American Idle

Hotep,

I really enjoy watching American Idol. I think the show is inspirational and encourages us to believe that if you put your mind to it, anything is possible. The show also reveals a deeply rooted sense of diligence in some of its contestants. These particular contestants have convinced me that the best way to become an idol is to not be idle. Feel me?

The show has launched the successful careers of Jennifer Hudson, Daughtry, Jordan Sparks, Fantasia, Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson and my man Reuben Studdard. But let’s turn our idol-ridden minds to some good old “blind justice,” taking place in North Carolina’s basement. (By the way, I’m riding with Crystal this season. The girl has got skillz. Ya heard?)

Michael C. Hayes went on a random shooting spree in 1988. He shot thirteen people, killing four. One was a 16 year old girl whom he shot five times. In 1989 he was found not guilty by reason of insanity. Medical experts testified that he was drunk and high on illegal drugs. They also testified that his killing spree was a mission from God, to rid the world of demons. Real talk.

He’s been living at Dorthea Dix Mental Institution for two decades. He’s been allowed off the grounds of the mental institution without supervision for years. He fathered two children while in state custody. Some legal minds have referred to him as a “political prisoner.” Wow!

According to the medical experts, Michael hasn’t been prescribed any antipsychotic medication since 1989. He was just released from Dorthea Dix Mental Institution and will be living with his girlfriend, a former Dix patient and the mother of his two children. “Blind Justice,”indeed. Check out the Wikipedia on Hayes and let me know what you think? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Hayes_(spree_killer)

This is the same state that will sentence a man to death on circumstantial evidence and faulty instructions, by a judge concerning, “acting in concert.” Na mean?

This is America. So, in no way, shape, or form am I hating on second chances granted to anyone. My problem is with the lawmakers tipping the scales of justice for selective cases. In the meantime, they label me as “the worst of the worst” and expect me to be idle while it all goes down. Well, that’s not about to happen. Believe that!

Holla if ya hear me,

Mannofstat
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