http://dailycaller.com/2011/04/11/teachers-support-cop-killer/
I hope the members on the teachers union continues to pay their dues to support these noble causes.
Between negotiating for more benefits and teaching their students, the California Federation of Teachers has adopted a resolution of support for convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal.
Mumia Abu-Jamal was a former member of the Black Panthers who was found guilty of murdering Philadelphia police officer Daniel J. Faulkner during a routine traffic stop in 1981. Abu-Jamal was subsequently sentenced to death.
Are you guys at all aware of the circumstances surrounding Mumia Abu-Jamal's arrest and conviction?
That would be the nutshell if you had a 3rd grader's understanding of the issue. Funny thing is that I'm perfectly ok with him being locked away, but I can see how reasonable people could think otherwise.
If I did that though, I'd be deprived of my precious, precious hate of teachers unions though, and we can't be having that.
That would be the nutshell if you had a 3rd grader's understanding of the issue. Funny thing is that I'm perfectly ok with him being locked away, but I can see how reasonable people could think otherwise.
If I did that though, I'd be deprived of my precious, precious hate of teachers unions though, and we can't be having that.
I am not sure you have a 3rd graders understanding of anything, but even a 3rd grader could see he is guilty. Just look at all the different testimonies his defence witnesses have given. What was truly sickening was all the people running to his defence, including a LOT of musicians who had absolutley no clue of any circumstances surrounding the case.
In a nutshell a handfull of witnesses saw him do it.
Bastard. If he wasn't guilty he wouldn't even have to appeal, they'd just let him out! The fact he's even trying let alone failing is further proof of his guilt:hmm:.He has had every one of his appeals denied
Figures. I'm sure the prosecution witnesses were all upstanding people and their stories all matched up with the evidence!and he had a post-conviction review where he pulled witnesses out of his ass and none of them had the same story.
Of course not, they had someone blow their dog whistle of 'OMG TEACHERS UNION' which immediately activated the outrage centers of their brains.
I grew up in Philly and so I'm intimately familiar with the case. There's a lot more to it than initially meets the eye.
That would be the nutshell if you had a 3rd grader's understanding of the issue. Funny thing is that I'm perfectly ok with him being locked away, but I can see how reasonable people could think otherwise.
If I did that though, I'd be deprived of my precious, precious hate of teachers unions though, and we can't be having that.
Regardless if he's guilty or not, is this something the Teacher's Union should even be involved in?
I don't care about abu joomla whatever, according to the justice system he's a convicted cop killer and should have been fried. I don't know if he's actually guilty or not, but that's neither here nor there, there's a legal process for resolving that question and I'm certainly not privy to all the details of the case.
MY question is, Why the heck is the California teachers union wasting time passing resolutions about someone convicted of murder 4000 miles away 30 years ago? Shouldn't they be focusing on ... oh, I dunno, figuring out how to teach? They appear to be more interested in politics rather than focusing on the workers they're supposed to be representing.
Who cares? It's their time and their business.
Great, I'll remember that line.
Who cares? It's their time and their business.
If you're going to focus on political stuff and play in the political arena, then don't whine (boo hoo, wisconsin, sniff sniff, ohio etc) and complain that someone is "attacking the middle class" when those on the other side of the political spectrum take steps toward neutralizing the political unions.
I agree with some of the other posts in this thread: the union has the right to pass some stupid resolution like that, but shouldn't they have something better to do? What is their raison d'etre, political commentary or worker rights?
What are you talking about? A resolution of support for some guy across the country is such an insanely minor act that to state it opens them up for destruction by political opponents is absolutely ridiculous.
Why do it at all? What's the relevance of it to teachers in California and their work conditions? None. Same as with celebrities saying dumb things as if their opinion somehow matters, or some evangelist opining on world event as if he has anything intelligent to say. They should all zip it.
Who cares? It's their time and their business.
Um, but the dues the teachers union gets come from the teachers who are paid by tax dollars. So it is the Tax payers business.