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“After a sabotaged experiment leaves him with super strength and unbreakable skin, Luke Cage (Mike Colter) becomes a fugitive who attempts to rebuild his life in modern day Harlem, New York City. But soon he is pulled out of the shadows and must fight a battle for the heart of his city – forcing him to confront a past he had tried to bury.” I think the bald cut and hoodie, rather than the golden headband and 'fro, brings a nice contemporary touch to Luke Cage. In addition to cleaning of the street of Harlem, maybe Cage will go after rogue cops hell bend on shooting similarly garbed brothers.... that be fun. The first issue was published by Marvel Comics in June of 1972 and featured the cover art of John Romita, Sr. I purchased this comic and maybe the next 20 or so until I lost interest in comic books over 40 years ago. My copy is not in as goo condition as the version depicted here, but it is still just as valuable to me. Folks on Ebay are now selling this issue for as much as $1,800, I guess the value increased as a result of the film.

Cynique One person's bad cop is another one's law enforcement officer. I agree. A cop can be morally "bad" but if the laws he's enforcing are bad in and of themselves then he'd actually be considered a good cop doing his job. For example....... If the state closes the public mental hospitals and dump thousands of mentally ill people on the street and then turn around and give police officers the right to use deadly force against anyone acting erratic or that they perceive as a threat....they could literally kill hundreds of people in the street and have it justified by law. The term "police" comes from the word "policy"...because they are the authority who enforce the POLICIES of the state. If the state is producing bad laws/policies then the police who enforce them will be found doing that which is morally wrong but that which they are legally obligated to do. Troy The thing I've noticed about White men....and I've noticed this since I was a teenager....is that most of them LOVE authority. They love telling people what to do and making them do it. Whether it's law enforcement, or just being a manager or supervisor on a job. It's a power trip for so many. Even if the job does't pay much or you don't get a financial raise upon becoming manager I've seen White people accept the stress of management and supervisory positions that pay next to minimum wage.....just for the satisfaction of bossing people around and having the power to fire them or send them home. Just look at a lot of middle aged to older White men who could be truck drivers or construction constractors..... Look at how they wear their cell phones....on their hip like it's a weapon. For most I don't think it's even about the money so much as the power to tell other people what to do and MAKE them do it. The image and sense of power and authority is almost intoxicating to a lot of White males and it carries over to the police force.

Christianity...atleast as it was introduced to the Black race by Europeans...has been among the most morally destructive weapons used. Europeans USED Christianity to conquere and subjegate Black people by forcing a religion on them that goes almost completely against common sense and their very nature. Besides forcing monogomous marriage on Black people which goes against the polygamous nature of most Black men.....the doctrine basically permits people to do whatever the hell they want to do as long as they "believe in Jesus". This allows for a morally degenerate society who maintain false beliefs of salvation. So we shouldn't be suprised if we find adulterers, murderers, cheats, and every other moral or social degenerate in the church....because the "god" they worship tells them to "come as they are" and not worry about anyone judging them. Once a community or society is morally degenerated, there's too much chaos and self-destruction for elevated thought and progress. People are too busy fighting and are too distrustful of eachother to build anything of substance.