Matt BlazeMay 13

40 years ago today, the Philadelphia Police Department used a helicopter to firebomb the headquarters of MOVE, a radical collective that was being evicted for what amounted to building code violations. Eleven people died (including five children). The fire eventually spread and completely burned down two city blocks.

Then the remains of those killed, were, for unclear reasons, turned over to the U. Penn Museum, where they sat for decades. https://share.inquirer.com/m7vjmf

The long, tragic journey of the MOVE bombing’s youngest victims

Depositions in legal cases shed new light on the way Philly and Penn treated bones pulled from the rubble 40 years ago.

The Philadelphia Inquirer
Show threadMatt BlazeMay 13
MOVE was, without doubt, guilty of being annoying. They had occasional confrontations with police. There were unsanitary conditions. Their neighbors complained about them. But the response was a case study in wildly disproportionate overreaction that should never be forgotten as a cautionary tale of where militarization of local police leads.
Show threadQuinn Norton
@mattblaze their biggest crime was the usual: being black.
May 14 at 7:02amWeb