Comments on: “Free SPM” Movement is More About a Community Needing to Face the Music Than it is About Freeing an Icon.

By: laura

laura — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:44:47 +0000

no on one doesnt kno notin wut if he didnt rape her or tuoch her u never kno if there doin it for the money cuz he was makin some mad money but who nows no one will ever kno the truth

By: Alonso

Alonso — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:16:10 +0000

First I would like to say that I didn’t go black and I don’t talk black either I still talk Spanish and English. If you talk black I think you just want to be black. Soy Mexicano y orgulloso por vida ese (I’m Mexican and proud for life homie) and if you can’t talk spanish don’t call yourself mexican. Now about SPM I don’t think his guilty of all the charges they accused him of. I too beleive that the family lie so they could get money.

By: Roberto A.

Roberto A. — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:30:00 +0000

I don’t believe we should stop supporting the “FREE SPM” movement. If an innocent man is in jail, it’s up to us to try and free him. We only get one life, forty-five years behind bars is too much time wasted for no reason. Being locked up for a crime you did not commit, is something no human-being should go through. In SPM’s case, there was not enough evidence for a trial to even have taken place. If you take the same evidence to any lawyer, they will tell you that there is no case because there is no evidence. But since SPM is a celebrity, the district attorney and the prosecutors felt that they have to make an example out of him. Judge Mark Kent Ellis never saw SPM as innocent until proven guilty; in his eyes Carlos Coy was guilty no matter what. Lady Justice had her blindfold taken off for this case; the people chosen as Carlos Coy’s peers consisted of an all white jury who would rather see an ex-drug dealer locked-up, than pay full attention and give a proper judgment to the current case. Carlos Coy admitted to having sex with a teenage girl who he thought was of legal age, but it is stupid to compare having consensual sex with a teenager to performing oral sex with a child. There was no saliva found on the girl or her underwear, no witnesses to the alleged crime, and the family of the girl did file a civil suite after Coy got convicted. If a child in my family got molested, we would seek justice not money. They lost the civil case and were upset about it; but the reason they won’t admit their accusation were a lie is because of a guilty conscious. Apart from convincing their child that the crime occurred, they also convinced her grandfather who died shortly after. The girl’s mother is convinced that her father’s death was due to the stress caused by hearing that his granddaughter was molested. If she admitted the accusations were false, she would also be admitting responsibility to her father’s death. The jury did not take these things under consideration, and the current district attorney in charge of Carlos Coy’s appeal is taking the easy way out and not doing anything. SPM is not perfect, he has his faults like everyone else, but he should not be in jail for a crime he did not commit. New DNA tests have proved the innocence of hundreds of prisoners convicted for rape. This proves our justice system is not doing its job properly. Why should innocent men like Carlos Coy suffer because of this? They’re trying to stop the rise but the Mexican lives. And his friends, family, and true fans will never stop praying for his release. Free Carlos “SPM” Coy!!

By: Juan

Juan — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:27:24 +0000

This is gay SPM they shouldnt put him in jail that long. Killing someone is way worse and they dont put u in jail thay long. Thats some bull shit rght theyre. Let him out. Viva La Raza.

By: antonio

antonio — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:45:51 +0000

This article made me think a lot about both sides ive defended spms innocents even though i new his crime and i hate people who do things like that but i made an exception how can u admit your insparation was a rapiest i gues maybe i wasnt just deffending spm i was defending all mexicans but thanks for posting this

By: forex robot

forex robot — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:50:04 +0000

Nice post & nice blog. I love both.

By: BAJ

BAJ — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:07:03 +0000

Great piece, Rolando!

By: Efren

Efren — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:26:36 +0000

It bothers me very much when my community/culture group (Mex-Am) makes excuses for bad behavior and those who commit such acts.

By: Chrissy

Chrissy — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:44:16 +0000

After hearing his crime I felt shame and embarrassment. At one point, I actually felt a sense of ‘pride’ that one of my own is making a difference in our community. One of my own is coming up and spreading the message about our struggle and dreams. Now that’s all destroyed. I agree, we don’t have to forget but let go.

By: Carolina

Carolina — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:47:53 +0000

Great post. I completely agree with you. We need to put ourselves in the shoes of the young ladies’ lives he damaged. Would we be so tolerant if the victim was one of our own family? Lo dudo. (I doubt it.)