Mark Essex-Hero of the people!

[Kefentse_Bandele]

Article from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Essex

Mark James Robert Essex (1949 – January 7, 1973) was a murderer who killed 10 people and wounded 13 others in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, on January 7, 1973.

Background

Mark James Robert Essex was born in Emporia, Kansas. His friends remembered him as a quiet, happy person, who had talked about becoming a minister. Essex joined the United States Navy, where he was allegedly subjected to racism from white people. He was given a general discharge for unsuitability on 10 February 1971, for "character and behavior disorders." After his discharge, he became involved with black radicals in San Francisco, California and later joined the New York Black Panthers.


New Year's Eve, 1972

At the age of 23 and living in New Orleans, Essex began targeting police officers. On New Year's Eve 1972 Essex parked his car and went down Perdido Street, a block from the New Orleans Police Department. He hid in a parking lot across from the busy central lockup and used a .44 Magnum to kill Cadet Alfred Harrell. Lt. Horace Perez was also wounded in the attack. Interestingly, Harrell was black, although Essex said he was going to kill "just honkies" before beginning his murderous attacks. Essex evaded being taken into custody, and later returned, killing Officer Edwin Hosli Sr.

7 January 1973

It was 10:15am, 7 January 1973, when Essex shot grocer Joe Perniciaro with his Ruger .44 Magnum carbine. Essex was making his way to The Downtown Howard Johnson's Hotel on 330 Loyola Ave. Gaining entry from a fire stairwell on the 18th floor, Essex told three startled black hotel employees not to worry, as he was only there to kill white people. In the hallway in front of room 1829 Essex found a 27-year-old vacationing Dr. Robert Steagall and his wife Betty. After a struggle with Steagall, Essex shot him in the chest. He then shot the wife of the doctor in the back of the head. In the room, he soaked telephone books with lighter fluid and set them ablaze under the curtains. Essex dropped a red, green, and black African flag onto the floor beside the bodies of the couple as he left. Down on the 11th floor, Essex shot his way into rooms and set more fires. On the 11th floor, he shot and killed Frank Schneider, the hotel assistant manager, and shot Walter Collins, the hotel general manager. Three weeks later, Collins died in the hospital as a result of the gunshot wounds. The police and fire department quickly arrived. Two officers tried to use a fire truck's ladder to enter the building, but were shot at by Essex. As more police arrived, a crowd started to gather. As the police exchanged fire with Essex, the crowd would cheer after Essex's shots. Attempting to rescue trapped officers, Deputy Chief Sirgo was shot in the spine by Essex, and died. Seeing the story on TV, Lt. General Chuck Pitman of the United States Marine Corps offered the use of a CH-46 military helicopter to assist the police officers. The helicopter was loaded with armed men and sent up. Essex and the helicopter exchanged many rounds over many hours. Essex managed to hole himself up in a concrete cubicle that would protect him. Right as he hit the helicopter's transmission, Essex was barraged with fatal gunfire. An autopsy later revealed more than 200 gunshot wounds.

Before the attack, the television station WWL received a handwritten note from Essex. It read:

'Africa greets you. On Dec. 31, 1972, aprx. 11 p.m., the downtown New Orleans Police Department will be attacked. Reason — many, but the death of two innocent brothers will be avenged. And many others.

P.S. Tell pig Giarrusso the felony action squad ain't shit.

Mata'


Aftermath

After the smoke had cleared, a tally revealed that Essex had shot 19 people, including 10 police officers.


Article from:

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Body of Mark Essex on roof. In the background is the rooftop cubicle that he used for cover.

"Every kill and hate slogan imaginable was painted on the pale brown walls in thick, crude strokes. All references to whites -- and those predominated -- were in red paint. The others were painted black.

"....No inch of wall space was spared; lifting their heads, detectives saw in bold red letters, "Only a pig would read shit on the ceiling."

[Description of Mark Essex's apartment from Peter Hernon's A Terrible Thunder: The Story of the New Orleans Sniper.]

Uhuru Sasa

[Kefentse_Bandele]

Bump!!

[FOOLKILLER]

Mark essex another murderer who wasted his life for no reason. A killer of grocers and doctors, what a shining example of a blackman who could have had so much potential to help his people choosing to end his life at a young age. At least he did not have a computer chip in his head.

[Kefentse_Bandele]

Originally Posted by FOOLKILLER

Mark essex another murderer who wasted his life for no reason. A killer of grocers and doctors, what a shining example of a blackman who could have had so much potential to help his people choosing to end his life at a young age. At least he did not have a computer chip in his head.

he "wasted" his life because he was a misplaced African with a psychological order...not disorder.

He understood the ultimate price it takes to be free...do you??

[AfroCuban]

I guess it would all depend on what u consider a hero..Mark was a fool and a sell out who just wanted attention..There was never a time where he robbed a bank and gave to the N.O poor..there was never a time that he asked if he could join the N.O BPP in order that we could use this brothers anger in a positive manner..He and Tookie Williams are one in the same..sell out punks wannabe's and failures....And please don't blame the colonizer.

PS and guess what? he died a coward..and the reason why? he had no other thoughts other that to go out in a flame of bullets...another one bites the dust..

[Kefentse_Bandele]

Originally Posted by AfroCuban

I guess it would all depend on what u consider a hero..Mark was a fool and a sell out who just wanted attention..There was never a time where he robbed a bank and gave to the N.O poor..there was never a time that he asked if he could join the N.O BPP in order that we could use this brothers anger in a positive manner..He and Tookie Williams are one in the same..sell out punks wannabe's and failures....And please don't blame the colonizer.

PS and guess what? he died a coward..and the reason why? he had no other thoughts other that to go out in a flame of bullets...another one bites the dust..

The funny thing about it is, there were as many cowards INSIDE the Black Panther Party as there were outside of it.

How many brother's who's last name ended in Jackson died because of Huey's cowardice?

Better yet, contrast and compare the number of whites the Panthers killed as to the number of blacks.

Your assesment of Tookie is correct in my opinion, he is a sell out negro and a punk!

Coward was Mark Essex? I don't know.

I do know that Huey was living in a penthouse payed for by a crakka and wearing european tailored suits while professing to be a proletariat Marxist/Leninist and while Fred Hampton and Mark Clark were being murdered!!

But even in his random actions and his certain death, he is more revolutionary, more of a man, and more relevant to the struggle than Huey Newton or Bobby Seale could ever dream of being.

Maybe he shoulda thought of making some ranch & onion Barbeque sauce...yeah that'll bring us to liberation for sure!

Uhuru & Umoja!

[Kefentse_Bandele]

Originally Posted by Kefentse_Bandele

But even in his random actions and his certain death, he is more revolutionary, more of a man, and more relevant to the struggle than Huey Newton or Bobby Seale could ever dream of being.
Maybe he shoulda thought of making some ranch & onion Barbeque sauce...yeah that'll bring us to liberation for sure!
Uhuru & Umoja!

http://www.bobbyqueseale.com/

[JemChi]

Great informatin Kef...hero or not, whether u agree with what he did or not, HE DID SOMETHING..UHURU

[Kefentse_Bandele]

Originally Posted by JemChi

Great informatin Kef...hero or not, whether u agree with what he did or not, HE DID SOMETHING..UHURU

Yeah you don't need a "State of the Black Church" event every damn year if you know what time it iz in relationship to you and a historical enemy!!!!..lolol

[John P.]

so you would want us to go out and kill white people? just wondering and if so when that start to happen what's the next move after that. I think that would make a longs ass if not never ending war.

[Kefentse_Bandele]

Originally Posted by John P.

so you would want us to go out and kill white people?

I would want you to fulfill your destiny and not betray it bro, whatever that destiny is.

Originally Posted by John P.

I think that would make a longs ass if not never ending war.

Not as long as the damn near 3,000 year war we have already been involved in before you and I were concepts.

If you not ready for a long and drawn out war, join the n.a.a.c.p. and continue to fight for the right to vote for the next 200 years...lol I'm not talkin about the sporadic uncoordinated killing of a few people who won't affect the outcome of organized war. I'm talkin about targets of power that will directly affect your enemy. Not it's emotions, but it's resources.

You have to study this word called freedom and liberation AS IT PERTAINS TO AFRICAN PEOPLE. Study WHY people strive to have governments of their own.

If you have killed before, you would know it isn't something fun unless your a maniac.

If our enemy hasn't taught us nothin' it has taught us that in the finality of it's supremacy is that it will destroy us. Our enemy is a maniac. It must be destroyed along with whoever (no matter their ethnicity or gender) chooses to shield said enemy!

Either destroy it or leave it.

Uhuru & Umoja!

[John P.]

Originally Posted by Kefentse_Bandele

I would want you to fulfill your destiny and not betray it bro, whatever that destiny is.



Not as long as the damn near 3,000 year war we have already been involved in before you and I were concepts.

If you not ready for a long and drawn out war, join the n.a.a.c.p. and continue to fight for the right to vote for the next 200 years...lol I'm not talkin about the sporadic uncoordinated killing of a few people who won't affect the outcome of organized war. I'm talkin about targets of power that will directly affect your enemy. Not it's emotions, but it's resources.

You have to study this word called freedom and liberation AS IT PERTAINS TO AFRICAN PEOPLE. Study WHY people strive to have governments of their own.

If you have killed before, you would know it isn't something fun unless your a maniac.

If our enemy hasn't taught us nothin' it has taught us that in the finality of it's supremacy is that it will destroy us. Our enemy is a maniac. It must be destroyed along with whoever (no matter their ethnicity or gender) chooses to shield said enemy!

Either destroy it or leave it.

Uhuru & Umoja!

I agree with everythin you said in that post. I just had to get a clear understanding, I WAS thinking you were for this random act tactic.

[Kefentse_Bandele]

Originally Posted by John P.

I agree with everythin you said in that post. I just had to get a clear understanding, I WAS thinking you were for this random act tactic.

Naw I wouldn't want YOU to go out like this. But if you did I would understand wholeheartedly.

I mean these brothas were fed up and they did what they thought was necessary. I commend them for THAT!

Uhuru & Umoja!