A black woman named Heather Ellis is looking at 15 years in prison for cutting in line at a Wal-Mart store. Ellis, who is a teacher and has been described as respectable, joined her cousin in a check-out line that was moving faster than the line she was previously in. After Ellis joined this line, she alleged that white customers and employees began to use racial slurs, pushed her, and police officers physically and verbally mistreated her. A police report states that Ellis pushed merchandise off the conveyor belt, resisted arrest, and threatened the officers, all of whom were white. Even if Ellis did resist arrest, a 15 year prison sentence seems to be a bit much for such an offense. None of the accusations that the police officers made merit the punishment that they are seeking. It is quite clear that this sentence is the product of outright racism.
Source:
“Black Teacher May Get 15 Years in Prison for Cutting in Line at Wal-Mart.” http://www.alternet.org/rights/144189/black_teacher_may_get_15_years_in_prison_for_cutting_in_line_at_wal-mart/?page=2
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This is part of the ‘zero tolerance policy’ the ruling class has adopted for all of us!
Danny Weil
why don’t they just lock us all away?
Never fear. They’re working on it.
They are going to lock us all away one day. If you think about it, we already are. But let me tell you I hate shopping at Walmart and I wont let anyone Black or White, Male or female strong arm my spot. They’ll wish they were handed down 15 years.
More than likely she was with her friends or family and she seen a spot open, They were like ohhhhh an opening! And went for it. Others in line must of got rubbed the wrong way and this crime ensued. Both parties were not going to be pushed around.
The black lady probably felt embarrassed and disrespected all at the same time and this type of attitude arose in her! Now she gets what she got.
I am sure there is CCTV which will explain any of the actions of both parties involved.
It does NOT look like any scandelous felony of line-cutting occurred at all. She joined her family in line. Happens at movie theaters all the time. I don’t particularly appreciate it, but it isn’t worth a friggin’ fight. SO besides “Road Rage” we now have to deal with “Line Rage”. Come on America, grow up!
I’m sorry but this woman isn’t “looking at 15 years for cutting in line” as the title suggests. In the parts of the story that you wrote about you actually list the charges she is facing. Wow. Just wow.
There’s no way this is the whole story.