tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691183065268280579.post3548545106545719469..comments2024-03-22T12:47:13.633-06:00Comments on Reluctant Rebel: The Case of Bernard BaranFrankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04058312079036935995noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691183065268280579.post-32712750073574404462013-03-20T12:55:39.345-06:002013-03-20T12:55:39.345-06:00But of course, Mississippi must also prosecute het...But of course, Mississippi must also prosecute heterosexual men who make unwanted advances to women forcing them to murder those men. Or perhaps that doesn't happen very often... Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691183065268280579.post-61008833882581288942013-03-20T05:41:46.093-06:002013-03-20T05:41:46.093-06:00I remember hearing about that case at the time - 2...I remember hearing about that case at the time - 21 years for a crime he didn't commit? How very very sad, to say the least. What a horribly cruel injustice.<br /><br />But once again it shows the power of prejudice - in the South, black men were routinely deemed guilty by virtue of their race for many decades - perhaps even now.<br /><br />And down into my childhood, the penalty for rape Russ Manleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05722260145543178087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691183065268280579.post-90823345097963400232013-03-19T21:50:01.226-06:002013-03-19T21:50:01.226-06:00It's hard to believe that states like that sti...It's hard to believe that states like that still exist isn't it? Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14034726832462755283noreply@blogger.com