'Dudus' Coke's Get Out of Jail Pass...

It's always interesting to see what criminals have to say when their backs are against the wall...or in Christopher 'Dudus' Coke's case - the prison cell. His letter to Justice Robert Patterson requesting what the Jamaica Observer calls an 'impassioned plea for leniency' has caused vibrations among the prison bars and the media. The seven page script (which should have been proof read, by the way) recounts Coke's philanthropic service to his community and highlights how his legal proceedings have affected his family. I am not sure what Justice Patterson's take on it is, but as for me I won't be distracted from what got him here.

Mr. Coke isn't just guilty of trafficking drugs and weapons, he is guilty of corrupting the moral psyche of at least two generations in Western Kingston. The hunt for Him that started a heinous gun battle leaving 76 persons dead is testimony to the fact that 'Dudus' ransomed the prospect of facilitating authentic community empowerment for the pleasure of fortifying his own empire.

Consequently, he has done what only few Jamaican dons can boast, through his strong political and gangster ties, he has amalgamated Jamaican's drug trafficking culture and has made organized crime in this country, and elsewhere, even more impenetrable.

Shouldn't Justice Patterson use his Christian and judicial conscience and grant Coke leniency? Hell no! Not on the basis of any constitutional precedence..not on the innocent blood that was shed in the streets of West Kingston over a year ago...not on the cheap Jheri Curl wig he was wearing when he was accosted...and certainly not on his pathetic 13 or 14 (I saw 13 twice) point letter of how he has served his community. He should feel the full extent of the penal system not because he is a bad person but because he is a law breaker...and was a wanted one at that. Dude 'don't do the crime if you can't do the time'.

Mr. Coke here is some advice, with the infrequent telephone access you have in prison you should write letters...not to Judges but to your family or to the Monopoly guy. Hopefully you will have better luck and receive a 'Get out of Jail Free' pass.

Andre P. Llewellyn©2011