Common Folk Collective » florida

Police use of “non-lethal weapon” kills teenaged artist

Knile — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 11:34:04 +0000

Various outlets ranging from the Miami Herald to the BBC are reporting on how police in Miami Beach chased, surrounded, tased, and ultimately killed an 18-year-old graffiti artist, Israel Hernández-Llach, known as “Reefa”. Some of his work can be seen on Flickr, including in the South Florida graffiti pool.

Tonight! NinjaSonik, Unstoppable Death Machines, ZZZs! (In Jacksonville, Fl)

thos — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:39:45 +0000

“TONIGHT JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA !!!!!!!

THE UNSTOPPABLE DEATH MACHINES PLAY TONIGHT and BENROBEY of NINJASONIK do a COLLABORATION PERFORMANCE AT BURROBAR (downtown jacksonville)

alongside

Also be sure to check out: The ZZZs (Japan) Foreign Trade +SoLo: reprise presents RUIN XMAS Event Page After Show w/ Ninjasonik Event Page party starts at 5 ! get your artwalk on !!! and show us a good time @benrobey @deathmachinesny also MERCH FOR SALE !!! BENROBEY SHIRTs FOR SALE and DEATH MACHINE SHIRTS FOR SALE records stickers the whole shabam!”

Not to Beat a Dead Horse But…It Was a Human Life

thos — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 01:37:16 +0000

The lawyer for Trayvon Martin’s family did a pretty awesome job of flipping the script by saying that if the defense (Zimmerman) is going to use the Stand Your Ground law then Trayvon is the one that should have been justified, even if he threw the first punch.

“Crump said it was not clear that Martin threw the first punch but, argued that even if he did, Zimmerman’s actions launched the entire sequence of events. “Trayvon Martin had every right to stand his ground,” Crump said. ”

(From TheDailyBeast.com)

Common Folk Stands With Their Hoods Up in Solidarity

thos — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 04:14:15 +0000

This is for Trayvon Martin. I didn’t know him. I don’t know the man that shot and killed him. I don’t know exactly what happened and no one ever will. Regardless, this teenager is dead. And it’s ashamedly not really anything new.

When people with guns make bad choices there’s no turning back. None.

I’ve gotten my ass beat down, badly. But guess what, I healed. And I would take a beat down again and again and again and never would I be justified in taking someone else’s life.

Recently in Slinger, WI a 20yr old, Bo Morrison, was also shot and killed when he ran from a underage drinking party to hide from the police on a neighbors enclosed back porch. The homeowner went out on the porch and shot him. Obviously situations like this are never cut and dry. I’m all for protecting your home and family but there’s smart ways to do so and shooting to kill is not justified unless you are in immediate, imminent, absolute danger.

To keep it real, bad choices were probably made by all parties involved but in no way should either of these young men had to pay with their lives.

(The hoody print is from OG New York street artist Dan Witz, check him out and buy from DanWitz.com)