Next to Mealy sat Pam Africa, head of International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia. Africa wore a black beret and held two photos of Mumia smiling. One photo showed him displaying a degree from Goddard College, holding it between long dreadlocks. Fred Riley seemed worried less about spies and more about moral certitude. A jury, you know, is simply made up of people.
People can make mistakes.
Those at the teach-in seemed to enjoy mentioning Maureen Faulkner, the fallen officer's widow, as if invoking her name without flinching strengthened them. Perhaps it did. Riley acknowledged, at least, that there was a crime. Well, Officer Faulkner was shot. No, there isn't.