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Hi,

Congratulations Governor Easley on Scottsboro II.

I would have thought that one Scottsboro trial was enough for any state; but North Carolina seems eager to set the record, with two, and not even a century separating them.
(The defendants in the second case are white, not black; but I'm assured now that North Carolina is an equal opportunity state.)

It's a pleasure to learn that so much injustice can still exist, because watching the antics of a bunch of corrupt judges and proseuctors suddenly caught attempting to hide their manipulations of the laws provides me with a good amount of entertainment.

Of course, I'm not one of the accused; but I can't be expected to sympathize with persons whom the media and the
pols have already informed me I am obligated (for reasons relating somehow to slavery and plantation life of 100 years ago) to regard as guilty (the trial being nothing more than a little formality before the lynching). It's good to know that when we live in an era of such rapid change, things remain pretty much the same as they always were in good old NC.

But keep up the good work. Perhaps next year Raleigh can schedule a heretic burning. I'm sure it will be televised, and if you plan it for mid-season, the ratings of Geraldo will go up as well.

Sincerely,

I could not tell from your letter if you were suggesting that the Scottsboro boys were an NC case. Scottsboro is a town in very far Northeast part of AL near the GA and TN borders. The Scottsboro defendants were arrested in AL and tried multiple times in AL. Here is a link to Scottsboro trials

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/scottsb.htm

The Famous Trials site is very interesting on this and a number of famous trials in history.