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Comments :: Wilmington 10 member turns over petitions seeking pardons

Wilmington 10 member turns over petitions seeking pardons

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After reviewing the information I have seen in the media about these pardons I support them. And I very rarely agree with the position of the NAACP.

westernwake1
December 7, 2012 7:52 p.m.

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Let's name a bridge after them!!There's one in Wilmington!

retiredindependentpopo
December 7, 2012 6:15 p.m.

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If anyone will do it, it will be Ol' Bev.. Turn'em loose and tell them to sue the State. We'll pay the bill.

retiredindependentpopo
December 7, 2012 6:14 p.m.

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Always some one elses fault.

retiredindependentpopo
December 7, 2012 6:12 p.m.

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Love how detective, I mean Rev. Barber can prove jay Stroud lied to a judge. Really? Did he pull medical records? If so, better have had a warrant for that. Medical records are private. I know 100% FACT, he was in the hospital. Rev. Barber, THOU SHALT NOT LIE! Show us how that proves anything. Suggest or prove? That's the.......$4 million dollar question.

kistroud
December 7, 2012 5:56 p.m.

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why now for the pardons??? cause pudge is a pushover, a mamby-pamby governor. these perps think they can manipulate her into doing it for them.

found guilty, overturned on appeal...............time to stop!!!!

wakewiseone
December 7, 2012 5:21 p.m.

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If these 10 people are innocent, they should be pardoned. I believe that 100%. How do we know they are innocent? There is nothing being done to find out who did this, IF they didn't.

kistroud
December 7, 2012 5:21 p.m.

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"Willie Earl Vereen was in high school when he was falsely accused of the crime – he wasn't even in the county when the store was burned ..."

That's what I had been wondering - were the convictions set aside because they wasn't obtained properly, or also because it was shown that they were innocent (I think the latter is the standard for a pardon). At least in this gentleman's case, I believe a pardon probably is appropriate. Thus, good luck Mr. Vereen.

hpr641
December 7, 2012 5:13 p.m.

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Ah now see, that clears it up entirely! Why didn't you mention this, workinghuman33? You'd have saved yourself all that typing.

"Pardon is $55K per year of imprisionment."

storchheim
December 7, 2012 5:10 p.m.

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Of course pardon and compensate him for pain and suffering.