Johnny Depp, the Hollywood star, has added his voice to a campaign to free three men convicted of murdering three children in a satanic ritual.
The men convicted, Jason Baldwin, Jessie Misskelley, and Damien Echols were themselves teenagers at the time.
Depp is the latest in a string of celebrities to have voiced support for the men’s case and he will appear on CBS’s „48 Hours Mystery” programme to defend them.
In a promotional clip for the programme, he says: „I firmly believe Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley are totally innocent. It was a need for swift justice to placate the community.”
Supporters of the three men claim they were targeted by police because of their interest in heavy metal music and the occult, and that Misskelly made a false confession because he thought it meant he could leave prison.
Last month a judge in Arkansas refused to grant new trials for Baldwin and Misskelley who claimed that they weren’t adequately represented originally.
Depp’s appearance on 48 hours comes as he is in the midst of promoting the new 3D Disney film „Alice”, in which he plays the Mad Hatter.
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Strange…
Aș observa două chestii aici.
1. Interesul neobișnuit pe care l-au stârnit respectivii în rândul celebrităților. Plus convingerea lor că tipii sunt inocenți. Pe ce și-or fi întemeiat convingerile?
2. Totuși, la ei, legea nu se face la televizor. Presiunile sunt mari, dar pot sa nu însemne absolut nimic decât publicitatea goală. Pot să rămână fără efecte juridice. La noi…
3. Mă aștept ca în curând să apară voci care să susțină dreptul la „manifestare religioasă” neîngrădită atât pentru ăștia care practică ritualuri oculte, cât și pentru alți deviați. (A treia observație oricum nu mai ținea de acest caz 😀 )
s-ar putea ca la punctul 2 sa nu fie chiar asa. vezi o.j simpson. e altcumva, dar uite ca a tinut.