George Crump the family’s attorney said that they will still be pursuing a civil case against George Zimmerman.
NAACP President Benjamin Jealous was unequivocal in his response to the not-guilty decision on Saturday by the Florida jury.
‘We are outraged and heartbroken over today’s verdict,’ NAACP President Benjamin Jealous said in a statement.
We will pursue civil rights charges with the Department of Justice, we will continue to fight for the removal of Stand Your Ground laws in every state, and we will not rest until racial profiling in all its forms is outlawed,’ said Jealous.
Politicians such as Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn) and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y) and civil rights leader Jesse Jackson have all added their voices to the NAACP’s position and demanded the administration review the case.
The Rev. Al Sharpton, called the verdict ‘a sad day in the country’ and ‘a slap in the face to those that believe in justice in this country.’
‘I think this is an atrocity,’ Sharpton said. ‘It is probably one of the worst situations that I have seen.’
Jesse Jackson called the verdict ‘Old South justice.’
‘I’m disappointed and I’m saddened for the family,’ Jackson said.