Political and poetic justice: Trump sits on the bench while one of the ‘Central Park Five’ wins election

justice it could be poetry and politics And Yusuf HiTuesday won the elections will represent Harlem New York City Councilis an example.

Salam is one of them. ‘Central Park Five’. how is this four black teenagers and a latino what was it was accused and arrested with Rape and brutal attack in 1989 to someone 28 year old white woman person jogging in the park. They were innocent but Authorities obtained his conviction in 1991 through false confessions.

The five were: imprisoned, Almost seven years in the Salaam caseHe was 15 when the brutal attack took place. They were acquitted in 2002 After a convicted serial rapist and murderer confessed and forensic evidence established his guilt. AND In 2014, the city paid them $41 million Settle a lawsuit for civil rights violations without admitting wrongdoing.

Now 49 years old, Salaam’s political victory is remarkable in itself. He was able to come out soundly victorious in primaries as recently as June, despite the veteran Democrats’ lack of previous political experience. And this Tuesday, he did not even have an opponent and sailed to victory with a program in which he defended justice.social and economic justiceespecially in terms of accessible housing and for criminal justice system reform and following a campaign in which he spoke openly about his case, highlighting the injustices and difficulties in reintegrating after his time in prison.

Karma and Trump

His victory adds this element: poetic justice because it comes just as Donald Trump sits in the dock in the city in a civil lawsuit against him for fraud, one of the reasons the former president himself is facing indictment in four criminal cases.

Inside 1989Just two weeks after the attack, Trump, then a real estate agent, $85,000 Payment time Full page advertisement in four newspapers from locals, including ‘The New York Times’ reinstatement of death penalty in the state. This open letter, filled with racism and strong calls for help, helped fuel anger and inflame public opinion, and not just against the ‘Central Park Five’.

Even after the acquittal, Trump remained in the fort. Inside 2013A year after Ken Burns and his daughter’s documentary about the case was released, he tweeted that the film “does not explain the incident.” The terrible crimes these young people committed It was committed in the park.

Behind city ​​payment agreement to men who were unjustly imprisoned, that it was “a misfortune”. AND Already as president in 2019 and when the case was brought up again due to the release of Ava DuVernay’s documentary miniseries ‘This is How They See Us’ on Netflix, he refused to apologize. “There are people on both sides,” he said, using the same phrase he used in 2017 to avoid condemning Nazis and white supremacists marching in Charlottesville.They confessed their crimes” he said in an interview at the White House.

This Tuesday, after his victory, Salaam said in an interview with The New York Times: “karma is real And we need to remember that. Karma was also the word Trump used in March, when he became the first former president to be charged criminally in the Stormy Daniels hush money case.

But it also seems that this Muslim man’s statements carry more weight against the former president than he takes from him. “I hope we’re treated the way we’re not treated. “They found us guilty without a fair trial,” he said. Quote from Nelson Mandela It is necessary to say this: “You may be angry, you may be resentful, but Resentment is like drinking the poison and waiting for the enemy to die.”.


Source: Informacion

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