Comments on: Video of the Day

By: Luci

Luci — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 11:52:45 +0000

Why, when something like this happens in Greece, there are hundreds of riots and demonstrations and ACTION. But when a police officer murders a threat-less person in a crowded area, on camera for shit’s sake, in America…there is hardly a ripple.

We are tame, puppets for the police and government.

By: Clifton Harrison

Clifton Harrison — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:20:48 +0000

Here’s a blog I did about the rally in Oakland on the 14th.

whoisclifsoulo dot blogspot dot com/2009/01/oscar-grant-rally-jan-14th-2009 dot html

By: DCI74

DCI74 — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:17:00 +0000

the officer being white and Oscar Grant being black takes a backseat to “police officer murders unarmed man while he’s lying face down with someone kneeling on his back”.

Ditto

By: Blaxx

Blaxx — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:18:48 +0000

Shouts to anita (who I only learned was white last night after she made a comment on my blog LOL). We wouldn’t even think of lumping you into the same class as this officer because honestly, to me, the officer being white and Oscar Grant being black takes a backseat to “police officer murders unarmed man while he’s lying face down with someone kneeling on his back”. I don’t know whether the latter issue is so much greater than the former or if I’m just so desensitized to white police officers murdering us in the street that I just don’t care anymore

By: Mrs. Rivers

Mrs. Rivers — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:00:18 +0000

i didnt make it. i saw all the helicopters circling around Oakland while I was driving home off the 880 though. Glad it was a good event. I cant wait to see how the news will spin it. KRON 4 is notoriously known for that. I thought they were halfway instigating this morning!

By: Clifton Harrison

Clifton Harrison — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:50:02 +0000

yeah, i went, did you Mrs. Rivers? I’m back at work (had to finish some shit), but i’m going to write a long post about it hopefully tonight, but definetly by tomorrow.

Basically, to sum it up people, it was peaceful, powerful, and i was damn proud of my people today…..BUT, shit ain’t gone be cool if tha cop get off..shit ain’t gonna be peaceful and lighting candles and shit if he ain’t serving years in prison (if not life!). Mark my words about that…

By: Mrs. Rivers

Mrs. Rivers — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:36:11 +0000

Clifton are you going to the rally today?

By: Clifton Harrison

Clifton Harrison — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:20:28 +0000

I second that Miss Martin….Bravo…

“Cannon to the left of them, Cannon to the right of them….encore…encore” hahaha

By: Miss Martin

Miss Martin — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:09:13 +0000

as a black woman….i say **standing ovation for anita**

your empathy is refreshingly human. please be sure to spread that sense of sincerity and compassion to all that you can get through to. cuz some of us (obviously) ain’t get the effing memo that we’re moving forward in THESE here united states…NOT backward! i personally hope they throw that sack of human flesh (real: that coward ass police officer) UNDER THE JAIL!

By: Mrs. Rivers

Mrs. Rivers — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:45:21 +0000

Anita I dont think i meant that he was an ass because he’s white. He’s an ass because he’s an ass — no color or culture is required to be one.
And trust, when black folk mess up, I dont apologize for them so you shouldnt either.