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Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Where are the Justice Brothers?

For those of you who don't listen to Rush Limbaugh, that is the term he jokingly uses for the racial shakedown artists also known as Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. I refuse to call either "reverend" becuase there is little to revere about either and neither is a real pastor. Where ever there is a preceived racial slight, you can count on them, especailly if there is the possiblity of money being made.

Well, this is an interesting case of a black woman, single mother who is argualby being handled roughly by the New Jersey justice system. Let's look at the details shall we:


Philly mom faces jailtime due to New Jersey's strict gun laws

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- When Shaneen Allen was pulled over in New Jersey last year, the Philadelphia woman assumed it would be a routine traffic stop.

But instead of getting a traffic ticket, the single mother of two young children was arrested on weapons charges that could send her to prison for three years.

The charges came after Allen told the officer she had a handgun in her vehicle and has a concealed carry permit issued by Pennsylvania. But that license carries no legal weight in New Jersey, which has some of the nation's strictest gun control laws.

Allen's case and others like it have highlighted the legal problems often faced by out-of-state residents who bring weapons to New Jersey, unaware of the rules that govern how guns can be brought into and transported throughout the state.

New Jersey requires that guns be carried unloaded and contained in a closed and fastened case, gun box or securely tied package or locked in the trunk. The state also imposes strict limits on how and where weapons can be transported, and it doesn't recognize carry permits issued by other states....

...Among those backing a federal reciprocity measure is Evan Nappen, an Eatontown-based lawyer who represents Allen and has handled numerous cases like hers. He says Allen, a 27-year-old phlebotomist, didn't know it was illegal to have her .380 Bersa Thunder handgun with her at the time she was pulled over in Atlantic County in October.

"She voluntarily gave him her driver's license and gun license, as she was trained to do," Nappen said. "She was open and honest with the officer from the beginning."

Nappen told Fox News the gun charge wasn't proper at all. “She made an honest mistake," he said.

Allen was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and armor penetrating bullets. She initially was accepted into a pretrial program for nonviolent offenders that could have led to lesser penalties or having the charge expunged, but Nappen said the Atlantic County Prosecutor's office opposed that.

"There's no way a hard-working woman like this should be considered a felon," Nappen said. He also represented Brian Aitken, a New Jersey man who was sentenced to seven years in prison after being found with guns he had purchased legally in Colorado. The case drew nationwide attention, and Aitken's sentence was eventually commuted by Gov. Chris Christie.

Speaking about Allen's case, the prosecutor's office would only confirm that a pretrial conference is scheduled for early August....
Now is this a case of possibly racially bias prosecution or a case of an honest prosecution gone a bit too far? Well, first look at the defendant. I think it's safe to say she is black, so there is a possible racial issue here. Now, what else is needed for the Justice Brothers to make the scene? Oh yes, a white guy. I guess we got that too because Mr. McClain, the Atlantic County Prosecutor is definitely Caucasian. So where are the two usual suspects, riding in to save the day? Last time I saw Al he was in New York City, just a few minutes from Jersey. Here he is trying to make money, err comfort a woman in distress.



But again, why are Al and Jesse not riding to the defense of this woman? Why is it they haven’t gotten up on Chris Christie’s big case and said “No, this is a single mother, salt of the earth, she is being singled out for prosecution because of her race…” Why isn’t Al out in front of the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s officer with his famous bull horn chanting “No justice, no peace!”?

Do we really have to ask these questions or do we already know the answer? Shysters like Jackson and Sharpton only ride to the sounds of money and publicity. This doesn’t really give them much of either. Hopefully sounder heads prevail for Ms. Allen and quick. This is a classic example of lack of prosecutorial discretion. And another classic example of why the Justice Brothers need to be driven from the public square.

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