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30 years for telling a lie

30 years for telling a lie

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Started by Anonymous 18 years, 9 months ago
I want people to know their laws. My son at the age of 16, is now doing 30 years in prison for being cohearsed by detectives into telling a lie out of fear and not understanding the questions. Detectives take an 8 hour course on how to violate our rights and learn how to get around what they have done and making it legal. Our kids are being taken away at very young ages and rights being violated. In 1998, my son was just turning 16 and was approached by a drug dealer who had got him addicted to crack-cocaine by fronting him the drug. When he became addicted, the drug dealer threatened his life if money was not paid to him by a certain date. The dealer was 2 years older than my son, and was very experienced in how to lure kids into his drug sales. Out of fear my son told his older friend he was scared for his life because he was being threatened to be killed over money he owed. My sonâ

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February 19, 2008

The response to this call for justice has grown beyond what I initially anticipated. This momentum confirms that people are finally recognizing the severity of these systemic failures. Your engagement provides the necessary pressure to ensure this case receives the scrutiny it deserves.

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Sarah Mendoza
18 years ago Featured

ridiculous. he was just a kid and he was being threatened by a dealer. detectives should have helped him not set him up.

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Brenda Sinclair
18 years ago Featured

This is so wrong. 30 years for a kid who was scared and manipulated? My heart just breaks for this family. The system failed him so bad.

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Mark Wang
18 years ago Featured

COPS NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. They prey on kids who dont know any better. 30 years is a life sentence for a child. Free him now.