What an inspiring story of the spirit overcoming an horrific even at such a young age.  Two have been in the fire, confusion, and murder of the Tulsa massacre is beyond my ability to understand. 

One thing Rep. Elugardo did not say is that Massachusetts in general is a very racist state with a significant number of hate crimes each year. Boston is virtually segregated. I’ll never forget listening to Chuck D on Air America. He was talking about racism in America when he said, ‘The only city I won’t go to is…

White tears. He did the crime. I’m sad that he’ll probably die in prison, but that’s what happens. 

“No racial slurs and homophobia here, folks, let’s move along now...” said seventy percent of the American population. 

This is bullshit. Clearly, this is a case of blaming the victim. They can’t bust the man for possession, so what does it matter? It was either manslaughter or murder. Pulling this stunt only reduces the probability of a fair trial and we all know how difficult that’s going to be anyway.

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Seems like someone woke up with her knickers all twisty.

My wife and two kids were visiting friends about twenty years ago and spent time at the Warhol and our kids played in a park for about an hour. When we got back to our friend’s house and told her where we were, she started checking a) for bullet holes, and b) to see if we had brains. Seemed okay to us white folks from…

What’s remarkable to me is the power the police unions have in these situations as I assume their contract prevents identification of the officer and all but requires leave rather than charges filed. It pains me since I am so pro-union. This abhorrent behavior is of a piece with policing throughout the country. No one…

Seems like a fine, semi-upstanding woman...

Boston *is* that town. I spent 35 years in Massachusetts and Dorchester *is* that neighborhood. I remember when Chuck D. was on Air American talk radio and he said something like, “I won’t go to Boston. Boston’s the most racist city I’ve ever been to.” He was telling the truth.

There is a lawlessness and gross lack of empathy in our criminal justice system. It begins on the street and ends in the Supreme Court. It strangles fairness, it strangles rule of law, it strangles lives, loves, and futures, and it strangles our hearts. And, it strangles our ability to value each other just because…

I don’t know why it does, but the cop doing the, “Dear, Dear, dear” pisses me off almost as much as the punch.

Priceless that the cop is shedding tears over his civil rights being violated. F**k him.

My goodness. He’s pissed. Interesting to see that his “protest” for “everything” tells me that it really bunched his undies to see groups demonstrating against police brutality while he sit on his threadbare sofa nursing a beer and eating Cheeto’s bullshit hand-over-fist. Against protests? Nah. As long as it’s not on…