ATTORNEY BENJAMIN CRUMP
Attorney Benjamin L. Crump speaks to the media during a press conference regarding the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown at Jennings Mason Temple Church of God In Christ, on August 11, 2014 in Jennings, Missouri. The fatal shooting by police of the unarmed teen in Ferguson, Missouri has sparked outrage in the community and set off civil unrest including looting and vandalism. (Photo by Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images)
Attorney Benjamin L. Crump, Photo by Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images
Benjamin Crump became a national figure when he represented the family of Trayvon Martin, the Florida teenager fatally shot by a neighborhood watch organizer in 2012. He’s back in the spotlight, representing Michael Brown’s family in a case that is equally racially charged.
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Crump, 44, was born in North Carolina, one of nine children. Now based in Tallahassee, Florida, he rose to prominence as a lawyer known for his thoughtful prose. At times he seems to fight back his own emotions as he talks about the loss suffered by Brown’s parents. To him, the issue is simple.
“I don’t want to sugarcoat it,†Crump said last week. Brown, he said, “was executed in broad daylight.â€
Looks like he is headed to be the next Jessie Jackson or Rev. Al Sharpton .... race baiter extordonaire..../ambulance chaser.
