NAACP Wants Probe Of "Barbie Bandits" Case

(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