Almost Home (For Damien)

[Jerseyprophet]

WARNING: This post is meant to both illustrate possible flaws in a court case that is leading to the further death of innocent people as well as to simply give you something to read that I personally found interesting. I dont believe everything I read, but if there is any truth to this, it's a horrible thing to have happened. Innocent children were brutally murdered, and now after what could well be a modern day Salem style witch hunt, more will be as well.

My degree is in Crim Law, so I'm no stranger to the simple idea that there's 3 sides to every story (the 2 involved and the truth). But, that being said, it's worth the read. Personally, I feel it's worth the support as well.

-JP

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http://youtube.com/watch?v=OcMjnvCnERU

(this video sums it up well -- and the music is by former singer of the jersey based Misfits, Michael Graves, a big supporter of this cause)




Hang on Damien, almost home.




Shortly after three eight-year-old boys were found mutilated and murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas, local newspapers stated the killers had been caught. The police assured the public that the three teenagers in custody were definitely responsible for these horrible crimes. Evidence?

The same police officers coerced an error-filled €œconfession€? from Jessie Misskelley Jr., who is mentally handicapped. They subjected him to 12 hours of questioning without counsel or parental consent, audio-taping only two fragments totaling 46 minutes. Jessie recanted it that evening, but it was too late€" Misskelley, Jason Baldwin and Damien Echols were all arrested on June 3, 1993, and convicted of murder in early 1994.

Although there was no physical evidence, murder weapon, motive, or connection to the victims, the prosecution pathetically resorted to presenting black hair and clothing, heavy metal t-shirts, and Stephen King novels as proof that the boys were sacrificed in a satanic cult ritual. Unfathomably, Echols was sentenced to death, Baldwin received life without parole, and Misskelley got life plus 40.

For over 12 years, The West Memphis Three have been imprisoned for crimes they didn€™t commit. Echols waits in solitary confinement for the lethal injection our tax dollars will pay for. They were all condemned by their poverty, incompetent defense, satanic panic and a rush to judgment.

But there's still hope for them, and you can help.









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[Creeps]

Three less nu-metal kids wandering the streets... I don't understand the problem here.