R. Kelly ‘Double Up’ Tour Protesters
By MIA on Dec 11, 2007 in R.Kelly | | ||
R.Kelly will be bringing his Double Up to The Forum in Los Angeles on Friday but will be greeted with a group of protesters.The protesters do not want Kelly who is currently facing child pornography charges to perform at The Forum which is a church-owned facility.Activist Najee Ali of Project Islamic HOPE said in a statement:
“R. Kelly is currently facing 14 federal counts of child molestation. Why is the church not giving aid and comfort to the victims of sexual assaults?”
“How can the church allow R. Kelly to perform on Friday night, have service on Sunday morning and believe all is well?” Ali continues. “The message the church is sending to young children is that money is more important than taking a stand in support of victims who have been victimized by R. Kelly and other child molesters.”
I just realized that these people had a lot of time on their hands,maybe they could help me take care of my three hundred dogs and leave the platinum pisser singer alone.
Equal-Opportunist | Dec 12, 2007 | Reply
I recently read that Brother Ali intended to protest the R. Kelly Double-up concert to be held at an upcoming Forum event. It appears he is protesting not for the language or overtly sexual content, but for allegations that have not been proven, nor evidence that has been accepted as fact. Therefore the allegations remain “hearsay” and perhaps the reason the trial has been delayed for over 5 years.
There is reasonable doubt that Mr. Kelly was not the person on the video. If it were clear, he would have been arrested and remained in jail to this day. The circumstances surrounding the tape surfacing is an even greater mystery.
I am sure Brother Ali is aware of the legal system. Having said that he’d also know that the person who anonymously mailed the video tape to the Chicago Sun Times several years after it allegedly occurred, remains anonymous because that individual(s) would have to testify in a court of law as to how they obtained this tape. Perhaps this would then lead to the origin of the tape as well. Doesn’t Brother Ali find it equally curious that the “do gooder” who mailed the tape to the newspaper won’t help the authorities to prosecute the alleged pedophile? Perhaps it is the same reason the case remains open.
Now, through a different set of lens, one wonders why it has become so important to prosecute R. Kelly that the State is considering “veins” as the evidence since no other concrete evidence has been upheld.
Doesn’t Brother Ali think it may be more than mere coincidence that the mystery tape appeared only after Mr. Kelly fired a singer he was producing by the name of Sparkle (Aunt of the supposed victim) along with the person who was managing him at that time? Another coincidence is that the tape is said to supposedly have been made in 1998, but not given to the Chicago Sun Times until 2002, shortly after the terminations of the two individuals named above. Or, how about the logic of the anonymous “do gooder” who gave the tape to the newspaper instead of the police. Or after the tapes made the press, copies of these same tapes were being distributed and sold to street vendors and the net for profit. Where did these people get their copies from? Was this all a set up to extort money, or revenge, or just someone trying to embarrass the well known playboy whose weakness has always been women. Hmmm. I don’t know about you, but I am still doing my research into the matter.
Perhaps Brother Ali can share with his followers what concrete facts and evidence he is going by to incite their anger and hostility. I also hope he is prepared to stand by any aftermath that can possibly get out of control with some crazed fanatic who might decide to take the spurious allegations as fact simply because you have told them so, and then decides to do physical harm to Mr. Kelly and or members of his tour.
Of course Mr. Kelly’s antics don’t help his current charges, but are we convicting Mr. Kelly on his being an obscene showman and lyricist, or the crime he supposedly committed? Does his bad boy reputation override reasonable doubt?
Doesn’t Brother Ali find it odd that no White Evangelical protesters have ever assembled to try and destroy R. Kelly’s performances? Perhaps, like me, and many other intelligent sideline watchers, we are are separating spins and accusations that have taken hold in the court of public opinion and waiting for facts to emerge through a court of law. Many of us understand the charges are still allegations and have not yet been proven.
But I am sure Brother Ali joins a host of supporters who destroy one another by the new form of a death sentence, character assassination. All you need is access to a keyboard and the Internet.
And just a bit of education for Brother Ali and jis group to chew on:
Ephebophilia is an adult engaging in sexual acts with 12 years old and up
Pe-do-phil-ia n. recurrent, intense, sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges or behaviors involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child (under 12 years old) –American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
In the Netherlands, the law allows children ages 12 to 16 to make their own decision about sex, though if Mom and Dad feel a relationship is exploitative, they can ask the authorities to investigate.
The states define the age of consent for sex differently. Most say it is 16, but some say 18. In Hawaii, it’s 14. So are teenagers from the onset of puberty (usually about 13) to the age of sexual majority (usually 16) always victims when they have sex with someone older? In Illinois sexual consent is 17 years old.
If Brother Ali truly is an equal opportunity defender of human justice, he may want to assemble his crew and protest for the group that follows Mr. Kelly’s tour at the Forum, “Iron Maiden”. Now that’s a group who openly appears to be part of Satan’s Circle.