On voting day for the 2008 Presidential election, Black Panthers stood outside of a Philadelphia polling place and coerced people to vote for Obama using threats and intimidation. They were carrying Shabazz brandishing sticks and saying things like, "Now you will know what it is like to be under the black man, cracker."
The Black Panthers were charged by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for their actions, because every right of the voter should be protected - including the right to not be intimidated or forced into any decision out of fear.
But these charges were recently dropped! The department said one of the Black Panthers was charged with not being allowed to go to any polling place in Philadelphia for the next three years, which they felt was sufficient punishment.
Well that doesn't sound sufficient to me.
A DOJ attorney recently quit his job in protest of the department dropping the case. He has gone to the media with this story, saying top DOJ officials have been lying under oath about this case. He said this case should have been a no-brainer, easy prosecution.
If this isn't voter intimidation and worthy of prosecution, I don't know what is. It just doesn't get any more obvious than this.
And that's my two cents.
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