Friday, July 8, 2011

Casey Anthony sticks it to the system... while others get the opposite

This is not another Casey Anthony blog, but knowing that she likely had something to do with her own child's death, and is only going to spend 3 years in jail, will make you sick when I tell you about these other offenses.  The first is an 18 year old, Tyell Morton, who brought a blow up doll(not a bomb, just inflatable) to his school, on the last day of his senior year as a prank.  Now he is facing felony charges and a possible 8 years in prison, on charges of disorderly conduct(a misdemeanor) and the felony charge of institutional criminal mischief.  The prosecutor claims he won't be seeking a prison sentence, but stands by the charges.  I fail to see, how not seeking a prison sentence, and still giving Tyell a felony for a harmless prank is the "right thing" to do.  It should be up the school to discipline him, such as not letting him walk for graduation, but possible jail time and having to explain to every employer for the rest of your life why you got a felony for a blow up doll is beyond my understanding.(Here's his facebook page, like it, and his own webpage)

The second case, while not involving a felony charge is equally as disturbing.  Ikenna Njoku, received a rebate check from the IRS, for being a first time home buyer.  But because he had overdrawn his account, instead of directly depositing the check, chase paid off the fees and sent him another check.  So when he finally received the check, he took it back to chase, keep in mind the check was written by chase, and because they didn't believe him he got arrested for forgery, a felony.  So they threw him in jail on Thursday, then on Friday, chase realized they had screwed up, and left a message, yes a voice mail on the county police line, and therefore he had to spend the rest of the weekend in jail.  So in all he spent 5 days in jail, but here's the kicker, because of it, he lost his job, and had his car towed to the impound lot.  When he couldn't pay the fee to get the car released, his car was AUCTIONED off.  This happened in June of 2010, and just YESTERDAY, a year later, Chase decided to apologize.  Here's the statement from chase:

"This is a very unfortunate and unusual situation," wrote Darcy Donahoe-Wilmot of Chase Public Relations. "We apologize to Mr. Njoku and deeply regret what happened to him. We are working quickly to understand all the details so we can reach a fair resolution."
Really?  After a year, that's the best you can do Chase?  Pathetic and inexcusable.
So while Casey Anthony walks free next week, it's these other stories that make me wonder, why can't they get the same media attention she got.  Is it because of race? Or is our MSM just that sad, they would rather get their kicks making someone famous who deserves nothing of the sort.  Here's a song from a friend who agrees.

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