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Lawyer: Racism key in Mississippi hot car death
Posted on 5/23/16 at 3:14 pm
Posted on 5/23/16 at 3:14 pm
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Thursday, Blunt was charged with second degree murder after his daughter, 8-month-old Shania, was discovered in the back of his car.
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Less than two weeks before Shania's death, 2-year-old Caroline Bryant died after she was unknowingly left in a hot car by her mother, who is white. Charges are not expected to be filed related to the toddler's death.
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According to Moore, Blunt went to work at 333 Restaurant in Grenada at 9 a.m. Thursday. Blunt left the restaurant at 11 to pick up his girlfriend and take her to her job at KFC. While her parents worked, Shania was going to stay with her grandmother. However, after he dropped his girlfriend off at her job, Blunt went back to his job at 333 Restaurant, forgetting the infant was in her carseat in the backseat.
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"The people making the decisions are white," Moore said Monday. "It's unquestionably related to racism. If this man had been any other color besides black I believe he would be at home, grieving like a normal father and preparing for a funeral.
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This post was edited on 5/23/16 at 3:16 pm
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Posted on 5/23/16 at 3:15 pm to Grim
He's got a point.
The white lady should be charged too.
The white lady should be charged too.
Posted on 5/23/16 at 3:16 pm to Grim
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f this man had been any other color besides black I believe he would be at home, grieving like a normal father and preparing for a funeral.
Eh, probably not.
ETA: Wait, just read that the white woman wouldn't be charged. They may have a point here.
This post was edited on 5/23/16 at 3:19 pm
Posted on 5/23/16 at 3:16 pm to Grim
They should all be charged on sheer stupidity alone..
This post was edited on 5/23/16 at 3:21 pm
Posted on 5/23/16 at 3:20 pm to Grim
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If this man had been any other color besides black I believe he would be at home, grieving like a normal father and preparing for a funeral.
Que? So the reason he is not grieving and the reason he is not a normal father is because he is black? That sentence is the most racist thing I read in the article.
ETA: The structure of the sentence leaves a lot to be desired.
This post was edited on 5/23/16 at 3:28 pm
Posted on 5/23/16 at 3:28 pm to Grim
They both should likely be charged...but i need more information to be sure.
Posted on 5/23/16 at 3:31 pm to Grim
FYI, the attorney representing this case is the same attorney that is sueing the state for the MS flag being racist...
Posted on 5/23/16 at 3:43 pm to Grim
First, its stunning how often this happen, but when it does happen and it is 100%, without question, a mistake I don't think sending the parent to jail helps anyone. With that said, some type of rehabilitation should be offered and it should be across the board sentence.
If anything, it would be a lot cheaper to require someone to go to 6 months of rehabilitation of some type than to have them sit in jail for 3-5 years.
In this situation, this guy does have a point. He does the same exact thing as someone else, why is he punished different?
If anything, it would be a lot cheaper to require someone to go to 6 months of rehabilitation of some type than to have them sit in jail for 3-5 years.
In this situation, this guy does have a point. He does the same exact thing as someone else, why is he punished different?
Posted on 5/23/16 at 3:47 pm to Grim
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Taking his own experience into account and the fact the district attorney and the police chief are white and Blunt is black, Moore said he believes Blunt should have never been arrested.
To be clear, there have been charges filed against white people who forgot their children in the car before. Every district, every DA does something different here....so the racism defense doesn't fly IMO.
That said, most of these horrific accidents and there's not much the law can do to these parents that they won't do to themselves for years down the road. It's not likely that this guy would have been convicted. It's a catastrophic mistake that he'll regret the rest of his life. It happens to a wide range of people, and it can happen to anyone.
This post was edited on 5/23/16 at 3:50 pm
Posted on 5/23/16 at 3:53 pm to Grim
That's pretty decent point. Tragic on both accounts, and these are nearly all on accident, except that sick frick Gump, but either it's a crime or its not.
Not sure how there could be a justified double standard.
Not sure how there could be a justified double standard.
Posted on 5/23/16 at 4:04 pm to Grim
Yep. Lawyer has a point but both should be charged with negligence leading to death or some form of that.
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