LaMar's World is the site consisting of the thoughts and opinion's of Derik LaMar. You'll find celebrity gossip, rumors, lies (just kidding), interviews, and our fav, pics of people looking a damn fool. LaMar says the things that you're thinking, but afraid to say out loud. So sit back, relax, and waste your time.You'll be glad you did. We're glad you did. Please feel free to give us your thoughts, feedback, and criticisms. We don't care, but they're fun to read anyway. Enjoy !
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
"One Big Happy Family" Is This What You Think Of Us TLC ?
This is to Black People, as "Jersey Shore" is to Italians. Rev. Al needs to march about that bullish! He doesn't work. She works 2 jobs & all they do is show them eat'n, walking slow, & cooking unhealthy ish. Are they for real ? I'm not mad at them, well a little bit, but get you moany ya'll.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Black People Can't Get Love Anywhere. Even In China
I thought with all the wings, beer, and stuff we buy from them we would be cool. I guess not
Born and raised in Shanghai by her Chinese single mother, Lou Jing, a half African-American half Chinese aspiring singer, experienced very little discrimination during childhood. However after she appeared on the Chinese reality television show called “Let’s Go! Oriental Angels,” Lou Jing gained national fame and notoriety — largely for her skin color.
After the contest started, I often got more attention than the other girls. It made me feel strange,” Lou said.
The reality show hosts fondly called her “chocolate girl” and “black pearl.” The Chinese media fixated on her skin color. Netizens flooded Web sites with comments saying she “never should have been born” and telling her to “get out of China.”
“We lived in a small circle before,” said her mother. “But after Lou was seen nationwide, some Chinese
Even well meaning friends and family members revealed widespread ignorance about Lou Jing’s racial difference:
“Sometimes people on the street would ask me, ‘Why do you speak Chinese so well?’ I’d just say, ‘Because I’m Chinese!’” Lou said.
“She used to wonder why she had black skin,” said one classmate. “We thought about this question together and decided to tell her it’s because she likes dark chocolate. So her skin turned darker gradually.”
Another classmate weighed in, “We said it’s because she used to drink too much soy sauce.”
Even Lou Jing’s maternal grandmother admitted in a taped interview, “I told Lou Jing she was black because her mom was not very well and had to take Chinese medicine.”
Here are some of the actual comments posted on websites about Lou Jing and her mother:
“Shanghai people’s value plunges. A bastard, brought her out to show off because of the foreigner descent.”
“Is this the legend of the bastard? And an unwanted bastard, Her mother is a shameless woman, pregnant by a black guy, and then abandoned, was it good when he was pleasing you? Still obsessed with him after several decades? Not feel ashamed, even go on TV to look, looking for what? Looking for lost big XX? Looking for climax never had again? Shameless! Why are Shanghai women always the target of criticism? It’s because of shameless bitch like her! Dragon TV please help this bastard find her family. Let the black father with a big XX hurry back, address this old woman’s needs! Black Dad, come back soon! Someone cannot forget your big XX.”
“This woman has no sense of shame, married and you cheat, give birth to a black kid so there is no way to hide, if wasn’t for that her husband will have to raise their children. Cheap is the word, in order to run with a foreigner, even do with black people.”
From: Bossiop
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Friday, December 18, 2009
4 Year Old Found Wandering Around Drunk. You Guessed It , It Was In Tennessee
Tennessee investigators say a 4-year-old boy was found roaming his neighborhood in the night, drinking beer and wearing a little girl's dress taken from under a neighbor's Christmas tree.The child's mother, 21-year-old April Wright, tells WTVC-TV the boy "wants to go to jail because that's where his daddy is." Wright says she and the boy's father are going though a divorce.
The boy, found outside his house in Chatanooga on Tuesday, was taken to a hospital and treated for alcohol consumption.
Hamilton County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Janice Atkinson says the incident is being investigated, but the department declined to release the report.
The boy's mother says she met with child protective services and was told she will get to keep custody of her son.
From: Sphere
Thursday, December 17, 2009
What The Hell Do They Have On
WTF ?! Woman Forges Check, Than Hitches Ride On Ice Cream Truck To Cash It ?
I know it's a recession and all, but stealing from your grandfather ? C'mon Becky. To make matters worse, she found someone ever dumber to pull it all together. Peep the story below....
HOLIDAY — A 22-year-old woman is accused of stealing a check from her 78-year-old grandfather, then conning a friend who drives an ice cream truck to cash the check for her.
Christie Rae Ogden, of 1238 Flotilla Drive in Holiday, was charged Tuesday with uttering a forged instrument. She was already in jail on charges of habitually driving with a suspended or revoked license, possession of controlled substances and violating her probation.
Ogden stole the check from her grandfather on Nov. 5 and wrote it out for $350, according to a report from the Pasco County Sheriff's Office. Then she told a 26-year-old ice cream truck driver that she would give him $20 if he took her to the bank and cashed the check, the report said.
The bank teller pretended to cash it but instead called authorities, as there had been problems with Ogden stealing her grandfather's checks in the past, the report said.
A deputy found the ice cream truck in Holiday Lakes Estates and performed a traffic stop so he could interview the driver, who explained how he took Ogden to the bank.
Ogden (pictured, above) remained at the Land O'Lakes jail Wednesday in lieu of $8,763 bail.
From:St. Pete Times
What The Hell Do They Have On ?!
From time to time we get club pictures sent to us. We browse through them to see who was at what party and what not. More often than not we come across people looking at hot azz mess in the club. So we bring to you a new installment of, "What the Hell Do They Have On". People please stop getting dressed under the influence of drugs of alcohol, or in the dark because you could end up getting clowned on the Internet
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
What Is Going On In Chicago? Do We Need To Put Bars Around The City
A Chicago man kills his wife, kills ex-girlfriend and shoots his father. He must have been of of the "Ohh Wee". This young lady was the ex-girlfriend that was killed.
A gunman accused of a weekend killing spree on Chicago’s South Side and in the suburbs that left two dead and a third fighting for his life was enraged because he believed his father was having an affair with his wife, Cook County prosecutors said today.James Amison, 37, is charged with murder in the killing of his ex-girlfriend, Stephanie Reed, 40, and attempted murder in an attack on his 59-year-old father.
He is also suspected in the killing of his wife, Tashika Smith, 38, during a four-hour killing spree that authorities believe began around 10 p.m. Friday, prosecutors said in court today.At a brief hearing, Cook County Circuit Judge James Brown ordered Amison held without bail.
At the hearing, Assistant Cook County State’s Attorney Joe Lattanzio said Amison arrived at his father home in the 1600 block of S. 19th Ave in Maywood at 12:20 a.m. on Saturday and shot his father in the neck.Witnesses and Amison told police that he was angry because “he believed that his father had been having an affair with his wife,”
Lattanzio said.Amison then drove to Reed’s home in the 5300 block of S. Marshfield Avenue in Chicago, where he shot and killed Reed just an hour later, Latanzio said.Amison has confessed to the killing, Lattanzio said, and a bullet recovered from Reed’s body matched a gun recovered from Amison when he was arrested 40 minutes later at a South Side strip club.
Amison threatened employees and patrons at The Factory," 12054 S. Doty Ave., before stealing money from an employee, firing his gun, and being shot in the leg by a "concerned citizen,"
Lattanzio said.Amison is in good condition at Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn but was not healthy enough to be in court, Lattanzio said.Speaking after the hearing via phone, Steger Police Chief Richard Stultz said he expects
Will County prosecutors to charge Amison later Monday or early Tuesday with Smith's murder.“Based on the timing of the other cases in Maywood and Chicago, we believe he killed her around 10 p.m.,”
Stultz said.Amison picked up a car from a female friend in Homewood after killing Smith, using it to drive to his father’s home, Stultz said.It’s unclear why Amison believed his father was having an affair with Smith, Stultz said.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Chris Brown Is Pissed ! Peep His Twitter Page
Chris is ready to slap the.... Bad choice of works. Let me try again. He's very upset about his record sales. Let's put it that way. Peep what he had to say via his Twitter page.
im not biting my tongue about shit else... the industry can kiss my ass
7 minutes ago from mobile web
Reply Retweet WTF... yeah i said it and i aint retracting shit
11 minutes ago from mobile web
Reply Retweet im tired of this shit. major stores r blackballing my cd. not stockin the shelves and lying to costumers. what the fuck do i gotta do...
15 minutes ago from mobile web
Reply Retweet I sent a msg! Call my #SayNow at 877-522-7339 or click http://bit.ly/5eA3oA to listen to it
about 1 hour ago from API
From: Twitter
im not biting my tongue about shit else... the industry can kiss my ass
7 minutes ago from mobile web
Reply Retweet WTF... yeah i said it and i aint retracting shit
11 minutes ago from mobile web
Reply Retweet im tired of this shit. major stores r blackballing my cd. not stockin the shelves and lying to costumers. what the fuck do i gotta do...
15 minutes ago from mobile web
Reply Retweet I sent a msg! Call my #SayNow at 877-522-7339 or click http://bit.ly/5eA3oA to listen to it
about 1 hour ago from API
From: Twitter
So It Ain't So ?! No Nene Or Kim on RHOA Next Season ?
Uh Oh, changes may be entering the cast of the Real Housewives of Atlanta. Avid watchers are anticipating the return of the third season, however rumor has it that Kim Zolciak and Nene Leakes are getting uppity and asking Bravo for more money to film the show. Allegedly, Bravo producers are’nt willing to accomadate, and quiet as kept they are in talks with several other Atlanta contenders to join the show to replace Kim and Nene.
Rumors swirled a while back that Sheree would be leaving the show, however Sheree isn’t entirely foolish, she know she has rent to pay, and She by Sheree ain’t poppin’ off in Neimen Marcus anytime soon. Kandi, Lisa, Sheree and Dwight will be returning next season….
14 Year Old Shot In The Head While Walking With His Mother
It seems like things are getting worse out here. Do the people that do these things realize that it's really not worth it ? I know it's hard out there, but ish like this in not the answer. I'm at a loss for words over this.
A 14-year-old boy was shot in the head while walking with his mother in the Northwest Side Logan Square neighborhood in Chicago Tuesday morning.
Just after 9 a.m. the boy was walking with his mother on the 3500 block of West Armitage Avenue, according to police News Affairs Officer Robert Perez, when he was approached by a male in his late teens or early 20s.
After yelling gang slogans and putting up gang signs, the offender took out a handgun and shot the boy in the head, Perez said.
The victim was taken in serious to critical condition to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, according to Fire Media Affairs spokesman Quention Curtis. Perez said the boy has since been transferred to Children's Memorial Hospital.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
I've Heard It All. Women Gets Busted Selling Moonshine Out Of Her Daycare
Now I've of some crazy things, but his takes the cake. I've heard about people selling Chicken & Fish dinners out of the hail salon, or barbershop, but Moonshine out of the daycare ?!?! Please stop !
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Authorities have charged a North Carolina woman with selling moonshine out of her day care center. The Charlotte Observer reported Tuesday that North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement arrested a 57-year-old woman last week at Parkview Community Center in Charlotte.
Agents said children were in the day care center when they sent in an undercover agent to buy two gallons of moonshine.
The woman told the paper she was set up by a neighbor. She said she was just holding a package for a man in exchange for $80 and didn't even know what was in it.
Agents also arrested an 82-year-old man and charged him with making the moonshine. Authorities seized more than 80 gallons of moonshine from the man.
From: Charlotte Observer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Authorities have charged a North Carolina woman with selling moonshine out of her day care center. The Charlotte Observer reported Tuesday that North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement arrested a 57-year-old woman last week at Parkview Community Center in Charlotte.
Agents said children were in the day care center when they sent in an undercover agent to buy two gallons of moonshine.
The woman told the paper she was set up by a neighbor. She said she was just holding a package for a man in exchange for $80 and didn't even know what was in it.
Agents also arrested an 82-year-old man and charged him with making the moonshine. Authorities seized more than 80 gallons of moonshine from the man.
From: Charlotte Observer
Rush "The Devil " Limbaugh Says The Black Frame Of Mind Is Why Tiger Did It
I knew it was just a matter of time before my favorite racist ran off at the mouth about this, and I knew, somehow he would put President Obama in it. To me, he really represents how a lot of people feel.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
OJ Jail Beat Down Is A Hoax
First of all I can't believe he caught a case off of that fake kidnapping, but he should have known it was coming. You can't kill 2 people, and expect not to have the law come after you for littering or something.
Prison officials in Nevada have shot down reports O.J. SIMPSON was hospitalised on Monday (08Dec09) after online rumours alleged the former American footballer had been attacked while behind bars.
Simpson is serving a 33-year sentence at Lovelock Correctional Center after he was convicted for masterminding a 2007 memorabilia heist in Las Vegas.
Reports circulated the internet on Monday night alleging the 62 year old had been admitted to hospital after being beaten up badly by fellow inmates. Unnamed sources claimed the rumoured attack was racially motivated.
But the assault and Simpson's supposed hospitalisation are news to Lovelock prison authorities, who insist the retired sportsman is still incarcerated without incident, reports local news station KPIX-TV.
Prison officials in Nevada have shot down reports O.J. SIMPSON was hospitalised on Monday (08Dec09) after online rumours alleged the former American footballer had been attacked while behind bars.
Simpson is serving a 33-year sentence at Lovelock Correctional Center after he was convicted for masterminding a 2007 memorabilia heist in Las Vegas.
Reports circulated the internet on Monday night alleging the 62 year old had been admitted to hospital after being beaten up badly by fellow inmates. Unnamed sources claimed the rumoured attack was racially motivated.
But the assault and Simpson's supposed hospitalisation are news to Lovelock prison authorities, who insist the retired sportsman is still incarcerated without incident, reports local news station KPIX-TV.
Monday, December 7, 2009
New VH1 Show. "My Man Keeps Cheating", I mean "NBA Wives Coming in 2010
Just kidding. Not all NBA players cheat on their wives. Just the ones that get caught. This is going to be a very interesting show. I'll keep you posted.
For quite some time, Shaunie O’Neal has been throwing around the idea of her and other NBA wives/girlfriends starring in a reality show. Well, guess what? The premiere date for “Basketball Wives” is set for March 15th on VH1. It’s an eight-episode 30-Minute series. It should be interesting- seeing as how Shaq has been cheating with numerous mistresses and Shaunie recently filed for separation.
Below is the press release sent over by VH1:
VH1 has teamed up with the wives and girlfriends of some of the NBA’s most elite players to give the viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the glamorous life of a professional basketball player’s wife in VH1’s original series, “Basketball Wives.” Production is set to begin on the series in December 2009. The eight-episode 30-minute series is set to premiere on March 15, 2010.
This series is about the insider life of the wives, girlfriends and a few ex-wives of some of the biggest ballers in the game. These ladies live the life. They drive the best cars, live in the biggest mansions, wear designer clothes and jewelry and only travel first class. But living the high life is not all glamour. In order to protect it, they have to deal with the jealousies and dramas of living in — and staying in — the inner circle. They must also keep the groupies at bay while their husbands and boyfriends are traveling on the road for over six months of the year playing ball all-the-while wondering if their spouses are being faithful to them.
The cast is filled with the wives and ex-wives of superstars including Jennifer Williams (wife of Eric Williams), Evelyn Lozada (ex-fiancé of Antoine Walker), Mesha O’Neal (wife of Jermaine O’Neal), Royce Reed, Faith Rain (Udonis Haslem’s girlfriend) and Shaunie O’Neal (wife of Shaquille O’Neal) who will also serve as Executive Producer on the series.
From:Undercrown
You've Got To Pay Attention. Woman Gets Arm Caught In Moving Subway Car
It was almost a lot of "Slow singing, an flower bringing" to her house if the train hadn't stopped. I hope she has a clean draws in the bag, because i know she messed up the ones she had on
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Friday, December 4, 2009
What Is Wrong With European People ?!?!
European kids have lost their mind ! This MF'er strangled his 10 year old brother just for the fun of it. He compared killing his little brother to eating a cheeseburger. WTF ! Peep the story below for the rest.
An Indiana 17-year-old who told authorities he identified with a television serial killer said strangling his 10-year-old brother satisfied a craving like a hungry person eating a hamburger, according to court documents.
Andrew Conley of Rising Sun showed no remorse or emotion as he described choking to death Conner Conley as the two wrestled Sunday, a probable cause affidavit said. He told investigators the child's last words were "Andrew, stop."
Conley said he dragged his brother's body to his car before driving to see his girlfriend, who told investigators the teen "seemed happy, more happy than she had seen him in a while," according to the affidavit. Conley said he dumped the body near a park in the Ohio River community about 90 miles southeast of Indianapolis.
"Sometimes people are just evil," Dearborn-Ohio County Prosecutor Aaron Negangard said. "This is an evil child."
Prosecutors filed preliminary charges of murder against Conley along with a supporting affidavit Thursday. He is being charged as an adult and will appear Friday in court, Negangard said.
Conley's family did not return messages for comment Thursday. Negangard said Conley had an attorney but none was listed in the affidavit.
The teen told investigators he had had fantasies about killing someone since he was in eighth grade, including cutting somebody's throat, and felt "just like" the serial killer Dexter on the Showtime television series of the same name.
"Like I had to ... like when people have something like they are hungry and there is a hamburger sitting there and they knew they had to have it and I was sitting there and it just happened," Conley said in the affidavit.
The slaying comes six weeks after 15-year-old Alyssa Bustamante told Missouri authorities she strangled, stabbed and cut a 9-year-old neighbor's throat because she wanted to know what it was like to kill someone.
The affidavit in Conley's case described him killing his brother before visiting his girlfriend and other friends. It said:
The two brothers were wrestling while their parents were at work. Conley put Conner in a headlock, causing the younger boy to pass out and fall to the floor. Conley dragged Conner to kitchen, put on a pair of gloves and choked the boy for about 20 minutes until he noticed blood flowing from Conner's nose and mouth.
Conley put a plastic bag over his brother's head, secured it with black electrical tape, and dragged the body by its feet down steps to the basement and then from the home to his car. Conley struck Conner's head on the ground several times before putting the body in the trunk of the car.
With the body still in the trunk, Conley drove to his girlfriend's house and gave her a sweetheart ring.
Negangard said he will consider seeking the maximum prison term of life without parole. Conley's age makes him ineligible for the death penalty.
"I believe Andrew Conley is a dangerous person," Negangard said.
Conley also told investigators that on the morning of Conner's death, he stood over his sleeping father with a knife and thought about killing him. Conley went to police Sunday night, admitted killing Conner and told investigators where to find the body.
The teen had no juvenile record and his teachers considered him a good student, Negangard said.
"This kid, Conner, was a good kid, and Andrew was an A and B student," he said.
From: AP
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Jared Is Getting Swool Again. Tired Of Eating Turkey Subs Everyday
Maybe Jared needs to lay off the double meat on his subs.
Jared Fogle, a.k.a., "the Subway guy" was recently spotted in the Miami airport toting some extra baggage -- and not the kind on two wheels either.
Nearly a decade ago, we watched in awe when commercials aired about the young 20-year-old college student who lost 245 pounds by eating Subway sandwiches for lunch and dinner every day. Now we're watching again as the sandwich chain's spokesman has apparently fallen off his own diet.
While he still tweets about eating Subway (wouldn't you if you got free subs?), it appears the Subway guy has taken a break from eating fresh as much as he used to. According to Subway's web site, "Jared still enjoys his favorite SUBWAY sandwich, but has eased himself into eating other foods. He always chooses foods low in fat and limits the amount of alcoholic beverages. He still drinks only "diet" beverages and continues his walking regimen."
No one can blame a guy for wanting more of a variety of food -- after all, eating subs every day for years had to get kinda boring. But straying too far from his staple of turkey and veggie subs has obviously caused his waistline to spread as quickly as mayonnaise.
It appears Jared is still visiting schools and events across the country to promote the Jared Foundation which Subway established in 2004 to help fight childhood obesity and encourage kids to lead healthy lifestyles. As part of his presentation, he shows the crowd his iconic 60 inch fat pants. Just two months ago he told the kids at Thurman White Middle School in Nevada that staying healthy and keeping fit are "so important".
Let's hope those fat pants stay off the Subway guy and the extra toppings around his middle are just a temporary set-back.
From:That's It
Jared Fogle, a.k.a., "the Subway guy" was recently spotted in the Miami airport toting some extra baggage -- and not the kind on two wheels either.
Nearly a decade ago, we watched in awe when commercials aired about the young 20-year-old college student who lost 245 pounds by eating Subway sandwiches for lunch and dinner every day. Now we're watching again as the sandwich chain's spokesman has apparently fallen off his own diet.
While he still tweets about eating Subway (wouldn't you if you got free subs?), it appears the Subway guy has taken a break from eating fresh as much as he used to. According to Subway's web site, "Jared still enjoys his favorite SUBWAY sandwich, but has eased himself into eating other foods. He always chooses foods low in fat and limits the amount of alcoholic beverages. He still drinks only "diet" beverages and continues his walking regimen."
No one can blame a guy for wanting more of a variety of food -- after all, eating subs every day for years had to get kinda boring. But straying too far from his staple of turkey and veggie subs has obviously caused his waistline to spread as quickly as mayonnaise.
It appears Jared is still visiting schools and events across the country to promote the Jared Foundation which Subway established in 2004 to help fight childhood obesity and encourage kids to lead healthy lifestyles. As part of his presentation, he shows the crowd his iconic 60 inch fat pants. Just two months ago he told the kids at Thurman White Middle School in Nevada that staying healthy and keeping fit are "so important".
Let's hope those fat pants stay off the Subway guy and the extra toppings around his middle are just a temporary set-back.
From:That's It
Maxwell Singing, MJ's "Lady In My Life"
One of my favorite artists. Maxwell put in pinky toe in this one. Glad to see him back on the scene. Enjoy !
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Happy Holidays From The Woods Family
What If You Had To Sit Next To This Guy On Your Next Flight ?
Never Leave A VM Tiger ? Damn
Damn Tiger. He was begging like Keith Sweat & she still snitched on him. Everyone is looking for a payday. It's a recession man !
From: US Weekly
Damn Roy ! You Messed That Money Up
In a way I'm not surprised. Every athlete has their day, and it looks like Roy had his. I was looking forward to seeing him, and Bernard Hopkins get it in though. Looks kike he can kiss that payday goodbye. I guess we'll have to wait until Floyd fights Manny to go back to Vegas
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
White House Party Crashers Were On Some "Balloon Boy" Ish
Let Keisha & Man Man try to sneak up in a White House dinner. Shoots fired ! Funny how it was never mentioned that they snuck into the C.B.C. back in September until now. They want to get on the DC "Housewives" show in the worst way
When You Have Too Much Money........
Have You Heard Of The Scott Sisters ? Probably Not. Life In Prison For $11 !
These to ladies have been in prison since 1994 for an armed robbery that netted $11. What is really going on with the justice system ? Peep the story below for the details.
Talk about injustice. How do you wind up in prison serving two life terms for a robbery that netted 11 dollars? That question has haunted first time offenders Gladys and Jamie Scott for the past 15 years.
On December 24, 1993, Scott County Sheriff's Department in Mississippi arrested the sisters for an armed robbery they vehemently deny participation in. In 1994 they were convicted after being implicated in the crime by three young Black men who confessed to the robbery in exchange of a plea bargain that gave them 10 months. The sisters were not offered a plea and went to trial.
Time has passed slowly for these sisters as they watched from behind bars their five children grow into adults and mourned the lost of their father. They have felt the pain of exhausting all their legal remedies while being denied relief at every level.
According to Nancy Lockhart, M.J., a legal analyst who has worked tirelessly over the years to help set free the Scott sisters she says she will never forget the frigid Chicago morning when she opened a letter from Mrs. Evelyn Rasco, the mother of the Scott sisters. She told the story of her daughters and her plight to help free them. "How can they give my daughters two life sentences for a crime that netted 11 dollars where no one was injured?" This prompted Lockhart to become the Scott sister's lifeline for hope. She began a campaign to try freeing them.
The Scott Sisters challenged their convictions on direct appeal arguing that there was insufficient evidence to convict them and the guilty verdict was against the overwhelming weight of evidence, which should have exonerate them. The court of appeals found no error and affirmed the convictions on December 17, 1996. As a result, they filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court, which was denied on May 15, 1997. They consequently filed an Application for Leave to File Motion to Vacate Conviction pursuant to the Mississippi Post Conviction Collateral Relief Act. The Supreme Court also denied that application.
In 1998 one of the sentenced men signed an affidavit telling that the Scott sisters were not involved with the crime. The affidavit along with two others that pointed to the sister's innocence were secured by their attorney and submitted for post conviction relief. Then attorney Chokwe Lumumba submitted a request for commutation of sentence and/or pardon to the governor. It was subsequently denied.
Gladys and Jamie Scott have maintained their innocence. They have spent nearly 15 years in prison for a crime they did not commit that netted the sum of 11 dollars. It is time for them to join their families.
For more information about the Scott sister's case please go to: www.freethescottsisters.com.
The Committee to Free the Scott Sisters: 641-715-3900 Ext. 99222
From Huffington Post
Talk about injustice. How do you wind up in prison serving two life terms for a robbery that netted 11 dollars? That question has haunted first time offenders Gladys and Jamie Scott for the past 15 years.
On December 24, 1993, Scott County Sheriff's Department in Mississippi arrested the sisters for an armed robbery they vehemently deny participation in. In 1994 they were convicted after being implicated in the crime by three young Black men who confessed to the robbery in exchange of a plea bargain that gave them 10 months. The sisters were not offered a plea and went to trial.
Time has passed slowly for these sisters as they watched from behind bars their five children grow into adults and mourned the lost of their father. They have felt the pain of exhausting all their legal remedies while being denied relief at every level.
According to Nancy Lockhart, M.J., a legal analyst who has worked tirelessly over the years to help set free the Scott sisters she says she will never forget the frigid Chicago morning when she opened a letter from Mrs. Evelyn Rasco, the mother of the Scott sisters. She told the story of her daughters and her plight to help free them. "How can they give my daughters two life sentences for a crime that netted 11 dollars where no one was injured?" This prompted Lockhart to become the Scott sister's lifeline for hope. She began a campaign to try freeing them.
The Scott Sisters challenged their convictions on direct appeal arguing that there was insufficient evidence to convict them and the guilty verdict was against the overwhelming weight of evidence, which should have exonerate them. The court of appeals found no error and affirmed the convictions on December 17, 1996. As a result, they filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court, which was denied on May 15, 1997. They consequently filed an Application for Leave to File Motion to Vacate Conviction pursuant to the Mississippi Post Conviction Collateral Relief Act. The Supreme Court also denied that application.
In 1998 one of the sentenced men signed an affidavit telling that the Scott sisters were not involved with the crime. The affidavit along with two others that pointed to the sister's innocence were secured by their attorney and submitted for post conviction relief. Then attorney Chokwe Lumumba submitted a request for commutation of sentence and/or pardon to the governor. It was subsequently denied.
Gladys and Jamie Scott have maintained their innocence. They have spent nearly 15 years in prison for a crime they did not commit that netted the sum of 11 dollars. It is time for them to join their families.
For more information about the Scott sister's case please go to: www.freethescottsisters.com.
The Committee to Free the Scott Sisters: 641-715-3900 Ext. 99222
From Huffington Post
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