Originally Posted by
eastsidechris
I hope Aiyana's family knows what they're doing in seeking justice, because I suspect full justice might mean bad news for them, given:
--That Channel 4 news reported the other night that police found a couple of stolen cars in her family's back yard.
--On at least once newscast--Channel 7--allegations have been made that Aiyana's father was the driver of the vehicle that drove away from the Je'rean Blake shooting.
--The tone of the Black Voices blog article link that someone else posted on here about their neighbor's comments on the family.
Where there's smoke, there's usually fire, and it looks very doubtful that Aiyanna's father was not involved in the murder of Je'rean, at least as the driver, and that her family had no idea a murderer was hiding in the upstairs unit. They hardly sound like the Huxtable family.
And here's what really ticks me off: my wife and I were driving west on Mack on Saturday, probably at about 3:30 p.m, when we got near the intersection of the store where Je'rean Blake was shot and killed the previous week. The store is on the north side of Mack, and there is a memorial for Je'rean on the south side. I would estimate that there was a group of 75 people walking near the memorial, with many holding signs, handing out flyers to passersbys and they also had a bullhorn. We figured given where they were marching, they must have been trying to raise attention for the murder of Je'rean, but we couldn't get close enough to confirm this--so we drove around the block to see for sure. When we went by the 2nd time, it was clear that the march had NOTHING to do with Je'rean, but everything to do with criticizing police shootings and chanting about justice for Aiyana. AT THE VERY CORNER WHERE HER UNCLE KILLED AN INNOCENT TEENAGER. What about justice for him?? He'll only get his justice when not only the shooter is put away, but also the driver and anybody who hid him from the cops in the meantime. I was so mad at this point, I pulled up to a woman who was handing out "Justice for Aiyana" flyers and asked her, "Do you realize how offensive it is that this is where that teenager was killed last Friday afternoon?" She claimed ignorance about it and pointed out Aiyana's house was only three blocks away, but did seem genuinely concerned that the march leaders had led the march where it was [[I will add that they walked on both sides of Mack), but it just seemed very tacky that they were marching for one child at the same spot where another child had been killed. I would have had much more respect if they were marching for justice for BOTH of the victims.