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violation of civil rights. there is also a possibility they might look at the statute having to do with fair housing. there is a series of possibilities here for what they can consider is it true barbara that they were asking for tips, the justice department? well, they asked for anybody who has information because obviously in proving their case they must look at the background of this individual, prior statements of this individual, the potential racial bias. anything that may have been said prior. after and post the incident. they want to know that information so, yes. they have set up an e-mail address, which is sanford.florida@usdoj.gov for anyone who has actual information pertinent to this case. lauren, how unusual is that? what does it say to you that the doj is asking for tips? they do it all the time.
justice department will evaluate the issue but many legal experts say it would be a tough case to make. joining me now is lauren resnick a partner and former federal prosecutor who has tried civil rights cases and the president and executive director of the lawyers committee for civil rights. ladies, with a welcome to you both, lauren, what do you think the standards are that need to be met to constitute a criminal civil rights offense or hate crime? in the federal system, the federal prosecutors will need to be able to prove a racial motive or bias for the actions that george zimmerman took including not simply following him but also looking at the circumstances around the firing of his gun and the actual killing of trayvon martin. so the federal prosecutors will have to look at arguments about self-defense as well as the circumstances around why george zimmerman followed trayvon martin and whether there was a racial bias. there are additional technical requirements in a federal sta
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