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Related: About this forumMinneapolis NAACP, Black Lives Matter call on Klobuchar to suspend campaign
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) is being called to suspend her presidential campaign after an Associated Press story published Tuesday showed she may have mishandled a case while she was Hennepin County's District Attorney.
As the county DA, Klobuchar sentenced Myon Burrell, who was a teenager at the time, to life in prison for the 2002 murder of 11-year-old Tyesha Edwards. The AP story revealed that Klobuchar convicted Burrell, now 33, despite there being little evidence and even though his co-defendant confessed to the crime and said Burrell wasnt there.
Though Klobuchar was not the countys top prosecutor the second time Burrell was convicted after filing an appeal, she reportedly denied his request to attend his mothers funeral, claiming he was a threat to society.
In past debates, Klobuchar has touted her tough-on-crime stance as a Minneapolis prosecutor, and during her first Senate campaign, she recounted Burrell's conviction among others as her finding justice for black families who lost their children to gun violence.
On Wednesday, the Racial Justice Network, Minneapolis NAACP, Black Lives Matter Twin Cities, Twin Cities Coalition for Justice for Jamar, and Communities United Against Police Brutality all asked Klobuchar to suspend her White House bid. Edwards's father has also come out saying he believes Burrell may have been wrongfully convicted.
What I need people to understand is this isnt about partisanship and this isnt about politics, Leslie Redmond, president of the Minneapolis NAACP said in a press conference. This is about justice ... This isnt just a situation that happened to the Central Park Five alone. This is a situation that happens all around America. This is a situation that happens right here in Minnesota.
https://thehill.com/campaign-issues/480611-minneapolis-naacp-black-lives-matter-call-on-klobuchar-to-suspend-campaign
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oasis
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squirecam
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wellst0nev0ter
(7,509 posts)I was there, the media crucified the defendant as a monster. He didn't stand a chance.
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TheCowsCameHome
(40,163 posts)I didn't know they did that.
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squirecam
(2,706 posts)He was convicted by two juries. She wasnt even involved in the second trial.
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elleng
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evertonfc
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judeling
(1,086 posts)But where was this in 2018 let alone when she announced.
Could it be that a person needed her on the ticket to get elected Statewide?
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scheming daemons
(25,487 posts)They had nothing to say about her running until right now?
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wellst0nev0ter
(7,509 posts)She rode that bullshit case to political ascendancy. It's time for her to answer questions.
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CaliforniaPeggy
(149,308 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden