Harrisburg, PA chapter of NAACP urges martial law
Too, late. We are already in martial law.
..."We have the civil rights not to be shot."
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Harrisburg chapter of NAACP urges martial law
by STEVEN FARLEY Of The Patriot-News
Thursday June 25, 2009, 9:24 PM
The Harrisburg Chapter of the NAACP is calling on Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell to suspend some civil liberties and impose martial law in the city to halt the wave of recent lawlessness.
Chapter President Stanley Lawson also called on Rendell to bring in the state National Guard for at least 30 days and to impose a curfew. In June, there have been at least 12 shootings, many of them in the daytime, including a man killed Wednesday at a busy city intersection during the lunch hour.
"The Guard is for floods and natural disasters. I don't know any more of a natural disaster than of our young people being killed," he said at a general membership meeting of about 25 people at Capitol Presbyterian Church, 14th and Cumberland streets.
"It's time for some real action," he said. "Right now the important thing is to stop this madness."
"We're beyond what the Harrisburg police department can do. We need help," Lawson said.
Martial law is a system of rules that takes effect when the military takes control of the normal administration of justice, normally in times of emergency.
More:
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2009/06/harrisbur...
Chicago: Six Men Shot Dead In 24 Hours
Will Chicago be next to want martial law declared?
Shootings claimed the lives of six men in the city in a bloody and violent 24 hours over the weekend.
The first shooting happened around 8:20 p.m. Friday, when Tijuan Edwards, 18, was talking to a 25-year-old man in the street at 1916 S. Trumbull Ave. when multiple gunmen approached on foot and shot both men. Edwards was dead on the scene, and the 25-year-old was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital with gunshot wounds to the left arm, chin and thigh, police said.
About 11:20 p.m. Friday, Jovon Lee, 24, was fatally shot at 5928 S. Maplewood Ave., and was dead on the scene, the Cook County Medical Examiner's office said. Police found Lee shot in the neck.
About 2 a.m. Saturday, a man was fatally shot across the street from his Northwest Side home. Melvin Vallejo, 29, of 6100 W. Diversey Ave., was shot at 6105 W. Diversey Ave. and was dead on the scene, the medical examiner's office said. Police said Vallejo was involved in an argument that became violent and he was shot in the head.
Continued:
http://cbs2chicago.com/local/chicago.weekend.violence.2.1063...
Um, I live very close to H-burg
Hmm, I wonder what's going to happen. I think it's strange that after years of gang fighting and shootings over drugs that the gov't now suddenly 'cares' about young inner city people; and one guy calls for Martial Law, so now they're going to jump to it.
creepy news
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Not good
http://www.meetup.com/Harrisburg-Campaign-for-Liberty/
Stupid is as Stupid Does
"I don't know any more of a natural disaster than of our young people being killed,"
Obviously a product of public school education, somebody needs to buy this person a dictionary.
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Thanks
for the artical, I enjoyed reading the comment's. Lets me know that there are still some people, that want to keep what freedoms they have.