Messages from one of the men said he was “committing felonies” and telling buyers he was “on a killing spree” to collect more eagle tail feathers for future sales, according to the indictment.
know and they will not move forward. richard, no one knows this sort of relationship between the federal government and local southern governments than you. can you speak on this? the federal government clearly has jurisdiction here. they clearly have the right to go in there. because there is bodily injury, there was use of a firearm, and there is a predicate for the race. the race issue. but it s not so clear that they will be able to successfully prosecute this case. no question that race played a part in zimmerman s belief that trayvon was suspicious. but he didn t attack trayvon in the way that the bird killing went down or the shepherd killing went down, because of his race or sexual orientation. it was more complicated than that. it could pose a problem if we bring the case to trial. i agree with you, reverend sharpton. they can absolutely prosecute the case or investigate the case. one thing i would add. and it s important to add.