Racism or Justice for Shaquanda Cotton?

Question

Judge Chuck Superville sentenced a 14-year-old white girl, convicted of arson for burning down her family’s house, to probation
"There was the 19-year-old white man, convicted last July of criminally negligent homicide for killing a 54-year-old black woman and her 3-year-old grandson with his truck, who was sentenced in Paris to probation and required to send an annual Christmas card to the victims' family."
A 14-year-old black freshman, Shaquanda Cotton, shoved a 58-year-old teacher’s aide at paris high school in a dispute over entering the building before the school day had officially begun. She was tried in March 2006 in the town’s juvenile court, convicted of “assault on a public servant” and sentenced by the same Judge Chuck Superville to prison for up to 7 years, until she turns 21.
to read more: http://www.ybpguide.com/2007/03/13/paris...

Shaquanda Cotton's official blog :
http://freeshaquandacotton.blogspot.com/...

also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaquanda_Cotton

Answer 1

It appears suspicious but you should also look into the prosecutors. Sentences given by a judge often depend on what they prosecutors are asking for. The prosecutor in Miss Cotton's case could have been trying to make an example out of her.