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Do you believe in second chances? If so, please continue to read this post. Jamad Wallace was 18 years old when he got into an altercation with another young man. During the altercation Jamad was involved in an accident that caused another man's life. It wasn't intentional, nor did Jamad carry any weapons. It was a fight that went wrong. If he could take it back he would, but at 18 we don't always make the right decisions. Because of this accident Jamad received life in prison. He is now 26 and have served 6 years so far. Although we believe he should be held accountable for his actions, but LIFE in prison is a bit extreme over an accident. Jamad showed up on that day with no ill feelings and no intentions to fight. There are times life and situations present itself where we have to fight for our own lives. Jamad absolutely deserve time in prison for putting himself in that situation, but we don't think he deserves life for something that happened when he was just a teen. We are trying to appeal the sentence and get the verdict reduced, which will allow this young man a chance to be in society again at some point. He has had time to reflect on his bad decisions and feel very remorseful for all that happened. Do he deserve life for an accident? Have you ever made bad decisions and hung around the wrong crowd when you were a teen? Do you think people deserve second chances? Jamad isn't a violent young man, he just got caught up in a situation which led him to defend himself. We are just looking for a fair trial. We want the world to know, on that very day He had to defend himself. He didn't come with any weapons, but was forced to fight over a weapon that was pulled on him. The weapon accidentally went off during the struggle and a life was lost. That wasn't his intentions. As I stated before, he has to be held accountable for his part, but life in prison at such an early age is extreme. This young man has the potential to be a Law Abiding Citizen just like the rest of us. If it were you, what would you have done when your life is on the line? Please help us raise money to get him new representation so he will have a chance to have some kind of life outside of prison.
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