Something is Rotten in Paris, Texas

[babylonsister]

Something is Rotten in Paris, Texas

by Steven D
Fri May 6th, 2011 at 01:39:04 PM EST


No, I don't mean the movie. The real Paris, Texas. (h/t The Field Negro)

Specifically, I am referring Bobby Yates, a resident of that lovely metropolis, who has been put on trial for sexually assaulting a 16 year old white girl. Why is this wrong? Well let's start with some basic information about Mr Yates. For example, this is a photo of him. Please take a close look:



Mr. Yates is a double amputee because of a hunting accident that occurred over 20 years ago. As a result of that accident he also had a penectomy (i.e., the removal of his penis). Mr. Yates also had his testicles removes as a result of that injury. Mr. Yates has no prior criminal record. Never been convicted of a any crime. Yet, he has been accused of sexually assaulting a 16 year old white girl with his fingers. The local prosecutor indicted him for this alleged sexual assault. His own court appointed attorney filed a motion to withdraw from the case because Mr. Yates did not believe his attorney was doing all that he could to defend him since the attorney was insisting Mr. Yates accept a plea bargain and had refused to hire expert witnesses for the trial.

This is his story:

more...

http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2011/5/6/13394/23730

[valerief]

1. I guess Texas wants to make sure they have ALL the black people in prison before

the next presidential election.

[northoftheborder]

2. Paris, Texas is in East Texas. Racism is rampant in whole area.

[av8rdave]

3. Even a black man with no legs and no unit is scary to these people. Wow. Just wow.

[dmr]

4. I wonder if they destroyed the 911 call. I hope not.

Because clearly that will show he was held against his will & was fearful for his own life by that girl & the two other men.

But the cops insist it was the girl that called which makes me worried they destroyed, or are hiding the tape.

I'm sending this off to Rachel & other news organizations, twitter, too.

[dmr]

7. Start tweeting: #SomethingRottenInParisTexas http://bit.ly/lNw3u6

#SomethingRottenInParisTexas http://bit.ly/lNw3u6

Every little bit helps put the word out.

[damntexdem]

5. Paris, TX, sure ain't no City of Light.

That is, unless they're aiming to all be light complected.

[Vinnie From Indy]

6. IS that near Tulia Texas?

Any doubts about the racism of some Texas towns can be erased by Googling "Tulia Texas Drug Scandal".

Those folks locked up a large percentage of their black population on drug charges. I think it was Eugene Robinson at the NYT that extensively covered the issue.

[tammywammy]

11. Not close

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=tulia,+texas&daddr=Paris,+TX&hl=en&geocode=Fdb5DgIdzEnv-SmXYyUGPJkBhzEYyYhio2xg1g%3BFQugAQIdR_BN-imbKycWBlhKhjFJ89MvZgm5yQ&mra=ls&sll=33.660939,-95.555513&sspn=0.206032,0.282898&g=paris,+texas&ie=UTF8&z=7

[Zorra]

8. O. M. G. ! Here's a website with donation info and petition to AG Holder:

http://justiceforbobbyyates.blogspot.com/

[Hannah Bell]

9. kr

[Generic Other]

10. Wasn't there a film about this place?

I recall 4 teens sitting in lawn chairs in the middle of the highway. The never had to move because no cars ever drove past.

[snooper2]

12. Signed petition and will be sending some donations next check

Fucked up shit...

[babylonsister]

13. Kick for more eyes. nt

[Brickbat]

14. I find the other facts of this case a lot more compelling as far as proving there's weird shit going

on here than the fact that he has no lower body. People can perform all sorts of sexual assault with their hands only, and I find it weird that this compelling story leads with those facts when the others are much more horrifying. YMMV.

[w8liftinglady]

15. and more Texas reality

http://theparisnews.com/news/article_05bf60ce-d99c-11df-b653-001cc4c002e0.html

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