In Loving Memory of...
Gary R. Adams
Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.
He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as:
- Knowing when to come in out of the rain;
- Why the early bird gets the worm;
- Life isn't always fair;
- and maybe it was my fault.
Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge).
His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.
Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion or an aspirin to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.
Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims. Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault.
Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement. Common Sense was preceded in death, by his parents, Truth and Trust, by his wife, Discretion, by his daughter, Responsibility, and by his son, Reason.
He is survived by his 4 stepbrothers; I Know My Rights, I Want It Now, Someone Else Is To Blame, and I'm A Victim
Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone.
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Thank you,
Gary R. Adams
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Mary Neal
Five Mary Neal Censorship Videos
1. Twitter Censorship – Tweets Registering 1 hr. back
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nbQcuo0kYM
At Twitter, my tweets were backtimed to appear with tweets that posted 1 hour before the time I actually posted them. That means that my tweets were not appearing with current tweets. No one goes through their tweets to see what the people they follow wrote an hour ago. Sometimes, my tweets post three hours back. That is to minimize my advocacy to decriminalize mental illness, eliminate the death penalty, and expose the secret arrest and wrongful death of Larry Neal and the Johnnie Cochran Firm Fraud. Those are my usual subjects at Twitter where I am KoffieTime – http://twitter.com/koffietime
2. H.R.619 Advocacy Censored at AIMI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTnBUYoJtk4
At Care2, Mary Neal's video captured censorship regarding H.R.619 - the congressional bill introduced by Rep. Eddie Johnson in Jan. 2009 to resume Medicaid for mentally ill Americans to have hospital insurance. Medicaid was removed as a funding source for mental hospitalization decades ago, and it led to 1.25 million sick people being incarcerated today. H.R.619 has zero news coverage despite its relevance to milions, and Assistance to the Incarcerated Mentally Ill members are censored when we post info about the bill online. I am usually censored no matter what human rights issue I write about at Assistance to the Incarcerated Mentally Ill (AIMI) at http://www.Care2.com/c2c/group/AIMI - It often takes many tries before posting news, especially advocacy for H.R.619 and anti-death penalty reports.
3. Neals’ Yard Marked for Harassment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znJS-6qw__8
Mary Neal’s yard is outlined in blue, yellow, and orange paint from the back fence to the middle of the street, but no neighbors’ have that marking. The next day, two helicopters stood still over our rooftop for 30 minutes. (Witness statements and video proof). See more about my censorship to prevent advocacy for human rights for prisoners at http://freespeakblog.blogspot.com/
4. Mary Neal Censored at Public Library re: Hank Skinner March 23, 2010 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaTiBU43-Mk
At Care2 News Network, Mary Neal’s anti-death penalty article for Hank Skinner was not allowed to post. I wanted so desperately to post my article about Hank Skinner’s pending execution that I braved stalkers who follow me and went to the DeKalb Public Library on March 23 to post my article, “Hank Skinner’s Last Wish – Justice.” http://freespeakblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/hank-skinners-last-wish-justice.html -- The video shows that I repeatedly got a denial of service at Care2 News Network. I did posted it in my Care2 Sharebook and in my FreeSpeakBlog, although cyberstalkers prevented it from posting at Care2 News Network. I have much difficulty posting anti-death penalty news at most online sites. When I do post anti-death penalty news at Care2 News Network, I am prevented from notifying my Care2 friends through my email account at Care2 in time for them to note my articles and push them to front page. Sometimes, I am prevented from notifying Care2 friends about anti-death penalty news for 24 hours or longer. My worse fight about posting anti-death penalty news regarded Thomas Arthur. After being denied the right to send the news via email at Care2, I resorted to using eCards. I sent hundreds of eCards to Care2 friends and others on my mailing list. The cards arrived blank to the addressees - Care2 reported that it had been attacked in the eCard area on September 1, 2009, and gMail also went down. (The same thing happened at Care2 to eCards I sent regarding Cameron Todd Willingham's wrongful execution.) The U.S. Supreme Court granted Skinner a stay of execution about an hour before his scheduled death on March 24, 2010. Praise God. Please share widely. Cyberstalkers destroyed my home computer because they hate my advocacy for human rights for prisoners and deny my First Amendment rights. I rely on you to share this with your friends and groups.
5: "Prison Labor Profits" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icRD77mugaI -
They prevent my "MLK Speech Fraud" video from uploading today. I'll get it posted for you. Help us if you can, please - P.O. Box 153, Redan, GA 30074-0153. Cyberstalkers destroy responses to my resume that come to my email accounts because they are afraid for me to work around computers, which is what I do as a legal assistant. Our lawsuit against The Cochran Firm was dismissed with judges deciding that (a) there is no Cochran Firm office in Georgia where we served suit (although there is), and (b) the Neals are "immaterial" people; killing Larry Neal, a handicapped African American, does not matter. Therefore, we do not deserve any records, investigation, or accountability about Larry's death like Michael Vick's dogs got. Police are free to kill mentally ill Americans. Protests by their families are "immaterial." (See http://wrongfuldeathoflarryneal.com/ and also see COCHRAN FIRM FRAUD 1 AND 2 at YouTube.) That is how the justice system feels about mentally ill people - especially African Americans. However, they don't like for me to write about it. Is there censorship in America? It all depends on what you want to say. Hospital coverage for mentally ill people was not included in our recently passed national health care bill. Please support H.R.619. It is wrong and futile to punish people for being sick. Homelessness, prison and death must stop being America's answer to mental illness.
Blessings!
Mary Neal
Assistance to the Incarcerated Mentally Ill
http://www.Care2.com/c2c/group/AIMI
Google Profile - http://google.com/profiles/MaryLovesJustice
Mary Neal's Google Profile - http://www.google.com/profiles/MaryLovesJustice - Get the RSS feed for my Care2 Sharebook at: http://www.care2.com/c2c/share/rss.html/513396753/0/ - Get the RSS feed for my Twitter KOFFIETIME at http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/59790083.rss - Current, urgent justice issues from a laywoman's viewpoint at my primary blog http://FreeSpeakBlog.blogspot.com (the name is a joke, believe me) Recommended articles - http://topsy.com/site/freespeakblog.blogspot.com - Address: MaryLovesJustice, P.O. Box 153, Redan, GA 30074-0153