GENARLOW IS FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

October 26, 2007 by Marc Lamont Hill

For the past 32 months, Genarlow Wilson has been sitting in a prison cell for consensual oral sex with a fellow teenager. About 20 minutes ago, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled 4-3 in favor of upholding a Monroe County ruling that ordered Genarlow Wilson free. The court’s opinion, in part, stated:

Although society has a significant interest in protecting children from premature sexual activity, we must acknowledge that Wilson’s crime does not rise to the level of culpability of adults who prey on children and that, for the law to punish Wilson as it would an adult, with the extraordinarily harsh punishment of ten years in prison without the possibility of probation or parole, appears to be grossly disproportionate to his crime.

Amen.

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14 Comments

1. Desiree wrote:

I’m so glad! This is great news!

October 26, 2007 @ 10:43 am

2. Blaxx wrote:

My day started going very bad for the past hour or so and I was starting to get very pissed off. This just changed everything.

October 26, 2007 @ 11:19 am

3. natural nubian wrote:

in spite of all the disturbing national news (the recent noose prank craze) this is glorious news.

(and not that i’m keepin’ a tally or nothin’)
BUT NOW WE EVEN DAYUMMIT! YALL GOT DEM DUKE BOYS, WE GOT GENARLO! CHEA!!!!

October 26, 2007 @ 11:41 am

4. MrDeeTroit wrote:

This IS a great day. God bless Genarlo, and may this whole situation and season of his life fuel him to be the biggest and the best in all of his endeavors.

October 26, 2007 @ 12:29 pm

5. John wrote:

BUT NOW WE EVEN DAYUMMIT! YALL GOT DEM DUKE BOYS, WE GOT GENARLO!

Nice sentiment.

October 26, 2007 @ 12:40 pm

6. Piscean Princess wrote:

In addition to (or in lieu of) a book deal, I hope that he is able to move on in his life & get the education that he was all set to embark on when this whole mess started. I hope that his emotional & psychological wounds are not too great/deep to be overcome.

October 26, 2007 @ 3:49 pm

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