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Jordan Davis’ Murderer Sentenced to Life in Prison

Ezra Grant — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 17:43:41 +0000

When Michael Dunn decided that Jordan Davis and his friends were not free enough to play music in their own car, he made a conscious decision to do something about it. After all, he had everything on his side – a gun that made him bigger and badder than everyone else, a law that gave […]

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Kobe Bryant’s Insensitive Remarks on Trayvon Martin Tribute Sparks Online Outrage

Ezra Grant — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 18:54:00 +0000

Sometimes, some people just don’t get it, and in this case, Kobe is one of those people. Kobe Bryant was recently asked by The New Yorker magazine to weigh in on a widely publicized Miami Heat photo where the team posed in hoodies to show their support for the late Trayvon Martin and his family. Bryant’s comments have been […]

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Michael Dunn’s Sentencing Postponed ‘Till Friday

Ezra Grant — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 22:37:20 +0000

A judge in Jacksonville is postponing until Friday a decision on whether he will sentence a Florida man convicted of attempted murder during a confrontation over loud music ahead of the 47-year-old software developer’s retrial on first-degree murder. Jurors deadlocked last month on a first-degree murder charge for Michael Dunn in the shooting of 17-year-old […]

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This TV Star Explains Why A White Man Killing A Black Kid Is An American Problem, Not A Black One

MelodyM — Sun, 23 Feb 2014 13:49:34 +0000

Everything Jesse Williams — star of “Grey’s Anatomy” — says here about the Michael Dunn trial is spot on. Dunn was convicted of attempted murder (but not first-degree murder) for firing on four black teenagers who wouldn’t turn down their “rap crap” outside a Jacksonville, Fla., convenience store in 2012, killing 17-year-old Jordan Davis. My […]

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Wayne Brady Has Something to Say About Michael Dunn’s Verdict

Ezra Grant — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 15:16:01 +0000

The entertainer, also a native of Florida recently spoke to Huffington Post about the murder of Jordan Davis, his killer Michael Dunn and the verdict that ignored the life that was lost. “I’m not going to stay away from Florida, so I’m not going to blame the state of Florida, but to a degree, I […]

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Jordan Davis’ Dad Wants to Visit Michael Dunn in Prison

Ezra Grant — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 11:55:05 +0000

Mr Davis said in an interview for Nightline: ‘I would like Michael Dunn to put me on his visitor’s list in prison. I would like to go see him and sit across the table. ‘One thing that I know that we would talk about is, “I have to try to make you understand what you’ve […]

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Jon Stewart Dissects The Michael Dunn Case and Verdict – Video

Ezra Grant — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 18:06:13 +0000

It was Jon Stewart’s turn to respond to the travesty that is the Michael Dunn verdict. Dunn, who drove up to, engaged in, shot 10 bullets into a car containing four teenagers and killing one of them in the process, was convicted over the weekend of trying to kill the teenagers, but received no conviction […]

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Michael Dunn Compares Himself to a Rape Victim

Ezra Grant — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 17:33:34 +0000

It’s amazing that the two men who committed murder and got away with it, now consider themselves “victims.” George Zimmerman went on CNN over the weekend, lamenting that he is homeless and broke since murdering Trayvon Martin, calling himself a victim. And now this: newly released audio from Michael Dunn – the man who was […]

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Stand Your Ground Responsible for Mistrial in Jordan Davis’ Murder Trial

Ezra Grant — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 19:28:24 +0000

In failing to acquit or convict Michael Dunn on the most significant charge — the premeditated murder of a teenager in a dispute over loud music — a jury on Saturday may have run headlong into the breadth and reach of Florida’s contentious self-defense law. In their 30 hours of deliberation, the 12-member panel wrangled […]

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Jordan Davis’ Killer Found Guilty on 4 Counts, Mistrial on First Degree Murder

Ezra Grant — Sun, 16 Feb 2014 01:11:00 +0000

The Florida jury in the case of Michael Dunn found him guilty on four charges, including three for attempted second-degree murder, but they couldn’t reach a verdict on the most significant charge — first-degree murder in the death of Jordan Davis. After the decisions were read out around 7 p.m. Saturday in court, Judge Russell […]

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PIC – Jordan Davis’ Family Praying Outside the Courthouse

Ezra Grant — Sat, 15 Feb 2014 21:21:40 +0000

It took less than 20 minutes for a Florida jury to convict Marissa Alexander for shooting at a ceiling while she tried to scare off her attacker. She was convicted and sent to prison to serve a 20 year sentence. No one died in Marissa’s case but her claim that she was scared for her […]

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Michael Dunn’s Jurors Still Deliberating – Asked Judge This Question

Ezra Grant — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 22:32:12 +0000

The jury weighing the fate of a white Florida man accused of killing a black teen during an argument over loud music could make a decision Friday in the much-watched case. The jury resumed deliberations at 9 a.m. ET Friday. Things remained silent most of the day until shortly before 5 p.m., when Judge Russell […]

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Michael Dunn’s Neighbor Reveals Shocking Allegations Against Dunn – Video

Ezra Grant — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 14:49:07 +0000

Dunn, a white man is accused of murdering a black teenager named Jordan Davis. He is presently on trial as a jury deliberates the case. The lawyer representing the family of Jordan Davis recorded this video as he interviewed one of Dunn’s neighbors. Video

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Zimmerman’s Lawyer Thinks Michael Dunn Will Be Found Guilty

Ezra Grant — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 00:43:42 +0000

As the 12 jurors decide the fate of Michael Dunn, an entire community is waiting for that decision. First Coast News spoke to criminal defense attorney Mark O’Mara Thursday morning and he believes Michael Dunn will be found guilty. “I don’t think the jury is going to be able to get past the fact that […]

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Jordan Davis’ Murder Trial Begins – Michael Dunn Claims ‘Stand Your Ground’ Defense

Ezra Grant — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 19:24:37 +0000

The trial of a Florida man accused of shooting a black teenager begins today in a case that has drawn similarities to the George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin case. Michael Dunn, 47, is charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder after police said a November 2012 dispute with a group of teenagers outside of a […]

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Family of Jordan Davis Settles Civil Case Against Jordan’s Killer – Video

Ezra Grant — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 02:47:16 +0000

The family of a teenager killed in 2012 after an argument with an older man over loud music at a Florida gas station has settled their civil suit against the shooter for an undisclosed sum. The Florida Times Union reported Friday that defendant Michael Dunn, a 47-year-old software engineer accepted a civil settlement offer made by […]

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Jordan Davis: Another Black Florida Teenager, Shot Dead By White Man Claiming Stand Your Ground

Ezra Grant — Sat, 20 Jul 2013 15:41:25 +0000

This incident happened in November 2012 when Jordan Davis and his friends were sitting in their car parked in a Jacksonville convenience-store parking lot. Davis was sitting in the back seat of the car and like many teenagers, they were listening to music being played over their car’s stereo. Like George Zimmerman followed Trayvon Martin, a […]

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