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Riots In Oakland Over Zimmerman:
Sunday, July 14, 2013 21:14
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by Monica Davis
The post-Zimmerman massive national riots predicted by some conservative pundits have yet to materialize, although Oakland, California did experience some unrest.
Analysts, law enforcement officials and, most of all, the media warned of potential riots and violence in the streets after Saturday night’s acquittal of George Zimmerman.
Instead, in the hours after the Hispanic former neighborhood watch volunteer was cleared of murder charges in connection with the February 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin, protests across the country mostly were peaceful. Read more
That didn’t stop some Internet bloggers from trying to create a fake riot.
Many predicted riots after George Zimmerman was found not guilty and some people circulated this video of “riots in Miami” (it’s actually of the 2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot).
However, peaceful protests are happening in cities across America. MOREHERE
