Mumia

Today I will talk a bit about Mumia Abu-Jamal. Mumia was once a journalist in Philadelphia before he was unjustly imprisoned by the American justice system. I blatantly say “unjustly” because that is the truth. Here is a little story about Mumia, and how he came to be on death row.
On December 9th, 1981, Mumia was driving his taxi along the streets of Philadelphia. He parked his car after picking up a fair, and then saw his brother, William Cook, stagger out of an alleyway. Mumia left his car to go and help his brother. Officer Faulkner shot Mumia. The details are sketchy after that. More police arrived, only to both Mumia and Officer Faulkner shot.
Here’s where the justice system falls to pieces. The gun that killed Faulkner was a different gun then the legally purchased firearm that Mumia was said to carry with him. A witness at the scene told a different story at two different trials (the trial of Mumia and Cook, respectively). An attorney was forcibly appointed for Mumia, despite him hiring his own and requesting to represent himself. It was said that Mumia confessed to the killing at the hospital he was taken to, but nurses at his bedside said they never heard him speak once. Later, another man would confess to the killing. The judge who sentenced Mumia to death was later quoted, in regards to Mumia, as wishing to “fry that nigger.” What a charming man.
Likewise, the police never did a proper investigation of the area, never tested Mumia or his gun to see if it had been fired, severely beat him after picking him up (right after he had been shot). They also took more then half of an hour to drive him to a hospital only a few blocks away. If it had been anyone else, this case would have been dismissed or overturned or something. Apparently, the justice system really does not like Mumia very much. People have speculated this is because of his involvement with the black panthers. Anyway, Mumia is still writing, and still hoping to avoid dying for a crime he did not commit. So please write to him to show your support. I am sure that he would appreciate it.
Mumia Abu-Jamal AM 8335 SCI-Greene 175 Progress Drive Waynesburg, PA 15370

Sad World

Here. An article for you enjoyment. You need not read it to much because of this:

In case you are perhaps a bit too lazy to read the article itself, I will give you a very brief summary:
Rejon Taylor, a black man, abducted Guy Luck, a white man, from his home in Chattanooga, Tennessee (strange name, huh?). Taylor drove Lucks van with him in it, while one of Taylor’s friends held him at gunpoint and another of Taylors friends followed in his own car. I’m going to assume he did this to assure that they weren’t being followed. Taylor was being charged with burglaries and identity thefts in the area; prosecutors say that Taylor thought Luck was one of the witnesses in one of his trials and he “wanted to get rid of him.” Luck struggled against his captors, and was consequently shot four times. A jury of 5 men and 7 women, all white, convicted Taylor and sentenced him to death.
Now, this situation is interesting, because perhaps if Taylor had been white he would not have gotten the death sentence. He didn’t even pull the trigger himself, the friend who was holding up Luck did. And I can personally think of perhaps a dozen or so crimes that whites have committed that deserve the death penalty. This may seem a bit out there, but what about those guys at Enron? Their greed cost thousands of people their livelihood. They stole millions from people. Who knows how many people died because they stole money right out of the pockets of some poor family whose little Suzie was going to die if she didn’t get medical treatment or something like that? Anyway, point is that white collar crime carries harsher punishment then blue collar crime, especially if the criminal is not white. Terrible world we live in indeed.