More about this George Stinney Jr
In 1944, George Stinney Jr became the youngest person to be executed in the United States in the 20th century. He was coerced into confessing for a crime he did not commit and unjustly rushed through the system, straight to the electric chair.
We, at Pleroma Studios, have assembled a legal team and have been working tirelessly to file a wrongful death case against the state of South Carolina and clear George Stinney Jr's name. Building this case, however, has become extremely expensive and we need your help to continue!
If we reach 500 shirts sold we will earn $8,000! All funds raised will go to support Pleroma Studio's legal efforts to clear George Stinney's name, as well as to help raise awareness about one of the most controversial events in United States history!
Please contact the campaign organizer, Ray Brown, for any questions.
Shirts will be delivered approximately 2 weeks after the close date.
Follow our progress and learn more about the campaign on our Facebook page.
At 14 years old George Stinney Jr. was executed (via electrocution) for a crime that he did not commit. He was coerced into confessing to murder and was rushed unjustly through the system straight to the electric chair.
His trial from jury selection to sentencing only last one day. During that trial no evidence was presented, and the attorney that was assigned to defend Stinney was a tax attorney, who never called a witness, (not even George) and never cross examined any of the prosecutions witness; in fact his only statement was during his closing remarks, when he said in Stinney's defense that at 14 he was to young to be tried as an adult, even though as an attorney in the state at the time he would have know that a 14 year was considered to be an adult.
The whole case stinks of cover up and fact that this young boy happened to be black, while it has some bearing on the case, is not the sole reason that this is a travesty of justice. It is a travesty of just, because three children were murdered. The two girls were murdered by an unknown assailant (at least to us) and George Stinney was murdered by the state of South Carolina. But George, unlike the girls was murdered to cover for the person that actually committed the crime. Then the official in the state, and county governments used this for political gain.
What makes this worst is that South Carolina (to date) knows that what happened was wrong, but still refuses to change the outcome.
We need your help and support. We have an opportunity and a moral obligation to right this wrong and there are two ways that you can help.
- You can contribute to this effort by not only purchasing a T-shirt, but also by wearing it.
- If you have not already, sign the petition, and
- Share this effort with everyone that you know, (family, friends, Facebook, twitter, etc)
Together we can change history, together we can CHANGE!
So let's stand together.
Thank you,
Ray
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