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AlI/lI/l1ffl1t'cI Pt'l)p/('/s A F,N' People AUGUST 29 - SEPTEMBER 4. 1993
'Former officer L rry Nevers and Walter Budzyn react to being found guilty of econd
degr murder In the in the beating-death of Malice Green. Nevers, left, says he "couldn't
b lieve" the jury's finding .
borhood
Pickett, who lives in the
nearby 47000 block of Warren, is
one of about 30 seniors scattered
in front of a TV set in Kronk's
See COPS, A4
By MICHAELP. NEAL
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It's Monday afternoon, Au­
gust 23rd, and the second-degree
murder convictions for two of the
thr former Detroit police offi­
cers charged with the beating
death of Malice Green are being
read .. '
Walter Budzyn and Larry
Nevers have been found guilty
and Robert Lessnau acquitted of
assault charges, and freed.
At Kronk recreation center
seniors express mixed feelings
fashioned by age, wisdom, cyni­
cism and hope.
"I do believe people give jus­
tice to the best of their ability,"
By RON SEIGEL
S !_cl.' to the Mlchlg.n Citizen
By TUREKA TURK
Mlchlg.n �/t'�.!'
The lawsuit of Leonard
Ashton, the Black man who r -
fuses to pay taxes ca he is
an African slave descendant, has
gone further than any known
case of its kind.
A hearing is h uled for Fri­
day, August 27 in a f er I court
in California.
According to Rob rt Brock,
Ashton's attorney and preside
of th Self-Determination Com­
mitt e, for decad th citizei of
th United Stat ,especially
Blacks, have been mislead about
the effects of the 13th and 14th
amendment.
Brock says that all laws of th
United States are based on mu­
tuality and that Black slav.
were not asked if they wanted to
be citizens of the United Stat .
Citizenship was imposed unilat­
erally on former slaves by order
of the federal government.
Ashton's case furth r r t
upon his beliefthatthe ar two
citiz nships here in Am rica.
Brock says that if BJ cks en­
joyed the same citizenship
tatus as other Americans, there
would no need for the continu­
ing civil rights struggle waged
under cover of th 14th amend­
III nt.
"Bl des ha diff nt kind
of citizenship," Brock ys, "on
imposed by the 14th am nd­
ment."
H� cited the long truggl to
win the right to vote, th right to
e t at lunch counters, th right
BROCK AY THAT dur­
ing the two-year time period
tween the ratification oft 13th
Amendment in 1866 and the
14th Amendment in 1868, Afri­
can slaves, born in Africa but
brought here by force, were wan­
dering around without citizen-
- ship.
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said Louis Pickett, 77, a muscu­
lar, dark, and imposing man,
during a break from his daily
whist. .
By TUREKA TURK
CITZ
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-Both. I believe both go
together to do a better quality
job.-
-Both. You don't want
inexperienced cops but you do
want an amount of security
,where you're able to feel
secure."
� Edna Stewart
ways
th r pon-
ibilit i of
cit iz 1 hip nd none ofth privi-
1 ," B k ay . In addition to
th 1 ck of mutuality or consent
by Blac to b U.S. citiz ns,
Brock li t other reasons why
Blacks hould not' p y ta
� Th form r sla had no
citiz n hip betw n the 13th
and 14th Amendm nt;
..J A" culiar" kind of citizen­
hip \V imposed upon them by
force of h 14t.h am ndment;
_j BI cks have been required
to w a ntury long struggle
for 1 gi. laH n to defin t na­
tur of that itizenship; tmg­
gl all Am ri I know as the
Civil Right 1ll0V ment.
BROCK -
T I I IA actually rec-
ognized th complaint by asking
for a detailed xplanation of the
See LA wsurr. A8
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-We need more police. You
want them to respond when
you call 911,-
Arnetha Fountain
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p Ii and t h community.
See ADVICE, A8
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WIN WIN WIN
See details p ge A2
-I think we need both. There
shouldn't be any inexperienced
cops harrassing people." '
,- Tony Sanderson