| These are not the only crack cocaine and other drug-related murders in Decatur--just the murderers caught and sentenced to death. Kenneth Gregory Long, now deceased, stabbed a woman to death for crack money. His accomplice, also given LWOP, is housed in Mississippi; seems we're out of room for warehousing killers. This is only the tip of the iceberg of the violence associated with the use and distribution of crack cocaine, and now its country cousin, crystal methamphetamine. Just this morning, a body was found along a rural logging road near Decatur. The body is that of a young black male, shot multiple times. There is a "MOB" tattoo on his left chest. "MOB" is an acronym for "member of bloods," a well-known organized crime/gang spread throughout the United States. "MOB" also stands for "money over bitches," a quote often attributed to Tupac Shakur, who had a new "MOB" tattoo of his own when he was murdered by multiple gunshots. It's part of their philosophy: money is more important than bitches, and all women are bitches (or whores). The list keeps growing. |
| The Daily has an article today (August 12, 2003) outlining the State of Alabama's response to Judge Thompson's explanation. They call him "Tipton Judge" again. I think Judge Glenn Thompson would like for us to believe he's another Judge James Horton, Jr--a wise and honorable man whose duty to administer justice far outweighed any personal or professional considerations. But to me, he's just another Judge Callahan--overtly biased and beholden to the good old boys of the day. I think it's noteworthy that in the 1930's, the local press was blind to the implications of the events unfolding here. They couldn't see Judge Callahan's egregious misconduct, or the culture of hatred and self-promotion that fostered it. They were too busy making a propaganda war against the "Jew money from New York" (and against African-Americans everywhere) to notice. They didn't let the truth get in the way of a good story. They were part of the problem. And they still are. |