Talk:Geronimo Pratt

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Wow...could you possibly make this article more biased? Did Pratt write this crap himself?

Agreed, this page needs much change way way POV.Odin1 03:20, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, I did a little, I fixed what I thought was rather POV as well as fixed grammatical and style errors.AlmightyAnthony 08:09, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

Almighty Anthony, you did a great job of making this article more factual and neutral. But you also removed all references to cointelpro, which I think was a mistake. The cointelpro program worked at "neutralizing Pratt as an effective BPP functionary". See here and here. – Quadell ^{(talk) (random)} 17:41, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

I was hesitant to remove all of the references to COINTELPRO but could not find enough information to justify it being included. The information you have provided is adequate though. As you seem to know about it perhaps you would add something about it, you would be able to make it purely factual and accurate. I apologize for my mistake. AlmightyAnthony 08:18, 19 September 2006

I added a sentence about it, and reorganized again, removing duplicate info and a few lingering POV phrases (e.g. "highly decorated", "deeply commited") – Quadell ^{(talk) (random)} 14:20, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

Excellent job, this article looks far better. Thanks for your help. AlmightyAnthony 07:46, 20 September 2006

Just mentioned that there are existing wiretap records indicating that Pratt traveled to the Bay Area 2 days after the murders and 1 day after Julius Butler claimed Pratt told him about the murders. I also mentioned the possible existance of taps putting him in the Bay Area the day of the murders which have been lost or destroyed. Both are detailed at this link: http://www.icdc.com/~paulwolf/cointelpro/law/inrepratt112CalApp3d795.htm