TheeBadOne
Member
http://www.blackomahaonline.com/pratt.html
WHITE FOLKS UNITE TO ENSURE CONTROL OVER THE COURTS: THE STACY PRATT FACTOR
By: Matthew C. Stelly
Blackomahaonline Social Critic
November 19, 2003
Four hundred years of enslavement of black people, a plethora of militaristic legal precedents (including Iraq) and tons of information to prove it, and black people are still being opposed in our quest for reparations. And yet a single blonde-haired, blue-eyed white woman can whimper and whine, and the doors of opportunity open wider than Rush Limbaugh’s mouth. I’m talking about Stacy Pratt and her quest to “monitor the judicial system.â€
You saw her on the news: a more convincingly staged performance couldn’t have been put together by Barnam and Bailey. There she was, surrounded by flunkies in law enforcement, announcing that because her husband got killed by a man who they said “slipped through the cracks†of the judicial system, she would assume the task of playing watchdog on that system. She announced the creation of JASON, an acronym that was also Officer Pratt’s first name. In this instance it stands for Judicial Accountability to Save Our Neighborhoods.
I say it should stand for, “Jive ??? Scam to Overcome Negroes.†Because, in the final analysis, that’s what it’s all about. Let’s take a look at the chronology and record which led to the creation of this organization.
Officer Jason Pratt was shot on Friday, September 11 th after making a traffic stop in North Omaha. He was hospitalized and the entire city went nuts. Black officer Tom Warren – whose name is no misnomer – got on TV and said that Pratt was capable, well respected and held in high regard.â€
And yet the first words out of the police chief’s mouth were that Pratt was “aggressive.†This translates to mean that he went after black folks in the ghetto. Just like Jimmy Wilson, Jr.,; when you don’t have anything else to do, harass black kids. And then when those kids come back for payback, blame THEM for responding to police misconduct. That’s the Omaha way.
At any rate, after Pratt died (and another officer, Platt, had capped Albert Rucker who was BELIEVED to have been the one who shot the officer), a fund was set up, events were held and white folks were begging for money all over the place. When Pratt finally died a week later, that is when the media began prepping his wife for the spotlight. According to ???-kissing reporters from Channel 7, “Staff at Creighton and officers on the Omaha police force praised Stacy for her courage and strength through the week her husband fought for his life.â€
So the stage is being set. She’s being played off as having some kind of powers and strength that most women would not have displayed. Wrong. If courage and strength were worth a penny, black women would be millionaires ten times over. But in this case, the media – specifically Channel 7 – is paving the way for a “movement;†a movement that will be led by none other than Stacy Pratt.
While officer Pratt lay in the hospital fighting for his life, several important “actions†are taking place: (1) raise money to pay his bills and “take care†of his wife and kids; (2) stigmatize Rucker, the alleged shooter, as much as possible, and (3) pave the way for an “anti-judicial movement.â€
As it relates to Rucker, always “reliable†Channel 7 interviewed a Douglas County prosecutor and got information that showed that Rucker had “140 contacts with police in his 21 years,†which led to his arrest record. At the same time, “the system†is blamed because the same prosecutor told Channel 7 that the problem with Rucker existed “because of red tape, lack of funding and a lack of witnesses.†A Douglas County attorney, Stu Dornan said, “There’s a limited amount of chances someone should receive.â€
So then when it comes to those who they judge to be “criminals,†there should be a limitation on chances. But when their entire race has benefited from the criminal acts of their ancestors, black folks are supposed to hold hands, sing “Que sera, sera,†and be out of town by sundown. Different strokes for different folks.
The movement has started. There is a need for more money from the government to back this movement, to back JASON. Who better to beg for more money than a blonde woman who’s husband has been shot down by “one of those people� They’ve got the money, they’ve got the means, motive and the opportunity. Now the plan has to evolve.
While money is being raised, Governor Mike “The Waffler†Johanns tells Channel 7 that, "Once again, we are faced with the reality that this is an enormously dangerous endeavor that they're engaged in.†If it’s so dangerous, then why doesn’t the governor and his cronies allocate funds to change the conditions where the poorest of the poor reside. If they did that, cops wouldn’t feel they had carte blanche to harass the poor, the poor wouldn’t see the cops as an army of occupation, and improved relations would benefit the city as a hole. Instead, people like Johanns cry boo-hoo and then stagger over to the closest research department to scratch out another grant so that the Feds will give them more money to do an even WORSE job than they’re doing now.
By the time this white man’s funeral came around, it was a “free day†for cops all over the state. Lincoln alone, according to Channel 7, sent 147 officers to attend a funeral that was televised on all the networks. Why? Because like Jimmy Wilson Jr., was this white man worshipped? For the same reason his wife is now being given new-found credibility. Do they have academic credentials? No. Do they have expertise in any area? No. Do they show a commitment to improving human relations outside of their own family? No. It’s simple.
It’s because they’re white. That’s it.
During that funeral KETV interviewed Tom Casaday, the top cop from the Lincoln Police Department. He said, “Every time I look at that picture of Tye and his wife Stacy and their two children, it puts a lump in my throat the size of a grapefruit. It’s a beautiful family. To think of those daughters growing up without their dad is a really difficult thing.â€
Let’s take those comments and go back into time a little bit. At least the father of those two kids was shot down in the line of duty. What about all the black fathers who were shot down, lynched, dragged for miles and castrated just because some white man was in a bad mood or some white woman told a lie? What about THAT? Are we supposed to forget? Or can we take Casady’s lament and multiply it by 400 years and by 50 million black folks killed and then arrive at an UNDERSTANDING as to why there are so many Albert Ruckers running around? Hmmmmm?
Four days after Pratt died, the story hadn’t – not if KETV had anything to say about it.
A September 21 st fundraiser brought out thousands of white folks and their Negro supporters and raised what KETV said was “more than $100,000.†According to the report the money would be used for the education of Pratt’s daughters and “permanent housing for the family.†Pratt’s daughters are not even out of elementary school yet; if there is debt, wouldn’t it be better to spend the money on that? Oh, that’s right: all of their debts were already cleared up, weren’t they?
On Tuesday, September 23 rd , it was mo’ money, mo’ money, mo’ money. A huge memorial was held for Pratt and it was televised, no less. The funeral held up traffic for hours, and again, this was one more example of Omaha’s racism. When a cop is shot by someone black, make a public spectacle out of it. In that way, you can subtly magnify the hatred of North Omaha that already exists and, in doing so, justify any future abuses that might take place against the residents there.
In form reminiscent of the crowds that gathered to keep black kids from getting into Central High in Little Rock, Arkansas, every cracker and his mama was lining the streets in Omaha, Nebraska, as the funeral procession crawled by. This statement of racism was captured on film by TV cameras along Farnam, which were set up hours before the procession even got there.
Following this city-wide memorial that excluded North Omaha, the money was counted and then T-shirts went on sale.
Moving to November, a grand jury unanimously refused to indict Office Platt for shooting Rucker. Platt’s attorney, Mike Fabian said that Platt, “was always comfortable and secure in what he did†and “he (Platt reacted to a friend and officer being shot in the only way he could react.†The ONLY way.
Now in late November, as soon as the grand jury issues its predictable finding, here we find the formation of a movement by Pratt’s widow. The group, JASON is already being referred to as “her†task force. At a press conference from 134 th and Cryer, Pratt’s widow made it clear that they were concerned about what was going on with the courts and she said they were “targeting the judicial system.†Julie Cornell of Channel 7 commented, “She looks like she’s very devoted.â€
The question is, devoted to what? More time for black people? Longer sentences at a time when blacks already serve more time for the same crimes? What about white-collar crimes?
Perhaps a movie will be made about this group and its quest to try to influence judges and their decisions Hey, I have a name for such a flick, but it’s already been used before: JASON goes to hell.â€
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I don't even know where to begin. All I can say is if this is representative of black leadership, is there any hope? All this does is fuel the problem, and perpetuate a condition for these "leaders" to exploit.
WHITE FOLKS UNITE TO ENSURE CONTROL OVER THE COURTS: THE STACY PRATT FACTOR
By: Matthew C. Stelly
Blackomahaonline Social Critic
November 19, 2003
Four hundred years of enslavement of black people, a plethora of militaristic legal precedents (including Iraq) and tons of information to prove it, and black people are still being opposed in our quest for reparations. And yet a single blonde-haired, blue-eyed white woman can whimper and whine, and the doors of opportunity open wider than Rush Limbaugh’s mouth. I’m talking about Stacy Pratt and her quest to “monitor the judicial system.â€
You saw her on the news: a more convincingly staged performance couldn’t have been put together by Barnam and Bailey. There she was, surrounded by flunkies in law enforcement, announcing that because her husband got killed by a man who they said “slipped through the cracks†of the judicial system, she would assume the task of playing watchdog on that system. She announced the creation of JASON, an acronym that was also Officer Pratt’s first name. In this instance it stands for Judicial Accountability to Save Our Neighborhoods.
I say it should stand for, “Jive ??? Scam to Overcome Negroes.†Because, in the final analysis, that’s what it’s all about. Let’s take a look at the chronology and record which led to the creation of this organization.
Officer Jason Pratt was shot on Friday, September 11 th after making a traffic stop in North Omaha. He was hospitalized and the entire city went nuts. Black officer Tom Warren – whose name is no misnomer – got on TV and said that Pratt was capable, well respected and held in high regard.â€
And yet the first words out of the police chief’s mouth were that Pratt was “aggressive.†This translates to mean that he went after black folks in the ghetto. Just like Jimmy Wilson, Jr.,; when you don’t have anything else to do, harass black kids. And then when those kids come back for payback, blame THEM for responding to police misconduct. That’s the Omaha way.
At any rate, after Pratt died (and another officer, Platt, had capped Albert Rucker who was BELIEVED to have been the one who shot the officer), a fund was set up, events were held and white folks were begging for money all over the place. When Pratt finally died a week later, that is when the media began prepping his wife for the spotlight. According to ???-kissing reporters from Channel 7, “Staff at Creighton and officers on the Omaha police force praised Stacy for her courage and strength through the week her husband fought for his life.â€
So the stage is being set. She’s being played off as having some kind of powers and strength that most women would not have displayed. Wrong. If courage and strength were worth a penny, black women would be millionaires ten times over. But in this case, the media – specifically Channel 7 – is paving the way for a “movement;†a movement that will be led by none other than Stacy Pratt.
While officer Pratt lay in the hospital fighting for his life, several important “actions†are taking place: (1) raise money to pay his bills and “take care†of his wife and kids; (2) stigmatize Rucker, the alleged shooter, as much as possible, and (3) pave the way for an “anti-judicial movement.â€
As it relates to Rucker, always “reliable†Channel 7 interviewed a Douglas County prosecutor and got information that showed that Rucker had “140 contacts with police in his 21 years,†which led to his arrest record. At the same time, “the system†is blamed because the same prosecutor told Channel 7 that the problem with Rucker existed “because of red tape, lack of funding and a lack of witnesses.†A Douglas County attorney, Stu Dornan said, “There’s a limited amount of chances someone should receive.â€
So then when it comes to those who they judge to be “criminals,†there should be a limitation on chances. But when their entire race has benefited from the criminal acts of their ancestors, black folks are supposed to hold hands, sing “Que sera, sera,†and be out of town by sundown. Different strokes for different folks.
The movement has started. There is a need for more money from the government to back this movement, to back JASON. Who better to beg for more money than a blonde woman who’s husband has been shot down by “one of those people� They’ve got the money, they’ve got the means, motive and the opportunity. Now the plan has to evolve.
While money is being raised, Governor Mike “The Waffler†Johanns tells Channel 7 that, "Once again, we are faced with the reality that this is an enormously dangerous endeavor that they're engaged in.†If it’s so dangerous, then why doesn’t the governor and his cronies allocate funds to change the conditions where the poorest of the poor reside. If they did that, cops wouldn’t feel they had carte blanche to harass the poor, the poor wouldn’t see the cops as an army of occupation, and improved relations would benefit the city as a hole. Instead, people like Johanns cry boo-hoo and then stagger over to the closest research department to scratch out another grant so that the Feds will give them more money to do an even WORSE job than they’re doing now.
By the time this white man’s funeral came around, it was a “free day†for cops all over the state. Lincoln alone, according to Channel 7, sent 147 officers to attend a funeral that was televised on all the networks. Why? Because like Jimmy Wilson Jr., was this white man worshipped? For the same reason his wife is now being given new-found credibility. Do they have academic credentials? No. Do they have expertise in any area? No. Do they show a commitment to improving human relations outside of their own family? No. It’s simple.
It’s because they’re white. That’s it.
During that funeral KETV interviewed Tom Casaday, the top cop from the Lincoln Police Department. He said, “Every time I look at that picture of Tye and his wife Stacy and their two children, it puts a lump in my throat the size of a grapefruit. It’s a beautiful family. To think of those daughters growing up without their dad is a really difficult thing.â€
Let’s take those comments and go back into time a little bit. At least the father of those two kids was shot down in the line of duty. What about all the black fathers who were shot down, lynched, dragged for miles and castrated just because some white man was in a bad mood or some white woman told a lie? What about THAT? Are we supposed to forget? Or can we take Casady’s lament and multiply it by 400 years and by 50 million black folks killed and then arrive at an UNDERSTANDING as to why there are so many Albert Ruckers running around? Hmmmmm?
Four days after Pratt died, the story hadn’t – not if KETV had anything to say about it.
A September 21 st fundraiser brought out thousands of white folks and their Negro supporters and raised what KETV said was “more than $100,000.†According to the report the money would be used for the education of Pratt’s daughters and “permanent housing for the family.†Pratt’s daughters are not even out of elementary school yet; if there is debt, wouldn’t it be better to spend the money on that? Oh, that’s right: all of their debts were already cleared up, weren’t they?
On Tuesday, September 23 rd , it was mo’ money, mo’ money, mo’ money. A huge memorial was held for Pratt and it was televised, no less. The funeral held up traffic for hours, and again, this was one more example of Omaha’s racism. When a cop is shot by someone black, make a public spectacle out of it. In that way, you can subtly magnify the hatred of North Omaha that already exists and, in doing so, justify any future abuses that might take place against the residents there.
In form reminiscent of the crowds that gathered to keep black kids from getting into Central High in Little Rock, Arkansas, every cracker and his mama was lining the streets in Omaha, Nebraska, as the funeral procession crawled by. This statement of racism was captured on film by TV cameras along Farnam, which were set up hours before the procession even got there.
Following this city-wide memorial that excluded North Omaha, the money was counted and then T-shirts went on sale.
Moving to November, a grand jury unanimously refused to indict Office Platt for shooting Rucker. Platt’s attorney, Mike Fabian said that Platt, “was always comfortable and secure in what he did†and “he (Platt reacted to a friend and officer being shot in the only way he could react.†The ONLY way.
Now in late November, as soon as the grand jury issues its predictable finding, here we find the formation of a movement by Pratt’s widow. The group, JASON is already being referred to as “her†task force. At a press conference from 134 th and Cryer, Pratt’s widow made it clear that they were concerned about what was going on with the courts and she said they were “targeting the judicial system.†Julie Cornell of Channel 7 commented, “She looks like she’s very devoted.â€
The question is, devoted to what? More time for black people? Longer sentences at a time when blacks already serve more time for the same crimes? What about white-collar crimes?
Perhaps a movie will be made about this group and its quest to try to influence judges and their decisions Hey, I have a name for such a flick, but it’s already been used before: JASON goes to hell.â€
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I don't even know where to begin. All I can say is if this is representative of black leadership, is there any hope? All this does is fuel the problem, and perpetuate a condition for these "leaders" to exploit.
:banghead: