Meek Mill is bringing some awareness to a seriously scary case out of Texas. This week, a black man in Texas was sentenced to 70 years in prison. This might make sense if the crime was horrific. However, 36-year-old Larry Pearson was sentenced to that time because he allegedly spit on police officers. Many have shown outrage at the sentence, claiming that it's racism, pure and simple. Others have said that his history of violence warrants an extended period of time in jail. As is almost always the case, there is more to the story than spitting.
In May 2022, Larry Pearson was arrested after cops were flagged down by a person who alleged domestic violence. According to the victim, Pearson had struck her multiple times and claimed to have a firearm. The firearm was later found to be an airsoft gun. Pearson was taken into custody, but his behavior escalated as he kicked the doors of the police vehicle and spat at the officers when told to stop. Upon arrival at the Lubbock County Detention Center, he continued to spit at officers. Still, as Meek Mill later pointed out in a tweet, 70 years is insanity for a misdemeanor.
Meek Mill Calls For Action
Once the news broke, Meek took to his Twitter to speak out against the extreme sentence. "Nah this action level!!!!! Ain't no way they can give us that much time for a misdemeanor," he said. "Ion care what they gone try to say his record is! No regard for black life in that courtroom." Meek Mill's reaction to the verdict against Pearson seems very much justified. In fact, the judge on the case told the jury to "send a message" with their sentencing. Pearson did have previous convictions, but nothing that would warrant such a harsh punishment. Meek is no stranger to court system clownery, either.
On a post by The Shade Room, users used the comment section to speak their piece on the matter. Some agreed with Meek while others were somewhere in the middle. "Bro whaaattt?!? Anybody get anything even remotely close to that for storming the capital? I’ll wait…." said one. There were several people that disagreed with Meek's assessment of the situation, however. "Unpopular opinion: 70 years is beyond unnecessary," said one in disagreement. "But someone who has multiple DV and family abuse charges shouldn’t be coming home in 70 days either." Who do you think is in the right here? Let us know in the comments.
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