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Brandy Unfairly Targeted, Civil Rights Group Claims

BrandyBlack civil rights leaders in Los Angeles claim the California Highway Patrol has made singer/actress Brandy "a political trophy."

The Los Angeles City Attorney is deciding whether to file misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charges against Brandy, whose Land Rover slammed into a Toyota on the 405 Freeway killing the driver.

Today, Najee Ali, leader of Project Islamic HOPE, said the CHP's recommendation to file charges against the singer "is unfairly targeting her for prosecution because of her celebrity." Ali told TMZ he is organizing an e-mail campaign in the African American community to put pressure on City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo to reject the case.

Delgadillo says "We will treat this case like every other case and treat it very seriously because someone died."



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61. So how is it that they are saying the police are just doing this b/c she's a celebrity? Kerri, Matthew and Heather French Henry have killed people with NO charges??? Uhh hello?? She would of been the same right? She should serve her time like it's recommended!!

Posted at 5:15PM on Jan 31st 2007 by Something to ponder....

62. Farrah, Posting 40 You forgot- MUGGERS

Posted at 3:42PM on Jan 30th 2007 by Webb Kopp

63. This is so pathetic for them to pull the race card. Why cant she just be held accountable for what happened? Brandy should be looked at as a PERSON, which is what black people want to be seen as. She hit someone and that resulted in fatality. If this happened to a white or Mexican person they would be charged and I think she should go to jail and serve some time. Sh*t if Martha Stewart had to there should be no exception. It has nothing to do with race. F*** when is the world going to open their eyes!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 10:09AM on Jan 31st 2007 by Brooke

64. Race card? so stupid in this situation it just makes me laugh. Punishment for brandy......well we are all guilty i bet of messing with the radio , etc in the car. I dunno that I think she deserves jail time. She may be deserving of being sued.......because I mean that's not gonna bring back the person's life but at least it is something....but neither would brandy being put in jail..and she doesn't need to be cause she isn't a threat to society.

Posted at 4:18PM on Jan 30th 2007 by Team Jolie

65. Oh my Gosh!! Brandy was going over the speed limit. Her driving killed someone. Just because she is a famous black person does not she should get away with it. She is at fault and should pay the price just like everyone else

Posted at 3:43PM on Jan 30th 2007 by Lisa

66. That's right, that's right! C'mon all you racist haters, start spewing your venom. It is my mission to bring you out from under the rocks you hide under from. Thank God Almighty, you are making my job so much easy! By the way, I want to thank all my supporters and the people who have no hate in your hearts! God Bless you! NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE!!!

Posted at 4:20PM on Jan 30th 2007 by Farrah

67. FIRST THEY PULL THE CELEBRITY CARD, NOW THEY ARE PULLING THE RACE CARD. MY OPINION ON THIS ONE, PROSECUTE HER ONLY IF YOU REALLY FEEL SHE WAS AT FAULT. TREAT HER LIKE ANY OTHER PERSON. I TRULY DONT BELIEVE SHE SHOULD BE PUT IN JAIL FOR THIS, BECAUSE IT WAS AN ACCIDENT, BUT THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF PUNISHMENT. BUT ENOUGH WITH THE RACE CRAP.... DONT YOU GUYS KNOW THAT GAY IS THE NEW BLACK? HAHAHAHAHAHA

Posted at 3:46PM on Jan 30th 2007 by Captain Tina

68. I can't believe you all are falling for this. I am a black woman from Alabama. This "civil rights group" is not the NAACP or any other organization that is nationally recognized. Their name is PROJECT ISLAMIC HOPE, which means they are probably a part of the Nation of Islam. Black and white people know that the Nation of Islam can't be trusted. They want to start these arguments over race. They want and encourage segregation. They want race wars. And you're behaving exactly the way they hoped you would. I very seriously doubt that they are going to cry at night if Brandy get prosecuted because they have managed to get themselves in the spotlight if only for a few minutes.

Posted at 4:34PM on Jan 30th 2007 by jeana

69. Of course they would pull the race card.....TYPICAL, it has nothing to do with the fact that she admitted the accident was self admittedly her fault etc......

Posted at 3:44PM on Jan 30th 2007 by Great Dane

70. I saw on the news this AM CNN and FOX, that Brandy told police at the scene that the cause of the accident was HER own Fault.... Now how can she be targeted if she admitted openly and several times that she was guilty of causing the accident? These civil rights nut jobs should be thrown in jail for slandering the CHP. Cheap spinless no character morons... MLK would be very very ashamed of all of you at this point.

Posted at 4:19PM on Jan 30th 2007 by Jerold Robinson

71. As for comment # 1. I really didn't apreciate it because we as black people have the right to defend our own just as a white person or hispanic or asian. Second I feel that just because Brandy is a celebrety does not mean she should be given any special treatment. She should own up to her mistakes and be a woman about hers. This is not a racial issue it is a human issue. For God's sake a womans life was taken and I don't give a f**k if Brandy was purple she should be responsible for her actions as a person.

Posted at 5:21PM on Jan 30th 2007 by Kayo's wife

72. #54, actually, she was not going over the speed limit.

Posted at 4:35PM on Jan 30th 2007 by Cheri

73. s.j-#42. Smart girl.

Posted at 3:47PM on Jan 30th 2007 by amy

74. THESE SO CALLED BLACK CIVIL RIGHT GROUPS ARE FIGHTING FOR

WRONG CAUSES. THEY REALLY NEED TO GET THEIR CAUSES TOGETHER

THIS CHICK KILLED SOMEONE.

CASE CLOSED

Posted at 3:47PM on Jan 30th 2007 by TRUMPS AN IDIOT!

75. R U friggin kidding me? Did you see what her car did to those other cars? She caused a fatality! It was her FAULT! She spaced out going 65 mph and KILLED someone. And just last week her entitlement issues got her a ticket for parking wherever she felt like! Of course she should be charged.

Posted at 7:01PM on Jan 30th 2007 by patty cake

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