JUNGLE GYM SENDS OUT WRONG MESSAGE

PICTURE TAKING UR KIDS TO A NEWLY DEVELOPED PARK IN UR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE MINUTE U GET THERE, U NOTICE THE JUNGLE GYM HAS A MAKE SHIFT JAIL SECTION WITH THE WORDS "JAIL" PRINTED. WOULD U STILL ALLOW UR KIDS TO PLAY AT THAT PARK OR WOULD U FORBID THEM? THE REASON I ASK THAT QUESTION IS BECAUSE TODAY I WAS READING AN ARTICLE IN THE DAILY NEWS AND I WAS APPALLED AT WHAT I WAS READING. I DISCOVERED THERE WAS SUCH A GYM CONSTRUCTED IN THE TOMPKINS PROJECTS IN THE BEDFORD-STUYVESANT AREA FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS. I REMEMBER GROWING UP WE USED TO PLAY A GAME CALLED "MANHUNT" WHERE TWO TEAMS WOULD PLAY AGAINST THE NEXT. ONE TEAM WOULD RUN WHILE THE OTHER WOULD TRY TO PUT THE PLAYERS FROM THE OPPOSING TEAM IN "PRISON". ONCE A MEMBER FROM YOUR TEAM IS CAUGHT, IT WAS UP TO SOMEONE FROM UR TEAM TO FREE YOU WITHOUT GETTING CAUGHT FROM THE OTHERS. THIS GAME WENT ON FOR HOURS AT A TIME AND WE HAD ALOT OF FUN PLAYING IT. WHAT I DIDNT KNOW BACK THEN WAS THE FACT THAT WE WERE SUBCONCIOUSLY SOCIALIZING ONE ANOTHER INTO THINKING GOING TO JAIL WAS A NATURAL PART OF GROWING UP, HENCE LIFE. EVEN IF ITS A GAME, THE THOUGHT OF IT STAYS WITH YOU LONG AFTER YOUR DONE PLAYING SO BY THE TIME YOU GET OLDER AND WELL INTO YOUR TEENS-YOUR ALREADY PREPARED SINCE YOU'VE BEEN CONDITIONING YOUR BODY TO ELUDE FRIENDS AT A SIMPLE GAME. WHEN UR OLDER, YOUR NO LONGER RUNNING FROM FRIENDS. INSTEAD YOUR RUNNING FROM THE COPS AND AS A KID YOU'VE BECOME QUITE ADEPT AT RUNNING CIRCLES AROUND PEOPLE. WHY NOT THE COPS? I CAN IMAGINE THESE YOUNG INNOCENT KIDS PLAYING AT THAT JUNGLE GYM NOT REALIZING THE SOCIOECONOMIC EFFECTS THAT WILL HAVE ON THEM LATER IN LIFE. FROM READING THE ARTICLE, THE KIDS SAID THEY LOVED PLAYING COPS AND ROBBERS. OF COURSE THEY DON'T KNOW THERES A SYSTEM SET IN PLACE TO SEE TO THEIR FAILURE, ITS CALLED PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE. IF U DONT KNOW THIS BY NOW, THEN UR SUSPENDED IN TIME! THESE PEOPLE ARE NO LONGER AFTER US, THEY WANT OUR KIDS! THEY WANT YOUR KIDS AND WILL DO ANYTHING IN THEIR POWER TO SEE TO IT THAT THEIR MISSION IS ACCOMPLISHED AT ANY AND ALL COSTS. SOME RESIDENTS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE OUTLANDISH GYM AND SOME EVEN WENT AS FAR AS TO PAINT OVER THE WORD "JAIL" TO NO AVAIL. IT WAS PAINTED BACK OVER TO SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE. WHY DO THEY DO THIS IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND CONTINUE TO GET AWAY WITH IT IS BEYOND MY SCOPE. THAT SAME GYM IS STILL STANDING AND ONCE COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS GOT INVOLVED, THE PEOPLE'S VOICE WAS HEARD. WHY DID IT TAKE EIGHT YEARS FOR THAT TO HAPPEN? IMAGINE TRYING TO DEPROGRAM ALL THOSE KIDS WHO PLAYED ON THAT GYM FOR THE EIGHT YEARS THAT IT WAS THERE? THE BATTLE IS ALREADY WON, THE WAR IS NEVER OVER!

LIL WAYNE ON THE ROCK?

Lil Wayne has finally turned his self in to finish his year sentence on the Riker's Island stemming from a gun charge. Weezy's work ethic and energy will surely be missed by his peers and his many fans all over the world. The last time the media had so much buzz surrounding an entertainer going to prison was with T.I., who is currently at a halfway house after serving his time of a year and a day for the same offense. I remember many years ago, Tupac was at the height of all the legal troubles. Many artists had their fare share of being locked up or going to trail, its almost as if they're being scrutinized even more by the Powers that Be. There's not alot of crime happening on the streets these days as opposed to when I was growing up in the 80's. The Hip Hop community is at the center of scandal because as much as I hate to say this, some people like to draw attention to themselves. Lil Wayne was immediately placed in protective custody the minute he arrived on Riker's Island soil. I can imagine how many officers relished the thought of having to strip search him or have the luxury of having him on their gallery. I'm pretty sure alot of them will be putting in for alot of overtime now that Lil Wayne is in the building. Since he's such a high profile person, theres no way he could go to general population. He doesnt have anything to prove to anyone nor should he try to prove anything to anyone. He's at a place in his life where he has alot to lose and others don't so he needs to be mindful of that. I know it sucks to be locked up twenty three hours a day against his will but they did the same thing to Tupac when he was in Clinton Lower F. Its not about being real, its about preserving your career and life. The good thing is he doesnt have alot of time to do so hopefully he'll utilize this brief hiatus to focus on what he really needs to focus on, which is MUSIC. See you when you get out Weezy, I'm riding for you--I might just send him a copy of my book.

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

Do you know the meaning of the term Double Jeopardy? I'm about to put you on to something that will enlighten and bring awareness to a term that is often taken for granted in the criminal justice system. Double Jeopardy means-->Being tried twice for the same offense; prohibited by the 5th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. So for instance, you were found not guilty on charges of robbery or what have you the prosecution cannot try you on the same charges you were acquitted of. Even if you served time for an offense, that same offense should not be brought up if you catch a new charge. In other words, I did time for robbery but whenever I catch a bullshit case (I'm talking about driving offenses), there are some blood thirsty DA's out there that try to revive my past no matter how good I'm doing or how much I've changed my life around. All they seem to want to focus on is that one big stain on my record from when I was seventeen, which was over twenty years ago. If that aint desperate then I dont know what is. Its as if I am being tried for that same offense all over again and by law they are not allowed to do that. But when blood thirsty DA's dont have anything to go on and their case is weak, their priority is to try and paint as much a negative portrait of you to get things going in their favor. It doesnt matter that I finished college, my thought processes are not the same. I am reformed and a law abiding citizen that work Mon-Fri like most of you do. I dont hang out in the streets. I dont sell drugs and I'm no longer a sheltered adolescent longing for attention, but they dont want to focus on the good. The bad is all they seem to look for no matter how much good you've done in your life. I could've won the Nobel Peace Prize, they still would bring up my past. Thats just how they do, but you need to know your rights. Reason I bring this up is because not too long ago I went through this process as I sat in front of the judge for a misdemeanor I clearly didn't commit. Long story short, two of my girl cousins were locked up after they were in a car accident. Once the cameras starting rolling, police got belligerent and were aggressive towards them. Its as if they're programmed to be incompetent, its a damn shame. When I get to the precinct to check on their well being, I gets locked up for criminal mischief. I sat in the bullpens for what seemed like an eternity waiting for my name to be called to see the judge. Once I reached that point twenty some odd hours later, I listened to this DA bring up my past which I expected of him. The judge didnt pay that any mind as I was released right there and then, but I still have an open court case. As much as I try to stay under the radar, I was really disappointed and perplexed by the whole situation. My hands don't call for that and I was happy to be out of there. It seems like once you have a felony on your record, that is one thing the powers that be will hold you accountable for. As if people don't make mistakes in life. I made mine, paid my dues, and even worked ten times as hard to prove to myself that I'm a better person than I was as a teen. Do you think that matters? Not in the eyes of blood thirsty Assitant District Attorneys looking for a conviction under their belt. I rebuke you in the name of Jesus. Find someone else to be a part of your little experiment, I'm busy!

ALLEGED RAPE VICTIM GETS JAIL TIME

Can you imagine being locked up for a crime you didnt commit? I know alot of people heard the saying before "I didn't do it" and the person crying out for help still ends up incarcerated. What brings me to talk about this topic is a young mother who falsely cried rape, sending an innocent man to prison for nearly four years, will experience firsthand what her so called rapist suffered -- she'll spend one to three years behind bars for perjury.

William McCaffrey who was the alleged attacker says "I wish her the best of luck, jail isn't easy". At the age of 30, Mr. McCaffrey of the Bronx was sent to prison for four years after Gonzalez accused him of accosting her at knifepoint in 2005.

Although it was a blatant lie Gonzalez told to everyone involved in the case, a jury convicted McCaffrey and he was sent upstate. Where's the justice in this case? So you mean to tell me a woman's mouth is more believable than the truth? Just imagine if that was you who had to face such a horrendous situation. How would you feel? If that was your family member, how would you react? It just goes to show you how unfair the criminal justice system is when analyzing and investigating allegations. The difference between you being a free man or a convicted felon lies on the fate of a person that lies and bends the truth to suit their agendas. In reading the article, the whole reason she lied was because she didn't want her friends to be upset with her since she ditched them after getting into his car. To gain sympathy in their eyes, she tells them she was raped and that spawned a trail of lies which led to an innocent man being convicted. The four years he spent behind bars will never be replaced. Lord knows what happened to him while in there, because if you've read my earlier posts you will understand that rape is a crime punishable by death in most prisons. Its the lowest form of crime one can be in prison for and is ranked right along with the pedophiles. I can't speculate on what McCaffrey went through but I'm sure his transition in prison wasn't an easy one. Especially when your case is nationally televised all over the networks. During her sentencing, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Charles Solomon said, "What happened in this case is one of the worst things that can possibly happen in our criminal justice system. It's hard to imagine why anyone could have done this". Gonzalez will be eligible for parole after serving a quarter of the time McCaffrey spent in prison. If it wasn't for a priest who told her to come clean, she probably would've moved on with her life and lived with her decision on her conscious for the rest of her life. After talking with her priest, she recanted her story when during trial she could've done the same. Instead, she watched the whole thing take place and an innocent person sent to prison for her shenanigans. I wonder how many other people are sitting in jail for similar reasons. What happened is a tragedy and I'm sure she'll have more than enough time to think about her transgressions. The District Attorney who was outraged gave her two to six years so she could have a chance at doing the same time McCaffrey did. Although she had a clean record and could've gotten off with probation, the severity of her lying in court earned her time behind bars. Perjury is a serious offense and Gonzalez is learning that the hard way. During sentencing, she pleaded to the court to have mercy on her for her sons, three months and the other seven years old. She even offered a statement for McCaffrey who was not present. She said, "To Mr. McCaffrey, I am aware that nothing I do or say to him can bring back the years he spent in jail. I want him to know I will carry this guilt for the rest of my life." In a previous interview with McCaffrey, he told reporters "A person who would "lie and paint somebody as a rapist is worse than a real rapist or a real murderer". The only thing for him to do is sue the city for unlawful imprisonment and try to seek monetary damages for being Suspended In Time for four years. Whatever that amount works out to be, I'm sure it will be more than pocket change. The time he spent in there he'll never be able to get back! Its stories like these that make me scared of women these days... :/

WHERE'S BIN LADEN?

A report from Ashraf Khan of The Associated Press confirmed a spokesman for al-Qaida has been captured in Karachi, Pakistan by Pakistani intelligence. His name is Adam Gadahn who is also an American born spokesman for al-Quaida. This arrest comes approximately three weeks after the recent capture of Taliban military commander Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, as he was leaving a seminary in the Pakistani seaport of Karachi, Pakistan. The latter arrest is purported to be "a tremendous achievement for Pakistani intelligence and American collaboration". Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, who is Taliban's second in command has vast knowledge of links between Taliban operations in Pakistan and Afghanistan. He is currently under pressure and providing information to Pakistani and CIA officials. When you cut off the head, everything else falls like dominoes. His arrest spawned the capture of three more suspected top al-Qaeda militants. Most important among the trio of suspects was Ameer Mauawia, described by Pakistani intelligence officers as the commander of al-Qaeda's foreign fighters on the Pakistani tribal lands along the Afghan border. Mauawia is said to be a trusted and longtime ally of bin Laden's, whom he allegedly followed when bin Laden fled from Sudan in May 1996 to Afghanistan to set up his terrorist training camps. Pakistani security forces also arrested two senior Taliban commanders in charge of operations in the northern Afghan provinces of Kunduz and Baghlan. The Kunduz commander, Mullah Abdul Salam, was captured far from the Afghan border, in the central Punjabi town of Faisalabad. And according to Pakistani intelligence and tribal leaders, a missile fired on February 18, 2010 by a U.S. drone at a vehicle in Pakistan's tribal territory killed Muhammad Haqqani, the younger brother of Sirajuddin, a pro-Taliban commander who masterminded the suicide bombing at a U.S. base in December that killed seven CIA agents.


With the arrest of all these top al-Queda commanders, its only a matter of time for officials to catch up to Bin Laden, who is rumored to be severly ill. The arrest of Gadahn is a major victory in the U.S.-led battle against al-Qaida and will be taken as a sign that Pakistan is cooperating more fully with Washington. He's posted videos in the past inciting Muslims to strike on the West and even praised the U.S. Army official who killed 13 people in Fort Hood, Texas as a role model for other muslims. American born Muslims are not buying into his rhetoric though and denounce his futile attempt for the destruction of their country. A U.S. court charged Gadahn with treason in 2006, making him the first American to face such a charge in more than 50 years. He could face the death penalty if convicted and is also charged with two counts of providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. I give the U.S. officials as well as the Pakistani officials a big shout out for their continuous effort to fight terrorism. Their diligence and resilience is well earned. No matter what happens in the weeks and months ahead, these idiots will be forever Suspended In Time for the remainder of their natural lives...