Does it really matter that they were stupid?

Jamie and Gladys Scott

200 protesters marched in support of the release of sisters, Jamie and Gladys Scott, who have spent 16 years in prison for a robbery. Apparently it's supposed to matter that they only managed to get 11 bucks for the effort. Does being a stupid criminal mean it's somehow less of a crime?



Chokwe Lumumba

 How stupid? Well they've hired attorney, New Afrikan, and Jackson Councilman Chokwe Lumumba to represent them. So, they've definitely not gained a great deal of intelligence in the past 16 years.

Hundreds Rally For Release of Miss. Women,


Nearly 200 protesters marched to the governor's mansion and the Mississippi Capitol to call for the release of two sisters who are serving life sentences for a robbery that netted $11.

Representatives of the Mississippi ACLU and several other groups joined civil rights veterans in the effort to get a pardon for Jamie and Gladys Scott, who have served nearly 16 years in prison for the 1993 crime in Scott County.

The sisters' attorney Chokwe Lumumba met Wednesday with one of Gov. Haley Barbour's staff attorneys about their petition for a pardon or a reduced sentence. Barbour's office has said the governor is waiting to receive a recommendation from the state Parole Board.

WJTV