The Rev. Al Sharpton, president of National Action Network and host of his own MSNBC show “PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton” released a statement on Wednesday following the guilty verdict in the Michael Dunn trial for the shooting death of a Georgia teen, Jordan Davis, who was visiting his father in Jacksonville, Florida, in November 2012.
“The conviction of Michael Dunn of first-degree murder vindicates the committed work of the parents of Jordan Davis and all of us, who despite setbacks still tried to get the courts to deal with issues like this. Many say we cannot win cases in the courts and must resort to taking things in our own hands. Verdicts like this tell us even though the road is long and rough we cannot be deterred. It also says that loud music and wild claims cannot justify the taking of innocent unarmed lives.”
