NJ Officer Among
Supporters Celebrating
Cop Killer's Birthday
Police and Law Enforcement News
Wednesday, May 2, 2007 1:20 p.m.
Last week convicted cop killer Mumia
Abu-Jamal celebrated his 53rd birthday from behind the walls of the
Greene State Correctional Institution in southwestern Pennsylvania.
Mumia is currently on death row for the 1981 murder of Philadelphia
Police Officer Daniel Faulkner.
Across the state a second celebration
took place. Friends and supporters of Mumia held this event in
Philadelphia.
Among the supporters and speakers were
actor Danny Glover, representatives from various Mumia support
groups, and New Jersey Police Officer Delacy Davis.
Davis served as an officer with a city
police department in Essex County until his apparent recent
retirement.
During his career he founded the
organization Black Cops Against Police Brutality (B-CAP) which has
participated in actions against officers from various New Jersey
police departments including Keansburg and Freehold Borough.
Davis expressed support for Mumia and
took black officers to task. “Black officers are part and parcel of
the problem.” “My black colleagues had the opportunity tonight to
come stand shoulder to shoulder with people of all shoulder with
people of all races, of all divisions, of all creeds to say we call
for justice for Mumia!” “Their absence and their silence is
deafening. And, I am going to continue to call them out.”
He finished the rally with loud
resounding “Free Mumia!” which was met by cheers and applause by
those in attendance.
A second march and rally held by the
Philadelphia FOP was led by Officer Daniel Faulkner’s widow Maureen
Faulkner. About 100 strong, the group marched to the location of the
Mumia birthday celebration. Outside, rather than vocalize a quarter
century of frustration with chants and shouts, they offered a silent
protest.
In contrast, Mumia supporters hurled
profanities and insults towards Officer Faulkner’s widow and the FOP
members.
Mumia, whose real name is Wesley
Clark, shot Officer Faulkner in the back while he was on a motor
vehicle stop back in December of 1981. After Officer Faulkner went
down, Mumia stood over him and fired four more rounds into the
injured officer including one to the face at close range killing
him. Officer Faulkner did get off one round injuring Mumia.
Police and Law Enforcement News
Wednesday, May 2, 2007 1:20 p.m.
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