Welcome back to Episode 7 of Smoke Til It’s Gone Or Die! This week, your hosts seemingly tried to cover polar opposite cases. Rylee dives into the trial and death of Socrates, the famous philosopher known for flirting with young boys and generally corrupting the youth. Rylee absolutely dunks on him and pretty much says they wish they got to punch his stupid face before the Hemlock got to him. Patty brings you right back to reality with the death of Tony McDade, a trans man of color, who was brutally murdered by police in Tallahassee, Florida. Just two days after the murder of George Floyd, Tony McDade’s murder was scarecely covered by the media, and justice has yet to be served.
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For Patty’s Probable Cause, we have a lot of work to do. The director of the National Black Justice Coalition, David J. Johns, urged people to call the Tallahassee Police Department at 850-891-0000 “to register concern and to demand a complete investigation and public accounting for what happened to Tony McDade.”
You can donate directly to Tony’s mother Wanda’s gofundme page at https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-of-tony-mcdade. This fund is established to cover funeral and burial expenses, mental and grief counseling, and to assist Tony's family in the days to come as they continue to seek justice for Tony.
Marie Claire also curated a list of how you can help demand justice for Tony McDade, which you can visit below
https://www.marieclaire.com/politics/a32764245/how-to-help-tony-mc-dade-donate-petitions/
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