injustice - Forum/Discussions - TheBlackList Pub2024-03-28T15:03:01Zhttps://www.theblacklist.net/forum/topics/feed/tag/injusticeA Shared Note To: Shamako Noble About The Injustices Done To Joel Benard Perryhttps://www.theblacklist.net/forum/topics/a-shared-note-to-shamako-noble2010-02-28T23:37:53.000Z2010-02-28T23:37:53.000ZMin. W.D. Pattersonhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/MinWDPatterson<div><div class="note_header"><div class="note_title_share clearfix"><div class="note_title"><span>A Shared Compliment Note To: Shamako Noble About The Injustices Done To JoelBenard Perry</span></div></div><br /></div><div class="note_content text_align_ltr direction_ltr clearfix"><div>Dear Shamako Noble:<br /> <br />My wife Heather showed me your "Open Letter to the Seattle Times andLevi Pulkkien: Joel Bernard Perry is not a Gang Member." The motherSandra Kellar is a good friend of both my wife and myself. <br /><br />I spoke at his sentencing hearing and promised the immediate release ofJoel as a result of my soon to be published research findings. TheHonorable Judge Robert whom I am no stranger to was bound by stiffsentencing guidelines handed down and written in to law without thepresence nor competent representation of the Black Communities inAmerica. However, this did not culminate as planned due to the fact thatI was unaware that Joel Benard Perry had waived his right to an appeal.In my experience these cases have to go through at minimum three (3)appeals before such harsh sentencing can be granted an override. Sandrasays after the hearing that Joel was tricked and coerced into waivinghis right to appeal. This is not uncommon but it would have helped me inhis case to have known prior hand.<br /><br />It's quite obvious that the laws are written void of our Black culturalrepresentation which my studies have revealed to account for a lot ofthe problems we have as a people. Especially the disparities insentencing and the disproportionate incarceration ratios for Blackmales. I am working national with a group of devout Black Intellectualsand dedicated brothas to change this. We could use your help.Understanding these systems and how they work against us that are inplace in stealth mode until it's to late is the key to make adifference. This is no coincidence but rather by design.<br /><br />I see you've launched the only viable remaining campaign to gain thefreedom and justice for Joel Benard Perry. Only public outcry andmerited behavior inside the prison can lessen his maximum sentence nowonce its handed down by the court. I commend you and your boldbrave-hearted efforts<br /><br /><span>Please consider being my guest-host on the Radio Show soon?<a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/minw">www.blogtalkradio.com/minw</a></span>dpatterson <br />email rehab_counsel@hotmail.com with questions and concerns.<br /><br />I would like a three episode minimum if possible and preferably<br />in succession. Thanks in advance and God Bless!<br /><br />Peace,<br /><br />Min. W.D. Patterson<br />253-214-5438<br />===<br /><br />Wardell D. Patterson, [UW SR. CLASS 2001 GIFT COUNCIL]<br />"As a young man, my fondest dream was to become a geographer..."<br />-Albert Einstein<br /><br />===included message below<br /><br />Open Letter to the Seattle PI Re: Joel Bernard Perry<br />Share<br />Fri at 12:56pm<br />Open Letter to the Seattle Times and Levi Pulkkien: Joel Bernard Perryis not a Gang Member.<br /><br />To:<br /><br /><br /><br />Seattle Times<br /><br />Levi Pulkkinen<br /><br />Jenny A. Durkan<br /><br />I am supporter of Joel Bernard Perry and his mother, and I was presentthe day of the sentencing.<br /><br />While I appreciate the effort, Levi Pulkkinen’s article, “Seattle gangmember sentenced on drug charges” is incomplete at best, irresponsiblejournalism at its worst. The article presented information that isn’ttrue, left out crucial parts to the story, and dehumanizes all partiesinvolved. It also put lives in danger apparently without checking thefacts. The article came across as pr statement for the AttorneyGeneral’s office instead of either a representation of the truth or astory about human beings. Then I read the press release put out by theUS Attorney’s office and started to speculate that it was. You can take alook at the release here and decide for yourself. (<a href="http://www.justice.gov/usao/waw/press/2010/feb/perry.html" target="_blank">"90a9a13be65d1c5a70efadcd9b247feb", event)''><span>http://www.justice.gov/usa</span><span>o/waw/press/2010/feb/perry</span>.html</a>).<br /> <br />First things first: Joel Bernard Perry is not a member of Duece-8. JoelBernard Perry is not a gang member period. Judge Robart would not allowLombardi (the prosecuting attorney) to even mention his association togangs in the courtroom because it could not be substantiated and it hadnothing to do with the case. Because he is not a gang member, andbecause your article simply re-iterates the accusations of the USAttorney’s office a new problem emerges. Now Bernard and his family havesafety concerns that did not exist before this printing and it becauseof this article. How did this publication come to the conclusion that hewas a gang member? What evidence does it possess?<br /><br />On top of this, if the reporter was present at the trial he would havenoticed that the courtroom was packed with family, friends and membersof the community there to support Perry and his mother who was also inattendance. People spoke on his behalf, and more were prepared to do so.The judge declared that such attendance in support of a defendant israre. This was something Judge Robart might have taken into account whenPerry received six months less than what the prosecution was askingfor. Not to mention that Mr. Perry’s speech was simply incredible. Thequote chosen does a great disservice in its brevity and negligence forwhat was a very important and salient message. We are working onpublishing it now.<br /><br />The sum total presentation of the story seems to be something to theeffect of, ‘another gang member notch on the belt.’ This grosslymisrepresents the reality of the situation. People make mistakes. JoelBernard Perry isn’t a gang member or a murderer. He’s a young man, afather, a son and a brilliant writer and speaker who made some mistakesnone of which include being a member of a gang. What is clear was thathe is part of a community that cares for his well being, his safety andhis humanity. While just locking everyone up may seem like a greatapproach for some, for many all it leaves is a hole in the home and theheart.<br /><br />Every day in America, a case of mistaken identity or just plain oldstereotyping and racism can end up costing the life or freedom of aninnocent person. This article has proven why we need independent press.Without independent press we may never know the whole or the real story.With it, you end up with tales like Ramon Vasquez of San Jose, falselyimprisoned and detained, falsely accused of murder and gangbanging. Youcan read his story here. <a href="http://siliconvalleydebug.com/story/THEYEAR2010/020110/story/ramonstory.html" target="_blank">"90a9a13be65d1c5a70efadcd9b247feb", event)''><span>http://siliconvalleydebug.</span><span>com/story/THEYEAR2010/0201</span>10/story/ramonstory.html</a> . The San Jose Mercury News recently profiled Ramon’s innocence (<a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_14466674?nclick_check=1" target="_blank">"90a9a13be65d1c5a70efadcd9b247feb", event)''><span>http://www.mercurynews.com</span><span>/top-stories/ci_14466674?n</span>click_check=1</a>) documenting a rare situation. The justice system having to admit that it was mistaken.<br /><br />If the US Attorney’s office (Lombardi) cannot prove that he is a gangmember in court, and neither Mr. Pulkkinen nor anyone else can back theassertion that was made in the article, then you must retract it andapologize. This is an unjustified trial in the court of public opinion.The US Attorney’s office and the SPD’s goal is reducing violence I’msure, but this kind of dishonesty and poor reporting does more toaggravate the situation than resolve it. We understand that it’simportant that the US Attorney look like they are doing their job, butit shouldn’t come at the cost of someone else’s safety.<br />Anyone else viewing this article if you have been unjustly stereotypedor classified by law enforcement, or know someone who has, please writeor call the Seattle PI and the US Attorney’s office and demand aretraction. They can’t continue to call us whatever they want and thinkit’s ok. It’s not.<br /><br /><br /><br />Regards,<br /><br /><br /><br />Shamako Noble<br />===end<br />A Shared Compliment Note To: Shamako Noble About The Injustices Done ToJoel Benard Perry</div></div><p class="attachment"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}3828792403,original{{/staticFileLink}}" target="_blank">Patty Murray Breakfast VP Biden 038.jpg</a></p><p class="attachment"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}3828792422,original{{/staticFileLink}}" target="_blank">Patty Murray Breakfast VP Biden 044.jpg</a></p><p class="attachment"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}3828792432,original{{/staticFileLink}}" target="_blank">Patty Murray Breakfast VP Biden 037.jpg</a></p></div>What's going on in Memphis/Shelby county jail?https://www.theblacklist.net/forum/topics/whats-going-on-in2008-11-12T21:52:54.000Z2008-11-12T21:52:54.000ZMarciahttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/Marcia<div><a href="http://www.care2.com/c2c/groups/disc.html?gpp=77&pst=1320669&saved=1">http://www.care2.com/c2c/groups/disc.html?gpp=77&pst=1320669&saved=1</a>MURDERED! Transgender Woman Set to Sue Memphis/Shelby Co. JailY'ALL COVER MY FAMILY IN PRAYER. THEY GOT DUANNA JOHNSON, THE TRANSGENDER WOMAN WHO WAS SET TO SUE MEMPHIS/SHELBY COUNTY JAIL - THE SAME FACILITY WHERE MY MENTALLY ILL BROTHER, LARRY NEAL, DIED UNDER SECRET ARREST!<a href="http://www.care2.com/c2c/share/detail/949048">http://www.care2.com/c2c/share/detail/949048</a><a href="http://www.nowpublic.com/world/transgender-woman-who-was-set-sue-city-found-dead#comment-232964">http://www.nowpublic.com/world/transgender-woman-who-was-set-sue-city-found-dead#comment-232964</a></div>Laying Seige to Congress: No Sanctuary for Jim Crowhttps://www.theblacklist.net/forum/topics/2055350-Topic-146982008-10-24T07:18:05.000Z2008-10-24T07:18:05.000ZMalcolmXavierhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/MalcolmXavier<div>by Kwasi SeituToday I sent out a broadcast email urging recipients to visit <a href="http://www.pdn-itj.org">www.pdn-itj.org</a>, where they would gain a better understanding of what I meant when I asked them to “Help end coon hunting.” Within a few hours I received one email response which I found provided an opportunity for dialogue. I will not go into the complete content of the email, half of it reflected some deep confusion; it was the second half that I found more applicable to increasing public understanding. The writer reduced my complaint and demand to congress to “whining” and even worse, by implication, to begging. It did not upset me, for it is anything but begging. I found it interesting, this work is about obtaining justice by any means necessary, and this is necessary.Let me try to give a more succinct idea of what my demand on congress is about. If you go to the site, you will first learn that congress has had my complaint and ignored my demand for six-years and counting. Now, the complaint is not for “reparations,” nor for some show hearing like was done with Tulia and Jena. This is a demand for full blown public “oversight” hearings to investigate criminal collusion by FBI agents, U.S. Attorneys, and federal judges with racist oppression in the south. My complaint reports events that began in 2000, and practices that clearly violate domestic and international law, irrefutably exposing the connections and criminal nature of institutional racism. Hearings are being held on renditions, torture, indefinite detention, the “politization” of the DOJ, domestic spying, but none on “coon hunting.” All of these things occur with “coon hunting,” I provide solid proof of it, from the fruit to the root. Speaking of which, that is why I say that I have been hunting down “Jim Crow,” exposing all of his alleged hiding places, chasing and exposing him, from hide-out to hide-out. Now, he has been chased and found hold-up in congress, I suggest we besiege the place, end his miserable life right here.Of course, I do not in any way think that hearings and action by the government is the solution, the solution is mass action to bring about change, to bring about justice. It has been clearly shown here that black people in the south are being subjected to the systematic deprivation of human rights by the state and federal government. They have long suffered the terror of living under racist criminal enterprises posing as government; that is state sponsored terrorism! Our people are subject to just being stopped, seized, jailed, beaten, tortured, falsely imprisoned, indefinitely detained, wrongfully imprisoned, even killed, and none of it is ever treated as criminal. As for the right to petition the courts for redress, it is reduced to a joke by racist criminal judges who obstruct judicial process by doing whatever they please, but comply with the law. And they do it blatantly because they know that the system has their back, and I understood that, so if since they were going to shit, I just made sure to catch it all on paper for later use.So, here it is, I do not expect congress to respond to just me, I just throw it up there knowing that it would stick at least until I could get into position to grow the thing. You know, everything has its time, and now is a good time. It is a good time because the last eight-years have truly exposed the criminal hypocrisy of this country, domestically and internationally. This is about holding the system to account, but that requires that we mobilize around this, place congress under siege until they fork over the villain, the terrorist Jim Crow. So, get your torches, your pitch forks, clubs, whatever, and meet me on the mall so we can march on congress and place it under siege until they turn over the monster, otherwise we will turn every one of them out as being monsters too. I am not interested in the separate and unequal justice delayed is justice served nonsense we get. There are plenty of racist criminals still running around as the latest generation of overlords.You will also find on the sight news reports that the prosecutor, judge, and other local officials in the Alapaha Judicial District have been and are being subjected to criminal prosecutions by the U.S. Attorney Maxwell Wood in Georgia. It is no coincidence that this all began only after I began “whining” to congress, but it was not congress that was pushing the prosecutions. The prosecutions came as a result of my taking the matter to the highest levels of the DOJ, if with nothing other than letters, I make sure that no one can say that they did not know, and did not understand. The DOJ realized this when I then began to spread that information around, and this was right before the collapse of George Tenent and John Ashcroft, and I kept it up through Alberto Gonzales. They saw the hand writing on the wall, so they initiated deals to subject the local officials to sham criminal charges, none having anything to do with “coon hunting,” which by the way continues to go on, and that seems to be the objective. The officials would be forced to resign from office, they will all plead guilty, get a slap on the wrist for “corruption,” but they won’t have to answer for kidnap, torture, hostage holding, illegal detention, extortion, or any of the more serious criminal offenses they have committed.These prosecutions are hedge move, in event we make a break through the iron curtain of “democracy” American-style and succeed to forcing the hearings, the sham prosecutions would be used to deflate our charges and misdirect the issue. It won’t work, I knew they would come with the sham prosecutions; I did not care as long as it resulted in a disruption of the racist criminal enterprise. With that disruption comes the opportunity for the community to gather and organize itself without risking immediate repression. And with those offices being vacated, it is an opportunity to fill them with grassroots people, and right now many offices and positions are being vacated in the Alapaha district. However, that still is not good enough, because we are talking about putting “coon hunting” out of business, so we need to look into every purported “conviction” coming out of that district over the past 28-years. A lot of people have been wrongfully convicted and imprisoned by those criminals, justice demands that be rectified immediately.So, this work has numerous components, local and regional objectives, as well as national and international objectives. It seeks prosecutions and restitution; it provides opportunities to mobilize and to organize, to build coalitions, to grow grassroots power. So, placing congress under siege to the demand for hearings is not a bad one at all, instead of marching on it when it is empty, we need to march on it when it is in session. Isn’t that what Democracy looks like? Oh, and lets keep in mind that the Democrats claim that they are not like the Republicans, they are for “civil liberties,” and they will have it all after November. That is because many of you put them first, it will then be our turn to make sure that they no longer leave us for last and never Email me with your ideas, let me know if you will join my siege of congress. Go to <a href="http://www.pdn-itj.org">www.pdn-itj.org</a> , my contact is there. Thank you.</div>It May Be 2008, But For Blacks in America, It Is Still 1857https://www.theblacklist.net/forum/topics/2055350-Topic-146032008-10-22T07:38:50.000Z2008-10-22T07:38:50.000ZMalcolmXavierhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/MalcolmXavier<div>By K. Seitu 10/08Although America took down all of the outward signs of “Jim Crow,” it did not do away with racism within the institution of government, making it the sanctuary of racial oppression. At this very moment the Judiciary Committees of the House and Senate are attempting to evade the need for hearings to investigate the practice of “coon hunting.” This is a practice instituted during the era of chattel-slavery when bands of armed white men would patrol the roads looking for blacks, making sure that none of them escaped slavery, including so-called “free blacks.” Just as then, it remains so now, this is the nature of policing in America, today it is known as “racial profiling.” And what few people understand is that it often goes far beyond mere inconvenience and harassment, it often escalates into assault, false arrest, illegal detention, torture, malicious prosecution, wrongful imprisonment and frequently, death. Racial profiling and the subsequent systemic participation of racist prosecutors and judges is a major contributing factor to America’s bulging prison population. Racism is an unspoken basis for the heavy reliance on repressive policing, prosecution, and prisons.Congress has given sanction to the Federal Bureau of Investigation refusing to investigate clear incidences “coon hunting,” illegal detention, and torture as a matter of practice in numerous districts in the south. In six-years of being notified and provided with documentation indicating that indeed the FBI was refusing to investigate the routine violation black people’s civil and human rights by sheriffs, prosecutors, and state court judges, Congress has done nothing. Congress was at the same time given notice and provided documentation showing that U.S. Attorneys in South Carolina and Georgia had acquiesced to the FBI refusing to conduct investigations of local sheriffs on the basis that they were their “friends,” even after the U.S. Attorneys had referred cases to the FBI for investigation. Congress was informed and provided with documentation showing that the U.S. Attorneys then refused to respond to the complaints of illegal detention, torture, and even interstate kidnapping. Congress was informed and provided with documentation showing efforts to cover up the misconduct and law-breaking of the FBI and U.S. Attorneys in South Carolina and Georgia went to the highest levels of the Department of Justice. Congress was notified and provided with documentation showing that a promised investigation of the FBI, U.S. States Attorneys, and numerous federal judges was obstructed and faked at the highest levels of the Department of Justice.In 2002, Congress was also notified and provided with documentation that federal judges and magistrates are engaging in the obstruction of judicial process, withholding it from habeas petitions filed by blacks against the illegal detentions. Congress was notified and provided with documentation showing that at the same time the Senate was confirming Terry Wooten as a federal judge in South Carolina, he was in fact engaged in a conspiracy to shield illegal detentions in Cherokee County, as well as a conspiracy to carry out an interstate kidnapping. Congress was also informed and provided with documentation showing that District Judge Patrick Duffy aided Wooten, that District Judge Hugh Lawson authorized the FBI and U.S. Attorney in Georgia to disregard the kidnapping, refusing to order them to perform their sworn law enforcement duties without regard to race. Congress was informed and provided with documentation showing that Magistrate Richard Hodge, with the support of Hugh Lawson, voided more than a dozen habeas corpus petitions concerning illegal detention by the sheriff of Cook County, Georgia. Congress was informed and provided with documentation showing that the voiding of judicial process, thus, the denial of the right of access to courts of law, was sanctioned up through the ranks of the federal judiciary, that considerations of fraternity and race trumped the law every time.In six-years of having been informed and provided with irrefutable documentation of all this, Congress has done absolutely nothing, no matter which party has been in control. “Jim Crow” ain’t, it is alive and holding office in congress. Some would say that it is extreme to say that the government is racist, corrupt, and unworkable even in the face of irrefutable evidence. No branch of the government, state or federal, has taken any action to ensure the rights of black, brown, and poor people. The Republicrats know the “equal right and justice for all’ is a damn lie, they tell it every day. It is the Republicrats that deny due protection of the law depending on who the criminal is and the color of the victim. Black, brown, and poor people are criminals, but can earn the title “hero” if they volunteer for “Indian Territory” and bring back some scalps. Congress has done nothing to address the practice of “coon hunting” in the south, and nothing about the fact federal employees and appointees are shown to be right in the thick of it as accomplices. This can only lead an informed mind to conclude that congress is as thoroughly racist, corrupt, and unworkable as the judicial and executive branches.Unfortunately, it seems that a number of the Congressional Black Caucus surrounded themselves with a bunch of professional gatekeepers, buck passers, and outright liars. It is amazing that after six-years, no one on the staff has made sure that they knew, for they say they are unaware. Congressman John Conyers (D), is the chair of the House Committee and on the Senate side, Senator Patrick Leahy (D) is the chair of the Senate Committee. Leahy is the biggest obstruction to hearins in the Senate. When Congress was initially informed about “coon hunting,” Senator Orrin Hatch (R) was the chair of the Senate committee, and Congressman James Sensenbrenner (R) was the chair of the House committee. At that time, I asked Congressman Conyers why no action had been taken on the information and he told me that it was because the committees and Congress, as well as the White House, were in control of the Republicans. He then went on to say that the only way anything would be done was for people to turn out in the next election to put Democrats in the majority. That did not sit well with me, for the issue is about racist crimes being committed on a grand scale by people draped in the office of government, it should not matter which party is in control, all that should matter is that congress has a responsibilty to hold those federal employees and appointees accountable, to be accountable instead of no account.Here in 2008, at the dawn of the real "firs black prezident," and not only are black people still not “citizens,” but are still held as a subjugated “subspecies” without a single right those holding the power and the government, at any level, are bound to respect. It is no accident that the u.s. supreme court never overturned and even repudiated its decision in the Dred Scott case, nor has any other branch of the government, black folk in America still have no rights America is bound to respect, not seriously. It may be 2008, but for black folk in America it is still 1857. (For more detail, go to: <a href="http://www.pdn-itj.org">www.pdn-itj.org</a>)</div>