Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 11:50:13 -0500 (EST)
From: danceswithcarp <dcombs-AT-bloomington.in.us>
Subject: Re: New Jersey to Divert profits from RATM Show to Fund for Dead




On Wed, 12 Jan 2000, Chuck0 wrote:

> N.J. tickets 80G of Mumia bash for victims
> 
> Associated Press
> 
> TRENTON - The Assembly yesterday gave final legislative approval to a
> bill that would provide about $80,000 to survivors of murdered police
> officers by diverting profits from a Meadowlands concert for convicted
> cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal.
> 
> The lower house, in a 70-0 vote, agreed to donate the concert profits to
> the 200 Club, a statewide network that helps families of police officers
> killed in the line of duty.


Huh?  I don't get this, chuck0.   Can you find some explanation of how
retroactive theivery by the state came to pass?




carpo