MAY 13th’s MEANING
[col. writ. 5/10/14] © ’14 Mumia Abu-Jamal
For years I’ve written on the meanings of May 13th, 1985.
The murders. The massacre. The bombing and the burnings (involving the MOVE organization in Philadelphia)
The unjust incarceration of Ramona Africa.
And the immunity for killer cops – baby killers in blue – immune for crimes that would make devils blush.
29 years have passed – and except for Ramona, no one ever entered a jail cell.
How has this impunity served the city and the citizens of Philadelphia?
Today, cops – in broad daylight – rob people, testify falsely, and plant drugs on people.
Recently a Philadelphia newspaper reported on a squad of cops robbing hundreds of thousands from local businesses. Walking in; tapping the till – at gunpoint.
State and federal prosecutors turn a blind eye, like nothing happened.
This some of the foul fruits of May 13th, 1985.
Impunity breeds corruption – and the whole city suffers.
-© ’14 maj
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