Is the Georgia Supreme Court afraid to make up its depraved mind?

Question

Reference: Grenalow Wilson. A child convicted of having sex with another child and currently serving 3 years of a 10 years sentence.

Soon, white children will be subjected to this same kind of nonesense unless sane people work together to stop this foolishness now.

To answer my own question: Those justices are "TERRIFIED" to rule and so delay their (known to me and select others) deision because they know their entire state is somewhat backwards in matters of race.

Every decision is based upon love or fear and is therefore eligible for consideration here.

Agree?

Both under the age of adult.
Both children black.
All the facts are easily obtainable.

Answer 1

Agree. Fear rules.

Answer 2

hmmm why are you already calling them depraved?

Genarlow Wilson was 17 when he had consensual oral sex with the 15 year old girl, in a motel room party in which Genarlow also had sex with an apparently drunk semi conscious 17 year old girl. He was acquited of raping the 17 year old girl (who did NOT say sex was consensual but rather rape). Some of all this at least was videotaped by others at the party. Under Georgia law of that time, the 15 year old was by age unable to consent, and penalties toughened for adult sex offenders would not allow for sentencing flexibility. Genarlow (and counsel) repeatedly rejected various plea bargain offers, standing on the principle that there was no question the 15 year old meant consent and that he was not a sex offender and convicted felon for life. Some of the jury who convicted Genarlow have complained too that they did not understand the inevitable sentence the law of that time mandated despite his age. Very messy.

After Genarlow Wilson's conviction, the case was inspiration for change in the state laws; "the act would now be treated as a misdemeanor with a maximum sentence of one year in prison, and no sex offender registration" BUT the legislature specified in the new law it would NOT be retroactive. (Probably not with so much Genarlow Wilson in mind as potentially others.) Speific legislative remedies for his status have not passed the legislature (so far). And child pornography issues have also gotten into the mix, as the videotape evidence now is not allowed to the defense... messy, very messy, and a lot of photo ops for politicians while the young man is imprisoned.

Meanwhile there has been a great deal of court activity on appeals, and such; a judge reduced his conviction to misdemeanor aggravated child molestation, but that has been appealed on the basis judges in Georgia do not have authority to do that, only prosecutors do; and the prosecutors won't act, saying plea bargain offers are on the table; and the defense will not accept those because those make Genarlow still a felony convict and registered sex offender.

The two appeals before the court are, as I read it, to confirm the reduction of charge to the misdeamenor (which probably means a quick release and avoids that felony conviction history) plus release on bond while appeals are in process. Rulings from Georgia Supreme Court are expected this month. The young man has been incarcerated for 2+ years so far.

In this case, has every decision been based on love or fear? I don't think so; I think there has been a lot of political opportunism in this mess. Should the court decide on the basis of love or fear? Again, I don't think so; but I hope justice is finally served.

In what I read, it didn not seem race was much of an issue in the case - but what have you seen locally, or read? Seems more a shameful example of electioneering by politicians criminalizing sex and confusing it with pedophilia and pornography...

Answer 3

I never heard about this before, that is absolutely ridiculous.
To think that for a consensual sex act between a 17 +15 year old, could lead to the older boy to be sentenced to 10 years.

Is this racial motivated was she a white girl?
Or is this what constitutes a fair sentence?

Answer 4

Why did you withhold the age of the either "child?"
I'm sorry, but your question appears to be more a biased rant than a question with details. Bringing race into your rant, makes your stance even more tenuous.

Answer 5

lets not condemn that whole state....children should be sent to reform schools.. when they do something wrong...