Shequanda Cotton was sentenced to seven years until she turns to 21 for pushing a door attendent over a dispute on entering the school to early, she is black and the attendent is white. The same judge who sentenced Shequanda, previously senteced a 14 year old white girl to probation for arson of her parents house. Please help Shequanda and check out www.freeshequandacotton.com and send a letter to the Governor of Texas Rick Perry. Bring this injustice to his attention so this type of thing will not happen to any other child.
2007-03-24 04:00:14 · 10 answers · asked by rainbowgirl 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
That's disgusting! A Black girl gets 7 years in the penitentiary for accidentally pushing a White school aide, and a White girl gets probation for burning down her parents house!
I guess "seperate but equal" never ended! Jim Crow still lives in Paris, Texas (a city where they used to burn Black men alive in the county fair grounds!)
2007-03-24 04:18:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Oh I see, you're trying to turn this into a racist thing. That's just plain stupid. You can't judge someone for the color of their skin just like you can't judge this judge's judgment on another case. Every case has different outcomes for different reasons. Maybe the other girl's parents didn't want to press charges.
You sound like you're saying that this girl who has been convicted of a crime shouldn't be punished which is just plain BS. The mere fact that she pushed a door attendant is a crime. She probably did it to impress her friends, well she got busted for it. Tough luck but if you can't take the punishment then don't to the crime. It's that plain and simple. If you ask me, she got off lucky.
BTW, I went to that address you gave and nothing came up. Sorry but I think this is a scam.
2007-03-24 11:11:53 · answer #2 · answered by Kevin A 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Judges are always influenced by both their own perceptions and those of the community. A truly objective review of this situation is difficult, granted the tremendous power that individual judges have over individual defendants.
2007-03-24 11:05:45 · answer #3 · answered by Still reading 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, skippy, but I find your post racist and insulting. You tell only one side of the story and make no mention whatsoever of any injuries the attendant suffered nor what justification - if any - the girl may have had to take the action she did. Any way you slice it, the actions she took were criminal, and she got what the judge thinks she deserved.
The only help you'll get from me is a report to Yahoo!Answers to get your question deleted.
2007-03-24 11:43:28 · answer #4 · answered by Team Chief 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hard to believe that's all to the story. She was given the maximum sentence for a minor, as if she was found guilty of murder.
However if true the governor should intervene.
2007-03-24 11:12:30 · answer #5 · answered by Sgt 524 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Why does a website dedicated to freeing someone had a .com after it? Sounds like someone is in it for the money.
BTW, I did a search for Shequanda Cotton and got Jack-Schit.
2007-03-24 11:05:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
They send little girls to prison?
Texas along with most of the south is racist, so i'm not really surprised. Shw shouldn't lose her whole childhood to this. There has to be some kind of catch to it or something. did she have a past criminal record?
2007-03-24 11:24:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
your web page does not work, is it freeshequandacotton.com
put on YAHOO, THE SPECIFIC NEWS STORY IN THE PAPERS ABOUT IT AND PUT ON THE INTERRNET THE SPECIFIC COURT CASE DOCKET NUMBER
THAT IS HOW YOU GET FASTER ACTION IN USA JUSTICE SYSTEM
2007-03-24 11:17:29 · answer #8 · answered by jdschumanrk 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The name is spelled wrong it is ShaquandaCotton.blogspot.com
2007-03-24 11:44:01 · answer #9 · answered by lady in euless 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
not enough info to judge on.
2007-03-24 11:03:46 · answer #10 · answered by tom the plumber 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋