Why is Genarlow Wilson in prison?

[Dogmudgeon]

He got ten years as an adult for a "crime" he committed while a juvenile.

Find out why.

Sorry, I'd write more, but it makes me too angry, and for many reasons.

--p!

[Dinger]

1. I Agree This Makes NO Snese

Sad, sad case.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

2. Why is he in prison?

He's black. He's being made an example. Georgia had them a new law. Had to take it out for a spin. "Think of the children" and all that.

I wonder what would have happened to a white boy in the same situation. But not too much. It's not hard to figure out.

[nuxvomica]

3. Doesn't this violate the equal protection clause of the 14th?

I thought that if a law changed giving a more lenient sentence for a crime, persons previously convicted under a harsher statute could have their sentences reduced according to the new statute. Otherwise, there would exist two systems of justice, which would violate the 14th Amendment. :shrug:

[Rainbowreflect]

4. Georgia's age of majority is 18. I don't understand how

he could be considered an adult in the "crime" if he was only 17.