Monday, December 1, 2014

FERGUSON: MICHAEL BROWN'S FAMILY -- NO PAYOFF, NO PEACE? RACISM? OR FRUSTRATION OVER OUT OF CONTROL THUGGERY IN AMERICA? FERGUSON: SOCIALIST/COMMUNIST UNIONS INTERVENE IN MICHAEL BROWN SHOOTING....

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FERGUSON: MICHAEL BROWN'S FAMILY -- NO PAYOFF, NO PEACE?

Posted: 30 Nov 2014 08:09 PM PST

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It’s become a farce … with the agitators, activists, and attorneys trying to “capitalize” on a drug-addled thug’s fatal encounter with a police officer …

Daryl Parks, the attorney representing the family of Michael Brown, says they may sue Darren Wilson, the former Ferguson police officer who shot and killed the black teenager in August.

Parks suggested on “Fox News Sunday” that Brown’s family would pursue a legal settlement or, failing to reach one, file a lawsuit.

“Obviously they have the option of a civil lawsuit, one, [on] a civil rights basis against Officer Wilson, two, against the police department and the city of Ferguson if that time comes,” he said. “Those are not issues that we discuss publicly but I think we will certainly give the parties a chance to work that out. <Source>

It’s not about justice – the Grand Jury has examined all of the forensic data and eyewitness testimony and failed to return a “true bill” indictment on criminal charges. Justice has been served, a Grand Jury was empaneled to look at the evidence and to determine if a crime had been committed. The fact that the family or the community is unhappy about their decision is irrelevant.

It’s not about civil rights – the drug-addled thug, stolen merchandise in hand and fresh from a strong-arm robbery of a convenience store, chose to disobey a lawful police command to stop walking in the middle of the street. Had the thug complied instead of confronting and attacking the officer in his police vehicle, he might be alive today. He clearly represented an existential threat to the police office who was understandably afraid for his life.

Is it about money? – obtaining some form of payoff from the local, state, or federal government; and continuing the media circus to maximize profits and the self-serving agendas of the participants. The corrupt progressive socialist democrats, the communists, and the anarchists who are attempting to use this situation to attract national and international media attention to boost their self-serving personal, political, and profit-making agenda. 

Is it about Greenmail? – suing or threatening to sue in order to reach a settlement that is far cheaper than the legal expenses, and to reduce the ongoing reputational and property damage caused by continued agitation. Of course, such settlements are easy to arrange because politicians care little or nothing about the money as it all comes from the taxpayer. Not to be forgotten is the city’s ongoing insurance coverage which could be substantially increased if agitation continues.

Justice would be Darren Wilson suing for damages …

True justice would be the police officer suing for the destruction of his life and career, the necessity to move, any loss in property values from a forced sale, asking for an award to cover life-long security and medical expenses should he be attacked by someone seeking redress for Michael Brown’s death or to build a reputation.

Bottom line …

The only lawsuit I can see is the Environmental Protection Agency suing the officer over environmental lead pollution. All kidding aside, a thug lost his life and the nation should give up their time, effort, and money to make this miscreant a civil rights martyr. Truth be told, he was a drug-addled thug, chose to precipitate his own death, and should be forgotten as one of those who did not contribute anything meaningful to society except rioting, looting, and the destruction of public and private property.

Let us concentrate on the good kids doing the right thing instead of the thugs that cause crime, chaos, and confusion.

-- steve

RACISM? OR FRUSTRATION OVER OUT OF CONTROL THUGGERY IN AMERICA?

Posted: 30 Nov 2014 05:01 PM PST

You cannot help but be angry at the agitators, rioters, looters, and those who destroyed public and private property in Ferguson, Missouri. And, frustrated with the public officials who tolerated this criminal behavior to purse their political agenda. Likewise, I cannot help feeling outraged that a police officer doing his duty is being crucified in the court of public opinion, again by those pursuing a personal, political, or profit-making agenda. 

So I was relatively surprised when I received an intriguing comment in response to one of my posts on the turmoil in Ferguson … intriguing because it contained a link to YouTube video and used the provocative authorship of someone who was a “staff writer” for the National Association for the Advancement of White People – clearly a play on the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People). 

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The video referenced is a flash mob assembling at a local mall to sing Christmas carols and uploaded in 2012 … 

fmClick on the image to see the video.

Was this valid commentary or a snide joke?

Since the comment was in response to a blog post titled “Ferguson -- Michael Brown: Racist, race-baiter Al Sharpton continues to stir up trouble in Ferguson, Missouri” I wondered if the commener's organization,  the National Association for the Advancement of White People” was a spoof? Or a contrasting commentary about black mobs protesting the Darren Wilson decision in Ferguson and in malls across America?

A name check on the Internet suggests the comment was meant to be racist in nature, why else would someone use the NAAWP attribution. And, had the commenter left off the attribution, I would have looked at the video and published the comment without a second thought. 

The National Association for the Advancement of White People (NAAWP) is a name that has been used for several white nationalist organizations in the United States, deriving its name from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

The first organization was originally incorporated on December 14, 1953 in Delaware by Bryant Bowles. The following year an article was written on the organization by Time magazine.  In September 1955, the Deputy Attorney General of Delaware took action to revoke its corporate charter.

In 1979 David Duke left the Ku Klux Klan and incorporated a new group taking the name of the defunct National Association for the Advancement of White People. It was headquartered in Metairie in unincorporated Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans. <Source>

You can’t get more racist than white supremacist David Duke. So I was curious to see if the organization still existed. Apparently, according to the Louisiana Secretary of State, the name is valid, but the corporations (with different corporate officers) are inactive.

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So what about the author?  …

There was no trouble finding Mr. Traina and his viewpoint on the Internet.

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Louisiana School Psychologist Who Said Black Thugs Need To Be “Put Down” Resigns

Mark Traina

The suburban New Orleans public school psychologist whose allegedly racist online comments triggered to a discrimination complaint with the federal government has resigned, the school system said.

Mark Traina, 55, of Slidell, La., worked with students in the Jefferson Parish Public Schools’ “alternative schools,” where elementary and middle-school pupils “with difficulties in learning and, in some cases, in adapting to the rules of school or community” are sent, according to the school district.

He was the subject of a complaint filed with the U.S. Department of Education by the Southern Poverty Law Center, a liberal-leaning civil rights advocacy group, which cited comments on Twitter like this:

“Angry young black males with no respect for life destroying the U.S.” “Serpas should be warning people to stay the hell out of New Orleans! These black dudes will kill you!” (The reference is to Ronal Serpas, the New Orleans police superintendent.)
“2 New Orleans policemen shot, 1 suspect dead, another injured. UPDATE|NOLA Quick Someone call David Duke before the NAACP gets here.”

Msnbc.com highlighted the case Tuesday, reporting that Traina stood behind his comments, which he said he’d made out of frustration with crime in general. Late Tuesday, Beth Branley, a spokeswoman for the school district, told the New Orleans Times-Picayune that Traina had resigned, effective immediately.

School board members had urged acting Superintendent James Meza to take quick action, NBC station WDSU of New Orleans reported. Late Tuesday, the board members said Traina would have been fired had he not resigned.

Investigators for the Civil Rights Division were already separately investigating allegations of discrimination against African-Americans and students with disabilities in Jefferson Parish. Traina’s online comments could still be part of that investigation, the Times-Picayune reported.

Traina, who in his Times-Picayune user profile describes himself as a “civil rights activist,” called the complaint “unfair” Tuesday in an interview with WDSU.

“Whenever someone speaks out, the liberal media just wants to demonize you,” he said.

Traina expanded on those remarks in a long comment posted to the Times-Picayune website last week:

The Southern Poverty Center knows that these allegations are ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE! This is just another way to harass the Jefferson Parish Public School System. One only needs to read the Times Picayune to see who the real trouble makers are. Sadly, it is disproportionately young black males. Everyone knows that our jails throughout the United States are disproportionately filled with black people. Why would the rate be any different in an educational environment?

Traina said he isn’t a racist, telling WDSU that he made the online comments “out of frustration.” “There’s too much killing going on,” he said. “There’s just too much crime in the country, and it’s not all black on black. “It’s got to be put down. It’s got to stop,” he added. “People are just sick and tired of the crime.”

We’re sure there is plenty of crime and wrongdoing being committed by black youth in Jefferson Parish, but this man has no business working as a school psychologist for ELEMENTARY school students when this is his mindstate. No amount of frustration should have motivated that kind of venting on a public forum.  <Source>

I am no fan of the Southern Poverty Law Center, believing it to be nothing more than a self-serving racist organization populated by progressive socialist democrats.

I am also no fan of any local, state, or federal government who allows gangs – in essence domestic terrorists – to roam freely and commit criminal acts without punishment. The idea that minority criminals be given a pass because they have disproportionate interactions with the police or are disproportionately incarcerated is repugnant. It speaks more to bad behavior than disparate treatment under the law. That is not to say that minorities may not receive harsher penalties than similarly situated whites under certain conditions; because every judicial jurisdiction tends to “send messages” as a deterrent to continued bad behavior. Whether sentencing is racist should be studied by sociologists, criminologists, and attorneys on a case-by-case basis, not aggregated and adjudicated based on statistical analysis and Attorney General Eric Holder’s thesis of disparate impact.

And, I am certainly suspicious of any professional school employee, especially one at an elementary school level, that has the stunningly bad judgement to hold themselves out as a civil rights activists and put forth un-civil or provocative comments. Like the black activists affiliated with educational institutions, he did it acting as an individual and without reference to his employer.

But is Traina a racist or simply a frustrated middle-class, middle-age, white male paying the price for continuing minority aggression and political corruption in America?

There is no doubt that he, like myself and many others, is deeply troubled and frustrated by thuggery – white, black, brown, or paisley. And most of his posts relate to criminal activities. But that does not make him a racist in my mind as I can understand and sympathize with many of his views.

But what bothers me is his association with what appears to be a racist organization and the fact that he is proud enough of the organization to self-describe himself as a staff writer. But, it appears he is much more than a staff writer …

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Bottom line …

In past blog posts I have condemned the progressive domination of education and the mind-warping of children that are rapidly becoming functional illiterates unable to cope with life without governmental assistance. Well it appears that the opposite faction also has access to our children, not in the numbers of the progressives, but with a similarly potential virulent mindset; and it only takes one to warp a young mind.

I am sure that Mr. Traina was trying to be cute with his comment … but it appears to have backfired. It is not cute, as it appears insidiously malicious and does not bode well for a nation that must overcome our differences to become the nation our founders had envisioned. A great nation and a beacon of democracy shining in a world of despots, dictators, and dirtbags. Not to mention criminals and corrupt politicians.

-- steve

FERGUSON: SOCIALIST/COMMUNIST UNIONS INTERVENE IN MICHAEL BROWN SHOOTING

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 06:35 PM PST

What is with the unions? If they haven’t been infiltrated or cozy with organized crime, they are out espousing socialist and communist revolutionary rhetoric as if America was Cuba. It is one thing to represent workers in collective bargaining, it is another thing to force American workers into supporting the progressive socialist democrats – looking more and more like the American Communist Party – into political positions they may not support.

So why do we find the unions in the middle of a controversy about a strong-arm thug shot and killed by a police officer doing his duty?

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Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the Ferguson Grand Jury Decision

The reactions to today’s grand jury decision in the case of the shooting of unarmed teenager Mike Brown reflect a deeper feeling that our justice system is biased against communities of color.  While we can all agree that justice must take its course, we cannot deny or marginalize the perception that the system, itself, is not yet color blind.  As a labor movement, we have begun working with local community organizations to address issues of racial and economic inequality that surround Ferguson and so many other neighborhoods like it.  We will continue that work.  We are dedicated to supporting organizing efforts that reinforce unity, healing, and fairness in policing. 

Source:Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the Ferguson Grand Jury Decision

You would think that Trumka, who I regard as a communist, would support his union brother the police officer over a thug that brought about his own death by attacking a police officer after committing a strong-arm robbery of a convenience store. Trumka is exploiting race to pursue his own agenda. If it was about economic inequality, where is Trumka condemning the President’s position on illegal aliens that is disadvantaging his membership’s employee opportunities?

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Statement of SEIU President Mary Kay Henry On the Grand Jury Decision in Ferguson, Missouri   

"For months, families across our nation have experienced collective grief and outrage over the taking of Michael Brown's life and the resulting turmoil that has upended the community in Ferguson, Missouri. Today, the grand jury's decision deepens those wounds and amplifies even more the disproportionate and disparate injustices experienced by communities of color. These injustices reverberate through all communities and take our nation another step away from a fair and just society.

Our disappointment in today's decision does not extinguish the hope in our hearts for a better America for all our children regardless of where they were born or in which zip code they live.

Black lives matter. Brown lives matter. All lives matter. The dream of America can never be fully realized until justice and safety prevail in every community across our country. The Department of Justice must prioritize the investigation into the murder of Michael Brown.

SEIU members stand with our brothers and sisters in Ferguson and across the nation in expressing our grief and frustration. We join them in calling for something better for all neighborhoods and communities and joining together in peaceful demonstrations at federal courthouses across the country. More information can be found here (http://nationalactionnetwork.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/HANDS-UP-JUSTICE-RALLY-FLIER-11-21.pdf). We encourage all involved law enforcement to honor the rules and the rights of people to protest and speak out. 

We will not rest in these efforts until America is a more just society where every human being is respected and every community has equal opportunity to thrive."

Source: Statement of SEIU President Mary Kay Henry On the Grand Jury Decision in Ferguson, Missouri

First, Michael Brown was not murdered  and his hands were never up in a position of surrender. The police officer stopped shooting three times when he gave Michael Brown a chance to surrender. Brown was slain by a police officer acting in self-defense during a vicious thuggish attack after the suspect had just committed a strong-arm robbery of a convenience store. Second, perhaps you should be encouraging the community to curtail their thuggish children before they decide to commit suicide-by-cop. Third, Michael Brown had zero civil rights the minute he became an existential threat to the officer’s life by entering the police car and grabbing the officer’s gun. And fourth, we can see that this socialist union is just another America-basher – all for the purposes of raising their membership and funding as they promote the causes of international socialism.

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CWA Statement on the Grand Jury Decision Regarding the Shooting of Michael Brown  

By declining to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting of Michael Brown, the legal system has failed the family of Mike Brown and the entire Ferguson community.

The people of Ferguson deserved a full accounting of the tragic death of Michael Brown. Instead, the community’s hope that the rule of law, that fairness, finally would prevail, has been shredded. 

For too long, residents of Ferguson and too many other communities across our country have seen their civil rights violated, their communities disparaged and their call for justice ignored. Now, for the family of Michael Brown, there is no path to justice.

CWA members will continue to be active partners in the fight to restore real democracy, not only in Ferguson, but across the country. Particularly, that means ensuring that residents can fully exercise their rights to vote. In Ferguson, many residents of Ferguson are unable to vote. As a result, turnout is low and those elected to public office, including the offices of city council, mayor and police chief, do not reflect the community. 

Change will come. For now, we pray for justice and peace, for the family of Michael Brown and the entire Ferguson community.

Source: CWA Statement on the Grand Jury Decision Regarding the Shooting of Michael Brown | Communications Workers of America 

The legal system worked as designed – to keep an innocent police officer for being prosecuted for simply doing his job while facing a deadly threat from an out-of-control thug high on marijuana and who had just committed a strong-arm burglary of a convenience store. The officer testified at the very proceeding that was seeking to indict him, full well knowing that his words could be used against him in any subsequent trial. I would say the justice system worked admirably and this type of full and complete Grand Jury proceeding should be a model for Grand Juries everywhere in our nation. There can be no such thing as a community call for justice when the community does not have all of the facts, appears to favor one side over the other, and then riots and loots when their perception of justice is not validated by the facts. Justice would be a fair and impartial hearing. As for the Michael Brown family, how is it his thuggish mom was involved in a beat-down over Michael Brown merchandise being sold by his “grandmother?”

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“Today, first and foremost, we mourn for our sister Lesley McSpadden, a member of UFCW Local 88, who got neither justice nor peace for the death of her son

The simple truth is that there are too many Michael Brown’s in America needlessly having their lives cut short and we in the labor movement have a responsibility to take action. 

This tragic case must spark a renewed discussion about race, class, and inequality. We can no longer afford to sweep these important issues under the rug because they might make some people uncomfortable. We must be a force for good jobs, safe streets, and justice under the law. We need to take a hard look at all of our social and political institutions and ask whether they are really serving the common good. 

The grand jury decision was the end of a process, but it also must be the beginning of a conversation. We owe that to the Brown family, the community of Ferguson, and our entire nation.” 

Source:   UFCW President Hansen Statement in Response to Grand Jury Decision in the Death of Michael Brown | The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW)

The mother got justice – a thuggish menace to the community of Ferguson was responsible for the actions leading to his own death. If the mother lacks peace, that might be her conscience nagging her for not disciplining her thuggish son sooner or dealing with his drug issues. And, there are more Michael Browns because minority black males commit a disproportionate number of crimes – mostly against other blacks. Had the police officer been black, this incident would have slipped unnoticed under the sands of time. If it were not for activists and agitators pursuing their own personal, political, and profitable agenda, the City of Fergusson would not have been subject to rioting, looting, and the destruction of private and public property as if these were Muslims rioting over a cartoon.

The “conversation” you owe to America involves the union-led political corruption and the promulgation of an anti-America worldview.

The truth the unions refuse to discuss ...

Unions waffle on-and-on endlessly about inequality, but refuse to acknowledge that the greatest cure for inequality is a good education. So why do the unions make things so difficult to fire incompetent teachers? Why do the unions reward seniority over merit? Why do the unions demand teacher tenure in 18 months (e.g. Los Angeles Unified School District) when that is barely over the probationary period in private enterprise? And, why do the unions fear charter schools as if they, and they alone, owned the students and the funding calculated on the basis of average daily attendance? Let the unions talk about inequality -- and then be challenged on their hypocrisy.

Bottom line …

The more anti-America rhetoric I see from the progressive socialist democrats and the unions that support them, the more I fear for a free and open America.

The progressive socialist democrats are using the IRS to attack conservative organizations that express a political viewpoint, but you never see the same progressive socialist democrats attack unions for their anti-America, socialist revolutionary rhetoric or condemn the rise of union-sponsored political corruption. To believe that 90+% of a union’s membership supports the progressive socialist democrats – at least according to the union’s sponsorship of one political party, is to suspend belief in the diversity of American political thought.

Furthermore, the unions continue to intimidate their members with old-style thuggish behavior and represent a clear and present danger to America and Americans with their slavish devotion to communist rhetoric and revolutionary ideas.

Time to wake up … and find that America is under attack from within. Foreign and domestic enemies have infiltrated our government, our bureaucracy, our institutions, and our infrastructure to the point where a combined strike on public and private facilities can cripple our nation.

Time to “purge” the union’s socialist/communist leaders and those in the progressive socialist democrat party who are trying to fundamentally transform America into a socialist workers paradise like Cuba, Venezuela, China, Russia, and North Korea. Remember, it is the leadership of the unions that is corrupt, not necessarily the members who are thuggishly forced to support the leadership.

-- steve

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