Mope-rah does it again with her overinflated sense of drama and regular distortion of the facts to achieve .... well, we aren't sure what she hopes to achieve. It certainly isn't journalism (no links to Mope-rah):
- At a time when the shooting in Florida of Trayvon Martin is drawing supporters from across the country, Chicago has its own shooting scandal.
Really? Do tell!
- Like the Trayvon case, nothing about the 2005 shooting of Howard Morgan makes sense. Chicago police officers shot Morgan 28 times during an alleged traffic stop. However, it was Morgan who was charged with attempted murder, among other offenses.
Yeah, because he shot at the police. Seventeen times. His Glock semi-auto was in slide-lock when it was recovered. And since he was shooting at the police, that qualifies as attempted murder. Oh, and two officers (or was it three?) sustained bullet wounds from the shooting - can we explain that one? Because Mope-rah doesn't even mention it.
But unlike the Trayvon case, Morgan’s wife and supporters have had a difficult time getting the media to pay attention to the case even though it involved a volatile mixture of cops and race.
Morgan is African-American. All of the police officers involved in the shooting are white.
Because the media can actually sense bullshit when they try. The trouble is they don't try most of the time. Race has exactly nothing to do with this Mopey.
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After a second trial, Morgan was convicted of attempted murder and is scheduled to be sentenced at 26th and California at 8 a.m. Thursday amid protests that the second trial amounted to double jeopardy.
“He should have been acquitted of the remaining charges,” Rosalind Morgan argued. “His constitutional rights were violated. He did not have a fair trial.”
He was acquitted of some charges and retried on the charges that the jury couldn't figure out. No double jeopardy there, but Mope-rah gives an ignorant woman a platform to spout her bullshit, and in doing so contributes to the ignorance of thousands more, many of whom happen to be the audience Mope-rah claims is oppressed. How can you be oppressed by following the rule of law? Oh yeah, we forgot.
In any event, sentencing is scheduled for 05 April. If you can, stop by the courtroom early. Someone will have the room number on the comments shortly we're sure.