Alton Maddox: Kimani Gray - A Moment or a Movement

Kimani Gray's Funeral   

by Alton H. Maddox, Jr.

It has now been a month since members of the New York Police Department unlawfully gunned down 16-year-old Kimani Gray in Brooklyn. Some of those lethal missiles hit him in the back. The shooting of anyone in the back is a tell-tale sign of murder and it negates a credible claim of self-defense.

Under the facts of this case, an indictment for murder in the second degree can be signed, sealed and delivered to a judge within a day. "Justice delayed is justice denied". This is a basic tenet of American jurisprudence. A suspect is entitled to his or her day in court and not a month before a grand jury.

A grand jury is not empowered to conduct a full-blown trial. The law requires a grand jury to act on evidence supporting a prima facie case of murder, for example. Afterwards, a prosecutor should "let the chips fall where they may". No prosecutor should allow a police department to politicize a grand jury investigation.

Concerned citizens from Kimani Gray's neighborhood have asked me to share my expertise with them. I will share that expertise on this Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. at Brooklyn Christian Center, 1061 Atlantic Ave. (bet. Classon and Franklin) in Brooklyn. Take the "C" train to Franklin Ave.

All Black "elected" officials should be accountable to their constituents. Among other things, this means regular town hall meetings. In 1988, UAM recognized that this duty was being honored in the breach citywide. Since 1988, UAM has filled the void despite attacks from the Giuliani administration and the New York Police Department. This financial undertaking should have been borne by Black selected officials and not by UAM. They are speechless on the assassination of Kimani Gray.

When I saw two Black selected officials who are members of the New York City Council, show up at the crime scene, it was evident that a full-scale pacification program had already started in a city with a predominately Black, Latino and Asian city council. This amounts to "white minority rule".

Our response to this senseless shooting should be "by the book". Propaganda is the first stage of warfare. We must fight "fire with fire". The second stage is economic sanctions. All fast-food joints, for example, within the geographical area of the local precinct should become lobbyists; that is, Blacks should stop patronizing them until these lobbyists march on police headquarters and City Hall. This approach, for merchants, should be expanded throughout Brooklyn. In the meantime, we should eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes are all Democrats. They have jurisdiction over the murder of Kimani Gray. Blacks should abandon the Democratic Party forthwith. Otherwise, Blacks are being short-changed. A political party should be a voice for its constituents and not for their pimps.

All Black-oriented media should be in sync with the wishes and aspirations of the Black community. There must be a meeting of the minds with all Black-oriented media outlets. No Black-oriented, media outlet should act contrary to the wishes and aspirations of the Black community.

The meeting this Wednesday evening should be well-attended. Black selected officials appeared momentarily at the crime scene to preside over a "moment". This assassination requires a "movement". Black selected officials and leading Blacks are barred from participating in a "movement". Tawana Brawley is an example of a "movement"."

Kimani Gray: A "Moment" or a "Movement"? ©

Alton Maddox on Kimani Gray

Maddox and Sharpton 

(ALTON MADDOX) Now, civil disobedience is off the table nationwide. When Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. accompanied Sharpton to Florida in connection with the fatal and senseless shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman, Sharpton announced that civil disobedience and boycotts were off the table. This is double jeopardy. Even though they are effective tools against white supremacy, they are relics, in Sharpton's mind, of Dr. Martin L. King, Jr.

Sharpton grew up admiring the "Mafia". As a result of this contact, he has emulated the "Mafia" by establishing a semblance of it on the plantation under the guise of "non-violent resistance". Since he was a teenager, Sharpton has been operating a "protection racket and escort service" for whites. My source is attorney Louis Clayton Jones. Today, Councilman Charles Barron is one of his chief allies. Recently, Barron has been seen moonlighting. One of Sharpton's clients, wittingly or unwittingly, is the mother of Kimani Gray.

Sharpton and Barron are paving the way for attorney Sanford Rubenstein aka "ambulance chaser". Rubenstein seeks "hush money" for his clients and a "pot of gold" for himself. There is absolutely no legal relief sought for Blacks on the plantation. History continues to repeat itself. "Hush money" is not a deterrent to racial injustice.

In the white community, there is no need for activists to militate against injustices. They are in short supply. White elected officials are not only mouthpieces but they are also effective lawmakers for their constituents. They also write laws to prevent plantation uprisings. If a Jewish youth had been shot in the back by the NYPD, there would have already been indictments and zealous prosecutions. With no political party by its side, Blacks are unable to secure any semblance of justice.

In New York, most white elected officials are fully enrolled in the Democratic Party. On the other hand, Blacks selected officials are nominally enrolled in the Democratic Party. Blacks are like North Korea. Both may have missiles but neither has a delivery system. Moreover, Black "selected officials" provide added legal protection for whites.

It is easier for Blacks to construct a delivery system for a political party than it is for North Korea to construct a delivery system for nuclear warheads. Nonetheless, Blacks refuse to form a political party and construct a delivery system for fear that it would be a "threat" to white supremacy. Blacks live for white "approval" even if it means committing suicide.

I have no confidence that anything will happen after the state-sponsored, unconstitutional assassination of Kimani Gray. If Barron is unable to do the job of pacifying Blacks, whites will call in Sharpton from the bullpen. There must be racial harmony at all costs. In the meantime, Blacks are knocking on the wrong door, talking to the wrong people and asking the wrong questions. This repeated conduct is defined as "insanity".

Where is the Democratic Party on the senseless and state-sponsored fatal shooting of 16-year-old Kimani Gray in the back? There is already prima facie evidence of a homicide. Prima facie evidence of a felony is sufficient to warrant an indictment. No grand jury has been convened. This would be odd for a white victim who was shot by a Black person. Andrew Cuomo, Eric Schneiderman and Joe Hynes, as Democrats, are in the executive branch of government. They have the responsibility of enforcing the laws. "Justice delayed is justice denied."

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(ALTON MADDOX) Now, civil disobedience is off the table nationwide. When Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. accompanied Sharpton to Florida in connection with the fatal and senseless shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman, Sharpton announced that civil disobedience and boycotts were off the table. This is double jeopardy. Even though they are effective tools against white supremacy, they are relics, in Sharpton's mind, of Dr. Martin L. King, Jr.

Sharpton grew up admiring the "Mafia". As a result of this contact, he has emulated the "Mafia" by establishing a semblance of it on the plantation under the guise of "non-violent resistance". Since he was a teenager, Sharpton has been operating a "protection racket and escort service" for whites. My source is attorney Louis Clayton Jones. Today, Councilman Charles Barron is one of his chief allies. Recently, Barron has been seen moonlighting. One of Sharpton's clients, wittingly or unwittingly, is the mother of Kimani Gray.