For the Perez family in Richmond, California, Sunday will be the ninth Christmas they'll spend without their only child. Pedie Perez was murdered by a cop on September 14th, 2014. Officer Wallace Jensen is enjoying his retirement, entirely unaccountable for losing his shit and killing a completely innocent young man one night, for no conceivable reason. I met Pedie's parents and grandparents when I was in California earlier this month, and wrote this song.
New song: "Pedie Perez"
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New song: "Pedie Perez"