Truth.
Discussion
getting anyone out who is sentenced to double life imprisonment plus 40 years without the possibility of parole
who didnt murder anyone
charged with engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, narcotics conspiracy, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and conspiracy to commit computer hacking
possibly tried to have people murdered yea or contemplated it, or wondered logistically if that could be a thing, maybe who knows, i dont know
but i wouldnt say that is super rare re: humanity in general. way within range to be angry and in a moment of anger be like: hmmm if i wanted to, how would i? is there a phone number in the yellow pages?
anyway, bad pr yea
worth it tho? the bad pr to get him out?
well, 1. yes. double life imprisonment plus 40 years without the possibility of parole is excessive. also, who pays for all those meals ya know?
2. worth it especially if he is willing and able to give speeches sometimes as good as this one. worth hearing.
from a pr standpoint,
optics standpoint
we still live in a world where aesthetics matter
he looks like someone who couldve been a roommate at georgetown or berkeley or on your soccer team and it matters
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudette_Colvin
For many years, Montgomery's black leaders did not publicize Colvin's pioneering effort. She has said, "Young people think Rosa Parks just sat down on a bus and ended segregation, but that wasn't the case at all." Colvin's case was dropped by civil rights campaigners because she was unmarried and pregnant during the proceedings. It is now widely accepted that she was not accredited by civil rights campaigners due to her circumstances. Rosa Parks said, "If the white press got ahold of that information, they would have [had] a field day. They'd call her a bad girl, and her case wouldn't have a chance."