Thursday, July 04, 2019

Case Dismissed!

Marshae Jones was released from the county lockup. She was charged for the death of her own fetus after a violent encounter with a rival.
The American woman at the center of a national controversy involving her being charged with the death of her own fetus due to gun violence had her case dropped. Alabama prosecutors were pressured to drop the case. They couldn't muster enough evidence to determine the woman intentionally caused the death of her baby.

Outrage poured when Americans found out that gun violence victim, Marshae Jones was charged with involuntary manslaughter of a fetus. She was shot in the stomach by a rival over a man.

The woman who shot Jones was criminally charged and is facing up to LIFE in the iron college for this. The victim was charged by the Jefferson County prosecutor for this.

Police initially argued that she was culpable for the death of her fetus under Alabama state law, which grants personhood rights to fetuses for the purpose of homicide cases, because she allegedly instigated the fight with the shooter in December that led to her being shot. Prosecutors initially sought to try both women for the incident, but a grand jury determined that the woman shot in self defense and only indicted Jones — which quickly attracted outrage around the country.
Alabama woman had charges dropped after outcry.
The case against Jones began falling apart as soon as the indictment was handed down. Multiple legal experts argued that Alabama's personhood law does not, in fact, allow a woman to be prosecuted for her own miscarriage, and that fetal personhood can only justify homicide charges against the person who made the woman miscarry. Jones'lawyer also revealed that law enforcement barely spent any time questioning Jones, talking to her for only 15 minutes in the hospital before she was prosecuted.

"The District Attorney's decision will help Marshae continue to heal from this tragic event and work to rebuild her life in a positive and productive way. She moves forward with enormous gratitude for the support she and her family have received during this challenging time," said Jones' attorneys in a statement. "With the dismissal of charges, the community of support that surrounded Marshae can now channel its immense passion and energy toward ensuring that what happened to Marshae won't ever happen again."

GUN VIOLENCE IS THE NUMBER ONE THREAT IN THE UNITED STATES.

REPUBLICANS ARE FULLY ENGAGED IN A CULTURE WAR. DONALD J. TRUMP, CONSERVATIVES AND WHITE EXTREMISTS ARE WORKING HARD TO SECURE THEIR PLACE. THEY WILL PASS LEGISLATION AT THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL TO KEEP PEOPLE OF COLOR UNDER CONTROL.

ALABAMA'S PERSONHOOD LAW IS A TESTAMENT OF HOW FAR THE FAR-WHITE WILL GO TO CONTROL THE BODIES OF WOMEN.


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