Maybe Rubin Hurricane Carter isn't as innocent as believed

When he came to the UK to fight Harry Scott,Mickey Duff carried one of his bags through customs in his hotel Carter opened the bag and produced a hand gun Duff said ,"you could get done for bringing that in," Carter ,replied," I didnt bring it in,you did". I think he was guilty.

 

Didn't the Candians who got the case reopened eventually come out and say - after he was freed - that they thought he probably did do it, after further investigation? Please correct me if I'm wrong.

 

All the reports I've read about him to me hes guilty as sin.

 

Solid post and accurate. That movie was total Hollywood bull**** and Carter most likely did commit that awful crime just like all of the other crimes he commit prior.

 

There are so many movies\shows that do this with people who are guilty, to the point where it overshadows the people who actually were railroaded by a racist justice system.

 

If you put a gun to my head (no pun), I would say that he was a guilty man, who exploited the social tensions of the time to make himself look like the victim.

 

We should probably consider two questions here.

1. Would you convict Carter on the standard of criminal law, namely beyond reasonable doubt?

2. Would you convict Carter on the standard of civil law, namely the balance of probability?

 

I remember when Carter came onto everyone's minds again in the '70s when his book 'The 16th round' was published. I was really getting into boxing when i became aware of him and his 'plight'. He appeared on Tom Snyder's 'Tomorrow' show from Rahway. And during the interview Carter stated, "Why would I knock over a diner when I was making $100,000 a year and about to get a title shot at Dick Tiger?" It sounded plausible to me - wanting to believe the innocence of any fighter - until I consulted my Ring Record Book and saw his journeyman status with a 7-7-1 record after the Giardello fight. And I thought to myself, "No one is giving this guy a title fight!". Moreover, $100,000 sounded a bit inflated too. That was the first time doubt crept into the old noggin and after that took everything he said with a pinch of salt. Which everyone should have.

 

About the movie which portrayed a robbery I believe it was Angelo Dundee who said Hurricane was beaten pillar to post in that fight. The same article said Rubin told numerous stories about the murders, one where he said he didn't do it but was covering for who did! Yeah right. I think he was a pretty good fighter but a psycho at heart

 

Which other movies and shows do that? Sounds terrible.

 

Bob Dylan quietly removed Hurricane from his song list at his concerts. He likely fooled a lot of people