40 Years for Mope-rah's Buddy
After they’d filled every last seat in the courtroom, they squeezed into the aisles, some sitting on the floor, blue-shirted police officers and Occupy Chicago protesters and bow-tied members of the Nation of Islam.
All the doors of Judge Clayton Crane’s room were thrown open so every last supporter of a black railroad police officer shot by Chicago Police in 2005 — and of the four white officers he’s been convicted of trying to kill — also could bear witness in the hallways.
The judge did not believe Morgan’s account.
“I have no idea what possessed your actions that night,” he told Morgan.
The room’s silence held. Crane then delivered his sentence: 40 years.
- "We intend to go to court with him on April 5th, and a number of our people intend to be in the courtroom,” [Jackson] said.
What actually occurred in court Thursday:
- He has no other criminal history, [defense attorney] Stone said, quoting from a letter written by the Rev. Jesse Jackson asking Crane to “temper justice with mercy.”
Labels: crime
posted by SCC at 12:06 AM
37 Comments:
good job.and this judges cases rarely get overturned.he's going to rot in there.
they should put mope-ho in the cell with him.
if moperah can figure out how to read this site,or even use a computer,she's gonna be punching holes in the wall in maywood today.
Thank you to all the officers who showed up today. We really appreciate the support it was moving. So thank you. 7 years of being made out to be the bad guy, portrayed as a racist, and generally having our reputations dragged through the mud was gut wrenching to say the least. Today I was overwhelmed by the number of officers who attended. Thank you so very much it really meant alot to me. Officer involved.
His wife had a helluva mustache on channel 5 news along with her story.
I didn't recognize one member of the CPD command staff at the sentencing today. Maybe they were there but I didn't notice them. I guess 4 counts of attempted murder and three police officers shot is not enough to warrant an appearance at court to show support for your officers in the media. No wonder no one wants to shit for you fucking turds.
I never did figure this one out.
EXACTLY!!!! What WAS he thinking??? What kind of copper would pull his weapon and empty a 17 round mag at other coppers???? What did he think the coppers would do?? Stand there and let him shoot them??? Absolutely disgusting and unthinkable!!! Got what he deserved. And Mope-rah, JJ, the Occuturds and Fuk-a-can can all go pound sand!!!!
will MM be held accountable. we need to do something about these people who out and out make the police look as if we are the villians....
And don't you love the title on Tribs piece today,
"40 years for man shot by police more that 20 times."
shouldn't it read: 40 YEARS FOR MAN WHO SHOT 3 POLICE OFFICERS
He just smoked a bad rock that night.
The news media feels they must hire the likes of Mary Mitchell to give a "fair and balanced" view of events. These racist hacks just feed on the anger and hopelessness that pervades our society today. All in all I think most folks are respectful to each other or just tolerate one another. We are really all in the same "boat". Folks like Mr. Morgan who chooses to shoot at uniformed police officers does not belong on the street. To compare him to the Florida Treyvon case is silly. Even that case is falling apart under closer scrutiny. I stopped reading the Sun Times a long time ago.
Finally, justice prevails.
They keep saying this guy was Cpd. Does anyone know why he left? Not that it really matters. Im guessing he pissed hot judging by the looks of him. What a piece of shit.
http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/oreilly/index.html#/v/1549396805001/the-factor-investigates-violence-in-chicago/?playlist_id=1383651764001
Jesse Jagson only steps in when national media cameras are present .... so give it time. The wife and her backers flap'n on the news last night about shit they don't know i.e. double jeopardy, and they won't let this rest til justice be done. Ugh!!
He ALMOST got what he deserved. He should be pushing up daisies.
Oh, the black community thinks that the fix is in on this one and that the police just wanted to gun down another "brother."
Personally, driving around with no lights on, driving the wrong way down a street, gives the police lots of reasons to stop the driver. Since traffic stops are very hazardous the police are already vigilant. Not a good time to be stupid.
How bout a slander/defamation lawsuit against MM? Talk to an attorney. She may avoid any legal action by not mentioning names. Worth a shot though.
''some people are stuck in the late 50s /early 60s'' and remain there for eternity.
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha
What about double jeopardy dont these idiots understand? The fucking loud mouthed preacher? The family? Change.org has a petition to drop the charges. Yea that works, right? And hang your hat on the residue test not being done. No evidence? Fired fucking fucking bullets from inside the car striking the Officers? Rot mother fucker.
seriously , only the black community and leaders would support a criminal that fired 17 rounds at the police
this is the reason crime is out of control in the black communities
There is so much that is sad about the supporters of this thug, but what is truly sad is the mention of race constantly. Who cares what anyone's race is when something like this happens. It's simple, "a man fires on the police and the police fire back." Who gives a fuck what color the players are, but to the media it's the most important fact. They want to fuel the fire with the possible motivation for the police shooting the thug is his blackness.
"After they’d filled every last seat in the courtroom, they squeezed into the aisles, some sitting on the floor...Occupy Chicago protesters..."
...busying themselves with something they knew absolutely nothing about.
They're big on these "Free Mumia" routines. Anyone who shoots at the police is a friend of theirs.
They were probably at the Comstat meeting
Is it possible the offender was racist and opened fire on the 4 white officers ?
Why did he leave CPD to become a Railroad Police officer ?
That would be interesting to find out , maybe moprah could look into that one.
Bottom line CPD Officers survived a vicious attack and offender will spend his remaining years with free health insurance and shelter in a state prison .
this guy was former CPD,what was brhind his leaving???would be interested finding out why,,,
Anonymous said...
I didn't recognize one member of the CPD command staff at the sentencing today. Maybe they were there but I didn't notice them. I guess 4 counts of attempted murder and three police officers shot is not enough to warrant an appearance at court to show support for your officers in the media. No wonder no one wants to shit for you fucking turds
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It was too inconvbenient for the brass to be there. Nothing in it for them. Bad photo op.
You can never count on a fair shake from a liberal and that goes double for a black racist liberal. It does not matter how they really feel, they need something to rally their base and there is nothing better then when a white person shoots a black person, better still if the white person is the police. This gives them something to yell and write about and get their exercise by jumping to conclusions. I remember when Cecil Partee, a black politician, was appointed Cook County State's attorney. He immediately came after the police in just about every controversial incident. In this case, the fact that police officers were shot does not matter to these people. In their eyes the bad guy was defending himself from the racist police. Some things never change. I wish Mitchell would write a story on every black person killed in Chicago. A story detailing their life and habits and what occured the night they were killed.
as much as i can understand the sentiment against the defendant in this case, i am continually surprised at the vitriol against his lawyers. they were not the ones that shot anyone. they may not even believe their client is innocent of anything, but don't ALL of us, including the POLICE believe in the rule of law and the constitution? seems to me that you should be congratulating the defense attorneys in any participial case for putting up the best fight they can, and that if they lose, that it shows that the adversarial system works EXACTLY as intended! imagine if someone who was truly a victim of circumstances (let's just take a single finger ID case with no corroboration) and who turns out in real life to NOT be the perpetrator, wouldn't everyone wan the defense to put the best case on they can? the lawyers don't have the ability to go back in time and see what happened, often they are only able to work with what they have. and it is not the lawyer's decision to go to trial,, that is the right of the defendant. so stop bashing the lawyers who are only fighting hard, and in doing so, helping show the GOOD job that the police do in an OVERWHELMING number of all the cases, and the right thing happens. or would you rather dispose of the adversarial system and have it be enough that anyone points a finger and says " J'accuse!" ??
More media bull today on WGN news at noon. As they are reporting the conviction of Morgan, they make reference to him as "allegedly shooting the police". Now even after a conviction, the rotten media is still going to use the term alleged. What is the difference when the police shoot someone, the term allegedly is not used. Is that because they can reference that from our police reports. If you need to wait for a trial to make the decision on that term for an offender, why not the same for the police.
good Fuck him and Mope Rah
It would be true justice if Mope-rah would truly experience first hand what she denies so vehemently.
Amen to the comments about the brass not showing up for this trial, especially after Mary Mitchell tried to tie it Trayvon Martin. Seven years these cops have been going through this and not one of these overpaid prima donnas can show any support. Mike Shields and many union people past and present were there.
4/6 250 pm
Who is bashing the lawyers were bashing the media who is not reporting the news rather painting a picture of an unprevoked attack by white officers against a black man. The details of the case are on record if they bothered to report the news and not take the side of the defense their would not be any remaining questions amongst the citizens of Illinois. During the first trial Charles Thomas (abc) was in the hallway hugging the defendant.
Anonymous said...
seriously , only the black community and leaders would support a criminal that fired 17 rounds at the police
this is the reason crime is out of control in the black communities
4/06/2012 11:10:00 AM
The black community has a long history of unjustified murders of blacks based solely on race. Was this a case of that? Not to me but you gotta understand where the paranoia comes from. It took me years to understand the white man wasn't after me but I still run into a fair share of prejudiced guys (usually white) that aren't what I'd call racist in terms of hating me because I'm black. They do have biases though that affect how they talk to you, how smart they think you are etc. I really think it's an issue of probability. I keep telling people this: black people generally associate white people with money and power. Not because white people are rich and powerful but because rich and powerful people usually tend to be white. When I worked around a lot of poor white people with drug habits and the like...then I saw how confusing it is for some guy in Englewood to imagine that. His idea of white people, and I'm saying this as a former resident, is a downtown job with connections and a big house in Beverly. It does not occur to many black people that white people need jobs and healthcare and good schools too. They don't realize that most white POs will push a beat car their whole career because they got no clout and that there are bosses of all colors...but their clout got them promotions, not their race. While it's not easy for you to imagine a scene where coppers would unjustly shoot a man 28 times, black people still deal with the memory that in the past these types of things did frequently occur unlawfully and no one was held accountable. Just like you wouldn't expect some banger to change overnight and be able to put away everything he has lived for years...how do you unrehearse all the stories you know from national news, what has happened to your own parents and grandparents, what has happened to you? It's really hard to undue the aftermath and most people have not been as successful as me in that. I now know that the white guy at work who acts like a jackass is probably doing so because he's a jackass, not because he's a racist :)
Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
seriously , only the black community and leaders would support a criminal that fired 17 rounds at the police
this is the reason crime is out of control in the black communities
4/06/2012 11:10:00 AM
The black community has a long history of unjustified murders of blacks based solely on race. Was this a case of that? Not to me but you gotta understand where the paranoia comes from. It took me years to understand the white man wasn't after me but I still run into a fair share of prejudiced guys (usually white) that aren't what I'd call racist in terms of hating me because I'm black. They do have biases though that affect how they talk to you, how smart they think you are etc. I really think it's an issue of probability. I keep telling people this: black people generally associate white people with money and power. Not because white people are rich and powerful but because rich and powerful people usually tend to be white. When I worked around a lot of poor white people with drug habits and the like...then I saw how confusing it is for some guy in Englewood to imagine that. His idea of white people, and I'm saying this as a former resident, is a downtown job with connections and a big house in Beverly. It does not occur to many black people that white people need jobs and healthcare and good schools too. They don't realize that most white POs will push a beat car their whole career because they got no clout and that there are bosses of all colors...but their clout got them promotions, not their race. While it's not easy for you to imagine a scene where coppers would unjustly shoot a man 28 times, black people still deal with the memory that in the past these types of things did frequently occur unlawfully and no one was held accountable. Just like you wouldn't expect some banger to change overnight and be able to put away everything he has lived for years...how do you unrehearse all the stories you know from national news, what has happened to your own parents and grandparents, what has happened to you? It's really hard to undue the aftermath and most people have not been as successful as me in that. I now know that the white guy at work who acts like a jackass is probably doing so because he's a jackass, not because he's a racist :)
Great commentary, its good to know that intelligent people still exist in this world that can think for themselves instead of being manipulated by the mass media. BTW how long will it take for common sense to prevail and for us to finally trust each other without digging up past offenses?
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