From Wiki:
In the early hours of December 9, 1981, around 3:51 AM, Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) officer Daniel Faulkner was shot and killed during an altercation that ensued from a routine traffic stop of a vehicle driven by William Cook, Abu-Jamal’s younger brother.
In the trial the prosecution successfully argued that the following events occurred: during the traffic stop, Cook assaulted Faulkner, who in turn attempted to subdue Cook. At this point, Abu-Jamal emerged from a nearby taxi which he was driving and shot Faulkner in the back. Faulkner was able to return fire, seriously wounding Abu-Jamal. Abu-Jamal then advanced on Faulkner, and fired four additional shots at close range, one of them striking Faulkner in the face, killing the policeman. Abu-Jamal was unable to flee due to his own gunshot wound, and was taken into custody by other police officers, who had been summoned by Faulkner at the time of the traffic stop. Abu-Jamal was taken directly from the scene of the shooting to a hospital, and treated for his injury. Witnesses stated that while he was receiving medical treatment, Mumia Abu-Jamal acknowledged that he shot Daniel Faulkner. Cook never testified or gave any public statement about the events except to deny his own involvement in the shooting.
Jamal himself did not give the police his version of the events initially. In fact he did not address the shooting at all until almost 20 years later when his third set of lawyers offered the affidavit of a man who claimed he had in fact shot Officer Faulkner as part of a Mafia hit connected with a desire to keep Faulkner from testifying against corrupt police. Mumia later gave a sworn statement claiming that he had been sitting in his cab across the street when he heard the sound of gunshots. Upon seeing his brother standing in the street staggering and dizzy, Jamal ran across the street to William Cook and was shot by a uniformed police officer (not Faulkner). He also claimed he was tortured by the police before receiving medical aid.
The death of Daniel Faulkner has resulted in a series of legal battles that continue to the present day.
Mumia has since become a cause celebre, of course. The music industry has jumped all over this guy in proclaiming his total innocence and how he should be freed. In an act of utter stupidity and arrogance, the city of St. Denis, France named a street after him. So, today, Congress fired back. Passing a resolution condemnign the city of St. Denis for naming a street after a convicted killer. It passed overwhelmingly, 368-31. I was curious who the 31 would be that thought it was proper for St. Denis to stick it’s nose in our legal process. They are:
Why does this list not surprise me in the least bit? Besides every single one being Democrat, 21 of 31 are on one caucus, the Congressional Progressive Caucus. I’m sure they all have their own personnal reasons for dissing police officers in favor of the citizens of St. Denis, France. However, that is the crux of my problem with them in a nutshell. These people put their personal agendas first and foremost in their consideration of legislation that affects the entire United States. Regardless of whether or not Mumia should be dead by now, it’s none of St. Denis’s damn business what we do in the US. And, what’s even worse is these people obviously don’t even care. I’d like to have their justifications for showing preference to St. Denis over our people serving in the line of duty, but I know I won’t get it from a single one of them. It’s not unusual at all for this group to vote against the interests of the United States. And, it’s even less unusual that they cry the loudest when people question their loyalty to our country. They’ve stated their preference very clearly in their vote on this issue. I do question their loyalty and patriotism. And, I think being in the United States Congress is the very last place they should be. I also have to question how seriously the people that vote for these representatives consider the issues regarding their vote.
- More from Michelle Maulkin
- Specifically, she looks at Chaka Fattah’s vote ( supported the vote along some of the same logic I do ). Fattah sort of proves my point that this group, the Progressive Caucus, is so radical that even their own party can’t identify with them most of the time.
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