Monday, September 19, 2016

Rodricus Crawford: Louisiana: His sister Vicki tells supporters how they can help set Rodricus free - by using the social media to send an unequivocal message to Caddo Parrish District Attorney James Stewart - this young man is innocent, Mr. Stewart. Use your power to free him...Publisher's view (Editorial)..."I have watched the hearing, reviewed the new medical evidence, and shuffled through all of the available documents, including those filed by the prosecution, and as Vicki puts it, I see the truth. It is glaring. It leaps out at me. This man is innocent. I must do something by helping expose the horrible tragedy that could ultimately take place if D.A. Stewart does not get the message: the sniffing out by the State of Louisiana of the life of an innocent young Black man. I urge our readers to follow Vicki's suggestions on how to use the the social media to help save Rodricus Crawford's life, and to urge your friends, family and community organizations to send the message to D.A. Stewart too. Do something." Harold Levy. Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog.


 
 COUNTDOWN: 17 days to Wrongful Conviction Day: (Thursday October 6, 2016);

PUBLISHER'S NOTE:  Rodricus Crawford's sister  Vicki has provided a list of ways in which supporters can use the social media to send a message to Caddo Parrish District Attorney James Stewart - this young man is innocent: use your power to free him. The Shreveport Times article referred to by Vicki - an 'open letter' to Stewart and the people of Shreveport,  written by journalist Yolanda Young, who grew up in Shreveport and has written a great deal on Rodricus's case,  can be accessed at  http://smithforensic.blogspot.ca/2016/09/rodricus-crawford-louisiana-open-letter.html; The letter reads in part: "After speaking of how moved and uplifted she felt after a hundred white and mostly Catholic clergy signed an amicus brief to the court disavowing Cox’s assertion that Jesus Christ required a death penalty verdict, Crawford’s mother went on to say something that shocked me: “There are a lot of black churches in Shreveport. None of them came to help me.” Abby then repeated her words: “They. Did. Nothing.” The love I have for my hometown is well documented, most extensively in my memoir, "On Our Way to Beautiful." I’ve been extended great kindness by those some might label bigots and have experienced injustice at the hands of those who call themselves Christian. People are complicated, Shreveport, the seat of what was once known as Caddo “Bloody” Parish, is even more so. I wouldn’t dare ask the impossible, for the good white people of this community to solve 400-year-old wrongs like lynching, redlining and discrimination that you can’t bear to think of. What I’m asking is for us to join together on this one thing, to free this one man. Watch the hearing, and if you believe there is one shred of evidence that points to Crawford’s guilt, so be it. But if you watch it, and see the truth in it, that this man is innocent, do something."   I have watched the hearing, reviewed the new medical evidence,  and shuffled through  all of the available documents, including those filed by the prosecution, and as Vicki puts it, I see the truth. It is glaring. It leaps out at me. This man is innocent. I must do something by helping expose  the horrible tragedy  that could ultimately take place if D.A. Stewart does not get the message: the sniffing out by the State of Louisiana of the life of an innocent young Black  man. I urge our readers to follow Vicki's suggestions on how to use the the social media to help save Rodricus Crawford's life, and to urge your friends, family and community organizations to send the message to D.A. Stewart  too. Do something."

Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog.

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"Message from Vicki:

Everybody, my brother Rodricus Crawford can be set free! But I need your help. Attorney Yolanda Young has a column in Monday's Shreveport Times demanding the DA free Rodricus.  (As you'll read in Atty Young's article, my brother is innocent and the DA has the power to free him.) We need to make it trend on social media. Here's how we do it:

1. use the hashtag #freerodricus
2.Follow @yolandayoungesq on Twitter and retweet her tweets about Rodricus
3.Also, share Atty Young's FB posts about Rodricus and like her Facebook page:

4.Send this message to as many of your FB/Twitter/Instagram friends as possible (at least 10 but would love for you to get 20!). These people can live anywhere. We just need people to do it. (If your friends don't have Twitter, ask them to create a Twitter account just for this. It only takes a minute to do.)

5.Twitter instructions:

A. Get people to tweet some variation of this tweet over and over (at least 20 times), each time change the name of the name of the famous activist's Twitter account:

Example tweet:

Join @yolandayoungesq in demanding DA Stewart @caddoda #freerodricus #deathrow #blacklivesmatter @famousactivist 
(Add article Link - I'll send it as soon as it goes up)

B. Here is a list of Shreveport media and famous activists to tweet:
@1021kdks
@magiciskvma
@kmjj997
@rrrpublicradio
@kmsstv
@ksla
@ktbs
@shongables
@deray
@shaunking
@Nettaaaaaaaa
@osope
@opayalo
@aliciagarza
@blivesmatter
@rolandsmartin
@charlesblow
@zellieimani
@FeministaJones
@Rasheed_Shabazz
@thereval
@mayorglover
@calvinbenlester
@EdwardTedJames
@alexdevine96
@SusanOIsaacs
@GinaSwansonWDSU
@KelseyWDSU
@okaycharisse
@pastorcopdp
@swrightksla
@ericpointerksla
@joshrobscout_
@itskaywest
@chenelleterry
@karenedwardstv
@dutchbanksntg
@FERRARIFOXX102
@writerjoyceking

6.Go to this FB page:

A. Like the page
B. Share the FB post about Rodricus
C. If your church or any group you belong to has a FB page, post the article on that FB page too.

If we do this, we can generate enough attention that the DA has to listen to us!"

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PUBLISHER'S NOTE:  I am monitoring this case/issue. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog for reports on developments. The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at: http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith. Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:  http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html  Please send any comments or information on other cases and issues of interest to the readers of this blog to: hlevy15@gmail.com.  
Harold Levy. Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog.
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