Injustice In Mississippi: Double Life Sentence Over $10!


Sat, 4th April, 2009 - Posted by Marenda Taylor


When I first heard about this case I was checking status updates on Facebook and thought it was a joke, that is until I saw who it came from…Eddie G. Griffin does not joke! The more I read, the more I needed to know… It seemed crazy to me that anyone could be sentenced to double life in prison over $10! How could that be? We live amongst child molesters and rapists that do less than a year. How is it possible to serve a double life sentence for $10?

This just didn’t (and still does not) sit well with me. My consternation quickly turned to anger because the more I thought about it, the less shocking it became.

A year ago I sat in a court room w/ someone accused of a petty victimless crime…before that case was heard, we sat through a case in which a man was found with children’s underwear in his possession & child porn on his personal computer. To my surprise, the pervert got NO TIME. The judge sentenced him to some type of therapy…the person I was there with got 2 Years!

Does that seem odd to you? Would it matter if I said the person that I was there with was a Black male and that the pervert was actually a White male? I know some will be quick to say I’m pulling the race card and that those were revoked when Barack Obama was elected President, but I’m simply calling a Spade a Spade!
The Facts:
» 2,310,984 prisoners were held in federal or state prisons or in local jails

» 4,777 black male inmates per 100,000 black males held in state and federal prisons and local jails, compared to 1,760 Hispanic male inmates per 100,000 Hispanic males and 727 white male inmates per 100,000 white males.
Bureau of Justice Statistics June 30, 2008

» 1 in every 279 Black women is incarcerated compared with 1 in every 1,064 white women and one in every 658 Latinos.
—Pew Public Safety Performance Project “One in 100: Behind Bars in America 2008″

» “Black female inmates outnumber white female inmates three to one, and their punishments don’t always fit their crimes.”
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Only an idiot would look at these numbers and not see the racial disparity. Lets be clear, Black people account for approximately 13.4% of the U.S. population. Why are so many Black people in jail? Black people do not commit more crimes than any other race! There is a racial bias in our legal/justice system. Denying it won’t fix it and neither will ignoring it. It is what it is, until we do something about it!

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”
—Martin Luther King, Jr.

This has been on my mind for days! I have sought information on the Scott Sisters case. I read the trial transcripts. These ladies do not belong in jail! The state did not prove its case because it never had one to begin with… There was no physical evidence presented, no weapons, no credible witnesses, their defense was a disgrace, and justice was not served.

From what I’ve learned the Sheriff had a beef with the family (specifically the Scott sister’s father). The sisters had a cousin who was apparently an informant for the FBI. This cousin exposed a Sheriff’s illegal activities which apparently caused problems for the entire family. What happened to the cousin? I don’t know. But it seems like Internal Affairs would step in right? (or is that only on tv?)

Prior to the sisters being arrested for the alleged robbery, a restaurant in the area had been robbed. It is said that the restaurant owners were asked by officers of the law to say that the Scott sisters committed that robbery. The restaurant owners refused. Where are they? I don’t know, but it would be great if they surfaced.

It gets crazier… the 3 men that CONFESSED were told they’d get lighter sentences if they implicated the Scott sisters!

There are 3 affidavits that state the sisters had nothing to do with the alleged crime, yet these women sit in prison serving double life sentences.

There is so much more to this case. Concerned citizens can make a difference. I urge you to take and action and do something right now!

The Sisters are in need of a Mississippi Barred Attorney.

For More Info See:
http://freejamieandgladyscott.blogspot.com
http://wrongfulconvictions.ning.com/

Petition
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/Free-Jamie-Gladys/index.html

Donations:
e-mail: TheWrongfulConviction (at) gmail.com
US Mail P.O. Box 389 Green Pond, SC 29446

Contact The Governor:
Gov. Haley Barbour
P.O. Box 139
Jackson, Mississippi 39205

Trial Transcripts:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/10571890/Jamie-and-Gladys-Scott-Transcript


Day of Outrage Podcast:
For 14 years the case of Jamie & Gladys Scott has been suppressed by key so called “NEGRO” Leaders. We bout to tear the roof off these suckers !!! This is a story that will make you say Mississippi got DAMN !!! Join us as we hear from the mother of these 2 woman, Ms Evelyn Rasco, and a true warrior Sista , Nancy Lockhart. We are also hoping to have Dr Mustafa Ansari join in on the conversation.

Category : Blog for a Cause

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72 Responses to “Injustice In Mississippi: Double Life Sentence Over $10!”


Jereme Webbs October 1, 2009

this is ridiculous!!

Tom October 2, 2009

Tell me this story is not true – it should never have happened

bob rowe October 2, 2009

Black people needs to adapt better language..to better communicate with everyone in the world!

jdmorris

pimapen October 5, 2009

I'd like to believe that an injustice like this doesn't happen anymore, but when I see something like, I am amazed and shocked. We have come so far, but have we really

Steven October 9, 2009

I hate this, but to be truth, you are great in blogging !!

Patent Licensing October 25, 2009

Well, I'd like to believe that an injustice like this doesn't happen anymore, but when I see something like, I am amazed and shocked. We have come so far, but have we really. Please check out my Patent Assertion

Kyle October 31, 2009

So this kind of injustice is still exists..thanks for the post..how can we help them?

Patent Enforcement November 5, 2009

Now if they had engaged in a little illegal paper shuffling at a Wall Street bank and made of with a few billion they'd be walking the street and the chumps on CNBC would be defending them.

steve November 24, 2009

No, black people do commit more crimes. I feel for the sisters and the copy of framed them should be locked up. I'm against cops who make stuff up (I'm a victim of LA cops) but the truth of the matter is that Black people do commit more crimes. I grew up in South Central and have seen it first hand. Everybody I knew was a black belt criminal. doesnt mean black people are bad or criminals. Thata because of all the crack and of course slavery – we have to put the "black" issue behind us people – for the love of God, we have a black president. how can this country be racist ? I understand some people still are but the country in general is not.

MarendaTaylor November 24, 2009

Steve wouldn't you agree that you do not personally know most black people? even in South Central the people you know are just a small handful of all Black people. I believe there are far more hardworking honest Black people in the United States than there are criminals. I grew up in Compton and while I know of many criminals I recognize that the number of criminals that I know of in Compton is not representative of most black people…

I agree with you on moving past using "black issues" as a crutch or excuse. However, in so doing we have to still keep it real when it walks like a duck quack likes a duck we can't call it a frog. When it comes to race relations Mississippi has come along way but clearly still has a ways to go. Yes indeed we have Black president but if it went Mississippi's way we would not!
http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/stat...

Racism still exists in more places than MS and while we are fortunate that the country in general may not display overt racism we must still call it out and take steps towards healing our nation :)

pimapen November 25, 2009

Black people need to encourage education and better language skills within their community.

Mooloolaba resort November 26, 2009

Extraordinary story, good luck with your fight to clear the ladies.

MRT December 14, 2009

So sad.Children should suffer like any thing. May Lord save the children.

tommy December 15, 2009

i think the judge need therapist!

Justin Case December 21, 2009

Another shocker for sure.

Doesn't justice suck rock in the great land of the slave and home of the knave? I know a Texas gal, white, who got 40 years for breaking and entering a habitation. And it is not considered excessive by the board of appeals. And yet a preacher in Austin gets 27 years for murdering his wife.

Go figure. The whole judicial system needs to be revamped from one end to the other.

Great post and thanks for making us aware once again.

shuvo January 2, 2010

thanks for sharing .

Ex Girlfriend January 6, 2010

I had to do my own research myself because I thought this was a fake story. It's ridiculous how some authoritative figures believe they are above the law. I hope this sheriff gets raped in prison.

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Tom February 2, 2010

Has this story been on Snopes? I had a quick look and could not find it either confirmed or denied

@kartonpiyer February 18, 2010

What I'm saying is that perhaps they don't have the story accurate, I doubt this could really happen in 2009, even if it is Georgia. Unless I'm wrong…