So apparently a young black boy, fourteen years old, was electrocuted for killing two white girls in the south 70 years ago. His name was George Stinney, and now his family wants justice for him. They had a hearing which the judge has not made any conclusions about, about whether or not they should try the case again. The girls were found in a water logged ditch with at least seven blows to the head each. The blows were made with a hammer like object and made holes in the front of the skulls and crushed the backs. Stinney was 5' 1" and ninety pounds. So small that they had to put books underneath him so his arms could reach the straps. The mask slipped off of his face and his convulsing body was exposed to some 40 witnesses. America is one of two countries to execute a person under the age of fifteen. The officers on his case 70 years ago said he confessed. The boy allegedly confessed to wanting to have sex with one of the girls, but there was only evidence of an attempt to sleep with one. Relatives of the girl say Stinney got what he deserved. Stinney's sister says she was with her brother tending to cows, so he couldn't have done it. And Stinney's cellmate for the three months between conviction and death reports Stinney continuously asking why they'd want to kill him for something he didn't do.
The thing is, this is such an obvious racist false conviction. A boy too small too fit in an electric chair is going to deliver a blow strong enough to put a hole in someones skull...really? The only thing is, the exoneration and all of the deep hatred we have for the ignorant Jim Crow South isn't going to bring him back. There are only so many tax dollars to spend on getting innocent people out of jail and quite frankly, there are just too many innocent men and women in prison now who's entire lives don't have to be ruined by a corrupt (or flawed if you want to be naive) justice system. We should all know in our hearts that young George Stinney could not possibly have committed such brutal crimes (even if he could throw the blows, what about carrying the bodies and cleaning the blood) so why don't we just let his name rest in peace. I understand getting it off the record as a murderer, but honestly...whether he's in heaven, reincarnated, or just resting in the ground (whatever your beliefs) I'm sure he doesn't care about any heartless racist who might, under rare circumstances, bring his name up in negative context. RIP George Stinney. And FREEDOM TO THE WRONGLY IMPRISONED!!!!
http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/21/us/george-stinney-hearing/index.html?hpt=us_t5
Stinney probably looks mean because he is in a prison jumpsuit.
The thing is, this is such an obvious racist false conviction. A boy too small too fit in an electric chair is going to deliver a blow strong enough to put a hole in someones skull...really? The only thing is, the exoneration and all of the deep hatred we have for the ignorant Jim Crow South isn't going to bring him back. There are only so many tax dollars to spend on getting innocent people out of jail and quite frankly, there are just too many innocent men and women in prison now who's entire lives don't have to be ruined by a corrupt (or flawed if you want to be naive) justice system. We should all know in our hearts that young George Stinney could not possibly have committed such brutal crimes (even if he could throw the blows, what about carrying the bodies and cleaning the blood) so why don't we just let his name rest in peace. I understand getting it off the record as a murderer, but honestly...whether he's in heaven, reincarnated, or just resting in the ground (whatever your beliefs) I'm sure he doesn't care about any heartless racist who might, under rare circumstances, bring his name up in negative context. RIP George Stinney. And FREEDOM TO THE WRONGLY IMPRISONED!!!!
http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/21/us/george-stinney-hearing/index.html?hpt=us_t5
Stinney probably looks mean because he is in a prison jumpsuit.
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