Let me see if I have this straight....
According to this report, one of the MOVE thugs is now, a quarter century later, seeking murder charges against people involved in trying to deal with their criminal behavior?
Though I wish I could believe a judge would throw "her" back in jail on contempt-of-court charges, it's probably, and sadly, more likely that the case will actually be heard. That, despite the fact that this is same group of criminals (oh, where to start on the laundry list...child abuse and endangerment, animal cruelty, terroristic threats, just about every possible zoning violation known to man, too many weapons violations to count, and the little matter of murdering a Philadelphia police officer) who so loudly and proudly shunned our society, who mocked the very justice system they now want to abuse by trying to get murder charges brought (and we all know the next step after that....cough, ka-ching, cough)?
Outrageous. Pathetic. Pick your label.
Funny how time and a desire for a payday suddenly makes a MOVE-ie change her tune. MOVE is responsible for setting the events of 25 years ago in motion, and for perpetuating them at every turn. They had every opportunity to respond to citations to stop their harassment of neighbors, and didn't. They had the opportunity to surrender at any point during the day of the standoff, and didn't. They could have surrendered after the initial explosion, but instead chose to fire on police and firefighters. They, and they alone, are responsible for what happened, though for some reason our society seems more intent than ever on blaming law enforcement for the actions of criminals.
Talk about a shameful waste of taxpayer money.
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