Maureen Faulkner:

Still, in the early days after the murder, nobody who read about the events in Philadelphia could have predicted that Abu-Jamal would become the poster boy for an international anti-death campaign. Why should he?
He murdered my husband.

Mumia Abu-Jamal:

Let's Write Epitaphs for Pigs.

Mumia Abu-Jamal:

Political power grows out of
the barrel of a gun.

Now, Therefore, be it Resolved,
that I, Willie L. Brown, Jr,
Mayor of the City and County
of San Francisco, in recognition of the efforts to find justice for
Mumia Abu-Jamal, do hereby proclaim August 16, 1997,
as Justice for Mumia Abu-Jamal
day in San Francisco.

Mike Farrell:

For the record, I have sympathy for Mrs. Faulkner, whom I have met and with whom I have discussed the case. But her years-long campaign for the death of Mumia Abu-Jamal saddens me as well, as does her unwillingness to recognize the fact that his having been imprisoned for the past 26 years ought to be seen as significant punishment in and of itself.

Mumia Abu-Jamal:

I'm fighting every day, not just for my freedom, not just for my liberation, but for all of our liberation.

Maureen Faulkner:

Still, one thing you will not find in any of Abu-Jamal's books is an accounting of what happened on December 9, 1981. If you did not murder my husband, Mr. Abu-Jamal, why not write a book and tell us in your words exactly what happened that night?

Michael Smerconish:

Support for Abu-Jamal in the City of Brotherly Love has never been strong, except in the most radical of circles. I have always attributed this lack of support at home to the fact that people here have been presented with a more steady and balanced view of the evidence than those Hollywood types who have then glommed onto sound bites generated to build support for an anti-death penalty effort.

Michael Smerconish:

Generally speaking, in the city where the murder occurred most people are of the opinion that the guy who did it is where he belongs, if not six feet above where he ought to be.