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The New Black Panther Party voter intimidation case is a political controversy in the United States concerning an incident that occurred during the 2008 election. The New Black Panther Party and two of its members, Minister King Samir Shabazz and Jerry Jackson, were charged with voter intimidation for their conduct outside a polling station in Philadelphia. The Department of Justice later narrowed the charges against Minister King Shabazz and dismissed the charges against the New Black Panther Party and Jerry Jackson. The decision to dismiss the charges has led to accusations that the Department of Justice under the Obama administration is biased against white victims and unwilling to prosecute minorities for civil rights violations. These charges have been most notably made by J. Christian Adams, who in May 2010 resigned his post in the Department of Justice in protest over the Obama administration's perceived mishandling of the case, and by his former supervisor Christopher Coates. Counter-accusations were made, including claims that the actual incident was relatively minor but had been blown out of proportion by individuals and groups with political motives. Then-AG Eric Holder rejected claims that his Justice Department considers the race of an alleged victim when deciding which cases to pursue. The case and its handling by the Department of Justice is currently being investigated by the United States Commission on Civil Rights. The Justice Department reportedly carried out its own internal investigation into the handling of the case. ==Incident and initial response== The conduct for which members of the New Black Panther Party were accused of voter intimidation took place on Election Day in November 2008, at a polling station in a predominantly African-American, Democratic voting district of Philadelphia.〔("Republicans Push For New Black Panther Hearing" ). CBS News, July 27, 2010.〕 Two members of the New Black Panther party, Minister King Samir Shabazz, and Jerry Jackson, stood in front of the entrance to the polling station in uniforms that have been described as military or paramilitary.〔("Career lawyers overruled on voting case" ). The Washington Times, May 29, 2009.〕〔("Racial Motive Alleged in a Justice Dept. Decision" ). The New York Times, July 6, 2010.〕〔("2008 voter-intimidation case against New Black Panthers riles the right" ). ''The Washington Post'', July 15, 2010.〕 Minister King Shabazz carried a billy club, and is reported to have pointed it at voters while both men shouted racial slurs,〔("Holder's Black Panther Stonewall" ). The Wall Street Journal, August 20, 2009.〕 including phrases such as "white devil" and "you're about to be ruled by the black man, cracker."〔("Ex-Justice Dept lawyer says whites' rights ignored" ). The Associated Press, July 1, 2010.〕 The incident drew the attention of police, who around 10:00 am, sent King Samir away in part because of his billy club. Jackson was allowed to stay, in part because he was a certified poll watcher.〔("Black activist blames 'Fox Jews' for fanning ire" ). The Associated Press. August 9, 2010.〕 Stephen Robert Morse, a journalist and filmmaker, upon arriving at the scene, pulled out a Flip video camera and focused on Samir Shabazz. Morse turned over the video of the incident to ElectionJournal.org.〔 The incident gained national attention after being uploaded to YouTube.〔 No complaints were filed by voters about the incident, although poll watchers witnessed some voters approach the polls and then turn away, apparently in response to the New Black Panther Party members. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「New Black Panther Party voter intimidation case」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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