When there is so much overwhelming evidence against De'Marquise Elkins regarding the shooting death of Antonio Santiago people tend to wonder why in the world the New Black Panther Party would protest during the hearings? I remember watching old news clips that had the Black Panther Party protesting because they didn't want their black brothers and sisters fighting in the Vietnam war. I can't say that I blame the Old Black Panther Party for that, the Vietnam war was completely unjust.
So while the Black Panther Party of yesterday seemingly had legitimate concerns, why would the New Black Panther Party support a baby killer? I have done some research on the New Black Panther Party and I have narrowed it down to two simple issues.
First, they hate all whites. It doesn't matter if you are a white man, woman, child or infant; they want you dead just the same. They feel that they've been oppressed by the white man for many centuries. Some of our ancestors have been especially cruel to black people. So they use this as their excuse to call for the deaths of all white people. Whether those people are British, American, Australian or come from any other region of the world; they simply do not care.
Second, they want freedom from our rule of law. They don't want any black people to be subjected to military service, criminal prosecution, attending our schools; just to name a few of their demands but they want free health care and housing.
So they morally support De'Marquise for shooting an innocent baby in the face because the baby was white/hispanic. At the same time, they don't want De'Marquise to be subjected to criminal prosecution. If he were to be prosecuted, they want the court to try him to be only made up of people from the black community. Considering they are calling on the death of all white people, I doubt they would even do such a thing if given the chance. To the New Black Panther Party... De'Marquise Elkins and all of his accomplices are heroes.
August 30, 2013 (MARIETTA, Ga.) -- An 18-year-old man was convicted of murder in the shooting of a baby who was riding in a stroller alongside his mom in a town in coastal Georgia despite the defense's attempt to cast guilt upon several others, including the child's parents.
Jurors deliberated about two hours before finding De'Marquise Elkins guilty of 11 counts, including two counts of felony murder and one count of malice murder in the March 21 killing of 13-month-old Antonio Santiago in Brunswick. The man's mother, Karimah Elkins, was on trial alongside him and was found guilty of tampering with evidence but acquitted of lying to police.
De'Marquise Elkins faces life in prison when he is sentenced at a later date. At the time of the shooting he was 17, too young to face the death penalty under Georgia law.
His lead defense attorney, public defender Kevin Gough, vowed to appeal the verdict. A judge denied his request for the teen to be out on bond during the appeal.
"Marky Elkins and his family are confident that he will receive another trial in which he will be able to present fully his defense," Gough said. "Mr. Elkins will eventually be exonerated."
Karimah Elkins' attorney, Wrix McIlvaine, said he would talk to his client and that they would likely appeal.
Sherry West testified that she was walking home from the post office with her son the morning of the killing. A gunman demanding her purse, shot her in the leg and shot her baby in the face after she told him she had no money, she said.
Prosecutors, who declined comment after the verdict, said during two-week trial that De'Marquise Elkins and an accomplice, 15-year-old Dominique Lang, are the ones who stopped West. Prosecutors say the older teen pointed a small .22-caliber revolver at West and demanded money. When West refused several times to turn over the money, Elkins fired a warning shot, shot the woman in the leg and the baby between the eyes, prosecutors said.
The killing in the port city of Brunswick drew national attention, and the trial was moved to the Atlanta suburb of Marietta owing to extensive publicity locally.
Prosecutors have said information from Elkins' mother and sister led investigators to a pond where they found the revolver. Elkins' sister also was charged with evidence tampering.
Lang, who was a key prosecution witness in Elkins' trial, is set to go to trial at a later date.
