Acclaimed Author Addresses Controversial ‘Stand Your Ground Law’ in A Cry For Justice
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Ellaville, GA –
Jackie Carpenter always considered herself an ordinary person – a mom,
wife, businessperson. She never dreamed her life would become an
award-winning feature film, A Cry for Justice (Triple Horse Studios).
But when her life took a dramatic turn, she began to discover just how
much adversity she could withstand. It all began with the insistent
shrilling tone of a late-night phone call. Her son had been arrested and
faced charges of murder. A capital crime in Georgia, it can carry the
ultimate penalty: death by lethal injection.
He had been plagued by thefts on a
site. The security service he hired could not start immediately; on
the advice of a police officer, her son set out with a gun to watch for
the culprits one night. The would-be thieves showed up, and the gun
fired unexpectedly. One of the thieves was fatally shot, and Jackie
Carpenter’s son was arrested and jailed.
It seemed such an
obvious miscarriage of justice: her son was only protecting his
property, the gun discharged by accident. The defense relied on a
now-controversial law, often known as the ‘stand your ground law.’ They
maintained that their client had every right to defend his property. The
prosecutor argued with equal passion that he was a cold-blooded
murderer.
The movie and the books it is based on are a
white-knuckled, fast-paced chronicle of a woman’s struggle to keep her
family whole. A Cry for Justice is based on Jackie Carpenter’s two
books: The Bridge: Between Cell Block A and a Miracle is Psalm 91 and
Georgia Justice: A Journey to Faith. Watch the movie trailer at: acryforjusticemovie.com.
The
movie has won several awards, including one for best screenplay. Just
last month, Jackie Carpenter was nominated to the category of “People to
Watch 2013” at the first-ever Annual Georgia Entertainment Gala.
Jackie
Carpenter has been a featured guest on television, radio, and in
newspaper articles. For more information on this author and her
remarkable story of faith, hope and love, visit her website at: www.bridgetoamiracle.com .
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