Daniel Faulkner 1956-1981
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| Loathesome story: French Mumia Cong Invade Philly, Quislings Surrender. |
| 2005-02-12 |
| The enemy within.... What a degrading display of surrender and cringing, fawning, cowardly submission and dhimmitude; to the accursed French, no less. How much more will it take? Bring down the institutional media culture (the "MSM") and the rest will collapse like dominoes. Fry Mumia! French Mumia backers get Liberty Bells Slain cop's wife outraged by city's gesture By CHRIS BRENNAN brennac@phillynews.com French politicians and activists seeking a new trial and freedom for convicted cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal were welcomed in a Friday rally at City Hall and given replicas of the Liberty Bell. Mjenzi Traylor, the city's first deputy director of commerce, told the crowd of about 150 that he was there to "make certain that we are receiving the message that you would like for us to deliver to Mayor Street." Maureen Faulkner, the widow of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner, later called that greeting an "absolute outrage." Abu-Jamal was convicted of murdering Faulkner in 1981. "This man stood over him and shot him, point-blank, in the face," Maureen Faulkner said. "For them to give them replicas of the Liberty Bell and welcome them with open arms, I think it's an embarrassment for the city." Faulkner said she planned to call Street on Monday to protest the city's actions. "This is a disgrace," she said. "It is a slap in the face for all of law enforcement." Street planned to attend the meeting with the French politicians but canceled due to a busy schedule, his staff said. Instead, Traylor was scheduled to meet in private with Connie Little, the mayor's executive assistant, and the French politicians. But when the large crowd arrived with escorts from the Philadelphia Police Department's Civil Affairs unit after marching around City Hall chanting Abu-Jamal's name, Street's staff decided to let them all into the mayor's reception room. Jacky Hortaut of the National Unit Collective, a coalition of pro-Abu-Jamal groups, addressed the crowd with pointed words for the Philadelphia judicial system. Common Pleas Court Judge Pamela Dembe postponed a hearing on Abu-Jamal's appeal yesterday, saying a ruling in a recent, unrelated case raised questions about jurisdiction. She is waiting for attorneys on both sides of the case to weigh in on that. "We are here to denounce this discriminatory and racist justice," Hortaut said. "So we are here today to tell Mrs. Dembe that we are here to support Mumia Abu-Jamal, whose only crime has been to fight for poor people here in America." Traylor then handed them the Liberty Bell replicas. "We welcome you to Philadelphia," said Traylor, who serves as the city's international liaison for visiting dignitaries. "Thank you very much for coming." Jacques Daguenet, a city councilman from Paris, then decried what he called Abu-Jamal's "racist trial." Paris made Abu-Jamal an honorary citizen in 2003. "He is the voice of people who have nothing," Daguenet said. "We have to struggle to have him free." Majid Wannass, a deputy for the mayor of Saint Denis, just outside of Paris, drew cheers when he told the crowd his town would rename a street for Abu-Jamal. Hortaut, Daguenet and Wannass spoke in French with an English translator for the crowd. Abu-Jamal was sentenced to death in 1982 but a federal judge in 2001 ruled that he should be sentenced to life in prison or granted a new trial. Abu-Jamal is seeking a new trial while the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office is seeking to reinstate the death sentence. |
| Posted by:Atomic Conspiracy |
| #8 if things go they way I'd like, they will be needing monster.com very soon ;-) |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-02-12 11:54:10 AM |
| #7 nice link 2b. Monster.com??? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-02-12 11:15:38 AM |
| #6 Ah, yes. Philadelphia and the French, the folks that brought you the epic Ira Einhorn story. If you research this case, it doesn't take long to figure out it's about as cut and dried as it gets. Fry Mumia! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-02-12 9:40:51 AM |
| #5 ...Normally, as much as I respect the police, I do not support their right to strike. However, in this instance, I think Philadelphia needs to get a good case of 'blue flu' for about 24 hours. The city's government has just made it very clear whose side they're on, and the police need to get their attention. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2005-02-12 9:03:50 AM |
| #4 "We welcome you to Philadelphia," said Traylor, who serves as the city’s international liaison for visiting dignitaries. "Thank you very much for coming." Here's a link for Taylor and other city officials involved in this public disgrace: |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-02-12 9:03:25 AM |
| #3 Thanks, AC. Disgusting is just the tip of it. The website is also very interesting. I didn't realise that they took a bullet of Faulkner's out of Abu-Jamal's FREAKING gut. Misidentified? Ha. |
| Posted by: Scott 2005-02-12 8:56:34 AM |
| #2 This is sickening. Thanks for the post and link, AC. "Paris made Abu-Jamal an honorary citizen in 2003" -- Disgusting. |
| Posted by: Dar 2005-02-12 8:54:52 AM |
| #1 Compelling evidence for abu Jamal's guilt and, by extension, the utter depravity, callousness, and ignorance of his celebrity supporters, can be found at Justice for Daniel Faulkner Daniel Faulkner 1956-1981 |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2005-02-12 8:38:35 AM |