Is justice blind?

May 21, 2007 4:03 PM

How has Jigaboo Jones not been arrested, prosecuted, convicted, and sentenced to a large number of years in prison despite committing numerous relatively serious criminal offenses on camera?

I watched a YouTube clip of this guy cheating at cards. And then linked on to video of his various tricks, stunts, thefts, and outright aggrivated assault. Aside from feeling appalled, I was left confused.

He's on camera breaking a dude's arm to steal a briefcase. How is he not in jail? Is the California justice system really so broken that they cannot convict this guy? Or is the prison overpopulation problem so enormous there that aggrivated assault doesn't qualify for a cell?

posted by Netzapper to Law & Government (7 answers total)

Maybe because he is dead.
posted by sophist at 4:40 PM on May 21, 2007

Also, I'm pretty sure he was in and out of jail numerous times in his life.
posted by sophist at 4:42 PM on May 21, 2007

More likely it is because (a) it is fake, (b) no one has reported the apparent crimes to the police/DA, or (c) the police and DA can't match up the videos to other details about the crimes necessary to bring a case.

So if you really care, submit a police report.
posted by grouse at 4:42 PM on May 21, 2007

Or I guess not, if you believe he is dead.
posted by grouse at 4:43 PM on May 21, 2007

Except that the news page listed above is FAKE. My guess it that this is just a racist stunt.
posted by history is a weapon at 5:01 PM on May 21, 2007

my goodness, that is one BADDDD web site
posted by raildr at 7:05 AM on May 22, 2007

I mean horrible. It should be a poster child for BAD design!
posted by raildr at 7:06 AM on May 22, 2007