NAACP Wants Probe Of "Barbie Bandits" Case

Georgia Chapter Asks State Why White Female Defendants Got Lighter Sentence For Bank Heist

(AP)  The head of the Georgia NAACP called for the state to investigate the sentences given in the so-called "Barbie bandits" bank theft case, saying the two white defendants got less prison time than two black men.

Edward DuBose said Monday he will ask state Attorney General Thurbert Baker to look into the case.

Baker's office said Tuesday the attorney general had not received any complaints in the case.

Last month, Cobb County Superior Court Judge Mary Staley sentenced 20-year-old Heather Johnston to 10 years probation after she pleaded guilty to a charge of theft by taking in the 2007 heist. The judge gave 19-year-old Ashley Miller two years in jail and eight years probation. Both women are white.

Michael Chastang, 28, was sentenced to 10 years for being the mastermind of the robbery, and bank teller Bennie Allen III, 23, who pleaded guilty, was sentenced to five years. Both men are black. Chastang also is serving 15 years on unrelated drug-trafficking charges and Allen was on probation for a drug conviction.

Johnston and Miller - both former exotic dancers who went by the stage names "Charlie" and "Adrienne" - were nicknamed the "Barbie bandits" after they were videotaped wearing sunglasses and laughing as they appeared to rob a Bank of America branch in Acworth of $11,000.

[dog7771]

Hypothetical "if she was black, if they were white" doesn''t work. You can''t argue hypotheticals because THEY DON''T EXIST!! Stop being lame. Get a Brain. White women have been getting an easy ride in some cases for a long time but I think all that will be over soon. (Harriet Myers should be in JAIL!) And even if they wanted to be drafted, the Patriarchal Daddy Gov''t won''t allow it, so shut up about selective service. Your Macho Male butts will all be on the front lines soon enough, so MAN UP!

[dog7771]

COLORED stands for all people of color involved now; it has been for a long time. NAACP is NOT just for "Black People". I do believe Asians/Indians are on the boards and other races as well. And, the young ladies either need to have sentences that match what the Dudes got, or else the Dudes sentences need to be reduced a great deal. Fair and Balanced!

[keithle1]

Call a black person a "colored." See how that goes over. They''ll be on their precious cellphone in half a millisecond calling Rev Sharpton & Jesse.

reedtaz73:

"The justice system has always been a cruel joke to all black americans.."

What if the Black American is guilty of the crime? Is it still a "cruel joke"? Or is EVERY judge & jury in the USA racist & EVERY black person innocent?

Go to any prison. Point out the bruthas that you would like to come home with you for the weekend. I''m sure your wife & daughter would love the company.

[smitty448]

Hey reedtaz73

IT''S NOT ABOUT RACE! IT''S ABOUT GENDER!!

And there is no way to, as you say, "...help with relations...between Christians and Muslims" because religion is a relic of ancient barbarism and God never existed in the first place. SCIENCE IS THE ONLY THING WORTH FOCUSING ON.

[reedtaz73]

Sorry angry white men, the NAACP is going nowhere...if we didn''t have groups like NAACP, angry white men would go unchecked and evil would have it''s boldness in America again. I''m not upset at all about those white girls getting off easy. The justice system has always been a cruel joke to all black americans...Black women would of had a harsher penalty than those two white women received. Oh well, such is life in America. Barak Obama should help with relations between blacks and whites, as well as christians and muslims...if he becomes president.

[smitty448]

stephs2625.

I agree with your point.

I have the same point regarding Women in this country. Why is it that Women are entitled to all the privileges without really being expected to shoulder the burdens: namely and equal prison sentences and Selective Service registration.

Why is it that Women never get accused of being SEXIST when they cry about Selective Service being only a MAN''S responsibility??

[smitty448]

Posted by dogsoul

...exactly, it''''s a gender thing - they let women off easy for what would land a man in jail for a long long time - child molestation(many female teachers), murder(preacher''''s wife), mutilation of genetalia(Bobbit), kidnapping(NASA pilot), falsely claiming rape (Duke case) and yes... back robbery too...

Posted by sbbm

White males in the country are discriminated against on a daily, hourly, minute by minute basis.]

That is FACT, FACT, FACT! They are the largest minority group in the US!!!

[smitty448]

Hey kiwi_chick!

You make a fool of yourself everytime you reply to me. Yes, I am required BY LAW to register for Selective Service. You, however are not because the LAW recognizes you as INFERIOR. Go burn your bra on someone elses time. Under LAW I am better than you.

[smitty448]

THIS IS NOT ABOUT RACE! IT''S ABOUT GENDER!!

AMERICAN women aren''t expected to be accountable for their actions under law. They can vote but aren''t required to register for the draft. They can rob banks but aren''t required to serve time. Women are the entited class: PRIVILAGE WITHOUT ACCOUNTABILITY.

[smitty448]

THIS IS NOT ABOUT RACE! IT''S ABOUT GENDER!!

AMERICAN women aren''t expected to be accountable for their actions under law. They can vote but aren''t required to register for the draft. They can rob banks but aren''t required to serve time. Women are the entited class: PRIVILAGE WITHOUT

[whatisit21]

As a white man, I am tired of white people being made to kiss the black man''s butt. It is time for the white man to stand up and hit back.

[michellem99-2009]

Males..ye got it better..keithle their kin was taken and put on ships and done the dirty work..Keith my kin never owned slaves. never. Maine and MA never did. I know I am Maine born. Ye a person..I am white. so what..

[keithle1]

You can always count on more than a few young black men having a long rap sheet.

Call them "black." Enough of this "African American" nonsense. No one is leaving USA to go back to Africa to leave. Other than skin color, body type, facial features, etc, what do black Americans have in common with black Africans?

[keithle1]

They can stay with me. They''ll wish they were in prison.

[michellem99-2009]

My father calls me Barbie to this day as it is a nickname for Barbara..I am appalled that they were called that They are not Barbie..

[libsrweak]

Posted by shanev137 at 04:08 AM : Apr 09, 2008
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better yet why dont we just stop calling them anything other than ''american''..any label outside of american is DISCRIMATORY.

[mecury69]

I stand by what I said. White males in this country are not permitted the same freedom of speech as everyone else. If we do voice the truth, we are fired or vilified as ''racist''. THAT''s discrimination. We are denied jobs we are better qualified for simply because of the color of our skin and/or gender. After overcoming the advantages other minorities receive in scholarships, job placement, etc and decades of equal rights laws for minorities (gender/race) we expect a equal opportunity and fair treatment.

[rayrayjk78]

The NAACP should realize this isn''t a black/white thing, it''s a male/female thing. Women are victims, men are abusers. Remember the Duke rape case? Those three white men were GUILTY until finally proven innocent, and the black women, the only one who actually committed a crime, was not charged with anything. Not everything is so black and white.

[bzrdbrew]

"I regret what I did. I wish I could take it back every day," Heather Johnston, 19, tearfully told Judge Mary Staley.

The key word is TEARFULLY; I don''t know what it is with us but whenever a white woman turns on the waterworks during a trial or even times of stress, there''s a tendancy to feel sorry for them and lighten up. This could be during trail sentencing,the workplace or anywhere else; it happens time and time again and has for many years. The tears do not seem to be as effective for women of other races who will tell you they despise the action as it makes people think all women are weak and cannot take pressure. Check back on some of the more reported trials with white women and see how many references there are to tears. Absolutely sickening, especially when the "punishment" does not fit the crime.

[termtex01]

Notice there is no outrage over this story:

"Village Voice Editor Apologizes for Racial Slur

PHOENIX %u2014 The co-owner and executive editor of alternative newspaper chain Village Voice Media has apologized for using a racial slur at a journalism gathering.

Michael Lacey was accepting an award from the local chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists on Friday when he used the N-word to refer to his late friend, Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Tom Fitzpatrick. His short speech also included vulgar phrases.

The group also presented a special recognition award to the mother of late East Valley Tribune sportswriter Bob Moran, a black journalist.

Moran died last month, and his mother was accompanied by fellow Tribune journalist Billye Paulson, who also is black.

Paulson called the speech "offensive" and sent an angry e-mail to Lacey demanding an apology.

"I found your acceptance speech at the April 4 SPJ awards banquet disgusting, inappropriate and vulgar. And I DID take offense. But the obscenities take a back seat to the use of the n-word, which was not necessary and very insulting," she wrote in the e-mail."


or this Article in their Phoenix New Times:

"Feathered ***
Sheriff Joe Arpaio''s approval rating at 55% statewide, 57% in Maricopa County."


If you are surprised, don''t be. The Village Voice Media is a liberal group of ''news''papers, and the NAACP and CBS probably don''t want to antagonize them or show that racism isn''t limited to so-called right-wingers.