2-4 fuckin years according to alameda county california. where is the justice in this? an officer of the law shoots someone whos handcuffed and its involuntary manslaughter? its a travesty is what it is. its also murder and execution. as expected, there were protests after the verdict was given. they started off peaceful and after dark the real protesting started. although im not sure what looting foot locker has to do with civil disobedience… but whatever works, i guess.

more pics here.

How could he be so mean, so rude, so cruel to me
When I gave him my heart, my soul, my everything.
How is it that I’m hurt? When I’m innocent
And its not even on his mind, he benefits.
He did this to me, it’s not my fault
Is he relieved that he got caught?

I’m reaching for you,
You don’t even see me.
I’m asking for you,
You won’t even answer me.
I’m screaming for you,
You can’t even hear me.

When a heart breaks, it doesn’t break even,
Shit I’m here doing time, he’s enjoying his freedom.
I stay up every night wide-awake, he has no trouble sleepin’.
I’m constantly asking myself what words am I supposed to say
You’re nonchalant, it’s your price that I’m forced to pay. . .

-unknown

your local weed dealer is about to start lookin for a second job. the medical marijuana is nj is gonna have prices droppin like crazy. the post did a story and they found a hustler who is doin the math:

The estimated cost for medical marijuana in New Jersey is roughly $125 an ounce. The New York dealer who spoke to the Daily News said he sells the same product for $500.

“You can’t drop prices to match that,” he said. “You’d lose hundreds of thousands of dollars.”

“As a smoker, I think it’s great. But from a business aspect, it’s going to cut a lot of people,” he said.

looks like washington heights will be havin their own recession.

sad to say, but 5 pointz (originally phun phactory) will be closing for good at some point in 2010. the realty company who owns the building has decided that the repairs ordered by the dept of buildings is too costly and is going to… wait for it… build condos instead! yay gentrification!

turns out roxanne shante didnt accomplish many of the things she claimed in that daily news story.

an investigative report done by some dude at slate.com came through with these facts:

* According to Warner, neither it nor any of its subsidiary record labels ever had a contract with Shanté, and it was not obligated to pay for her education. Indeed, there’s no evidence that it ever did.
* Shanté—real name Lolita Shanté Gooden—doesn’t have a Ph.D. from Cornell or anywhere else. Indeed, she admitted it in an interview with Slate. And Cornell has no record of Gooden (or “Shanté”) ever attending or receiving a degree.
* According to Marymount Manhattan College records, Shanté enrolled there but dropped out less than four months later without ever earning a degree.
* New York state records indicate that no one named Lolita Gooden or Roxanne Shanté is licensed to practice psychology or any related field.

everybodys got a hustle, but daaaaaamn son. why you had to play me like that?

these past few days have completely sucked. feels like a melt down.