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#BelieveWomen? WaPo Tries To Shame Rick Scott for Not Pardoning Groveland Four; Neglects To Shame The Woman (Norma Padgett) Who Falsely Accused Them

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December 4, 2018

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Title	#BelieveWomen? WaPo Tries To Shame Rick Scott for Not Pardoning Groveland Four; Neglects To Shame The Woman (Norma Padgett) Who Falsely Accused Them
Author	lostapwbm
Upvotes	17
Comments	1
Date	December 4, 2018 1:19 PM UTC (7 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/a30ll3/believewomen_wapo_tries_to_shame_rick_scott_for/
Archive Link	https://theredarchive.com/r/MensRights/believewomen-wapo-tries-to-shame-rick-scott-for.888918 https://theredarchive.com/post/888918

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[–]lostapwbm[S] 2 points3 points4 points 7 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

Washington Post's angle in this article is 'Rick Scott is a bad guy' and 'ZOMGerd racism!'

The problem is, which the writer tries to quickly dart past without actually addressing, is that this miscarriage of justice didn't work unless the jury was in full-on #BelieveWomen & 'protect the eggs' mode.

It all started on a summer evening in July 1949, when Willie Padgett and his 17-year-old wife, Norma, had their car break down on a rural road coming back from a dance. Shepherd and Irvin, friends and former Army buddies, reportedly stopped to help. Later, the couple would tell Lake County authorities the two men, along, with Greenlee and Thomas, attacked Willie and then raped Norma.

Although the three men had alibis for the time of the alleged rape, there was no physical evidence tying them to the crime and it was questionable whether an assault even occurred, all three were quickly convicted by a local jury in 1949. Greenlee was given life in prison. Shepherd and Irvin were sent to death row.

Norma Padgett's Testimony