In the West Ward of Trenton, Councilwoman Annette Lartigue is drafting an ordinance to fine or enforce community service to curb this national epidemic.  Read more 

“Through this situation I’ve found Jesus,” says Michael Vick, in the grand tradition of Watergate co-conspirator Charles Colson, serial rapist-killer-cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer, and so many other noble souls.

I hope he’ll join me at Bible Study for Atheists, where my next reading will be Exodus 29. I’m sure he’ll find it captivating, starting with verse #10:

10 And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock.

11 And thou shalt kill the bullock before the LORD, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

12 And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar.

13 And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar.  Read more 

From CNN: “NFL quarterback Michael Vick accepted a deal Monday to plead guilty to federal conspiracy charges involving an illegal dogfighting operation.”

The dogs who were beaten, slammed, drowned and disposed of like garbage never got to plead anything, except to cry and howl in agony and suffering. I’m glad Michael Vick is being treated humanely with the opportunity at a reduced sentence, because I don’t want any more of us to become like him, to be devoid of empathy or common decency.  Read more 

First:
I want to thank the Corrente Crew. I know that viscerally it’s hard to get through but trust me. There is a point. I admire Mike as an athlete, I feel for him as a brother. I understand there are consequences to breaking the law. But this isn’t about cruelty humanity or justice. But then again; It is.  Read more 

Run, nigger, run, the paterollers catch you.
Run, nigger, run, it’s almost day.
Run, nigger, run, the paterollers catch you.
Run, nigger, run, it’s almost day.
The nigger run, the nigger flew;
The nigger lost his wedding shoe.
Run, nigger, run, the paterollers catch you.
Run, nigger, run, it’s almost day.

The practice of lynching:  Read more