Miata Mailing List: September 1999, Message #300

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Sorry, I know this will rub some of you the wrong way...  This was forwarded to me by my son, the deputy.

In case you all are interested and have any good feelings left towards cops.  I don't usually pass things on, but for me it does hit close to home. I hope this doesn't offend anyone, as that is truly not my intention.

Be safe everybody!

>>>> Subject: FOP BULLETIN READ AND PASS ON
>>>>>
>>>>> At the recent National FOP Conference in Mobile, Alabama, the
>>>>> delegation in attendance voted unanimously to begin a boycott of
>>>>> persons, products and companies associated with supporting convicted
>>>>> cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal.
>>>>> As you well know, this animal was convicted in the 1981 killing of
>>>>> Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner.  The act was an
>>>>> especially brutal and sadistic murder that still haunts the family,
>>>>> friends and coworkers of P.O. Faulkner.
>>>>> Convict Abu-Jamal has written a book, "Live from Death Row," and
>>>>> attempted to place himself in a celebrity status as a result of his
>>>>> criminal behavior.
>>>>> Others have supported his pathetic attempt to gain stardom and
>>>>> freedom, all the while spitting in the face of P.O. Faulkner, his
>>>>> family and every single law enforcement officer in the United States.
>>>>> The FOP has announced the formal boycott of the following:
>>>>> 1. Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream products, donators to a defense fund for
>>>>> the killer.
>>>>> 2. Actor Paul Newman, an outspoken supporter of the killer
>>>>> 3. Actress Susan Sarandon, another supporter of the killer
>>>>> 4. Filmmakers Spike Lee, Oliver Stone and John Landis, supporters of
>>>>> the killer
>>>>> 5. Writers Norman Mailer and Joyce Carol Oates, supporters of the
>>>>> killer
>>>>> 6. Model Naomi Campbell, supporter of the killer
>>>>> 7. Musicians Sting, David Byrne and Michael Stipe of REM, all of whom
>>>>> have openly supported the killer
>>>>>
>>>>> As you may also recall, a tape-recorded statement by the killer to
>>>>> graduates at the commencement ceremony of Evergreen State College,
>>>>> Olympia, Washington, in June of 1999, resulted in 800 graduates
>>>>> walking out and two dozen others turning their backs during the
>>>>> killer's  13 minute diatribe of hate.
>>>>> The FOP's position is getting widespread coverage in the media. One
>>>>> example
>>>>> is the APB Police Newswire. Take a look at their site at
>>>>> http://www.apbnews.com/behindthebadge/1999/08/18/jamal0818_01.html?s=em
>>>>> il
>>>>> Support your FOP.  Boycott all of the above and send a clear and firm
>>>>> message that we will not tolerate the murder of police officers!  Send
>>>>> this message to everyone that you know!
>>>>> Be Safe,
>>>>>
>>>>> Pass this on to whomever you can to get the message across.