I am a Philadelphian and have seen the anger that some folks here have about the Mumia case- including many members of my extended family. One interesting point is that, when pressured on the point of a retrial, they will just say, "Sure, I guess he should get a retrial, but he's guilty anyway."

I even heard Republican City Councilman Frank Rizzo, Jr., say this in a private meeting concerning a resolution for death penalty moratorium! (Incidentally, he didn't support the resolution.)

Ironically, this concedes the major issue that many in the "Free Mumia" movement want. (Yeah, I know some folks want him out immediately without going through a retrial, but that is frankly unrealistic.)

So, if so many of these folks- many of whom are sure to make obnoxious posts on this site- are so sure about the guilt of Mumia, why are you afraid of a complete re-trial?

If you really want "closure," wouldn't you WANT a ret-trial? After all, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s family pushed for a retrial for James Earl Ray. Why? They had a REAL interest in who killed their relative!

As far as I can see, the only person who would oppose a retrial is someone who KNOWS Mumia was framed and KNOWS that there is NO CHANCE of ever convicting him in a fair trial...like the Philadelphia DA's Office, perhaps?