Marcie White just started [ [link removed] ]a petition to Adams County Officer Brian
Seyfarth to:

Go on the record about Gary White's Case!

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[ [link removed] ]Gary White and his daughter

Dear John,

I just started a petition titled "[ [link removed] ]#JusticeforGary"

My son, Gary White, should be at home with his wife and his three little
girls right now. Instead, he is serving a 20 year prison sentence after an
investigation full of police misconduct that happened under supervising
Officer Brian Seyfarth’s watch. One night while driving to the store, Gary
accidentally hit a white woman named Megan Gunter Smith, who had just run
straight into traffic. At first believing that he had hit an animal, Gary
parked his car in a nearby Walmart parking lot before heading back to the
scene. As soon as Gary realized he had hit a person, he called 911 for
help. But once the police arrived, Officer Thomas Borum illegally drew
Gary’s blood without his consent. He then stored that blood in a police
locker for days, a clear mishandling of evidence. Officer Borum’s
supervisor, Officer Brian Seyfarth, is running for election as Adams
County Sheriff next week and intends to represent the people of Natchez,
Mississippi. Yet, he has yet to make a public statement about why he
allowed this police misconduct to happen under his supervision.

[ [link removed] ]We must protect our communities from wrongful incarceration. Sign now
to demand that Officer Brian Seyfarth go on the record about the police
misconduct he allowed to happen in Gary White’s case.

When the police are allowed to mishandle evidence unchecked, we know that
Black people pay the ultimate price. Before he was convicted, multiple
drivers came forward in Gary’s defense to say that they had nearly hit
Megan themselves. But because he parked for a few moments before calling
the police, Gary was forced into a guilty plea of 2-3 years for “fleeing
the scene of the crime.” In March of 2019, the courts used the blood that
Officer Borum illegally drew from Gary to pile on additional charges,
bringing his sentence from 2-3 years to 20 years. That isn’t justice.
Mississippi has the 3rd highest incarceration rate in the country in a
state where Black people make up 37% of the total population but represent
over 56% of its incarcerated population. As someone running for an office
that will be charged with making life and death decisions for the Black
people in his jurisdiction, Officer Seyfarth’s actions are unacceptable.
It’s time for him to go on the record about the police misconduct that he
allowed to happen during Gary’s case today.

[ [link removed] ]Will you sign the petition and forward this email to make sure your
voice is heard? Add your name here.

This isn’t just about one incident. Gary’s conviction comes on the heels
of two recent accidents in which Black citizens in Natchez were killed by
motorists. In both cases, no one was brought to trial or even charged with
a crime. But when a white woman was killed in an accident that several
eyewitnesses have come forward to say wasn't Gary's fault, the punishment
was swift, severe, and and completely life-altering. The message that this
racial disparity in law enforcement sends is clear: Black people's lives
matter less that anyone else's in Natchez, Mississippi. Let Officer
Seyfarth know that no one who turns a blind eye to racist corruption in
his own department is fit to serve in public office. Demand that Officer
Seyfarth make a public statement about the mishandling of evidence that
happened under his watch immediately!

[ [link removed] ]The time to fight for our community members is now. Sign to demand that
Officer Brian Seyfarth make a public statement about the police misconduct
that happened under his supervision today.

Thank you,

Marcie White

 

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