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Friday, January 17, 2014

Widow Of Philadelphia Cop Expresses Outrage Over Obama Justice Nominee

The widow of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner, who was killed in 1981, says she is "outraged" that President Barack Obama has nominated the killer's attorney to head the Justice Department Civil Rights Division.

Debo Adegbile currently works as senior counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee, but has been nominated to take over the Civil Rights Division after the post was vacated by Thomas Perez, who is now serving as secretary of Labor.

Adegbile worked as an attorney for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund when he argued that the jury in Mumia Abu-Jamal's trial was selected along racial lines and not properly instructed. As a result of that argument, the Abu-Jamal killer was given a reduced sentence of life in prison rather than death for his conviction in the killing of Faulkner.

"To have a man who defended a murderer, someone who murdered a police officer with premeditation and malice, is a radical, is a Black Panther, and to give him an appointment, to nominate him to the Department of Justice, I mean it's a disgrace," Maureen Faulkner said Wednesday on Fox News.

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8 comments:

Anonymous said...

REally? The man did his job as a defense attorney yet this is supposed to exclude him from future positions? Not to mention, the perp is locked up for life, not living it up in Vegas. Get a grip.

Anonymous said...

Does this surprise anyone?

Anonymous said...

I have as much respect for all attorneys as I do Obama.

Anonymous said...

Another gimme job!

Anonymous said...

Useless appointing useless!!

Anonymous said...

Typical Obozo appointee. The cast of clowns grows.

Anonymous said...

The man did his job. Get over it.

Anonymous said...

10:23 He did a poor job as usual, that was the point. We will not get over it until this useless POS president is thrown out of office. Get it?