The fact that Bresha is considered one of “the lucky ones” points to systemic failures within our justice system. (TW- Mentions of domestic/physical violence, self-harm and incarceration.) After almost a year of being dragged through the legal system, there’s finally some good news in the Bresha Meadows case. The 15-year-old entered a “true” plea on...
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Black Ohio Teen Faces Jail For Standing Ground Against Abusive Father, But George Zimmerman Walks Free?
Convicting Bresha Meadows for the murder of her father will jeopardize the future of passing “stand your ground” law in Ohio. In a not so strange way, the story of Bresha Meadows — the 14-year-old Black teenage girl from Warren, Ohio who shot her abusive father, Jonathan Meadows, 41, in the head — makes me...