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Save Kevin Cooper
We have just learned that San Quentin death row inmate Kevin Cooper has
been scheduled for execution on February 10, 2004. The Mobe has always supported
Kevin's struggle for justice and freedom. Now is the time, despite the
difficult holiday season, to do our best to stop his execution.
been scheduled for execution on February 10, 2004. The Mobe has always supported
Kevin's struggle for justice and freedom. Now is the time, despite the
difficult holiday season, to do our best to stop his execution.
EMERGENCY: SAVE KEVIN COOPER (please distribute widely!)
Dear Friends of Mumia,
We have just learned that San Quentin death row inmate Kevin Cooper has
been scheduled for execution on February 10, 2004. The Mobe has always supported
Kevin's struggle for justice and freedom. Now is the time, despite the
difficult holiday season, to do our best to stop his execution.
Kevin's new legal team headed by experts from the California Appellate
Project is busy preparing briefs and other materials designed to open new
avenues for Kevin's appeal and to win a stay of execution. We must hope
that they are successful. Below are important details about upcoming
events. Please make every effort to attend and lend a land. The meeting has
been initiated by The Committee to Stop the Execution of Kevin Cooper
http://www.nodeathpenalty.org/
http://www.sfbayview.com/122403/kevincooper122403.shtml
and is supported by many groups.
For additional information you can call the Mobilization to Free Mumia at:
415-255-1080 OR the phone numbers listed below.
In solidarity,
Laura Herrera and Jeff Mackler, Co-Coordinators
The Mobilization to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal
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EMERGENCY PLANNING MEETING: HELP SAVE KEVIN COOPER
ALL SUPPORTERS WELCOME AND NEEDED!!!
January 5, 2004
6:00 p.m.
AFSC Office, 65 Ninth Street, San Francisco, CA
(between Market and Mission Streets)
**UPDATE**
Feb. 10 has been set as the execution date for Kevin Cooper, an African
American man on San Quentin's death row. The Committee to Stop the
Execution of Kevin Cooper urges you to get involved now in this fight about
the criminal injustice system, racism, and human rights.
Proposed Agenda:
1. Case update
2. Status updates on assignments
New Petition
Signature Ad
Leaflet
Contacting MLK planners
Live From at Cal planning
Day of Action
3. Discuss upcoming calendar of events and strategy
-Set Date of Next Committee Meeting
Jan 19th: Participate in MLK march in SF
Jan 28th: Live From Death Row at UC Berkeley
Feb 3rd: Kevin Cooper Day of Action/Bay Area and Sacramento, Davis, San
Diego, Los Angeles
Feb 10th: If execution scheduled, March to San Quentin
**WHO IS KEVIN COOPER?**
The state's case against Kevin Cooper is full of holes, and he has always
maintained his innocence. There are also issues of racism, poverty, and
police misconduct in this case. Here are just a few of the facts:
- Clumps of long, blonde hair were found in the hands of one of the
victims. Photographs of this hair were never shown to the jury.
At least three weapons were used in the brutal murders, indicating multiple
perpetrators. Prosecutors were unable to account for this, claiming that
Kevin Cooper acted alone.
- Hostile, racist demonstrations were held near the courthouse after Kevin
Cooper was taken into custody. At one demonstration a toy gorilla was hung
in effigy.
- A pair of bloody coveralls was submitted to the police by a woman
claiming that they had been left at her house by her boyfriend, who she
believed was involved in the murders. Police records show that the
coveralls were deliberately disposed of in a dumpster by the police without
any testing.
- Samples of evidence used to tie Kevin to the crime were in the possession
of police investigator without court supervision or knowledge of the
Kevin's defense team. The State fought testing of these samples for years,
yet suddenly allowed testing after the samples were handled by police
investigators. Further tests could be done to identify the person matching
the blonde hair and also to see whether the evidence was tampered with, but
the state is refusing to do these tests.
Kevin Cooper's case represents all of the flaws of the death penalty. He is
an active participant in the anti-death penalty movement and a supporter of
Mumia's struggle for freedom. The State of California is planning another
unjust execution, and we need a movement to stop it.
**HOW YOU CAN JOIN THE FIGHT**
- Call or e-mail Governor Schwarzenegger (916-445-2841,
governor (at) governor.ca.gov) and your local representatives, and tell them why
you are opposed to this execution.
- Sign our petition, and collect signatures at your school, church, or
workplace.
- Come to the next organizing meeting, Jan 5th at 6pm, call 510-895-0332
for more info.
- Protest this execution! We have planned for a day of action one week
before the execution February 3rd in San Francisco and Sacramento.
If the execution happens, join us and march on San Quentin!
- Get on the Save Kevin Cooper e-mail list, or get more information!
Call 510-895-0332 or e-mail savekevincooper (at) yahoo.com
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To unsubscribe from The Mobilization to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal list, please
email alerts (at) freemumia.org and type "unsubscribe" in the subject line.
Thanks
See also:
http://www.pagesincolor.com
http://www.freemumia.org
Dear Friends of Mumia,
We have just learned that San Quentin death row inmate Kevin Cooper has
been scheduled for execution on February 10, 2004. The Mobe has always supported
Kevin's struggle for justice and freedom. Now is the time, despite the
difficult holiday season, to do our best to stop his execution.
Kevin's new legal team headed by experts from the California Appellate
Project is busy preparing briefs and other materials designed to open new
avenues for Kevin's appeal and to win a stay of execution. We must hope
that they are successful. Below are important details about upcoming
events. Please make every effort to attend and lend a land. The meeting has
been initiated by The Committee to Stop the Execution of Kevin Cooper
http://www.nodeathpenalty.org/
http://www.sfbayview.com/122403/kevincooper122403.shtml
and is supported by many groups.
For additional information you can call the Mobilization to Free Mumia at:
415-255-1080 OR the phone numbers listed below.
In solidarity,
Laura Herrera and Jeff Mackler, Co-Coordinators
The Mobilization to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal
----------------
EMERGENCY PLANNING MEETING: HELP SAVE KEVIN COOPER
ALL SUPPORTERS WELCOME AND NEEDED!!!
January 5, 2004
6:00 p.m.
AFSC Office, 65 Ninth Street, San Francisco, CA
(between Market and Mission Streets)
**UPDATE**
Feb. 10 has been set as the execution date for Kevin Cooper, an African
American man on San Quentin's death row. The Committee to Stop the
Execution of Kevin Cooper urges you to get involved now in this fight about
the criminal injustice system, racism, and human rights.
Proposed Agenda:
1. Case update
2. Status updates on assignments
New Petition
Signature Ad
Leaflet
Contacting MLK planners
Live From at Cal planning
Day of Action
3. Discuss upcoming calendar of events and strategy
-Set Date of Next Committee Meeting
Jan 19th: Participate in MLK march in SF
Jan 28th: Live From Death Row at UC Berkeley
Feb 3rd: Kevin Cooper Day of Action/Bay Area and Sacramento, Davis, San
Diego, Los Angeles
Feb 10th: If execution scheduled, March to San Quentin
**WHO IS KEVIN COOPER?**
The state's case against Kevin Cooper is full of holes, and he has always
maintained his innocence. There are also issues of racism, poverty, and
police misconduct in this case. Here are just a few of the facts:
- Clumps of long, blonde hair were found in the hands of one of the
victims. Photographs of this hair were never shown to the jury.
At least three weapons were used in the brutal murders, indicating multiple
perpetrators. Prosecutors were unable to account for this, claiming that
Kevin Cooper acted alone.
- Hostile, racist demonstrations were held near the courthouse after Kevin
Cooper was taken into custody. At one demonstration a toy gorilla was hung
in effigy.
- A pair of bloody coveralls was submitted to the police by a woman
claiming that they had been left at her house by her boyfriend, who she
believed was involved in the murders. Police records show that the
coveralls were deliberately disposed of in a dumpster by the police without
any testing.
- Samples of evidence used to tie Kevin to the crime were in the possession
of police investigator without court supervision or knowledge of the
Kevin's defense team. The State fought testing of these samples for years,
yet suddenly allowed testing after the samples were handled by police
investigators. Further tests could be done to identify the person matching
the blonde hair and also to see whether the evidence was tampered with, but
the state is refusing to do these tests.
Kevin Cooper's case represents all of the flaws of the death penalty. He is
an active participant in the anti-death penalty movement and a supporter of
Mumia's struggle for freedom. The State of California is planning another
unjust execution, and we need a movement to stop it.
**HOW YOU CAN JOIN THE FIGHT**
- Call or e-mail Governor Schwarzenegger (916-445-2841,
governor (at) governor.ca.gov) and your local representatives, and tell them why
you are opposed to this execution.
- Sign our petition, and collect signatures at your school, church, or
workplace.
- Come to the next organizing meeting, Jan 5th at 6pm, call 510-895-0332
for more info.
- Protest this execution! We have planned for a day of action one week
before the execution February 3rd in San Francisco and Sacramento.
If the execution happens, join us and march on San Quentin!
- Get on the Save Kevin Cooper e-mail list, or get more information!
Call 510-895-0332 or e-mail savekevincooper (at) yahoo.com
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe from The Mobilization to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal list, please
email alerts (at) freemumia.org and type "unsubscribe" in the subject line.
Thanks
See also:
http://www.pagesincolor.com
http://www.freemumia.org
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A while back I read up on this case. Cooper looks guilty as all of hell of (literally) butchering 4 people including children to death. The left should oppose the death penalty period and stop pretending every death row inmate is innocent.
I certainly agree with dimwits that "The left should oppose the death penalty period ..." But dimwits also asserts, "I read up on this case. Cooper looks guilty as all of hell of (literally) butchering 4 people including children to death." Unfortunately, since dimwits is totally anonymous, there is no way to verify anything they say. For all we know, they could be one of the people involved with prosecuting Cooper trying to undermine support for him while pretending to be against the death penalty.
By the way, nobody on the left needs to "stop pretending every death row inmate is innocent" because nobody on the left claims or implies that. In this particular case of Kevin Cooper, many people who have looked into the case do claim that he is innocent and they make cogent arguments. If dimwits knows so much about the case, why didn't they refute the particular points made in the original post, particularly those about the blonde hair, the multiple weapons and the bloody coveralls?
More generally, if a conviction was marred by police and prosecutorial misconduct, the accused hasn't been proven guilty and the principle of "innocent until proven guilty" applies.
By the way, nobody on the left needs to "stop pretending every death row inmate is innocent" because nobody on the left claims or implies that. In this particular case of Kevin Cooper, many people who have looked into the case do claim that he is innocent and they make cogent arguments. If dimwits knows so much about the case, why didn't they refute the particular points made in the original post, particularly those about the blonde hair, the multiple weapons and the bloody coveralls?
More generally, if a conviction was marred by police and prosecutorial misconduct, the accused hasn't been proven guilty and the principle of "innocent until proven guilty" applies.
Should be interesting to see how Governor Schwarzenegger responds in his duties as Official Thumbinator concerning this situation with Kevin, definitely a scary precursor towards future dealings concerning the Prison Industrial Complex... A special delegation to Sacramento just might be in order here!
Also, February 3rd sounds a little too close for comfort as far as swaying public sentiment in this case. Seems to me that the surviving relatives in this case know how 'skewed' the situation is and want KC freed or given a new trial... Are they going to become a little more visible now during these ~Final Days~?
Just wondering...
Also, February 3rd sounds a little too close for comfort as far as swaying public sentiment in this case. Seems to me that the surviving relatives in this case know how 'skewed' the situation is and want KC freed or given a new trial... Are they going to become a little more visible now during these ~Final Days~?
Just wondering...
I was about 7yrs old when me and my father saw kevin cooper in like 81 or 82 next to a dockters office in sanburn........ after he escapt prisen. we were in a parkinlot next to the office it was like a rest area and my father was like thats........thatr guy. well i didnt know and just watched him .........he sat ontop of the picknicktable watching a women eating fastfood..... and was carvin somthin in a table with a knife then she left and he got up and walked tords our car witch was a 76 trans am and from behind he put his finger on the car from front to back with us in it and draged his finger across the car from the trunk to the hood! I didnt know then what was up but i do now and i can remember him tall lanky and a frowe and dead eyes................... the person i seen on that day was not a gray haird old man he was a young ........and to do what he did had balls .........i could tell at 7 he was't a nice person..............i am now 31 my father is 71 and i still have his newspaper clipin ..........do i think he did it................YES!!!!!!!!1 TO THIS DAY IV NEVER FELT ANYTHING LIKE HIM!!!!!!!!!!
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