Hi F-Dibba,
I followed the instance for the Seattle youth and lost track of it for
a moment. Actually, he was last arrested at an airport and I never
followed what happened to him ever?
Regards,
yj
On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 9:50 PM, F.Dibba <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Okay.. Here Goes...
> For a few years now,Even though not too many,but more than usual, Gambian
> men have being accused of Rape, They have been convicted, and are serving
> time in American and European prisons..
> 2006 , Lamin Darboe of Seattle was convicted of allegedly sexually
> assaulting a paralyzed woman whilst bathing her. This was part of his job
> description,,( i mean the bathing part) lamin was a CNA.. Certified nursing
> assistant. When the story broke on TV news, The first thing many Gambians
> said was this was not tru e, he did not do it, it is not what Gambians Do,
> He is serving 8yrs in prison
>
> Also in 2006 Gambian immigrant Abdoulie "Alex" Njie of Britain..was
> accused of raping 7 women in stoke on Trent.. For this case, the accused
> claimed was that he never rapes women t, that he usually pays for sex and
> has been paying for sex all his life... i am not quite sure that helped his
> case at that point.. He went to Prison
>
> The Most Recent story.. Two weeks ago, 29 year old Samuel Thompson( Pa Sam)
> a Gambian living in Pennsylvania, Usa, married and father of 4 kids was
> accused of raping 73 year old neighbor.. Again Gambians who know him said he
> would never do such a thing,, especially with a 73 year old woman.. People
> are talking about Racial profiling and other issues . From what I heard,
> Samuel is well rooted in the community, plays soccer, , has two jobs, has 4
> kids he loves so much and a wife to take care off, and in university,
> working towards becoming a Doctor one day.
> So the question is, would he risk all that and do something this Stupid and
> ruin his life ?
> Does he fit the Profile of A Rapist?
>
> Only God, The Accused and The Accuser know the truth
>
> But either way, Rape is a very serious charge, whether falsely accused or
> not, the burden of proof lies on the accused, and with all the media
> coverage, even if proven not guilty, it can still affect ones life in a
> horrifying way...
>
> As for whether Gambian men are capable of Rape. And that saying, "Gambian
> du deff lolu" If there are sick perverted men in other countries, there
> sure are sick perverted men from Gambia, and only arrogance will make Us
> think we are not capable of any of the acts that we believe are mostly
> typical of Non Gambians..
> How many things are we doing, that typically we don't do as Gambians?, and
> not necessarily bad things.. just out of the usual…. but.. yes some of our
> tradition and culture does prevent us from committing certain acts .., But
> then people do hide a lot behind tradition and culture and religion, whilst
> doing Un Godly things…
> So that Perception about Us Gambians not being Capable of Weird, perverted
> acts… goes down the drain… PERVERT ARE PEVERTS , NO MATTER WHERE THEY WERE
> BORN… By the way there is a lot of media coverage in Gambia about all sort
> of Rape cases these days. Rape is a cowardly and despicable act And , any
> man, Gambian or Non Gambian, who Rapes a Woman, Or Child most definitely
> deserves to go to jail, but only if you are guilty
>
>
> Now about the 29 year old Gambian Raping a 73 year old woman.. Now that's
> questionable. It really is strange , the link to the story is below.. ...
> But let see how this goes... it is just a bit weird to see one of your own
> people on trial for this type of thing..
>
> There is word that involvement of The NAACP may be sort in Pa Sam's Case,.
> Right Move. i think, .Especially if this has anything to do with the fact
> that he was one of the few black men on the block… I do not know much of
> what is going on in this case now, except what I have seen in the News, and
> a few things from people who know him, But &nb sp;If he is innocent, he
> needs all the help he can get……Many innocent people have gone to jail, so
> him being innocence alone may not help him. So Prayer from all who read this
> may help him
> I hate to see our brothers or sisters get in trouble, and convicted, and
> whilst not all are innocent , some are… How do we educate Gambians who make
> Western countries their homes and help them stay out of trouble.? And when
> they do get in trouble.. how can we help them get good representation
> legally, so that, they are not sent jail, because of weak legal
> representation?... This is something that can happen to any of us,
> especially in western countries.
>
> Below are the links to all three stories.. starting with the most recent
> case
>
>
> http://wfmz.com/view/?id=587200
> http://www.komonews.com/news/8292377.html
> http://pysih.com/2007/12/09/lamin-darboe/
> http://moderntribalist.blogspot.com/2006/06/gambian-immigrant-has-been-accused-of_14.html
> LIVE WELL AND PROSPER
> Fatou
>
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