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Synnical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-21-07 09:04 PM
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6. I saw this and was shocked too, at first
Until I read the entire article. Now, I just have more questions and of course, concerns.

FBI agent Kevin Farrington and a federal prosecutor were clearly uncomfortable with the disclosure of the informant's name in open court.

Questioned about Gletty's role in the march, Farrington testified that "he participated in it. He did not organize it. . . . pretty good firsthand information, sir."


. . . .

But Alzo Reddick, a former state legislator who grew up in segregated Orlando, lived through KKK marches and later taught black history, said he was proud of the way the police and the community responded. He was a member of the "Be Cool" movement organized to calm the community before the march.

"I think law enforcement has to walk in some murky places to be where the bad guys are," Reddick said. "Was the FBI informant an activist or a participant? Was he the agent provocateur from the get-go? Sure, that would be part of what I'd like to know."


Insufficient data on my part to condemn the informant.

-Cindy in Fort Lauderdale
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