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Free Gary Tyler!
To: Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana; Larry Clark, Chairman of the Louisiana Board of Pardons; Leonard “Pop” Hataway, Clement Lafleur, Henry “Tank” Powell and Kenneth Jones, members of the Louisiana Board of Pardons
We, the undersigned, believe that Gary Tyler was convicted in 1975 not by facts, but by racism, vengeance and manufactured evidence. Denied a fair trial 32 years ago, imprisoned for life for a crime he did not commit, we call on you to free Gary Tyler now.
Contact Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana here.
Join the 3486 others who have already signed the petition.
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| Theo van de Wiel | Waalwijk Holland |
| Free the innocent Gary, lLet your heart speak, and do the right thing! | |
| Caitlyn Hall | whitman MA |
| This is absolutly horrible. | |
| Thomas Bellmann | Brand-Erbisdorf Germany |
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What a "luck" for Gary Tyler he had not to face the death penalty at the end... :( I hope he gets rehabilitated and compensated (though one can't be compensated for a ruined life) at lifetime. To the ones responsibles of this case: Please show that people - no matter which race, gender or color of skin - still can get a fair trial and sentence in the USA! |
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| Andrew Niv | Edinburgh N/A |
| This is probably the worst thing I've ever heard about. Gary Tyler has done absolutely nothing wrong and the case against him is about as strong as a wet piece of paper. | |
| ismail catch | Johannesburg South Africa Gauteng |
| every moment that gary tyler spends in prison is a crime of the highest order against the fabric of human morality... America cannot consider its self a free country as long as Gary Tyler remains a prisoner | |
| David Ofungi | Kampala N/A |
| Free Gary! stop the prejudice! | |
| Jan Kač?rek | Černo?ice Czech Republic |
| Dave Ayer | Boston MA |
| Felicia Thomas | Arlington Tx |
| Stephanie Brewer | Mansfield LA |
| Sarah Jackson | England England |
| Tyeasha Jones | Mansfield LA |
| this could be a complete injustice | |
| Shane Kelly | London Uk |
| Cameron Van Dijk | Middlesbrough United Kingdom |
| I agree with my Dad Peter. | |
| Mitchell Van Dijk | Middlesbrough United Kingdom |
| I agree with my Dad Peter. | |
| Peter Van Dijk | Middlesbrough United Kingdom |
| I recently played my UB 40 album and listened to the song 'Tyler'. My sons asked me who it was about so I logged on to show them. I can't believe he is still held captive. This must be put right. | |
| Kevin Hampton | Winchester, England Hampshire |
| It's clear to all he was convicted of a crime he didn't commit. Free him, let him live the life that has so far been denied to him. | |
| kevin gillett | london london |
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THE TRIAL SUCKED How can the US Government allow this travesty of justice carry on? Shame on all involved. |
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| James Jarvis | England England |
| Kimberley Boston | Syracuse New York |
| Erik Griffiths | Paradise CA |
| How is this allowed to continue on? If this is how we are still treating our citizens we deserved 9/11. | |
| Jessica Goins | Fairfax Va |
| i hope for the best with him i hope he gets his freedom soon | |
| Patrick Schmidt | Cardiff United Kingdom |
| jacqueline rodwell | woburn massachusetts |
| it is sad the justice system has innocent people serving jail sentences. my cousin is also serving life for a crime he didnt commit. he has been proven innocent 3 times and after 27 years stilln siting in a jail cell. it is horrible wut the united states does to its citizens. | |
| Jacqui Thresher | Melbourne Victoria |
| Australian citizen | |
| Aleeka Wade | New York New York |
| Lauren Arthington | Hebden Bridge West Yorkshire, England |
| when are you going to change this situation, shame, shame, shame on you | |
| Rachel Tassell | maidstone kent, UK |
| I first heard about gary Tyler when I was 12, now 25 years later hes still locked up for a crime he didnt commit. Free Gary Tyler, let him go. | |
| Theresa Wooton | Kaiapoi New Zealand |
| Its not only with the US system that inoccent men are being imprisoned, its happening here to. We will be taking our story public one day to. I hope you get your freedom that you deserve. | |
| Garth Mckoy | New york New York |
| Carole Kozlowski | Gary Indiana |
| LET THIS MAN GO! THIS IS NOT JUSTICE...THIS IS VERY WRONG...HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE LOCKED UP FOR SOMETHING YOU DID NOT COMMIT? OR BE LOCKED UP FOR 10, 20, 30+ YEARS FOR PETTY THEFT TURNED INTO A FALSE CHARGE OF WHAT U THINK HE DID??? | |
| Netania Budofsky | Hoboken New Jersey |
| David Ward | England England |
| Alice Ward | England England |
| Jasmine Coles | England England |
| Sasha Sylvester | England England |
| Rebecca White | Florida California |
| Oliver Humphreys | Los Angeles California |
| Sarah Meritt | Los Angeles California |
| Megan Plenderlieth | Los Angeles California |
| Abbey Shutler | Florida California |
| Jeremy Hughes | Florida Californa |
| Free Gary Tyler! | |
| George Ward | Los Angeles California |
| I hope this helps! | |
| Alice Ahmed | Bonn Germany |
| Carol Andersen | Virginia Beach VA |
| Breaks my heart. I emailed newspapers, the White House and Gov Blanco over a year ago, and was told on 3/2/07 by corrections "Mr. Tyler is eligible to apply for a pardon and to begin the process, he must file a application with our office." In followup, I now find he's still in prison. Shameful; heartbreaking and shameful. | |
| Josef Osmon | Cologne Germany |
| Frowin H?ck | Cologne Germany |
| Jihan Majouno | Bonn Germany |
| Tina O'Meara | London England |
| time to open your hearts and your eyes???? | |
| Andre Mamadi | Bonn Germany |
| A crime against the humanity of a single individual is a crime against our collective humanity and therefore unacceptable for anyone of us. Free Gary Tyler! | |
| leroy bach | chicago il |
| Martina Pregartner | Lebring Austria |
| Richard Seipp | Hayfield Derbyshire, UK |
| Jane Kingswood | Leeds UK |
| Flor Van der Eycken | Brussels Belgium |
| Chris Foresta | Las Vegas NV |
| James McCann | New Rochelle NY |
| Unfortunately Mr. Tyler is not alone. The fact that the electorate in Louisiana is allowing this to remain an issue by not demanding Mr. Tyler's release tells us all we need to know about "justice" in the U.S. South. | |
| elaine wood | england england |
| just been listning to a ub40 song made about gary hope something is done to get him free good luck | |
| Liletha Tobias | Baton Rouge Louisiana |
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I remember this incident as I was 16 years of age and visited my brother in St. Rose, Louisiana (just minutes from Destrehan) every summer after school break. I think this is another blatant instance where justice was not and is not being served. Enough is enough with the injustices. Reflect on how many tally's are recorded in your spiritual journal for the Lord and how many tally's are recorded in your carnal journal for satan. Please review this case and record a tally for the Lord in doing what is right. Thank you, |
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| joseph burrus | las vegas NV |
| im calling on anyone who can look into a case as note worthy as this to do so.. this is someones life. And if you dont do it for him do it for yourself. im sure it will help get black votes | |
| karen logan | temecula ca |
| injustice in america but louisiana makes americans feel dirty and ashamed to call ourselves americans | |
| Helen Maxwell | England United Kingdom |
| Martha Alvarado | Dacula Georgia |
| Nick Green | Hertford United Kingdom |
| It is sheer madness to keep this man imprisoned. | |
| robin stenham | milton keynes buckinghamshire |
| How can this be justified - please reconsider this asap | |
| Annie Dalton | Norwich Norfolk, UK. |
| Gary Tyler has already suffered enough for a crime he manifestly did not commit, in a particularly dark and incendiary period of America's history. Governor Blanco, these are NOT those times. Please free Mr Tyler and let him live out the rest of his life in peace. | |
| jackie morris | St Davids Wales |
| Time is the one thing we can never get back and have stolen so much time from this man shame on you America that you do nothing to free him. And meanwhile we can assume that the real killer of this other mother's son walks free in the world. | |
| Rebecca Pendrell | Bristol England |
| How can it be called justice to pin a crime on an innocent man because of the colour of his skin....please consider his freedom. | |
| David Duthie | Inverness Scotland |
| I think he has served more time than needed and he should be given the chance to live out his days a free man. | |
| derek jones | middlesbrough uk |
| justice must prevail in any enlightened society,a review of this case needs to be done. | |
| Kyla Vandersluis | Calgary, Aberta, Canada Alberta |
| Natasha Douglas | San Diego CA |
| As a native of St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, I am very familiar with the Gary Tyler case and certain that Gary Tyler deserves his freedom. He's innocent. Racism has no place in the US criminal justice system or anywhere for that matter. | |
| P. Heggemann | cologne germany |
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watch your step land of the free! the world may turn against you... start acting as an ideal and start IN YOUR OWN country fool! |
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| Alistair Graham | Carlisle Cumbria (ENGLAND) |
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Tyler is guilty, a white judge has said so... Free Tyler, times have changed ... |
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| Danny Lazar | Los Angeles Ca |
| Waneza Wiggins | Brandon FL |
| Ms. Blanco it seems it is up to you to hold up our constitution and free this innocent man. It's a really sad thing when America allows one of their own to sit in prison for 33 years when they are innocent of the charges thrown at their feet. | |
| Frank Capra | Gladstone Missouri |
| I pray this man will gain his freedom from the horrible injustice done to him.Gary Tyler should be released immediately. | |
| Jessie Waldemar | Montrose CA |
| Gordon Henry | Cockermouth Cumbria, England, UK |
| It is now time to release an innocent man. | |
| Wells Staley-Mays | Portland Maine |
| We know that the welfare authorities pressured one of the witnesses in Gary Tyler's case to commit perjury. She later confessed. Free Gry Tyler! | |
| daw and tyler nelson | fakenham uk |
| paul nelson | fakenham uk |
| named my son tyler after this great man , free him !!!!! | |
| Page Morin | Lynchburg Virginia |
| pam cox | willenhall england |
| why dont u just do every 1 a favour an just release tyler cus he is not guilty cus i sed so. | |
| Paul Chestnut | Kings Park NY |
| He never should have served time in the first place, but over three decades later and still he's in prison. Please, fix this. | |
| christopher conway | dublin ireland |
| Virginia Langford | Lynchburg Va |
| Please allow this man the chance to enjoy some of his freedoms...too much has been taken from him. An uncorrected error becomes a dilebrate error. | |
| Juanita B. Johnson | Baton Rouge LA |
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Please address this blot on Louisiana. It is cases like this that stain Louisiana's world image. |
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| Ruediger Haude | Wuppertal Germany |
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Learned about the fate of Gary Tyler listening to the new CD of the English band Chumbawamba. It makes me quite angry that such an injustice should be possible in the country that once liberated my own land from the racist Nazi regime. Please stop destroying the lives of so many black American children! And please, free Gary Tyler now! |
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| Mark Pearson | Wolverhampton staffordshire |
| This is a case that is totally unproven...whether he did it or not (and I dont think he did) it has not been proven...so he should at the very least get a re-trial ! | |
| James Thomas | Washington, D.C. District of Columbia |
| Sebastian Odell | Nottingham United Kingdom |
| It is sickening that the present judicial system continues to tolerate this injustice | |
| John Davies | Swansea Wales, UK |
| Let common sense and justice prevail | |
| Drew Thurm | Carlsbad CA |
| GARY MIZE | ARDEN NC |
| I AM A WHITE MAN, I AM 62 YEARS OLD, I HAVE SEEN INJUSTICE IN BLACK / WHITE RELATIONS. IT IS NOT RIGHT, THIS MAN HAS THE GOD GIVEN RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL. | |
| Lisa Abbott | Manchester UK |
| Mark G | Sydney NSW |
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This is what makes me lose faith in humanity. People too proud to admit that OTHER people made mistakes and that they're the replacements. Its not even a matter of their own pride, but that of a (Ex?)racist state. Release him, people know his story. You can't sweep it under the rug anymore, the internet has created a worldwide newsroom. You can't hide. |
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| Marie Knaggs | Leeds United Kingdom |
| Nathan Moynihan | London London |
| Disgusting that this man should be locked away like that. Free him and compensate him well. | |
| Mike Aucott | Dunedin New Zealand |
| First heard of Gary Tyler back in the late 70s listening to UB40 how long must one man have to wait for justice. | |
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