{"id":113114,"date":"2019-01-08T13:28:28","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T17:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=113114"},"modified":"2019-01-08T13:29:10","modified_gmt":"2019-01-08T17:29:10","slug":"why-did-2-young-black-men-die-in-the-home-of-a-wealthy-democrat-donor-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=113114","title":{"rendered":"Why did 2 young black men die in the home of a wealthy Democrat donor in California?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>An &#8216;accidental&#8217; death? Protests break out outside home of Democratic donor, after body found inside<\/h1>\n<p><!--more--><div id=\"attachment_113121\" style=\"width: 990px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/5c34b30edda4c853228b4615.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-113121\" src=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/5c34b30edda4c853228b4615.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" class=\"size-full wp-image-113121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/5c34b30edda4c853228b4615.jpg 980w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/5c34b30edda4c853228b4615-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/5c34b30edda4c853228b4615-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-113121\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Democratic donor and activist Ed Buck \u00a9 Facebook \/ Ed Buck<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>RT.com<\/p>\n<p>Protests have broken out outside the California home of wealthy Democratic donor and LGBT activist Ed Buck, after the second dead body of a black man was found inside in less than two years.<\/p>\n<p>The dead man \u2013 an unidentified man in his 50s \u2013 was a\u00a0<em>\u201clongtime friend\u201d<\/em>\u00a0of Buck, Attorney Seymour Amster told Fox News. He apparently turned up at Buck\u2019s door on Sunday night and began acting\u00a0<em>\u201cin a bizarre way,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0before dying in the Los Angeles apartment.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAs far as we&#8217;re concerned, this is an accidental death,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Amster told Fox.<\/p>\n<p>Neighbors aren\u2019t convinced. Shortly after the discovery on Monday, they began turning up outside Buck\u2019s Los Angeles residence. The protesters blame Buck for the man\u2019s death, and say they have called the police on the wealthy donor before.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The protesters are now turning their anger towards the neighbors who live in Ed Buck\u2019s apartment building, saying they are complicit in the deaths of the men who have died inside of his apartment. Neighbors say they\u2019ve called police and they\u2019re sick of Buck\u2019s actions. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOXLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FOXLA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OmkGS23Qqs\">pic.twitter.com\/OmkGS23Qqs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillMelugin_\/status\/1082479345405292544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dozens of people are chanting outside of political donor Ed Buck\u2019s apartment, demanding his arrest. The 2nd death investigation is taking place here in less than 2 years. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC7?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ABC7<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rQSOVQRLS9\">pic.twitter.com\/rQSOVQRLS9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Veronica Miracle (@vmiracleCNN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vmiracleCNN\/status\/1082480591122006016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While one death is suspicious enough, this is not the first time a black man has died in Buck\u2019s house.<\/p>\n<p>In July 2017, a 26-year-old black male prostitute named Gemmel Moore was found dead in Buck\u2019s apartment. The apartment was full of drug paraphernalia, including dozens of syringes, glass pipes, and plastic bags containing powdery residue and a crystal-like substance. Moore\u2019s death was ruled an accidental methamphetamine overdose, but police reopened their investigation after excerpts from Moore\u2019s journal were published by the Los Angeles Times.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019ve become addicted to drugs and the worst one at that,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Moore reportedly wrote in the diary.\u00a0<em>\u201cEd Buck is the one to thank, he gave me my first injection of crystal meth.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI just hope the end result isn\u2019t death,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Moore continued.\u00a0<em>\u201cIf it didn\u2019t hurt so bad I\u2019d kill myself but I\u2019ll let Ed Buck do it for now.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Police ultimately declined to press charges, a decision that angered Moore\u2019s family, his legal team, and the protesters outside Buck\u2019s house on Monday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Again, if I had a dead body in a my house&#8211;I seriously doubt I could explain it away and remain free.  Ed Buck has had two dead bodies in his house and it&#39;s just business as usual.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jasmyne Cannick (@Jasmyne) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jasmyne\/status\/1082400791254593538?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This man is disgusting. <\/p>\n<p>Democratic Party donor Ed Buck has a fetish for young Black gay men. <\/p>\n<p>TWO have already been found dead in his house in the span of 2 years. <\/p>\n<p>The Democratic Party must stop accepting donations from him ASAP.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iQcDCCqxvN\">https:\/\/t.co\/iQcDCCqxvN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ernest Owens (@MrErnestOwens) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrErnestOwens\/status\/1082450552401862657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement\u00a0<em>\u201chave blood on their hands\u201d<\/em>\u00a0for failing to prosecute Buck the first time round, Jasmyne Cannick, a PR specialist who worked with Moore\u2019s family\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-6567071\/SECOND-man-dies-apparent-overdose-apartment-prominent-white-Democratic-donor-Ed-Buck.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told<\/a>\u00a0the Daily Mail. Cannick claimed that Buck would regularly pay gay men to come to his apartment and inject crystal meth, before engaging in amphetamine-enhanced sex acts.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt&#8217;s only a matter of time before it happens a third time if he&#8217;s not stopped,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Cannick added.<\/p>\n<p>Buck has not been arrested after the unidentified man\u2019s death, but police are investigating the scene and have reopened the 2017 investigation for secondary review, the Los Angeles Sheriff\u2019s Department said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Buck, 64, made his wealth in the technology sector in Arizona, before moving to California and becoming active in politics, with a particular focus on LGBT issues. He has donated over $50,000 to Democratic candidates since 2008, among them Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. Buck resigned from his position on the steering committee of the Stonewall Democratic Club, an LGBT political group, last year after Moore\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/448307-dead-body-ed-buck\/\">https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/448307-dead-body-ed-buck\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An &#8216;accidental&#8217; death? 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