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| Woman sold rocks to rioters, used cash to pay cable bill |
| 2004-10-06 |
| ST. JOSEPH, Mich. (AP) — A woman who police say sold stones to rioters in Benton Harbor last year and used the money to pay her cable television bill has pleaded no contest to inciting a riot. Yuolanda Taylor, 32, entered the plea Monday in Berrien County Trial Court. A no contest plea is not an admission of guilt but is treated as such for sentencing purposes. She faces up to 10 years in prison. Look at it this way, Yuolonda. You won't have to pay for cable when you're inside. Taylor was free on bond ahead of a Nov. 15 sentencing, The Herald-Palladium reported. The southwest Michigan city of Benton Harbor was devastated by two nights of rioting sparked by the death of a black motorcyclist during a high-speed police chase. Twenty-one houses, many vacant, were destroyed. Police said Taylor toted rocks through a riot-wracked neighborhood the night of June 16, 2003, and sold small rocks for $1 each and bigger ones for $5. Prosecutors said the rocks were thrown at police. Rocks here! Get ya rocks here! Taylor told police she collected about $70 selling rocks, but quit when she got hit by one herself. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #15 You're missing the point of the incident. We need to know whether she had basic service or anotehr package. $70 is an outrageous charge - unless she needed to pay a surcharge to restart the service.... maybe there was a late fee involved |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-10-07 12:37:24 AM |
| #14 When Rocks Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have Rocks! |
| Posted by: Chase Unaiger1556 2004-10-06 5:53:21 PM |
| #13 Benton Harbor Attorneys 1$. Somebody call Yuolanda and let her know. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-10-06 4:10:36 PM |
| #12 Where's the ad for Benton Harbor rock(s)? |
| Posted by: lex 2004-10-06 4:05:27 PM |
| #11 Never been to Benton Harbour, but I have positive vibes because of HeathKit and yes! Benton Harbour Basic! |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-10-06 4:01:24 PM |
| #10 Heyzeus... look at the ads to the right. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-10-06 4:00:18 PM |
| #9 a middle class black family tried to buy his house at the auction. They were the high bid. Instead of accepting the bid, the realtor called a recess, and when they started the bidding again, suprise surprise, the realtor came up with $5000 more to buy the house himself. He then sold it to a white family. HUD, DOJ, do I have a case for you. |
| Posted by: lex 2004-10-06 2:25:59 PM |
| #8 Ms. Taylor's behavior is outrageous. So is the behavior of the entire community of Benton Harbor--St. Joseph, both black and white. These two cities still look like the Jim Crow days. Benton Harbor is black ghetto and St. Joseph is determinedly white. Racism runs rampant on both sides. From listening to the comments of my relatives who lived there, I gather that Benton Harbor got the short end of the stick; when black families moved in the blockbuster realtors ("You better get out! The n---s are coming!") followed, the schools were allowed to rot, and white businesses fled, taking jobs with them. I cringed whenever I heard my great aunt's sincerely expressed fears of "those black people." And it appears that the folks in Benton Harbor are determined to live down to the worst expectations of their white neighbors in St. Joe. When my cousin in St. Joe died last year, a middle class black family tried to buy his house at the auction. They were the high bid. Instead of accepting the bid, the realtor called a recess, and when they started the bidding again, suprise surprise, the realtor came up with $5000 more to buy the house himself. He then sold it to a white family. When my elderly cousin from MIlwaukee, who had handled the estate on behalf of the family, told me this, I told her it was outrageous. She looked at me blankly and said, "Well, we have to think of the neighbors." No, anon et al, nothing in Benton Harbor-St. Joe is funny. |
| Posted by: mom 2004-10-06 2:13:16 PM |
| #7 This woman's got juche. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-10-06 2:10:29 PM |
| #6 Big media corporations are aligned with Islamic terrorists, so I don't see why this kind of business relationship cannot operate on a smaller scale. |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2004-10-06 1:16:20 PM |
| #5 this can't be real. |
| Posted by: anon 2004-10-06 1:02:40 PM |
| #4 this is too funny! |
| Posted by: anon 2004-10-06 1:02:13 PM |
| #3 Very entrepreneurial, indeed. She might find a nice arbitrage opportunity in little vs big rocks when she gets to the Big House. |
| Posted by: lex 2004-10-06 12:58:12 PM |
| #2 Taylor told police she collected about $70 selling rocks, but quit when she got hit by one herself. Dammit! I was drinking coffee while reading that line. She can spend the next several years making $1 rocks from $5 rocks. |
| Posted by: ed 2004-10-06 12:50:22 PM |
| #1 Hmmm - She is obviously an advocate of free enterprise! Taylor told police she collected about $70 selling rocks, but quit when she got hit by one herself. However ther are "hidden costs" to any entreprenurial effort... |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-10-06 12:46:22 PM |