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Bad news for Mumia - what are we going to do?

freemumia | 19.01.2010 20:14 | Anti-racism | Repression

Today's ruling in a US court means the death penalty is back on the cards for Mumia Abu Jamal.

In March 2008 a court decided that Mumia's couldn't receive the death penalty, partially due to a contradictory ruling in another death penalty case (a neo-Nazi murderer's) to do with whether jurors agreed there were mitigating circumstances. As of today that 2008 judgment has been thrown out and Mumia's life is again in danger.

freemumia

Additions

The Evidence is Material Proof of Mumia's Innocence.

21.01.2010 01:02

The kangaroo court that found Mumia guilty has numerous faults by law, 1) Jury selection tampering in which the Philadelphia prosecution and police taught jury selection with a video that instructs the lawyers not to pick blacks, as they are not serious enough and thereby won't find him guilty of murder, and won't consign him to death. It says pick whites to try blacks, and that way guilty will take place. That is Mumia didn't get a trial jury of his peers. Also judge Sabo was heard to say before the trial was over, that he was going to fry the N--ger. The witness who heard him say that was a court stenographer who kept the trials records.
Further the witnesses later recanted their trial statements and admitted they lied, because the police had pressured them to find Mumia guilty. The only witness during the trial that said she saw Mumia do the shooting was a prostitute, known to the police, and later said she lied on instructions from the cops, or else and old summons for prostitution would be served on her, and she would go to jail. She later says she lied so as not to go to jail. Originally she said the killer ran away.

Forensics at the sight proves that Mumia is innocent as Mumia's gun is not the calibre of the gun that killed the cop, and the pictures taken at the scene (not allowed as evidence) later proved that one of the cops was lying (purgery) when he testified in the court that he did not touch the gun, so evidence would not be tampered with. The picture shows that cop holding the gun in his bare hands. Don't forget it was Mumia that was shot by a cop, and he was on the ground close to dying. Later that night, the cop who rode to the hospital with Mumia put on the statement of that nights duty, that Mumia did not say anything, he was quiet. Later two months on, he changed his statement and said that Mumia confessed that he killed the cop.
Later on a gangster hit-man confessed on Video to killing const. Faulkner because Faulkner was turning in the cops for their collusion with the mob on prostitution, liquor, and drug dealing with mob. The FBI was investigating the Philidelphia Police at the time as a dishonest police department. Mumia was the journalist that was turning in the fraud to the government for prosecution, and was known to the cops. He was not the shooter. The pictures also tell the fact that the witnesses were lying, and saying what the pictures proved did not happen. Sabo threw out all the evidence that might prove Mumia's innocence, and only allowed the frame-up evidence which the pictures prove were witness lies. There is so much more evidence that proves he is innocent, but the courts have disallowed the evidence. Free Mumia, he is innocent.

john


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american miltary establishments

19.01.2010 20:46

should the so called big time pres not a) scrap the death penalty forthwith and b) release mumia with due expediency i propose that action should be as follows..............
as individuals or not we should converge upon the nearest usa military establishment; whereever that should be on the planet; and/or other united dis-state govenmenal institutions (ie. cia outpostings, embassies etc. etc.) and to systematically custard pie any "american" employee who is a) not agree with point a) and b) as expressed above and b) refusing to express so by way of (no say)....emailing the pres to state so. or perhaps promising to custard pie the dude in due course should he not take this rational approach.
like pretty damn quick and i mean it............my brothers been in jail too long the now.......don´´t piss me off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

iam stresed


I remember..

20.01.2010 09:40

well over 13 years ago an appeal to write to Mumia as he was likely to be executed. To not only be imprisoned but to be held not knowing your fate for decades is utterly obscene. This is torture pure and simple I am utterly disgusted and have nothing but respect for Mumia

Lynn Sawyer


a question of tactics??

22.01.2010 19:30

to further the proposal it is suggested that the first day for action be 23 february and that the action itself be labeled "my my, don´t miss american pie" or suchlike.
in furtherance it is to be hoped that should this be a) forwarded and b) enacted upon that peoples will use their imaginations. two examples are given:
1) london´s american embassy might be considered by some a target that might pose difficulties. it is a heavily fortified fortress! how to get to the front door?
you might need.......2 scaff poles, 2 lengths of rope, 2 dudes (dudesses/dudettes/dudettas) to secure footings, 4 to secure rope ends and a long length of elastic with requisite dude (dudess etc...) to both take aim and fire.
a proper custard tart (lots of eggs!!) will have a range of 60-85 metres dependant on many factors. please feel free to work out these factors yourselves.
2) various american military establishments. tactics that are precise, very direct and with no degree of hesitancy are best employed. hit and run, smash and grab. these expressions are minded.
you walk up to the gate. there is an american marine (see note 1 below). s/he has a gun. you have to be fast.
tart ready in hand, one quick question...."are you in favour of the death penalty?".
an immediate yes...fire.
an immediate no...pause.
a moment of hesitancy in responding.........FIRE
if their hesitancy was born from the bemusement of the situation and in fact would have been a confirmed no, do not worry. they understand the concept of collatoral damage. so should we.
during the moment of pause, a single step back maybe (all the better for continued forward momentum if the need arises.....then another question........make it up as it happens, just do it......no hesitation....collatoral damage......who gives a fuq.......and please feel free to extrapolate any which way you like from any of my postings. night time raids for example! target cars, windows......it don´t matter they´ll get the point

2nd day for action 15th march? building up to open season upon american tourists (note 2), say independence day.

note 1: for those of us who have had the pleasure; the amusement; of watching us marines attempt a moderate assault course, such as pirbright, know they need not be overly concerned. they are more reknowned for their lardy arses than their basic fitness.

note 2: american tourists wearing t-shirts proclaiming a) their opposition to the death penalty and b) an appeal to free mumia WILL NOT be targetted. in fact they are expected to join in.

iam stresed


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