NEAA courtroom in Tampa, Florida was left shook after a 19-year-old black teenager requested that he should be tried as a white teenager or at least a white man for him to stand a chance inside the courtroom.
Sean Jackson who was appearing in court for gun charges refused to plead before the judge and jury accept his conditions. The 19-year-old said he wanted to be tried as a white teenager and if they can’t give him that they should at least try his as a white man who has a similar record as him.
Jackson believes that he was going to be thrown in jail simply because of his color and he brought a bunch of historic cases that were similar to his and for people with the same records as he has. He pointed out that the white persons were given probation, house arrest, and community service while the black boys and men were given harsh sentences and thrown to jail.
“This data shows that if I go into this trial as a black man I am definitely going to jail. I would like for the judge and jury to study these past cases so they can release that no matter how I plead I am going to be found guilty and given a sentence that is considered fit for a black man by this justice system. So I would like to plead as a white boy or a white man and be tried as such”. Said Sean Jackson.
Jackson only had one misdemeanor charge before he was arrested and given the charges he is currently facing. The court is yet to announce whether it is possible for Jackson to be tried as a white person. The previous court cases and conviction of similar charges to the one his facing had shed light on how race had been playing a big role in Florida courtrooms.
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Teen asks to be tried as white
Teen asks to be tried as white
Smart kids, looks like it might work.
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Re: Teen asks to be tried as white
What the smart ass really wanted was to be sentenced like a white man if he was found guilty. That is something a judge can quantify and qualify.
To ask a jury to pretend he is a white guy while being tried is just going to piss some of them off.
The guy seems to have a history of bad decisions and this is just another one.
To ask a jury to pretend he is a white guy while being tried is just going to piss some of them off.
The guy seems to have a history of bad decisions and this is just another one.
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Re: Teen asks to be tried as white
I think it's a smart move defensively, just to make sure the jury and the judge really consider the sentencing without regard to the individual's race, but there is also no need for them to stay within the parameters established only by those examples he provided. Perhaps the defense counsel should be required to provide case history on many more comparable cases for examination.
Re: Teen asks to be tried as white
Or the prosecution can provide their own case examples of white folks having the book thrown at them.km1125 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 06, 2020 11:57 am I think it's a smart move defensively, just to make sure the jury and the judge really consider the sentencing without regard to the individual's race, but there is also no need for them to stay within the parameters established only by those examples he provided. Perhaps the defense counsel should be required to provide case history on many more comparable cases for examination.
Slippery slope...
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Re: Teen asks to be tried as white
I'd take my chances being sentenced as a white person. This is Orlando. It also sets him up for an appeal if the sentence is too strict.
For Kristian Trumpers are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people.
-Romans 16:18
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Re: Teen asks to be tried as white
The law is the law. Don't do the crime if you can't do the time.
Buhbye now.
Buhbye now.
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Re: Teen asks to be tried as white
What a cute perspective on how the law works. Is everything you know learned from nifty sound bites?
For Kristian Trumpers are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people.
-Romans 16:18
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-Romans 16:18
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Re: Teen asks to be tried as white
Sound bites? Nah, that saying is just one of those common sense things, which you and the kid in question obviously lack.
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