NAACP Rallies To Free John McNeil

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http://atlanta.cbslocal.com/2012/09/09/n...hn-mcneil/

From the article:

Quote:National and local NAACP officials will join civil rights activists and local elected officials in Atlanta on Monday to rally for the freedom of John McNeil.

McNeil, a successful African American businessman in Cobb County, Georgia, has been in prison since 2006 because of what some would call protecting his home and others called the murder of a white contractor.

McNeil, had contracted Brian Epp to build his home but reported several disagreements with the contractor. McNeil told police he received a call from his son that a man he did not know was trespassing in the backyard of the family’s home. The son asked the man, later identified as Epp, to leave the property but told his father Epp threatened him with a knife. McNeil called police and returned to his home to protect his son. McNeil fired a warning shot into the ground and warned Epp to leave but instead McNeil and other witnesses said Epp aggressively approached McNeil while reaching inside of his clothing for a weapon.

John McNeil shot and killed Brian Epp. Police confirm a weapon was found in Epp’s pocket at the scene.

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This has been in the local news for the past few days. Another clear case of prosecutors gone wild and having immunity for their crimes. The police investigated and decided not to bring charges. The prosecutor filed charges against the recommendation of the police. It's doubtful that the county prosecutor would have worked this hard if the suspect was white and the victim was black. I don't know how the prosecutor got a conviction other than the obvious motive of racism. Certain laws don't apply if one is black, and DEFINITELY not if applied against someone white.

It is sad that Roger Taney is still correct after all these years.

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I hope they can free him. If the perp had shot John McNeil he'd be walking free.