Queen Esther

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 21:49:58 -0800

although (almost) anyone would agree that no one deserves to be murdered, i think that ultimately there's something that can be learned from all this -- especially those of us who live in urban areas. "A New York Shooting -- And What The Victims Did Wrong"

Jeremy M. Barker

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 13:05:13 -0800

Given the momentous occasion of the conviction, it's fine time to remember that The Stranger's associate editor, Charles Mudede, was a perfect asshole upon her death: If my sister said something stupid that got her shot, then my sister said something stupid that got her shot. I have little sympathy for the dead, and even less for those who survive them. There is nothing special about being dead or knowing a dead person. This was in relation to a submission to their insipid "I Anonymous" column, which read in part: [I]t seems you misplayed your role as mugging victim. If you are out on the streets of almost any city in the world at 3:00 a.m., you must realize that you are in a dangerous environment. The price of your survival is constant vigilance and the awareness that if anyone accosts you and demands your purse, you hand it over and keep your fucking mouth shut. Good to remember that the ever-so-liberal Stranger employs editors to remind women not to fuck with the men-folks, and to remember when to shut their mouths.

Seattlest: What Are You Going To Do? Spend Your Life in Prison?

Queen Esther

Jeremy M. Barker