Thousands to Protest Acquittals in Death of Teen

[flashl]

Florida NAACP Mobilizing Thousands to Protest Acquittals in Death of Teen at Boot Camp

The Florida State Conference NAACP is mobilizing thousands of people from across the state and nation to support the "Justice for Martin Lee Anderson" march and rally Tuesday to demand justice in the death of Anderson, a black 14-year-old, who was killed while in the custody of the Bay County Sheriff’s Department Boot Camp in January 2006.

== snip ==

"Everybody in the United States should be outraged," Beverlye Neal, executive director Florida State Conference NAACP, told BlackAmericaWeb.com Monday. "In 2007, we’re still dealing with blatant racism and no concern for black life. They kicked and brutalized that baby, a jury acquitted those people, and everybody should be up in arms."

According to a statement by the Florida State Conference, "The NAACP is outraged at the "not guilty" verdict rendered on Friday, October 12, 2007, by an all-white jury. This verdict acquitted the deputies and nurse who were responsible for the death of Martin Lee Anderson."