"David Nuckolls Sr." <dnuck1@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
To: Covenant_in_Action@yahoogroups.com
From: "David Nuckolls Sr." <dnuck1@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 16:57:28 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: [Covenant_in_Action] Genarlow Wilson
Through selective enforcement they've managed to ruin a lot of lives, especially young black men......our boys are never allowed to be just boys, or have "youthful indiscretions"__._,_.___
dyesplace@aol.com wrote:David, thanks for clearing that up for me. I have not kept track and did not realize that another situation had occurred. I wonder why the law is only applicable to teens? Don't they learn that behavior from adults?
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From: dnuck1@sbcglobal.net
To: Covenant_in_Action@yahoogrou ps.com
Sent: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 1:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Covenant_in_Action] Genarlow Wilson
I thought it was the same guy too, but this is a different case They changed the law after the Brain Gumble story but they left out oral sex, so Genarlow is in jail for having oral sex, which is illegal for teenagers in Georgia.David
Iris Tucker <itucker3@yahoo.com> wrote:Hello,From what I can tell from googling the story of this young man, I believe he is still incarcerated as of end of february 2007. I believe and I may be wrong that the laws have been changed since his trial, but his sentence still stands.cordially,Iris
dyesplace@aol.com wrote:Is this the same case they did the movie about? If so, that young man was released after the sports show with Brian Gumble exposed the case to the national media. Did something else happen?
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From: itucker3@yahoo.com
To: Covenant_in_Action@yahoogrou ps.com
Sent: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:17 AM
Subject: [Covenant_in_Action] Genarlow Wilson
Less than two years ago, Genarlow Wilson was an African American scholar-athlete. He maintained a 3.2 GPA and had multiple offers for college football scholarships.
Today. Genarlow Wilson is twenty-three months into a ten-year prison term mandated by a Georgia law for the â€Å"crime†of consensual oral sex with a fellow high school student. A Georgia court convicted Genarlow Wilson of aggravated child molestation.
Join the NAACP in its campaign to Free Genarlow Wilson now! Sign the petition to free Genarlow. Contribute to the NAACP. Fund our fight to Free Genarlow and to maintain our 97 year vigil for justice nationally. If you live in Georgia, call or write a letter to your Georgia Congressperson. Urge your Congressperson to set a hearing date and to pass Senate Bill 37, which would allow the courts to apply common sense and free Genarlow Wilson. If you live outside of Georgia, contact the leaders of the Georgia Senate Judiciary Committee. Urge them to set a hearing date and pass Senate Bill 37.
Though Genarlow and the female student were only 2 years apart in age, the high school female student, who was 3 weeks from her 16th birthday, admitted to initiating the sexual act. Genarlow, however, was convicted and sentenced under a law meant to penalize adult child molesters. Unless justice is served, he will be forced to carry the label of â€Å"sexual predator†for an act engaged in by more than half of all American high school-aged boys.
There is a double standard at play in the sentencing of Genarlow Wilson. Around the same time that Genarlow was sentenced, a high school teacher was convicted of having sex with a student. The white female teacher was sentenced to just 90 days in the same Georgia courthouse that sentenced Genarlow to 10 years.
The NAACP has made a formal request to both Governor Sonny Perdue and Georgia Senate Judiciary Committee Chair, Preston Smith, to pass and sign Senate Bill 37 into law. Senate Bill 37 will allow trial judges to review and modify the sentences of individuals, like Genarlow, who have been harshly sentenced under the antiquated Georgia law.
Let it be known that you are outraged at the decision to throw away the life of this promising young man for reasons that defy logic, and demand restitution. Here are some talking points you can use in your letters or phone calls.
Sign the petition to free Genarlow now!
For more information about the campaign to Free Genarlow Wilson, please contact me at: 410-580-5762 or
jjackson@naacpnet.org.
Sincerely,
Dr. John Jackson
NAACP Chief Policy Officer
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