Mumia Abu-Jamal was unanimously convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner in 1982, one year after the murder.
Abu-Jamal was originally sentenced to death. His sentence was ultimately vacated and instead became life imprisonment, because of a ruling that the jury had not been properly instructed. Every court that considered his conviction, however, upheld it.
And now Goddard College, in Plainfield, Vermont, has invited Abu-Jamal to give its graduating seniors the commencement speech. As a convicted murderer, Abu-Jamal cannot leave prison to give the speech, but he has pre-recorded it and the speech will be played at the school’s commencement.
This lack of taste, of course, is not unprecedented. In fact, Abu-Jamal has provided pre-recorded commencement speeches twice before.
But the statement of Goddard College’s interim president, Bob Kenny, should be shared by many: it evidences the dramatic shift in educational direction and moral relativism in the United States.
“Choosing Mumia as their commencement speaker, to me, shows how this newest group of Goddard graduates expresses their freedom to engage and think radically and critically in a world that often sets up barriers to do just that,” the interim president of Goddard stated in a press release issued by the school.
On the other hand, Goddard is a school which prides itself on individuality. So much so that there will only be 20 graduating students present to hear Abu-Jamal’s speech for the Oct. 5 graduation. There are 20 commencement exercises each year, in order to allow “students in each degree program to personalize their graduation experience.”
Although the press release states that Abu-Jamal was a 1996 graduate of Goddard College, the convicted murderer has been in prison since 1981.
The school is extremely innovative and progressive, but it does have at least a limited requirement of on-campus learning. In what it calls its “low-residency” program, students can learn at home for most of the semester, but at least one week of each semester they are required to spend on-campus “in intense meetings and seminars.”
Perhaps the school waived one of its few iron-clad rules for Abu-Jamal.
Shame on you Shame Shame
so now crimes are celebrated???? There are no barriers that the world gives to people. The barriers are the people’s problems.
In the world of the blind, the man with one eye (Goddard College) is still blind.
Goddard College celebrartes the lowest of the low… a cop killer….. this is what “college educated” people respect? How did Goddard come to be considered a college????
The BIBLE says there will come a time “when right is wrong and wrong is right”………It’s here people. Psalm 2 says “HE WHO is in heaven laughs at them and their rebellion against HIM”. GOD is about to clean this ALL up. Be sure your personally ready or you loose. Sorry, I didn’t say that…GOD did. Your unbelieve in GOD doesn’t make HIM go away. HE’S waiting for us ALL even this killer. HE is the greatest FORGIVER. HE allowed HIMSELF to be crucified to show us how much HE LOVES us.
Living in philly most of my lifr,ive followed this case for a long time. Guilty. Confessed in ambulance and emergancy room when he thought he was dieing. No dought. You who praise him are just as guilty in your heart.
While they are at it, they can award him a Dishonorary Degree.
Right is wrong and wrong is right….
Shame on you Shame Shame
Those who became his cheerleader are the quality once.
The world is upside down!!! Completely!
so now crimes are celebrated???? There are no barriers that the world gives to people. The barriers are the people's problems.
Sad
Shame on them
I,,can,t believe this killer is still living
Insanity!
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil!!! I would find out the time he was scheduled to speak and show up afterward in order to not miss my graduation. If I missed it all except for the receiving of my diploma~so it would be!!!
I will not be moved by evil being made good and good being made evil. GOD said “Be still and know that I am GOD, and ” I will uphold you with my righteous right hand”!!
what a waste of human flesh
What a sick society that a college allows a speech by a killer of an officer of the law! Must be some college! PU. He should have been executed decades ago.
He’s another face of Evil!
WHY?
I suppose colleges of today are for future idiots of tomorrow!!
Hate-filled thugs invited to speak to ignorant children. What could possibly go wrong?
What idiots made that decision? Why isn’t he still in jail??
This is wrong
In the world of the blind, the man with one eye (Goddard College) is still blind.
How pathetic that they would choose a cop killer. I’ve read about his trial. Guilty as sin. He should burn in hell, and the people that support him should be forced to spend time with him there.
Your going to listen to a convicted killer?
Your going to listen to a convicted killer?
A bunch of left wing libturds. These graduates will be unleashed into society, heaven help us all.
Next year they will have the ISIS idiot who beheaded those men, will give the speech.
What is wrong with these people
Goddard College celebrartes the lowest of the low… a cop killer….. this is what "college educated" people respect? How did Goddard come to be considered a college????
It appears that America is a great country because 15 to 20% of Americans make it so. The rest seem to be dumb as a doorknob, so much for Goddard.
why isn,t the savage in prison?????
why isn,t the savage in prison?????
A kangaroo court and a bunch of propaganda don't make him guilty. He was just a reporter whose accuracy made him a target. Worse than Ferguson.
“wow that is the best news i have heard today, wow …….. it’s good news after good news”
What is wrong with this country… glorifying people like this as well as having radical islamic clerics who condemn America and promote killing of Americans and American service men & women…. this is very very wrong
What is wrong with this country… glorifying people like this as well as having radical islamic clerics who condemn America and promote killing of Americans and American service men & women…. this is very very wrong
Just what we need – another Jew admiring anti-Semites.
Lady, the man confessed.
Read the article. He is in prison. It will be pre recorded
This country is VERY, VERY SICK!!
what college?
Distasteful
Clearly our nation is lost. We’ve been lost before and I believe we will find our way again. We won’t do that until we reestablish our morals and faith-based values. With all the good people available who could inspire students, it is a mystery to me why this would be preferred.
The liberal professors at colleges and universities are poisoning the minds of our youth
Mumia stood over the wounded police officer and SHOT HIM IN THE HEAD. There were several Blacks on the jury and he was found guilty by all of the jurors. Anyone attending, or hiring a Goddard grad, is as stupid as its faculty…. morons all.
How shameful..
This enemy of society is a celebrated hero of the leftists and nihilists. His president is in the White House.
Executed IT and It’s entire bloodline. No reason than thing should be allowed to exist
Oih, nob head with dread locks, Is that your wife in the picture below?
Goddard College, Vermont. A bad place to send your child for an education.
How pathetic that they would choose a cop killer. I've read about his trial. Guilty as sin. He should burn in hell, and the people that support him should be forced to spend time with him there.
He treated it as a Kangaroo court. He never denied doing it.
A bunch of left wing libturds. These graduates will be unleashed into society, heaven help us all.
Next year they will have the ISIS idiot who beheaded those men, will give the speech.
Just look at the sickening glop of excrement.
This creep shouldn’t still be around, to be able to speak anywhere. Wrong, wrong, wrong.
Why?
It appears that America is a great country because 15 to 20% of Americans make it so. The rest seem to be dumb as a doorknob, so much for Goddard.
By 20 moron kids for a small comencement. Its wrong but so is your headline.
Another monster!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Welcome to Chelm’s evil twin city….
Why?
We are living in the time evil is good and good is evil. . .Redeeming the time for the days are evil!
Mumia stood over the wounded police officer and SHOT HIM IN THE HEAD. There were several Blacks on the jury and he was found guilty by all of the jurors. Anyone attending, or hiring a Goddard grad, is as stupid as its faculty…. morons all.
Insane!
Are you really that dumb?
Executed IT and It's entire bloodline. No reason than thing should be allowed to exist
People whom I won’t hire
Another clue of the failure of the liberal/progressive education system.
On the other hand, Goddard is a school which prides itself on individuality. So much so that there will only be 20 graduating students present to hear Abu-Jamal’s speech for the Oct. 5 graduation. There are 20 commencement exercises each year, in order to allow “students in each degree program to personalize their graduation experience.”
PSALMS 1;
Welcome to Chelm's evil twin city….
shocking how low our society has become
I am sure his speech was insprational
Insane place
Free Mumia Abu Jamal
How nuts can you get…….stick him in a gas chamber!
WHAT A WONDERFUL ROLE MODEL FOR THEYOUNG GRADUATES! SET YOUR GOALS HIGH AND YOU TOO CAN BE A PRISON LIFER!
People whom I won't hire
disgusting
how does he leave Prison to of this?
Cretin…
Disgusting!
I explain this tragic tolerance for evil in my book: http://www.amazon.com/TOLERism-Ideology-Revealed-Howard-Rotberg/dp/1927618010/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1412167936&sr=1-1&keywords=tolerism
What are the percentages in Australia? How many “doorknobs” do you have?
Hopefully he will no longer be with us.
Maybe we should put you in the same cell.
“there will only be 20 graduating students present to hear Abu-Jamal’s speech for the Oct. 5 graduation.” I’m an old guy and I can get that many people to listen to me talk about “Bug Poop”..
There is a seat for every ass!
If I posted what I thought my comment would be banned.
What are the percentages in Australia? How many "doorknobs" do you have?
Hopefully he will no longer be with us.
When did your brain die?
Maybe we should put you in the same cell.
"there will only be 20 graduating students present to hear Abu-Jamal’s speech for the Oct. 5 graduation." I'm an old guy and I can get that many people to listen to me talk about "Bug Poop"..
There is a seat for every ass!
What kind of college is this? How does a convicted murderer get to be a commencement speaker? What the hell kind of school of upper learning feel a need to have him speak? He is not a role model, nor an example of a good life. What are they putting in the heads of those students? What can this man offer?
If I posted what I thought my comment would be banned.
ISRAEL, please forgive us our extreme stupidity. Nowadays this is just another “bump in the road” in the decline of our great country. Obama was re-elected…I can not explain how that was possible either, unless most of us are just plain stupid.
Another reason for closing down Colleges.
Dixie Vangelisti No he didn't. After a severe beating by half a dozen policeman, they can say anything. I value and respect the police, but these things happen, as we know.
Daniel J. Dulnikowski Yes he did.
What kind of college is this? How does a convicted murderer get to be a commencement speaker? What the hell kind of school of upper learning feel a need to have him speak? He is not a role model, nor an example of a good life. What are they putting in the heads of those students? What can this man offer?
Another reason for closing down Colleges.
Lane Singer Where did you get this information about his beatings?
An outrage of this magnitude should prompt out Government to shut down this school. These Progressives are more than dangerous. They are sick.
An outrage of this magnitude should prompt out Government to shut down this school. These Progressives are more than dangerous. They are sick.
I understand their next commencement speaker after mummy will be charles manson.
I understand their next commencement speaker after mummy will be charles manson.
Should have put that ing splib in the ground when they cought him.
You mean a ass for every seat?
Should have put that ing splib in the ground when they cought him.
Bob Capriotti Funny! Either way the two always meet up!
Bob Capriotti Funny! Either way the two always meet up!
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