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Where is the media coverage? What's going on with the prosecution of this murderer? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1011:B040:AECB:D500:9520:30A8:1CC4 ( talk) 17:59, 21 November 2021 (UTC)
To all the new editors, please be aware that Wikipedia has specific policies regarding articles about living people and recently deceased. Please read it at WP:BLP. Continually adding "black" to the lead as if the death was racially motivated is WP:UNDUE and not neutral. Praxidicae ( talk) 19:37, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
I think the races should be added because they are included in the Shooting of Michael Brown article even though there isn’t any evidence of racially motivated, at least that I know of. Also in Rayshard Brooks and George Floyd. After my time ( talk) 00:24, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
She was charged with felony accessory after the fact for helping Sessoms flee.[9][10]She was not charged for helping him flee, it says she allegedly helped him flee and that she was charged as an accessory after the fact, which does not equate to "for helping Sessoms flee". More importantly, as this is a contentious claim, it should not be included as per WP:RSP. Lastly, the only source discussing race is WaPo, which clarifies that it was only brought up as a conspiracy theory to push a narrative for the motive. CUPIDICAE💕 23:05, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
I also request that the notability tag isn't removed. This is a very recent event and while it's gained some national attention, it's highly unlikely (at this point) that it's going to have lasting impact and in the spirit of WP:NOTNEWS, the notability is super questionable. Praxidicae ( talk) 19:47, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Wikipedia is becoming more consistent.
/info/en/?search=Killing_of_George_Floyd /info/en/?search=Killing_of_Ahmaud_Arbery
This is very obviously a homicide, so I don't see why the title name isn't consistent with other wikipedia articles.
EpicMemeGamer ( talk) 06:18, 6 September 2020 (UTC)
https://www.gofun dme. com/f/justice-for-cannon - Raised $812,899, the article says that it raised "Over $766,000", that is obviously outdated and should be updated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MoorishBlood ( talk • contribs) 20:55, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
If there is no cover up in this case, why are the prison records of Darius Sessoms open to the public of all previous crimes except the murder of Cannon. None of the news networks have published anything since the initial reports in August 2020. The sheriff's office refuses to answer any questions. SOUNDS LIKE A COVER UP TO ME. 173.185.146.13 ( talk) 14:12, 20 November 2021 (UTC)
I agree. This terrible tragedy happened over a year ago and to date there has been no information anywhere as to whether Sessoms has been brought to trial; whether he was convicted and if so, what the sentence was. Why is this? David Rayner, Saturday, November 27th, 2021 — Preceding unsigned comment added by DavidRayner ( talk • contribs) 08:19, 27 November 2021 (UTC)
Read this article. Quote: "Sessoms is charged with murder. He's due back in court in December." 2A02:C7F:5A8F:1F00:2035:3236:1CCA:B0A9 ( talk) 17:51, 29 November 2021 (UTC)
No conviction = no prison record. As of November 2021, (the dates on the questions above) - Sessoms had still not been formally charged. He was not charged until after the comments above, in December 2021. So Sessoms was held in jail - for 16 months - not yet formally charged with anything. If they had evidence - the prosecutor would have formally charged him back in August 2020. A grand jury had to formally charge him in December 2021, because the prosecutor refused to formally charge him. Why? The prosecutor doesn't have evidence to support a charge - but that's not why the prosecutor never charged him. The prosecutor never charged him because of the exculpatory evidence that proves Sessoms is innocent. No prosecutor would throw away their entire career charging Sessoms in spite of that evidence. They'd lose their license to practice law for prosecutorial misconduct. The prosecutor's office knows family members lied to the media - the address where the shooting occurred was not the child's father's residence. It's the child's mother's family's residence (Bonny Parker's father and stepmother). The prosecutor's office also has the lab reports confirming gunshot residue on one of the sisters hands. So why hasn't Bonny Parker - or her father (if he was the only adult home at the time) been charged with criminal negligence and child neglect for failing to keep their firearms out of reach of children who were allowed to play with no adult supervision? The only difference between Bonny Parker and Casey Anthony - is there apparently weren't any black people conveniently nearby. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:6011:7E01:42C7:6CF0:2EF7:603A:25CF ( talk) 23:45, 25 October 2022 (UTC)
Sessoms has now been officially indicted for Hinnant's murder. https://abc11.com/cannon-hinnant-darius-sessoms-indictment-murder-charge/11393888/ 2A02:C7F:5A8F:1F00:782D:77A:2B2A:EF3E ( talk) 13:12, 28 December 2021 (UTC)
It exists solely to say "Snopes says there's no cover-up, ignore that this wasn't prominently covered by the mainstream media" and "hey guys, even the mother says it's not about race, so please ignore that if the races were reversed we'd have more riots".
Maybe delete the entire section, or make it less obviously a "downplay this incident" section. This is why exactly why Wikipedia isn't supposed to be used as a credible source. 172.58.19.104 ( talk) 07:12, 30 April 2022 (UTC)
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Add this line: "I pray he gets the death penalty,” said Bonny Parker, Cannon Hinnant’s mom." The requested addition is a direct quote from existing footnote #12.
Also add: "Bonny Parker is calling for anyone accused of killing of a child to automatically face the death penalty" reference: https://www.wral.com/mother-of-5-year-old-wilson-boy-killed-calling-for-new-law-to-give-death-penalty-to-all-child-killers/20300394/
The requested addition is a direct quote from existing footnote #12.
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01:12, 29 July 2022 (UTC)He was killed playing in front of his dad’s house, not in the neighbor’s yard. 2603:8081:3803:8F00:1DCA:698F:CDCB:495D ( talk) 12:13, 15 November 2022 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: moved ( non-admin closure) ❯❯❯ Raydann (Talk) 13:59, 5 February 2023 (UTC)
Killing of Cannon Hinnant → Murder of Cannon Hinnant – Sessoms has pleaded guilty to murder, and while he still maintains innocence this should be enough to move the page Truecrimefan22 ( talk) 19:23, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
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Where is the media coverage? What's going on with the prosecution of this murderer? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1011:B040:AECB:D500:9520:30A8:1CC4 ( talk) 17:59, 21 November 2021 (UTC)
To all the new editors, please be aware that Wikipedia has specific policies regarding articles about living people and recently deceased. Please read it at WP:BLP. Continually adding "black" to the lead as if the death was racially motivated is WP:UNDUE and not neutral. Praxidicae ( talk) 19:37, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
I think the races should be added because they are included in the Shooting of Michael Brown article even though there isn’t any evidence of racially motivated, at least that I know of. Also in Rayshard Brooks and George Floyd. After my time ( talk) 00:24, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
She was charged with felony accessory after the fact for helping Sessoms flee.[9][10]She was not charged for helping him flee, it says she allegedly helped him flee and that she was charged as an accessory after the fact, which does not equate to "for helping Sessoms flee". More importantly, as this is a contentious claim, it should not be included as per WP:RSP. Lastly, the only source discussing race is WaPo, which clarifies that it was only brought up as a conspiracy theory to push a narrative for the motive. CUPIDICAE💕 23:05, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
I also request that the notability tag isn't removed. This is a very recent event and while it's gained some national attention, it's highly unlikely (at this point) that it's going to have lasting impact and in the spirit of WP:NOTNEWS, the notability is super questionable. Praxidicae ( talk) 19:47, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Wikipedia is becoming more consistent.
/info/en/?search=Killing_of_George_Floyd /info/en/?search=Killing_of_Ahmaud_Arbery
This is very obviously a homicide, so I don't see why the title name isn't consistent with other wikipedia articles.
EpicMemeGamer ( talk) 06:18, 6 September 2020 (UTC)
https://www.gofun dme. com/f/justice-for-cannon - Raised $812,899, the article says that it raised "Over $766,000", that is obviously outdated and should be updated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MoorishBlood ( talk • contribs) 20:55, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
If there is no cover up in this case, why are the prison records of Darius Sessoms open to the public of all previous crimes except the murder of Cannon. None of the news networks have published anything since the initial reports in August 2020. The sheriff's office refuses to answer any questions. SOUNDS LIKE A COVER UP TO ME. 173.185.146.13 ( talk) 14:12, 20 November 2021 (UTC)
I agree. This terrible tragedy happened over a year ago and to date there has been no information anywhere as to whether Sessoms has been brought to trial; whether he was convicted and if so, what the sentence was. Why is this? David Rayner, Saturday, November 27th, 2021 — Preceding unsigned comment added by DavidRayner ( talk • contribs) 08:19, 27 November 2021 (UTC)
Read this article. Quote: "Sessoms is charged with murder. He's due back in court in December." 2A02:C7F:5A8F:1F00:2035:3236:1CCA:B0A9 ( talk) 17:51, 29 November 2021 (UTC)
No conviction = no prison record. As of November 2021, (the dates on the questions above) - Sessoms had still not been formally charged. He was not charged until after the comments above, in December 2021. So Sessoms was held in jail - for 16 months - not yet formally charged with anything. If they had evidence - the prosecutor would have formally charged him back in August 2020. A grand jury had to formally charge him in December 2021, because the prosecutor refused to formally charge him. Why? The prosecutor doesn't have evidence to support a charge - but that's not why the prosecutor never charged him. The prosecutor never charged him because of the exculpatory evidence that proves Sessoms is innocent. No prosecutor would throw away their entire career charging Sessoms in spite of that evidence. They'd lose their license to practice law for prosecutorial misconduct. The prosecutor's office knows family members lied to the media - the address where the shooting occurred was not the child's father's residence. It's the child's mother's family's residence (Bonny Parker's father and stepmother). The prosecutor's office also has the lab reports confirming gunshot residue on one of the sisters hands. So why hasn't Bonny Parker - or her father (if he was the only adult home at the time) been charged with criminal negligence and child neglect for failing to keep their firearms out of reach of children who were allowed to play with no adult supervision? The only difference between Bonny Parker and Casey Anthony - is there apparently weren't any black people conveniently nearby. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:6011:7E01:42C7:6CF0:2EF7:603A:25CF ( talk) 23:45, 25 October 2022 (UTC)
Sessoms has now been officially indicted for Hinnant's murder. https://abc11.com/cannon-hinnant-darius-sessoms-indictment-murder-charge/11393888/ 2A02:C7F:5A8F:1F00:782D:77A:2B2A:EF3E ( talk) 13:12, 28 December 2021 (UTC)
It exists solely to say "Snopes says there's no cover-up, ignore that this wasn't prominently covered by the mainstream media" and "hey guys, even the mother says it's not about race, so please ignore that if the races were reversed we'd have more riots".
Maybe delete the entire section, or make it less obviously a "downplay this incident" section. This is why exactly why Wikipedia isn't supposed to be used as a credible source. 172.58.19.104 ( talk) 07:12, 30 April 2022 (UTC)
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Add this line: "I pray he gets the death penalty,” said Bonny Parker, Cannon Hinnant’s mom." The requested addition is a direct quote from existing footnote #12.
Also add: "Bonny Parker is calling for anyone accused of killing of a child to automatically face the death penalty" reference: https://www.wral.com/mother-of-5-year-old-wilson-boy-killed-calling-for-new-law-to-give-death-penalty-to-all-child-killers/20300394/
The requested addition is a direct quote from existing footnote #12.
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template. This looks to be too much detail that isn't very noteworthy. It's also excessive quotation, rather than summary.
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01:12, 29 July 2022 (UTC)He was killed playing in front of his dad’s house, not in the neighbor’s yard. 2603:8081:3803:8F00:1DCA:698F:CDCB:495D ( talk) 12:13, 15 November 2022 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: moved ( non-admin closure) ❯❯❯ Raydann (Talk) 13:59, 5 February 2023 (UTC)
Killing of Cannon Hinnant → Murder of Cannon Hinnant – Sessoms has pleaded guilty to murder, and while he still maintains innocence this should be enough to move the page Truecrimefan22 ( talk) 19:23, 29 January 2023 (UTC)