Rachel Hoffman Mem. Concert

Rivertrance-

Please read the press release. " This is a celebration of the life and memory of Rachel, not a political debate." This release is meant to inform her friends about this special event. Obviously, you were not her friend. Are you here to antagonize those who have lost a beloved daughter and friend. Or do you just like to see your stupid opinions in print.

the latter

WE LOVE RACHEL MORNINGSTAR HOFFMAN!!!

may god bless and keep her near!~

I read about this over on Panic's Phantasy Tour site. This was a crazy situation and according to her friends was a complete and utter failure by the local cops. The media seems to be rding the fence a little bit. One thing is for sure, it wouldn't take a "genius" drug dealer to question why she was buying a gun from them. This apparently has been very big news in the FSU community. Sad. Good luck to her friends and family and kudos to the organizers of this event. Although it's terrible to have to exploit someone's misfortune to bring this story to light, it is certainly a story that needs to be told.

holy shit! i just read this story and it is the biggest bunch of bullshit i have ever heard in my life! this poor, poor girl. that could have been any one of us at one point in time. this is an outrage! rest in peace girl.

This is the story is anyone wants to read it:

http://tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080510/NEWS01/805100317

heartfelt thanks to paul and friends...and a heartfelt goodbye and love to those who have left us before they should....

What a sad tale. Ratting out drug dealers is a risky biz. Shoulda done the time. She would still be alive. RIP.

I cannot believe this could happen. Talk about a real reason for people to get together and start taking down the undemocratic powers in this country. Just ridiculous. So sorry for the family and friends of this poor girl.

This is so sad. Unfortunately, this sort of thing happens every day. Make good decisions everybody.

its totally sad, but thats what the cops do, they scare people into working up the supply line. she obviously got shook and intimidated when she was arrested and didnt want to tell her parents or whoever but if she had just gotten a lawyer immediately and he would have told her..... 1st time offender no priors..... your gonna get a slap on the wrist. Guess she didn't or there are some circumstances not being revealed. ALWAYS GET A LAWYER PEOPLE

My heart goes out to this poor girl's family.

Such a travesty of justice so sad....

Here's my question: After being caught with what seems to be a less than considerable amount of substance, why the hell would the cops expect her to be able to pull off a major deal like that? The dealers knew they were being set up, and unfortunately, Rachel took the fall. Sad.

hey trey from tally here. thanks a lot paul for putting this together. i know it means as much to a lot of folks as it does to me. also made my day to see this headline up on jambase when i logged in this morning. i also wanted to send out a big thanks to jambase for upping this info and a big thanks to everyone else who has been so supportive in tallys period of grievance. we have seen unmeasurable outreaches from various members of the community and this is proof that her spirit will live on throughout our scene and beyond. thanks for all the great times rach we love u baby!

A beautiful celebration, at a beautiful place, for a beautiful girl. We miss you Rach.

The War on Drugs is a crock of shit. TPD are a bunch of twats! RIP Rachael

Lesson One: DONT BE A NARC, EVER

Lesson Two: Refer to lesson one

Something doesn't sound right here. This girl goes to NORML meetings yet doesnt know she'll be released for a misdemeanor drug posession. I smell a rat here. She may have been in more trouble than the police are letting on. Drug dealers will kill you. 1500 pills is enough to land you in jail for the rest of your productive life, it really doesn't surprise me that they would do this. She was willing to essentially kill these two men to keep her ass out of prison. There is NOTHING NOBLE OR BEAUTIFUL about that. Sorry but in my book narcs are the most evil people out there. Dont do drugs if your not willing to accept the personal responsibility that goes with using them (prison time).

wow Hurricane23......i'm still amazed at how heartless and uninformed people can be.....thank you so much Paul for putting this on and reiterating the fact that this is not a political debate, but a celebration of an amazing person's life....Hurricane, you didn't know her, so don't f@#cking judge her.....also THANK YOU moe. for playing and dedicating Buster to Rachel in J'ville....that was her favorite and it brought on tears of joy when i heard ya'll say that.....can't wait for July 12, WE LOVE YOU, RACH!!!

Like Paul has said, this event is about Rachel herself, not her circumstances. You don't step on the graves of the dead, you don't trashed loved ones lost.

Though, I can't not reply to the ill-intentioned comments. To say Rachel should not have been an informant is ridiculous. You, and I and no one except the officers involved know about her situation when she made the decision. Furthermore, the people she was attempting to bust were obviously violent criminals who deserve to be in jail. Maybe instead of saying Rachel was selling someone else down the river, you should see that instead of just putting another pot dealer in prison, Rachel was going to help put someone unsafe in jail.

I hope karma hits you hard.

Peace and light!

We love you Rach!

The Malah

this made reddit front page, god damn these cops and the drug war

Dead over 25 grams of weed,,,truely sad...