Book signing and rally to remember Daniel Faulkner
Posted on 10. Dec, 2007 by Derek Bargeld in Top Stories
Yesterday KSS and Newsnet14 supporters attended this rally in South Philadelphia to support the memory of Daniel Faulkner and to help take a stand against black crime. We spoke to some of the huge crowd which was present and they were quite receptive to our message. Several hundred Newsnet14 ‘bookmarkers’ with crime statistics were given out. Some may try to say that race is not a part of this, but it was quite amazing that the crowd was over 99% white and all of the officers present were white. Coincidence?
On the 26th anniversary of his murder in Center City, Officer Daniel Faulkner was memorialized yesterday in South Philadelphia at an event that was more festive and commercial than somber.
With the Avalon String Band playing cheerful Christmas songs, hundreds of police officers and civilians gathered at Geno’s Steaks to pay tribute to the officer whose convicted killer, Mumia Abu-Jamal, is better known than the victim.
This year, the ceremony attracted a larger crowd than before because it coincided with the release of Murdered by Mumia, a book by Maureen Faulkner, the officer’s widow, that was intended as a counterpoint to Abu-Jamal’s widely recognized campaign to proclaim his innocence.
While a bookseller sold copies, buyers lined up to get them signed by Faulkner or coauthor Michael Smerconish, the radio personality who also writes columns for The Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News.
“This is what you call a book signing, South Philly-style,” Smerconish said.
There were somber moments. A prayer was said, Taps was played, and “Amazing Grace” wailed from bagpipes played by the Philadelphia Police and Fire Pipes and Drums Corps.
Though Abu-Jamal’s supporters have protested at some other events associated with the book release, they were not in evidence yesterday afternoon, despite rumors that they might show up.
Joey Vento, the owner of Geno’s who has put the names of fallen officers on his brick sidewalk, said that as recently as Saturday night, vandals tried to deface the memorial he has built for Faulkner outside his business.
Yesterday, protesters would have been outnumbered. “It’s a little bad territory for them to come in here,” Vento said. “This is very pro-cop. We believe in justice.” SOURCE>>>
The big disappointment was that ZERO antis showed up!
The newsnet14 commentator is absolutely right. It was only White people in attendance; where was Mayor Street? Michael Nutter? Where were the town-watch members from black and PR neighborhoods?
All missing, because the death of a White cop at the hands of a black supremacist means a pile of poo to them.
I hope the people there in attendance put it all togethter, that non-whites are ONLY concerned with their own special interests.
When will White people begin to act in THEIR own interest? If/when we begin to think of ourselves as ONE RACE, and only support pursuits which benefit our survival – look out world!!