» TEXAS TEENAGER GETS 7 YEARS IN PRISON FOR PUSHING A HALL MONITOR
In Paris, Texas, last year, a 14-year-old White girl burns down her family’s home. Her punishment? Probation. In the same town three months later, a 15-year-old Black girl, Shaquanda Cotton, is sentenced to seven years in prison for pushing a hall monitor at her high school.
Shaquanda had no prior arrests, and the monitor, a 58-year-old teacher’s aide, was not hurt, according to Black leaders in the northeast Texas town of about 26,000 residents. But in March 2006, the same judge, Lamar County Judge Chuck Superville, who let the White teenage girl go on probation, convicted Shaquanda of “assault on a public servant” and sent her to prison at least until she turns 21.
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How pathetic. Stories like this really make me angry. Pushing someone in my old school district would have at most landed you into In School Suspension. And read this:
…according to The Chicago Tribune, officials at the Ron Jackson Correctional Complex repeatedly have extended Shaquanda’s sentence because she refuses to admit guilt and because she reportedly was found with contraband in her cell – an extra pair of socks…
It is really sad that so many people in our country still have so many prejudice beliefs. They shall all see their day in hell though.
5 responses so far ↓
1 millz // Aug 2, 2007 at 10:42 pm
that is so bull………..jus cause she is black she get 7 year and a white girl with a bigger crime gets probation. The judge is a racist dumb a s s idiot.
2 Mercury // Sep 18, 2007 at 5:58 am
I am black, and I firmly believe that everything is not a prejudice issue. I don’t care if 200 white people burned down their house, this girl should NOT have pushed any worker of her school. This is the problem with us today, we want to do foollish things and get away with it. Go to the law. What does it say about assaulting a public worker? If its is in the law, then the courts have to abide by it. What did the law say about a “white girl” burning down a house??? Nothing. Stop being so narrow minded. You can’t expect the courts to just ignore their laws just because the idiot was black. She had NO business behaving this way. You can say what you will. I guarantee you, when she finally gets out of prison, I bet she won’t push anybody else. Chew on that for a while!
3 Mercury // Sep 18, 2007 at 6:01 am
Oh, and by the way, when a white girl does the same thing and gets a lesser punishment, then make it a prejudice issue. But where there is no law, there is no transgression. (quote from the Bible). If there is not a law in place regarding a “white girl’s” sentence for burning down a house, then they can’t sentence her the same way. Um…Duh! So, chew on that too!
4 traylove Williams // Oct 28, 2007 at 1:26 pm
We need to change a lot of these old outdated laws and rules, the penalty is very severe, their has to be other alternatives in dealing with this minor incident, like community service work, helping at the shelters, speaking to others about controling your emotions. This is very severe sentencing and should be upheld. Time for Love & Healing. Let’s not Condemn but Save and make it better for all of the World.
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5 Desire'e Ford // Nov 9, 2007 at 8:03 am
THIS IS CRAZY… CANT BELIEVE THEY WOULD TAKE SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO THE COURTS…COME ON NOW THEY COULD’VE KICKED HER OUTTA SCHOOL B4 GIVING HER 7 YEARS IN PRISON WHERE SHE IS GOING TO BE AROUND REAL WOMEN WHO COMMITED REAL CRIME…THATS CRAZY FA REAL
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