Kody "Monster" Scott, aka Sanyika Shakur, who wrote a best selling book
regarding his experiences as an L.A. gang member, was arrested last week
by L.A. cops for violating conditions of his parole. Apparently the
brother had been blowing weed, among other no-nos.
Kody was arrested while he was sitting quietly outside his home in South
Central L.A. signing autographs. It was said that he had been attempting
to turn himself in to his parole officer, but he had been rebuffed several
times. I think it was mentioned on the news that his parole officer had
been absent when he sought to do the right thing. He was visibly relieved
when the cops came to pull him in, but witnesses said that several squad
cars screeched onto the scene and cops showed off enough artillery and
attitude for anyone to think they were loaded up for a shootout at the
least and a war at the most.
The police precinct where Kody was taken into custody had had his
portrait--apparently from a book promotion--in their squad room with a tag
that reportedly said he was at large. When Kody was jailed; the tag was
changed to say that he was in custody. These chumps must be really proud
of themselves...
Apparently Kody will have to go back to the slam for another year. He
plans to write another book during that time, as well as do a screenplay
based on "Monster."
Perhaps brother could not deal being on the outside, hence the violations.
I wish him well.
I read the book a while ago, but I seem to remember that he was mostly
involved in gang wars with other black gangs, so I think most of his
victims were black...
--SJ
> I read the book a while ago, but I seem to remember that he was mostly
> involved in gang wars with other black gangs, so I think most of his
> victims were black...
I read the book also. Extremely interesting. It is rare that you read an
autobiography of a gang-banger who makes no excuses for the people
he killed. In fact, Kody often seemed to be quite proud of the life he
chose to lead.
Still, an important book to read if you are interested in understanding
how and why someone would enter and lead such a life.
Ray
Last year I heard a white woman interviewed on the radio. She had
written a book about these gangbangers and liked many of them. The
interviewer asked about one of them. The guy had not only killed an
"enemy" gang member but the guy's wife and baby by spraying them with
automatic weapon fire while they were walking down a sidewalk.
She said "Well, I got to know his mother and it
would break her heart if I had used his real name and he's young and
has his whole life ahead of him."
|space for rent <fp...@MHFP.SWMED.EDU> wrote:
|>He got the name Monster from stoving in the face of one of his victims.
|>A policeman said anyone who would do such a thing was a monster. I
|>never read his book. How many of his victims were other blacks?
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|I read the book a while ago, but I seem to remember that he was mostly
|involved in gang wars with other black gangs, so I think most of his
|victims were black...
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|--SJ
sanyika shakur is an extraordinary individual. and while it's true that he
terrorized a great number of people, he was also a powerful leader. in this
period of his life, he is making the difficult transition between the life
of a warrior and that of a political leader. he very well may fail, but his
effort is noble.
there is a certain amount of dismissal one can toss at a 'monster'. he
killed black children and there can be no forgiveness for that. but if any
deed has consequences, every deed has consequences. and since he has
convinced me that his life is now dedicated to good deeds, i will give
credit where credit is due.
he punched his parole officer in the nose, and now he is in jail. is that a
big deal? yes, because certain people are not allowed to live in dignity.
and for political reasons, some have less breathing space than others.
shakur, having paid in full his debt to society in the most dehumanizing
prison america has to offer, now can't even expect to breathe free.
at any rate, think about why you admire colin powell.
>he punched his parole officer in the nose, and now he is in jail. is that a
>big deal? yes, because certain people are not allowed to live in dignity.
>and for political reasons, some have less breathing space than others.
>shakur, having paid in full his debt to society in the most dehumanizing
>prison america has to offer, now can't even expect to breathe free.
If he has paid his "full" debt to society... Why did he have a Parole
Officer???
Just wondering..
A.J. Rawls
And I am just wondering what the name of his book is?
I bin runnin' all over the place tryna find it and ain't
had no luck just using his name - but this IS Denver, after all.
I would appreciate it very much.
alice
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Say, Alice, my mail server said this message was undeliverable.
On 11 Jun 1996, holman wrote:
> And I am just wondering what the name of his book is?
> I bin runnin' all over the place tryna find it and ain't
> had no luck just using his name - but this IS Denver, after all.
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> I would appreciate it very much.
It's called "Monster," girl.
Have a good day.
> Why are Black women so attracted to, and fascinated by, thugs and
> scumbags like Monster Kody?
My interest in Kody Scott, aka Sanyika Shakur, has mostly to do with his
political stance rather than his attractiveness. I sure don't like his
previous m.o. as a gangbanger/enforcer. However, the young brother wants
to redeem himself. If he continues to write good work about his own
experiences in or out of the slam, then he is doing such. If he begins to
revert back to thug behavior, I'm certainly not going to support his
antics.
Some guys find the slam a lot safer than being out on the street. I hope
the brother adds shrink visits to his Muslim faith and work on himself
further so that eventually, he won't have to go back and he won't be
afraid to be out on the street, whether in the 'burbs, or South Central.
Furthermore, give him time to make either restitution or peace with the
families of the victims he took out.
Why is this bigot bashing Black women? As if they all act so, or as if
the phenomenom he describes is unique to a few sistah?
Lest he forget, there have been a few caucasian mass murderers who have
received proposals of marriage ... while on death row.
I have got a better question than the one he poses. Why are White men so
attracted to such obviously medically enhanced women as Pamela Anderson!
The woman has got to be 75% silicon.
Ray Wood, raw...@rd1.racal.com
Now wudden that easy! And I even tried "Monster" in our
campus library. No luck. Like I said,
this IS Denver.
Thanks a bunch.
alice
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On Tue, 11 Jun 1996, Gabrielle Daniels wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Jun 1996 t...@netcom.com wrote:
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> > scumbags like Monster Kody?
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the
>families of the victims he took out.
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Sure about a hundred years should be enough. Clarence Thomas for
prez!! (Really!!)
On Tue, 11 Jun 1996, Gabrielle Daniels wrote:
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> On 11 Jun 1996, holman wrote:
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> > And I am just wondering what the name of his book is?
> > I bin runnin' all over the place tryna find it and ain't
> > had no luck just using his name - but this IS Denver, after all.
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Wait...
On Wed, 12 Jun 1996, space for rent wrote:
> It happens in white society also. Richard Speck after he was convicted
> of killing 8 student nurses including ramming a broom stick up them,
> got hundreds of proposals. He turned out to be a homosexual as seen in his
> video that surfaced recently.
He became a homosexual while in prison, which is what most incarcerated
men do until they have access to women. Plus, Speck had never had a
regular relationship with a woman; he was impotent. He hardly knew how to
approach one or how to act right without tapping into his rage. His
mother took care of that one, to the point of his developing hatred for
all women, hence the murders of the nurses.
Pretty interesting that he got hormone treatments in order to develop his
pectorals into breasts near the close of his life.
> When he came out of prison Eldrige Cleaver (Soul on Ice) said his
> sentences for rape were his politcal protest against white society,
> which never quite explained to me why he raped black women also.
> Now he is a born again Christian.
I doubt whether Cleaver is still a born-again. His recent comments
appeared in The New Yorker "Black in America" issue.
He got seriously clunked on the head by some street thugs, apparently
while trying to scope out some drugs. The Berkeley cops rescued him and
took him to the hospital. He is about 65 years old now. His former wife
(thank goodness!) Kathleen is now an attorney and his kids are practically
grown.
On 11 Jun 1996, holman wrote:
> Gabrielle Daniels <gdan...@rigel.oac.uci.edu> wrote:
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> >Say, Alice, my mail server said this message was undeliverable.
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> >On 11 Jun 1996, holman wrote:
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> >> And I am just wondering what the name of his book is?
> >> I bin runnin' all over the place tryna find it and ain't
> >> had no luck just using his name - but this IS Denver, after all.
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> >> I would appreciate it very much.
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> >It's called "Monster," girl.
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>Any attempt to contact Alice generates an automatic response from the
>server as unknown person.
That's because she posts with Mozilla, and (*surprise*!) her return address
is corrupted. If you use:
it'll get to her. I *HATE* Mozilla, passionately.
-Kenny
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ke...@panix.com CI$: 75032,3044 +1 617 524 5929/4949 Home/Office
16 Plainfield St, Boston, MA 02130-3633 +1 617 983 9410 Fax
OS/2 box: pkenny.tiac.net (when I'm online) Get Warp-ed! OS/2 3.0 is here NOW!
MONSTER, The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member by
Sanyika Shakur, aka
Monster Kody Scott
you can find it in the Africian American Section of any book store
Didn't Cleaver just die a month or two ago? Seems like I heard that
in the news or something???
> >He got seriously clunked on the head by some street thugs, apparently
> >while trying to scope out some drugs. The Berkeley cops rescued him and
> >took him to the hospital. He is about 65 years old now. His former wife
> >(thank goodness!) Kathleen is now an attorney and his kids are practically
> >grown.
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> Didn't Cleaver just die a month or two ago? Seems like I heard that
> in the news or something???
Eldridge is quite alive. So is Bobby Seale, David Hilliard, and Elaine
Brown. It is Huey Newton who is quite dead. I viewed the body and paid my
respects. Sad. The brother looked "worked".
>BTW, who wrote "Manchild in the Promise Land."
Claude Brown. An amazing book, a classic.
>That was very good for "bad" boys of the sixties.
Shucks, he was dealing with New York gangsters of the 40's and 50's.
>And still worth reading today.
Not much has changed.
>Also "Dwon these Mean Streets," another "bad boy" book.
Hadn't heard about that one.
Wayne "We didn't have Manchild style gangs in Los Angeles till the
Seventies" Johnson
cia...@ix.netcom.com
"Drinking and posting don't mix....don't drink and post."
-Michael R. Hicks, The New Jack Scholar
Unfortunately every thing weird he said about us was true.
He didn't mention snowmobiling, however. Great sport for
walking on the edge!
It was pretty funny.
alice
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alice
It is one of life's mysteries. Have you ever noticed that
"good" girls go out of their way to date thugs? Remember
Kemba of Emerge fame? You see it everyday. Interesting.
BTW, who wrote "Manchild in the Promise Land." That
was very good for "bad" boys of the sixties. And still
worth reading today. Also "Dwon these Mean Streets," another
"bad boy" book.
alice
Thank you Kenny. I wish I knew what "Mozilla" is. Is
there a cure?
alice
---Leila---
> >Also "Dwon these Mean Streets," another "bad boy" book.
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> Hadn't heard about that one.
Something about this made me remember a series of books I read as a
teenager, lo, so many years ago (mid-70's) by Donald Goines. I don't
remember the titles, nor can I seem to find any in Lansing (Cerebral
Capital of the Midwest). Anyone know about his writings?
"He who remains silent, speaks volumes."
Rose "BamBam" Cooper /~\
Sgt. At Arms/Web Moderator, /','\
Ebony Queens Motorcycle Club /','`'\
DoD #EQUEEN email: COO...@CSTORE.MSU.EDU /',',','/`,
http://cstore-zserver.cl.msu.edu/eqmc/eqmc.htm `~-._'c /
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>I wish I knew what "Mozilla" is.
Your "newsreader", what you use to read news with.
>Is there a cure?
Yes. trn. :-)
> space for rent <fp...@MHFP.SWMED.EDU> wrote:
> >When he came out of prison Eldrige Cleaver (Soul on Ice) said his
> >sentences for rape were his politcal protest against white society,
> >which never quite explained to me why he raped black women also.
> >Now he is a born again Christian.
> >
> >On Tue, 11 Jun 1996, Gabrielle Daniels wrote:
> >
> >> On Tue, 11 Jun 1996 t...@netcom.com wrote:
> >>
> >> > Why are Black women so attracted to, and fascinated by, thugs and
> >> > scumbags like Monster Kody?
>
> It is one of life's mysteries. Have you ever noticed that
> "good" girls go out of their way to date thugs? Remember
> Kemba of Emerge fame? You see it everyday. Interesting.
>
> BTW, who wrote "Manchild in the Promise Land."
Claude Brown. Have an original edition of that book... he wrote an
article on Profanity, the Black Community and Violence that was kinda
interesting (in 1994, when the movie Sugar Hill came out)...
He was on an episode of "Our Voices" last year as well...
> That
> was very good for "bad" boys of the sixties. And still
> worth reading today. Also "Dwon these Mean Streets," another
> "bad boy" book.
>
> alice
--
Michael R. Hicks - Louisville, KY
a "new jack scholar"
"(Freedom) seldom rolls on the wheels of inevitability..."
-James Baldwin
On Thu, 13 Jun 1996, BamBam wrote:
> [BamBam wanders off on another tangent...]
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> > >Also "Dwon these Mean Streets," another "bad boy" book.
> >
>holman <aholman...@cudenver.edu> wrote:
>>Also "Dwon these Mean Streets," another "bad boy" book.
>
>Hadn't heard about that one.
>
It's by Perri Thomas...his experience as a Puerto Rican growing up in
Spanish Harlem. A must read!
Peace.
Roxanne.
---------"Lovemaking is the consolation for living in the body just
as art is the consolation for living in the world."
Helmut -- The God In Flight.
Yes, especially don't skip over the part where he butt fucks a queer.
A real must.
and his name is Piri.
> >holman <aholman...@cudenver.edu> wrote:
>
> >>Also "Dwon these Mean Streets," another "bad boy" book.
> >
> >Hadn't heard about that one.
> >
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> It's by Perri Thomas...his experience as a Puerto Rican growing up in
> Spanish Harlem. A must read!
Actually, Piri Thomas has a new CD out of poetry over Afro-LAtin
rhythms. i can't remember the name of i, but I'm sure it's Piri Thomas'
only CD to be released in 1996.
Kim
>ke...@world.std.com (Kenneth R. Crudup) wrote:
>>In article <Pine.PMDF.3.91.9606120...@MHFP.SWMED.EDU>,
>>space for rent <fp...@MHFP.SWMED.EDU> says:
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>>it'll get to her. I *HATE* Mozilla, passionately.
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>> -Kenny
>Thank you Kenny. I wish I knew what "Mozilla" is. Is
>there a cure?
>alice
Mozilla is the native newsreader that comes with Netscape. It is not the
best, although convenient.
Better to go to http://tucows.com and download Free Agent. It is freeware,
and works much better.
There are other Windows-based newsreaders, but considering the money you
will pay for Free Agent (i.e. zilch), it is the best.
Kaiju <Techno-Dweeb without being a Unix-Snob>
>Mozilla is the native newsreader that comes with Netscape. It is not the
>best, although convenient.
It is, without a doubt, the worst piece a shit I have ever seen.
Reading posts was no problem; but the text editor for typing responses
was the biggest nightmare I've ever seen. Trash.
>Better to go to http://tucows.com and download Free Agent. It is freeware,
>and works much better.
Works great!
>There are other Windows-based newsreaders, but considering the money you
>will pay for Free Agent (i.e. zilch), it is the best.
I may go to Agent for some of the features, but Free Agent is nice and
works fine.
>Kaiju <Techno-Dweeb without being a Unix-Snob>
Bless your heart!
Wayne "still thinks Kaiju is a mere popcorn monster and not a serious
movie reviewer" Johnson
cia...@ix.netcom.com
"I do not own one thing by any group who has a song on their CD beginning with: lick,
freak down low, I can do what your man can't, she don't love you like I can, beepers,
my baby's daddy, thug or gangsta!"
-Kimberly Walker
> >It's by Perri Thomas...his experience as a Puerto Rican growing up in
> >Spanish Harlem. A must read!
> >
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> Yes, especially don't skip over the part where he butt fucks a queer.
>
> A real must.
> and his name is Piri.
Having trouble with reading comprehension? Piri never engages in such an
act in this book. He receives oral sex in exchange for drugs, as, by this
time, he is hooked on heroin. With all he has done to redeem himself,
that's all you can remember? He's still working with the inner city
community (I saw him myself this Spring).
Kim
In article <4pp8d2$8...@carbon.cudenver.edu> holman wrote:
>
>BTW, who wrote "Manchild in the Promise Land." That
>was very good for "bad" boys of the sixties. And still
>worth reading today. Also "Dwon these Mean Streets," another
>"bad boy" book.
>
>alice
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Claude Brown
acle...@gnn.com (Art Clemons)
All I know about Piri Thomas is what I read in his book. Quite frankly,
I did not condemn him in my previous post so I don't understand your
reference to redemption (I will not bother inquiring into any trouble
you may or may not have with your reading comprehension and/or logic
facilities).
And yes, his little escapade with the queers/transvestites is just about
all I remember from his book. I remember it because his friend, who was
butt fucking a queer, complained that the queer crapped all over his
peter. I remembered that.
He's still working with the inner city
>community (I saw him myself this Spring).
>
>Kim
that's nice.
> >> Yes, especially don't skip over the part where he butt fucks a queer.
> >>
> All I know about Piri Thomas is what I read in his book. Quite frankly,
> I did not condemn him in my previous post so I don't understand your
> reference to redemption (I will not bother inquiring into any trouble
>
You don't think this choice of wording is a little nasty, huh? No
condemnation here, huh? I must have just inferred it, huh?
Kim