Civil and digital rights activist Najee Ali, the mother of Cheryl Green -- the 14 year old hate crime victim who was shot and killed by Latino gang members -- and a coalition of community leaders will use non-violent civil disobedience to protest the sale of live ammunition by Big 5 Sporting Goods in the city of Inglewood CA.But first Ali wants Lindsay Lohan to do some hard time on lockdown. We received this press release over the weekend:
"Media reports that Lohan commandeered the vehicle, but our opinion is that if entertainers Lil Kim, Foxy Brown, Snoop Dogg or any Black celebrity had done the same thing it would be called car jacking.
They would have possibly been charged with either car jacking,driving without the owners consent,reckless driving, or assault with a deadly weapon.(the passenger Lohan ran over )
"This is a double standard of justice. One standard for rich white celebrity's and a different standard for everyone else.We want the District Attorney's office to increase and upgrade the charges " Stated Ali.But we digress.
"Guns don't kill people. People who put ammunition in guns kill people. My daughter Cheryl was murdered by a handgun. The sale of live ammunition by Big 5 sporting goods and other stores in our community should no longer be tolerated". Stated Charlene Lovett, Founder of the Cheryl Green Foundation.
"We are calling upon state and city elected officials to implement increased measures making it more difficult to purchase live ammunition. We need to seriously regulate handgun ammunition. Any one with an I.D.can go into Big 5 and purchase ammunition, that includes gang members and ex-felons."
"Going to jail today to protest the continued slaughter of innocent children and victims of gun violence is a small price to pay. We will continue to protest Big 5 sporting goods and all stores that sale live ammunition in our community.We will not rest or give up until they remove the ammunition from the community." stated Ali, director of LA based Project Islamic H.O.P.E.