To anyone else outside of the US:

Normal, IL 61761
Bloomington, IL 61704, 61701
Bourbonnais, IL 60914
Bradley, IL 60914
Kankakee, IL 60901

I can give others, if need be…

Thanks KPG, I’ll use Beulah - it sounds like an old name a black woman may have been proud of.

Thanks KPG; I used Beulah - it sounds like a name an old black woman may have had. 

You could always donate to his legal fund. Or spread the news.

I would have thought about writing a blog entry here, but the submit function has been been disabled by the temporary stylesheets as far as I can see. I hope Les gets around to doing that (writing the entry or fixing it) eventually.

I disagree with the signing petitions under false names, stuff… that will just be used against the petition (to be honest, I don’t see the petition itself as so much sensible anway. Take the time to write DIRECT emails to the respective politicians instead).

As for the kid being black - I didn’t think so, until I went to the webpage page. But seeing that picture, yep, that was my first thought as well: Oh hell, of course. Figures!

BTW, I am currently trying to get his lawyers permission to post the said image on Wikipedia. Actually got a very nice reply back, she said she’d have to ask Genarlow himself first, though.

I disagree with the signing petitions under false names ... that will just be used against the petition

Damn! I didn’t look at it in that light.
I just got up onto my self-righteous soapbox and howled ... before thinking ... again.

Justice is not dead in America. Genarlow Wilson has been released from prison.

Black community leaders planned a protest outside Attorney General Thurbert Baker’s office late Monday. Baker, who is black, is now pushing to keep Wilson in prison, arguing that his sentence is valid.

What d’ya call those fuckers who’re Black on the outside and White on the inside?
In Oz we call ‘em Coconuts.

This stupidity reminds me of Ray Charles who divorced himself from Georgia over another piece of Georgia’s knuckle dragging officialdom.

he would become the first artist to boldly refuse to play in segregated clubs, a move that cost Ray a substantial amount of money and spurred the state of Georgia to ban him “for life.”

... then he got old and accepted their apology.

BUT then I found

The Augusta Chronicle did some digging after the film was released, and found no evidence that a ban against the singer ever existed.

but

the Georgia State legislature did invite him to sing “Georgia on My Mind” on the chamber floor in 1979 when they proclaimed it Georgia’s official state song.

But then I realise it was the Augusta (Georgia) Chronicle and why would I believe anything in a newspaper especially if it was from Georgia .. so I am left wondering in between the two stories.

But it seems y’all don’t have a monopoly of smarmy officialdom.
Last night on our ABC there was an expose on our second most infamous Gitmo Bay inmate. I’d like to think some senior government official will cop some shit over this but it seems when entering politics many get hold of Teflon Armour to which nothing sticks.

In the SHM yesterday they had some references to Paris ...
Rick to Ilsa (Casablanca): We’ll always have Paris.
The famous song: I love Paris in the slammer.
Then there’s the Pastor of Paris or even Pasta of Paris.

SJ—just saw this pop up on TruthDig:

Court Voids 10-Year Sentence in Teen Sex Case