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The sisters were tried on October 4, 1994 and convicted of robbery with the use of a deadly weapon. The have been in prison ever since. The three teenagers, called the “Patrick Men” because they were related, were charged in the case but made plea deals and served only months behind bars and released.
Gladys Scott was 19 year-old and a mothers at the time of the crime.
The NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) joined the momentum by asking Gov. Haley Barbour to pardon the sisters. Supporters have written letters to the parole board and planned to march and rally at the state Capitol. According to Lumumba, The “Patrick Men” who actually committed the crime, made plea deals and served several months behind bars are also asking the governor to pardon the sisters.
What do you think about this story? Was the punishment too harsh for the crime? Does it matter that no one was killed during the arm robbery? Does it matter that they only got $11 from the victims?
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This is a sad story!
Today Gov. Haley Barbour granted indefinite suspended sentences to Jamie & Gladys Scott aka The Scott Sisters. I am so happy for these ladies, and to know God is still in control. I am sad for the 16 years they spent incarcerated for a crime they didn’t commit, however, it’s time to rejoice for their new found freedom. For all those that never gave up on their cause you are angels…Their atty C. Lumumba did an internet radio show called “Center Stage” back in October of this year take a listen as he says he won’t stop fighting until they are released!
I am just wondering what would happen to a Dad if he locked up his daughter for years in her room, because she used the end of a gun to hit her sibling on the head and take his/her money? These harsh punishments by our legal system do not seem to be keeping those who intend to do harm to another person from doing harm to another person. It seems that some type of education would do a lot more help than incarceration. What do you think?
I wonder if there’s more to this story. I can’t figure out why they’d have a life sentence in the first place if one or more of the victims didn’t die. Did the crime lead to anyone’s death? If not, why life? Seems strange.
If you were one of the men ambushed at gunpoint, then struck in the head, and robbed, I think you’d find the amount of money is irrelevant to a pre-meditated violent crime.