Black Man in America
Post date: Oct 20, 2015 2:24:34 AM
In the United States of America and the State of Iowa, a Black man was wrongfully convicted in an all white court, all white jury, all white police department, all white prosecutor’s office, all white judge, white clerk of court and court administrator in the 1990’s. Not just that they were white, they did not like Black people. This is obvious in the fact that when someone came forward and testified that the Black man was innocent, each of those white people disregarded that and sent him to prison anyways. Also racial comments were made during the court of jury selection and trial.
After this conviction, and the wrongful incarceration, additional punishments such as the costs of the jury, use of the court room, public defender wages and fees, etc. were all added as a bill which they say the Black man owes to the State of Iowa.
In 2006, the same Black man was wrongfully convicted in Iowa again. He had lived in several states of America with no charges against him. Only in Iowa? Hmmm. This time they used an armed criminal with a gun as their witness that the Black man was not defending himself from being shot.
In 2012, the same Black man was wrongfully convicted again for jaywalking. Even with a police car video at trial which showed that it was a fake video “the man they portrayed in the video was 100 pounds heavier”. But the jury could care less about his justice.
The law in Iowa does not limit employers from getting unofficial criminal history inquiries during application processes, for periods of longer than the previous 7 years. Is 7 years a fair amount of time to be jobless as an added punishment to incarceration for a crime? His rights to vote were permanently stripped so that he could not vote for a candidate which would pass legislation to help him. The Democratic Party in Iowa benefited from this Black man’s hard campaign work during 2012 from February to November. But did not take on the issues of felony disenfranchisement, inequality of the courts, racially motivated biases in convictions, etc.
Iowa law bars those convicted of felonies from obtaining various licenses to go into business for themselves and earn a living.
Many laws in America bar people convicted of drug crimes from public assistance, housing, food assistance, and education funding. Where are these people supposed to live, work or go to school?
How about having white people in America get sent to Arab courts? Then hold those “fair” convictions against them in housing, jobs, education, etc.? I’m sure an Arab court would be fair to them. So we could hold their rulings dear and true forever just like they do to millions of Black people in America.