Michigan Vs. Jamar Pinkney Sr. Case

I have recently begun following the Michigan Vs Jamar Pinkney Sr case recently via CNN. This case from the beginning has been an emotional rollercoaster for everyone involved including the viewers. In November of 2009, Jamar Pinkney Sr. shot and killed his 15-year old son execution style because he believed that he had raped his 3-year old half-sister after his son “confessed”. However, family members testified that he never claimed to actually raping the girl, but that he had humped her with undergarments on. The family, his mother, grandmother, aunt, Jamar Pinkney Sr, and his son Jamar Pinkey Jr. gathered together to talk about the situation that fatal day and in a rage, Jamar Pinkney Sr. took his son outside, made him kneel on his knees, and shot him in the face while he begged for his life.

As a mother, this case has hit me hard. I do not know any of these people personally, but the emotional testimonies have really touched my heart. The mother gives a heart-wrenching testimony as the defendant stares on emotionless. You have to wonder what exactly is going through his mind; Does he feel regret? Is there any emotion there at all? Is this man a monster? One cannot know for sure what is going through his mind, but what he did was a heinous crime worthy of severe punishment.

As the evidence begins to unfold, puzzle pieces to fall into place. A few things in this case bother me very much. The first is the fact that when the child was taken to the ER and examined, there was no evidence of sexual assault, which proves that any claim of rape is false. However, later when she was Re-examined, suddenly there was a laceration present in the vagina one day after the killing. The second is the surfacing of an insurance policy. I am unsure when the insurance policy came about, but the same morning, the defendant’s girlfriend called to report that her step-son was dead. This is very fishy to me. I know it is not her blood son, but as a mother, insurance would the LAST thing on my mind. I would be too emotionally distraught to make such a phone call. The third thing that bothers me is the testimony of the defendant’s girlfriend. In her testimony, she says “He came in the house and said ‘Baby I took care of that’.” This haunting statement leads one to believe that this may have been premeditated. The fourth and final piece of evidence that bothers me comes from the grandmother of Jamar Pinkney Jr. She is one of many who phoned police as the events unfolded. She told the court that after Jamar Pinkney Sr. shot his son, he briefly stood over his body looking down on his before calming walking to his car and driving away. What kind of father or monster does this? As this case proceeds, I will update my readers. You can read CNN’s blog on this case at http://insession.blogs.cnn.com/2010/08/05/no-daddy-no-no-daddy-im-sorry-victims-mother-describes-sons-last-words/ and be sure to watch IN Session on CNN from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. weekdays. God Bless.