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    Posted August 20, 2009 by
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    Warren, Michigan
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    This iReport is part of an assignment:
    Racial profiling: Both sides

    hate

     


    This                                  is serious racism.  This is real hate                                  crime.  Where is the media.  Is this                                  OK today???

     

    The                                  animals pictured below; car-jacked, then raped                                  Christopher Newsom, cut off his penis, then set                                  him on fire and fatally shot him several times                                  while they forced his girlfriend, Channon                                  Christian, to watch. An even more cruel fate                                  awaited her!

    Channon Christian was beaten                                  and gang-raped in many ways for four days by all of them, while they took turns urinating                                  on her. Then they cut off her breasts and put                                  chemicals in her mouth... and then murdered                                  her.


    VICTIMS:
      
                                      
    PERPS:

    Knoxville (WVLT) - The District Attorney General of KnoxCounty                                  announced the list of charges facing now five                                  suspects in the double murder of Chann on                                  Christian and Christopher Newsom.

    The                                  District Attorney General Randy Nichols is not                                  saying whether or not he will seek the death                                  penalty, but he does say the State will seek                                  conviction for all charges filed in a 24-page                                  indictment from the KnoxCounty Grand Jury.

    Lemaricus                                  Davidson, 25
    , faces a total of 46                                  charges. Davidson was indicted on 16 counts of                                  Felony Murder growing out of rape, robbery                                  kidnapping and theft of Channon Christian and                                  Chris Newsom, 2 counts premeditated murder of                                  Christian and Newsom, 2 counts especially                                  aggravated robberies from Christian and Newsom,                                  4 counts especially aggravated kidnapping of                                  Christian and Newsom, 20 counts aggravated rape                                  of Christian and Newsom, and 2 counts of theft                                  from Christian and Newsom.

    Letalvis Cobbins,                                  24
    , faces a total of 46 charges.                                   Cobbins was indicted on 16 counts of                                  Felony Murder growing out of rape, robbery                                  kidnapping and theft of Channon Christian and                                  Chris Newsom, 2 counts premeditated murder of                                  Christian and Newsom, 2 counts especially                                  aggravated robberies from Christian and Newsom,                                  4 counts especially ag gravated kidnapping of                                  Christian and Newsom, 20 counts aggravated rape                                  of Christian and Newsom, and 2 counts of theft                                  from Christian and Newsom.

    George Thomas,                                  24
    , faces a total of 46 charges. Thomas                                  was indicted on 16 counts of Felony Murder                                  growing out of rape, robbery kidnapping and                                  theft of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom, 2                                  counts premeditated murder of Christian and                                  Newsom, 2 counts especially aggravated robberies                                  from Christian and Newsom, 4 counts especially                                  aggravated kidnapping of Christian and Newsom,                                  20 counts aggravated rape of Christian and                                  Newsom, an d 2 counts of theft from Christian                                  and Newsom.

    Vanessa                                  Coleman, 18, faces                                  40 Tennessee state charges.. Coleman was                                  indicted on 12 counts of Felony Murder growing                                  out of rape, robbery kidnapping and theft of                                  Channon Christian and Chris Newsom, 1 count                                  Premeditated Murder of Christian only, 1 count                                  Especially Aggravated Robbery of Newsom only, 4                                  counts especially aggravated kidnapping of                                  Christian and Newsom, 20 counts of aggravated                                  rape of Christian and Newsom and 2 Counts of t                                  heft from Christian and Newsom.

    Eric Boyd,                                  24
    , also arrested in connection with the                                  fatal carjacking, only faces federal charges as                                  an accessory after the fact. He was not indicted                                  by Knox county grand jury.

    Felony Murder                                  carries a possibility of death, life without the                                  possibility of parole and life with parole.                                  Especially Aggravated Robbery is a Class A                                  felony that carries a possibility of 15 to 60                                  years in prison. Aggravated Rape is a Class A                                  felony that carries a possibility of 15 to 60                                  years of prison.

    At a news conference                                  Thursday, Nichols commended the cooperative                                  efforts between several departments and credits                                  that cooperation for the fast pace this case is                                  moving through the court system.

    Nichols                                  says he hopes to move the case to trial on the                                  first day its set.

    The four are expected                                  to make their first court appearance within ten                                  to fifteen days.

    This is certainly a case                                  garnering a lot of public interest, Nichols                                  recognizes that and says he expects all kinds of                                  requests filed in this case, including a change                                  of venue in order to receive a fair trial.. But                                  he says he does hope 12 Knox County jurors will                                  be able to determine the guilt or innocence of                                  these suspects..



    Where                                  are Al and Jesse? Are they providing counsel and                                  help to the families of the victims?

    Of                                  course not - the victims were white

    Why                                  hasn't this received National coverage by the                                  news media like the Duke "rape" case?

    Oh,                                  that's right - the victims were white

    Why                                  hasn't the NAACP, ACLU, New York Times etc.,                                  called for an investigation?

    Must be                                  cause the victims were white

    Why hasn't                                  the FBI been called in to investigate this as a                                  hate crime?
    Oh, that's right - the victims                                  were white"

    So,                                  if a white radio shock jock uses the phrase                                  "Nappy headed", it gets 2 weeks of constant                                  news coverage.

    If                                  two white people are tortured, raped, and                                  murdered by a group of black people, you have to                                  find out by an email. This is the depth of                                  racizm and hate.


    Pass                                  this around, and maybe, just maybe, it will land                                  in the hands of someone in the media                                  or
    politics,                                  that has the guts to stand up for the white                                  people!!

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