Comments on: Oscar Grant Murder: Double Standard of Justice in Oakland http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/06/oscar-grant-murder-double-standard-of-justice-in-oakland/ a radical newsletter in the struggle for peace and social justice Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:07:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brian Koontz http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/06/oscar-grant-murder-double-standard-of-justice-in-oakland/#comment-47569 Brian Koontz Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:26:42 +0000 http://dissidentvoice.org/?p=8547#comment-47569 "Sorry, no, all white people do not have the court system, ruling class, nor capitalist system on their side; the rich, multi-ethnic, bigender ruling class of wealthy people do not give a damn and will not help or “be on the side” of random white peasants. The definition of who is defenseless cannot be determined by 1970’s era identity politics, nor by ridiculous identifiers." So the Black Muslim Bakery is rich and Michael Wills is poor? Class is usually a trump card in the heart of the capitalist world, but race is still important even in this day and age of whitewashed globalization. Don't abandon the truths of the past in the name of "progress". “Sorry, no, all white people do not have the court system, ruling class, nor capitalist system on their side; the rich, multi-ethnic, bigender ruling class of wealthy people do not give a damn and will not help or “be on the side” of random white peasants. The definition of who is defenseless cannot be determined by 1970’s era identity politics, nor by ridiculous identifiers.”

So the Black Muslim Bakery is rich and Michael Wills is poor?

Class is usually a trump card in the heart of the capitalist world, but race is still important even in this day and age of whitewashed globalization. Don’t abandon the truths of the past in the name of “progress”.

]]> By: Wendy Snyder http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/06/oscar-grant-murder-double-standard-of-justice-in-oakland/#comment-47477 Wendy Snyder Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:18:14 +0000 http://dissidentvoice.org/?p=8547#comment-47477 Megan, Thank you for this article. I completely agree that more police are not the solution. And yet, following the events on March 21st in Oakland, all you could hear was a police rally. Fortunately, the Uhuru Movement did hold a vigil for Lovelle Mixon on March 25th that intervened and brought forth the perspective of the African working class who are victims of the policies of police containment. Lovelle Mixon was one of those victims who fought back. I encourage readers to come out to hear Chairman Omali Yeshitela who will be in Oakland next week to provide a brilliant analysis and a call for organization. All freedom loving people should be a part of or support the work of the Uhuru Movement: http://uhurunews.com/event?resource_name=from-oscar-grant-to-lovelle-mixon-why-we-must-organize-to-stop-police-terror Megan,
Thank you for this article. I completely agree that more police are not the solution. And yet, following the events on March 21st in Oakland, all you could hear was a police rally. Fortunately, the Uhuru Movement did hold a vigil for Lovelle Mixon on March 25th that intervened and brought forth the perspective of the African working class who are victims of the policies of police containment. Lovelle Mixon was one of those victims who fought back.
I encourage readers to come out to hear Chairman Omali Yeshitela who will be in Oakland next week to provide a brilliant analysis and a call for organization. All freedom loving people should be a part of or support the work of the Uhuru Movement:

http://uhurunews.com/event?resource_name=from-oscar-grant-to-lovelle-mixon-why-we-must-organize-to-stop-police-terror

]]> By: kalidas http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/06/oscar-grant-murder-double-standard-of-justice-in-oakland/#comment-47458 kalidas Sat, 06 Jun 2009 01:45:06 +0000 http://dissidentvoice.org/?p=8547#comment-47458 'A South politician preaches to the poor white man "You got more than blacks, don't complain You're better than them, you been born with white skin" they explain And the Negro's name Is used it is plain For the politician's gain As he rises to fame And the poor white remains On the caboose of the train But it ain't him to blame He's only a pawn in their game. The deputy sheriffs, the soldiers, the governors get paid And the marshals and cops get the same But the poor white man's used in the hands of them all like a tool He's taught in his school From the start by the rule That the laws are with him To protect his white skin To keep up his hate So he never thinks straight 'Bout the shape that he's in But it ain't him to blame He's only a pawn in their game." Dylan ‘A South politician preaches to the poor white man
“You got more than blacks, don’t complain
You’re better than them, you been born with white skin” they explain
And the Negro’s name
Is used it is plain
For the politician’s gain
As he rises to fame
And the poor white remains
On the caboose of the train
But it ain’t him to blame
He’s only a pawn in their game.

The deputy sheriffs, the soldiers, the governors get paid
And the marshals and cops get the same
But the poor white man’s used in the hands of them all like a tool
He’s taught in his school
From the start by the rule
That the laws are with him
To protect his white skin
To keep up his hate
So he never thinks straight
‘Bout the shape that he’s in
But it ain’t him to blame
He’s only a pawn in their game.”
Dylan

]]> By: lichen http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/06/oscar-grant-murder-double-standard-of-justice-in-oakland/#comment-47454 lichen Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:55:19 +0000 http://dissidentvoice.org/?p=8547#comment-47454 Sorry, no, all white people do not have the court system, ruling class, nor capitalist system on their side; the rich, multi-ethnic, bigender ruling class of wealthy people do not give a damn and will not help or "be on the side" of random white peasants. The definition of who is defenseless cannot be determined by 1970's era identity politics, nor by ridiculous identifiers. Sorry, no, all white people do not have the court system, ruling class, nor capitalist system on their side; the rich, multi-ethnic, bigender ruling class of wealthy people do not give a damn and will not help or “be on the side” of random white peasants. The definition of who is defenseless cannot be determined by 1970′s era identity politics, nor by ridiculous identifiers.

]]> By: Brian Koontz http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/06/oscar-grant-murder-double-standard-of-justice-in-oakland/#comment-47452 Brian Koontz Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:28:11 +0000 http://dissidentvoice.org/?p=8547#comment-47452 "No one knows, nor seems to give a damn thing about this White Man who was the victim of a racially motivated hate crime. Not one member of the Chaucey Bailey Project answered my requests for information on Wills. Why is that?" What do you need the Chaucey Bailey Project for? The system itself fully or more often overfully prosecutes all black on white crime. The point of the left is to stand up for people who would otherwise be defenseless. White man privilege, especially wealthy white man privilege, renders any assistance ridiculous. You have the capitalist system, the court system, the entire ruling class on your side. Perhaps that's why your request isn't taken seriously. “No one knows, nor seems to give a damn thing about this White Man who was the victim of a racially motivated hate crime. Not one member of the Chaucey Bailey Project answered my requests for information on Wills. Why is that?”

What do you need the Chaucey Bailey Project for? The system itself fully or more often overfully prosecutes all black on white crime.

The point of the left is to stand up for people who would otherwise be defenseless. White man privilege, especially wealthy white man privilege, renders any assistance ridiculous.

You have the capitalist system, the court system, the entire ruling class on your side. Perhaps that’s why your request isn’t taken seriously.

]]> By: Louis Calabro http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/06/oscar-grant-murder-double-standard-of-justice-in-oakland/#comment-47434 Louis Calabro Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:32:05 +0000 http://dissidentvoice.org/?p=8547#comment-47434 Yes Megan, there is a Double Standard for Justice in Oakland. Take for example the murder of Michael Wills, a White Man, who was gunned down on orders of Black Muslim Bakery leader Bey IV--simply because he was White. No one knows, nor seems to give a damn thing about this White Man who was the victim of a racially motivated hate crime. Not one member of the Chaucey Bailey Project answered my requests for information on Wills. Why is that? Yes Megan, there is a Double Standard for Justice in Oakland. Take for example the murder of Michael Wills, a White Man, who was gunned down on orders of Black Muslim Bakery leader Bey IV–simply because he was White.

No one knows, nor seems to give a damn thing about this White Man who was the victim of a racially motivated hate crime. Not one member of the Chaucey Bailey Project answered my requests for information on Wills. Why is that?

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