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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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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Martin Anderson is going to tell us what happened today. We believe completely that we are going to get answers.
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Certainly, they feel regret that their son had to die to have changes come forth. Nobody has accepted responsibility.
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He was an average little boy. No greater, no less. His mother can't watch the video either.
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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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I'm very proud of the students. Young people have the courage to say what is right and what is wrong, whereas the adults are afraid to say what is right and what is wrong.
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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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We are encouraged, but conscientious. There needs to be a strong message that our state leaders will not condone this.
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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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We know it's going to be a long journey to get justice. The family is committed, and we are going to stay the course.
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The evidence is there and it is clear. We want the people to be held accountable. Everybody who played a role in the death of Martin Anderson, we want them to be held accountable.
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There's an old saying in the black community that everybody else is protected and served but we are policed, we don't want to be policed. We want to be protected and served as any American citizen.
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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.
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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.