.com/content/36/2006/5/5/157326.html

The 'FIRST evidence-based indication' my ass. Watch the tapes, Charlie.

[Lochloosa]

9. Link to tape....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni1aOckoidI

Coalition for justice's tape. Shows a little more than the one above.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyl-bSTtROg

[soup]

10. Thank you for the second link.

I'd read about, but hadn't seen the coverage of the rallies for justice before.

Here's another link to a video from the boot camp that's clearer than the one provided at your first link (thank you for the effort, but the quality was really bad).
(WARNING: This 8-minute video clip showing the fatal beating of a teenager may be deeply
disturbing to some viewers. Do not play it if children are present. Allow download time.)

also a list of articles pertaining to the murder of this young man:
http://www.caica.org/NEWS%20DEATHS%20Martin%20Main.htm

[The Backlash Cometh]

12. If there is a crime to cover up, nine out of ten times, you'll find an

attorney involved. And sometimes you find nine attorneys involved with one crime...

[seafan]

13. Jeb: "I share their frustration..."

Dontcha love the way little Jebbie tries to dodge the blame by saying *he thinks it's taking too long TOO!* Ain't gonna work, Jeb. You are in charge of this mess, and have been ever since it happened.





Bush, lawmakers: Boot camp death investigation taking too long

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A group of black lawmakers and an NAACP official complained Monday that the investigation into a teenager's death at a Panama City boot camp is taking too long, a feeling shared by Gov. Jeb Bush.

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"It has taken way too long. Our expectation was that this was going to be complete in the summer and I hope the process will be completed soon and that there will be some sense of justice no longer being denied," Bush said.

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/state/16063209.htm">Gov. Bush blamed for alleged boot camp death cover-up

Bush asked Hillsborough State Attorney Mark Ober to handle the case and backed legislation that abolished the military-like juvenile justice facilities in Florida. The boot camp has closed, but the case is still pending and there have been no arrests.

Bush said the accusations of a cover-up were ''not true, but I share their unbelieveable frustration. Mr. Ober: If you're watching, please let's get this resolved,'' he said.

Assistant State Attorney Pam Bondi, who is Ober's spokeswoman, declined to discuss the family's comments Monday.

''It is a very active, pending investigation,'' Bondi said.

41 more days.