sasssmoore
Very Thankful in second chances but you were a Victim.!Thank you , Governor....
cameron_kasky About time!
I'm so happy for her. Why was she sentenced to life? If she was white would she have gone to prison? Doubtful. Sad.
She should be released immediately.
release that women
GOOD.
WeaponizD1 It's not revenge. It's a reckoning. She deserves her freedom. Her 'victim' got what they deserved.
Great finallyjusticeandmercyprevail
Somebody finally showed some common sense
thank u x 1,000,000 billhaslam
Now what happens to the judge who gave her a life sentence?
great
So the court system is releasing her in August after 15 years because acted in self defense but they’re quick to release a rapist after 6 months? Sounds about right.
BillSpadea Anyone ask the victim how they feel about it? Oh wait.....
He should have issued a full pardon.
God is great
She shouldn't have being put in jail for the first place but all is well now..!
It took fourteen years :/
thank you x 1000 billhaslam
Free her from parole
Thank GOD she wasn't executed.
Child Development people have known all along that a teenager's brain isn't fully developed before age 20. It's about time the justice system CAUGHT UP.😡😡😡😡😡
Fantastic
Ridiculous it took that long though! I hope this woman has lots of support when she is out!
How sad
VanJones68 ChrisCuomo maddow sunny WhoopiGoldberg JoyVBehar ananavarro billmaher
Why isn’t she being released now?
billhaslam Thank you for doing the right thing! We appreciate you standing up for justice.
This is so good to hear!
Thank god
She should’ve gotten immediate release for her wrongfully conviction...God is good..
Hope she gets paid too.
Thank you judges and prosecutors in Tennessee for working to free this girl who was wrongly incarcerated for killing the man who was trafficking her. Get this girl some help assimilating into the wide world.
Wow, at least the AP is getting this out. Now time for CNN, abcnews NBCNews and others to admit Sex Trafficking is a PROBLEM and needs to be irradicated.
Best news all year!!!!
2019 is really looking up, bless up CyntoniaBrown
So she ran away at 16 and hooked up with 'cut throat '. She has some type of mental impairment but is one course short of a college degree. She killed the guy while he slept because she was afraid yet robbed him and stole his car. A victim for sure. Crazy.
Any man that hurts another woman should decide that bastard's fate. If you mess with a woman, get ready to give up your life.
If per chance you read this Kim Kardashian,
we won. Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has granted clemency to Cyntoia Brown. In one of his last acts as Tennessee Gov., and one of his most humane, Haslam on Monday granted executive clemency to Brown, commuting her life sentence for robbery and murder.
sunny I hope she succeeds at what she does when she gets out.
Thank God!! NOW — I hope she will get extensive therapy and some compassion and care!!
Good decision, Governor.
That's great news. African Americans are without timely justice in America. We must continue the fight. May God Bless her legal team.
Should have been a full pardon...but at least she’s getting out!
Thank God 🙏🏽
What does this say about our courts system that saw the evidence and found her guilty? So public opinion let her off. Huh.
She's still not being released until August.
Such a shame that our leaders/government have failed so many young teens. I’m glad this young lady has been granted clemency. Perhaps now she can live the life she was robbed of.
I'm not sure basketball players and Porn Celebrities should be making public policy. 🤔
We have stand your ground laws to protect Zimmerman bullies. Women are subject to male whims...
BrianaReports LadyOrieBrttny
If she was a victim of sex trafficking, why was she jailed at all?
Thank you, BillHaslam. I wish you would run for Lamar’s senate seat.
Finally. It should be ok to kill other people as long as you say your sorry.
Finally some justice, after the legal system performed unjust! MondayMotivation CyntoiaBrown
The law system is broken
THANK YOU JESUS
Congratulations bring change awareness to young people not to be inmate
WHY
She is a hero, killing a sex trafficker should be rewarded not punished.
She is finally free. Happy for CyntoiaBrown
YASSSSSSIR
That's Great!!! Finally righting a wrong.
questlove It is about time!! Good luck in life Cyntoia Brown !
I’m so happy you finally got your freedom
Finally they have come to their senses. Should never of happened in first place.
The documentary of Cyntoia Brown:
Congratulations to Cyntoia Brown. For being released from prison, may This be the first day of many,where you Become an active productive citizens. My God continue to show favor and direct your path.
Thank you so much Governor Haslam For granting this young lady clemency. I believe she will be a productive citizen of the state of Tennessee..
IvankaTrump realDonaldTrump She would be perfect to advise on human trafficking....Seek her input and grant a full pardon for all she has endured!!! KimKardashian wouldn’t you agree?
ResistMonsters Amazing! But total bs that she isn’t getting released until August. Why the delay?
cameron_kasky Hopefully this will give others out there the courage they need to fight these demons without fear of being punished again by the system.
Yes
Yay!!! Good for her. Still to be examined is when women fight back, the penalty is harsh. Too harsh. She needs to get out before August.
IM VERY HAPPY TO SEE SOME JUSTICE. But the real justice would be her never being convicted in the first place.
She saved other women from being victimized & ended up being victimized by the system that was supposed to protect her. Bout time they got it right!!
Call for immediate release not August
CIAnderson3 very, VERY late but freedom for CyntoiaBrown
She shouldn't have received a life sentence in the first place.
Great news, wish this young lady the very best.
StacyeBranche 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼✌🏼✌🏼
Fantastic news.
RichardBuffalo1 That is still tooooooo long! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
Incredible and so deserving!
Brighten up my Monday CB enjoy the rest of your FREE LIFE
Get it right she was a child not a woman...a child victim...sentenced for helping herself when others failed
If she was actually sold for sex, that information should be in every single headline about this case CyntoiaBrown
Shew!
She literally killed an innocent person. She should be jailed for life
YEA!!!
kaur_jeeto While I applaud that this has finally happened, it has been far too long in coming. Justice delayed is justice denied.
Good news!
she was already serving 15 years, and she was about to get a license for self defense against being sex trafficked and raped. What the fuck America do we believe in where rape victims get life sentences for killing their rapist?
Good
Can someone please explain why it will take 8 months for her actual release? Is there a reason for the delay? Please and Thank You.
CMKelley___ Yay! Some justice.
Hallelujah! Now let's find the traffickers and get the rest of these sickos...
Build AAAAAAAAA FUCKING WALL NOW. RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!
Justice finally.
You have to embarrass our racist legal system into doing the right thing other than that - people are rotting in jail over bullshit.
Thank God. What she did was in Self Defense.
If you murder someone. Just get your degree while behind bars and say you had a harsh life... and you can get clemency? Wow didnt know... oh and it helps to have a celebrity who never bothered to read about ur atrocity- only ur victimhood- to advocate for ur release. Justice!
So wrong.
Good job governor...
🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊
Justice
Good does happen!
🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
She won’t be released until August 7? That’s BS.
So happy to read this. Thank goodness
Jonvader Good, a life sentence is too much for a young woman who still has her whole life to live. 🙂
Haslam's been a mostly positive governor in TN. Unfortunately, newly elected governor is Trump sycophant so imagine my state will start to deteriorate. Has already nixed Medicaid expansion & playing nicely with Big Pharm & HC corps. Also has no plan for crumbling infrastructure.
Excellent
Finally some good news
Thank you Governor, great news. Now this poor woman can being to put her life back! Thank the LORD!
justice
2019 off to a good start!
genwhypod Why was she imprisoned to begin with? smh
She shot a man in the back of his head while he was sleeping, and then stole his guns, money, and truck. She does not deserve clemency.
Maggie_Vespa 'Who says she was a victim of sex trafficking'.. This is what is wrong with our nation. believethesurvivor She is a victim of sex trafficking..
She was a child victim and never should have gone to jail in the first place.
Finally justice is served!
That’s a good thing
GOOD
Watch Trump try and take credit for this decision. That 'it was his urging that she got off!!'
Now do the right thing and set these White Men who GOT AWAY with Horrible crimes
Excellent news!
“says”
That female best watch her back, because the man she murdered may have family out there that wiil seek 'street justice'! Js
Oh thank god!!
Don't worry betcha she'll end up back in prison, HaHaHaHa
Thank god...! This woman should never have gone to jail to begin with!
She should NEVER go free.
cameron_kasky Release her now with no conditions and reimburse her for the 15 years of her life you have stolen by wrongly convicting her
Next up RealityWinner
cameron_kasky This is such good news!
.KimKardashian West and Rihanna rallied for Cyntoia Brown as she fought her life sentence for the murder of a man who had picked her up for sex. Her lawyers say she was a 16-year-old sex-trafficking victim who feared for her life.
This is such good news
This is not a surprise Governor Haslem hinted at the notion late last year about possible clemency before leaving office😇 It was the right thing to do but I am quite sure you have others in TN Corrections with similar sentences that didn’t have the support as Cyntoia Brown did😢
'Republican Governor BillHaslam ....' Fixed it for ya... and you're welcome.
Why August 7th? Release her now!
Thank god! Such a sad story.
cameron_kasky Haslam has a moral compass? Most shocking thing to come out of this story
CIAnderson3 It’s about time.
CIAnderson3 She should never have been in prison... She had already escaped one as a sex slave!
Finally justice was served
Do all the bandwagon supporters know the full story? She shot the man - who was not her pimp - in the back of his head while he was sleeping and robbed him of his wallet, pants and guns. Just saying, this isn't as black & white as it seems.
Forgiveness and pardon
Thank goodness
realDonaldTrump just shanked his 7 iron.
I don't understand why she won't be released for another 7 months.
He couldn't release her now?
Awesome!!!!!!!!!💜💜💜💜
This is a great result and all but couldn’t have we prevented this by having the JURORS actually do the right thing to begin with?
Awesome
That racist waited this long to do the right thing? Wow. God bless Black people living in the Confederate South. Never in my life will I try to raise my family there.
She was railroaded and locked up at 16 for defending herself against rape. She should have never been convicted.
Thank you to the Governor of Tennessee! I doubt we agree on much, but on this, bravo sir!
sarahaurelie_ While it took a while cheef
Bout time
KATVMarine Release her now!! She’s been there too long as it is!!
KFANRubeChat If you are a prostitute at age 16, I think we can conclude that she was a victim of something, wouldn't you agree AP headline writer?
Yes!!!!!🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 I am so happy for her and her family!! Her record needs to be wiped clean!
MichD9NP But he’s not letting her out until August! What’s the hold up?
Investigate this travesty of Justice.......imprisonment of sex trafficking victim!!!!!!!
Good Haslam
MichD9NP Took long enough.
BillHaslam thank you for doing the right thing. She was the victim, and did not deserve to be in jail. Thank you.
FANTASTIC NEWS! I have questions 1 - why does she have to wait to Aug 7 2 - why was the parole board split 3 - who decides who is on the parole board 4 - is this panel ethnically diversified 5 - are parole boards another group of people who enable systematic racism in prisons
TennesseeGovUSA Micah 6:8 Amen
sunny On a side note: why has there been silence on the R. Kelly documentary?
Justice.
She still robbed and shot someone in the back. Life sentence at 16 was too harsh, so I am glad she has been granted clemency, but let’s not make her into something terrific.
Great job 👍🏼
VERY GOOD NEWS INDEED. AT LAST! Now please, thanks to all those who helped to make this happen. BUT please, that support cannot end here! This girl is going to need help to restart her life. I pray she gets it. 🙏🏼
Democrats don't consider sex trafficking to be a crime
KimOrtega3 Let her go.
Wow a rare act of a republican in office doing the right thing -rather than what serves their own political or financial interests
Thank you Lord and to everyone who worked SO hard to help her!
Good!
cmclymer Good
Great news!
That is awesome! 🙏🏻
BoakyeCherry Who was the ass who sentenced her in the first place
al3xw1nd ,
fanon_wave47 Why is she not being released immediately?
Cyntoia Brown needs to be released immediately!
YES!!!!!!!!
Thank Goodness!!!
Millions of these women exist because of our open border. Even young children
Justice has been served!
clarencehilljr Let’s hope she gets the necessary support so that she can turn her life around !!!
sunny Unbelievable how a victim is prosecuted when she was abused . Hope she can live her life in peace .
questlove
caitlinll42 JenMichelleCrow
Justice would be locking up the prosecuter & jury that put her in jail .
Good. It was the right thing to do. She should never have been sentenced in the first place.
Happy somebody did something good and fair for once.
💪🏻🎉
That is great news! That man was in the wrong!
sunny Welcome home love!!!!! Congratulations!!!
Thanks governor!
This is Outstanding news for America and for CyntoiaBrown ...
Doesn't mention he's a GOP Governor.
Thanks for sharing this great news
dontpanic1955 👏👏👏
Bravo to this Governor
I do not think this is a right call..been following this from the beginning...shooting someone in the back of the head while they are sleeping is not self defense..it is premeditated murder...sends wrong message to people.
fifi_snow Yay Best news THE BEST
niaCNN Pay her. Give her the ability to get on her feet. Pay this poor woman…
questlove Thank God, thank God, thank God!!! May she have a rich, productive life going forward.
Good move 👍
That is the best news ever. Finally this child can get some peace.
They better have Cyntoia's pimp behind bars, and be doing everything they can to keep people from manipulating the warped sense of freedom trauma like this ordeal has on people.
TYJesus. This was the only right move Gov. Haslam could make.
deray Fantastic news. Shouldn't have been there in first place though.
Good 👏 hope she gets the support that she needs, too. ❤
Wow outstanding for her!
cmclymer This is wonderful news.
Kris_Sacrebleu NOT NOW - NOT NEXT MONTH IN AUGUST 2019
and she's still got to serve more time than white boys who have been convicted of raping girls.
Hopefully she will be able to repair her life and move on. A win for Tennessee and humanity
lol she's still gonna be in jail until August and then she'll spend 10 years on parole, likely meaning she'll be unable to vote or qualify for any federal or state assistance programs
Wonderful news
That's actually bad news, because she isn't actually pardoned for shooting her rapist and she will be put back in there 3 weeks after a cop pulls her over for a broken tail light and smells pot in the car
This is wonderful news. Thank you Governor for doing the right thing.
She should have never been incarcerated in the first place. She defended herself from sexual assault while the president has ADMITTED that HE IS a sexual offender, yet he walks free as a bird. The American justice system is an absolute mockery.
Long overdue
About time!
Yasssss
Woo hoo!! My state made me happy today!!
questlove Did ya'll read the same article I did This woman is a murderer. Criminals always have a sob story. She shot a man in the back of the head while they were in the bed.. and you guys are happy about another murderer in the streets
Thanks to the REPUBLICAN Governor for his clemency unlike his Democratic predecessor.
👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽
cmclymer Why the wait for august 7. I was also bothered by the statement 'she's getting her life together' like she put herself on the wrong path. She was a victim in so many ways and fought back for her life.
Thank goodness, reason and true justice prevailed in this case. Thank you, Gov. BillHaslam, for doing the right thing.
Thank you Governor Haslam.
Thank you Governor
She shouldn’t have spent a single day in jail
Bad decision. She should have got A new trial or new sentence saying but not clemency because she openly admitted that she killed the guy. regardless of what he did to her, It does not justify murder.
Thank you Governor. She is a victim not a criminal.
I would like to thank Gov. Haslem for granting parole to Cyntoia Brown, who was a victim of sex trafficking. Thank you for releasing her from a life of prison. Thanks for doing the right thing.
They should release her TODAY not in August.
Shameful it took this long
Thank you!!
deray BTW, no... this isn't an example of the justice system working like it should. She needed clemency b/c the Tennessee justice system is bigoted trash.
deray Thank heavens!
This is good news. 👏👏 That poor girl was a victim.
ChetPowell Excellant!!
What the fuck is this headline?
About time!!!!!!!
ChetPowell Should have given her a Medal.
Why will it take until August for her release? Just ridiculous! Same the tax payers some money and set her free today!!
Praise the Lord...
She shot the guy in the head while he was asleep, then robbed him of cash, hunting rifles, and his truck.. 🤔
CMKelley___ It's about time
questlove Good
Finally! Some good news!!!
Great move!!
The Governor BillHaslam needs to go one better and provide her free tuition at UT UTKnoxville
BrianKosh I'm very glad she getting out
I'm glad she's finally out of prison. All she did was defend herself. She's been through so much, had so many years of her life taken from her. I hope she'll get the support she needs to rebuild her life.
This is good news. Thank you governor.
Finally, somebody did the right thing
BillHaslam excellent and thanks!
✊🏾SayHerName cyntoniabrown
YES.
deray Yes! Should have been done long ago, but this is a victory.
GOOD NEWS FINALLY!!!
JenRitchie207 Finally.
Thank you, BillHaslam!
16 year olds can not consent, so she is a rape victim 'says she was a victim of sex trafficking' is disgusting AP.
Why August and why 10 yrs of probation?
She shot a man in the back of the head as he slept
Does anyone know why she has to wait until August ? I’m just curious
Yeah...so happy..she spent enough time for someone who was beaten and raped as a child....
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽❤️❤️ finally
Thank you so much Governor.
STabbytosavit About damned time!
deray 🙌🏽 thank you! And please investigate the judge who made this decision. They are clearly showing biased towards certain people... alll the cases should be investigated
Yes! 🙌 awesome news!!
Great. Now once they release her it will be fair justice.
Thank God.
Thank you BillHaslam
Brava to the state of TN! Justice.
Good and just decision, may give decent people hope of fair judgements in future.
Justice
Wow. That is amazing news!!!
Awsome news!!
Let’s hope the celebrities who championed her cause will also help her financially because I doubt the courts will compensate her for the precious years wasted for simply having defended herself.
michaeleaves About time, but why is she on parole for 10yrs?😐🤔🤨
Good move. Justice for this victim.
🙌🏾🙌🏾
Why the hell does she have to wait until August?
Unfortunately, we only ever got one side of the story and nothing in the victim's history showed him to be violent. But the races conform to the preferred narrative so... That said, I have tons of sympathy for teen-age prostitutes. Their pimps should be shot on site, however.
Glad to hear this.
Awesome news for a change.
This is great news!!!
About time some Justice was served!
what if some of these people get out and reoffend who takes responsibility and everybody's gloating over Donald Trump doing this this Reform Bill started under Obama Republicans wouldn't close the deal with him
questlove About fucking time
I’m glad.
questlove Lit. Lets keep this up. Plenty of cases where this needs to happen
August 7th?! 😕
Yes! Justice finally for this young woman.
Thank God!
Hey good news! Nice!
this is absolutely amazing news!
Excellent decision. Let’s hope yet more trafficking victims can see their convictions reviewed.
al3xw1nd That’s great! She should have never been locked up.
She’s a minor and should be protected not indicted
Thank you God! Thank you Jesus!
I am so happy for her. I hope she can rebuild after the legal system stole half of her life away so far.
'Who SAYS she was a victim of sex trafficking'? SHE WAS A VICTIM OF SEX TRAFFICKING. Don't get it twisted.
MatthewACherry She doing police work taking a criminal off the streets
Good job BillHaslam!
About damn time ✊🏽
Good news.
Finally some justice!
It’s even more remarkable that a Republican did this.🇺🇸
Human trafficking, sex trafficking is modern day slavery we've to combat it by any means necessary!
Telling Other People's Lies:
Awesome news.
Thank goodness
spinnellii 'who says' i see you 😒
Clemency? She deserves a freakin' medal.
Outstanding. Justice Served. Good the Governor. Right Thing to do.
Commuting her sentence isn't enough. She was the victim in this case and should have a full pardon.
Do the right thing! ✊
I guess being forced to see her face plastered all over social media for weeks and weeks was worth it. Good for her.
Awesome.
ABOUT time! Where was MeToo ?
She should be freed immediately!
Thank goodness!! Yay!
Great some one did the right thing in government!
Finally
This may be the first positive thing I've said about him, but GREAT DECISION, Governor. This was the right thing to do, and the reason you have such a power as part of your office.
Great news.
YAY!!!! THIS is what real justice looks like. Bless the Governor of Tennessee for doing the morally correct thing
So is she free now? Cause she should be bruh
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