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October 09, 2007
Jah Cure facing resistance in Europe
Hot on the heels of the promotion surrounding Jah Cure's British tour comes the news that a bitter row has broken out over the expected British tour of one of the world’s acclaimed reggae stars. In a story printed in the British Observer women's rights groups have expressed anger at the way that Cure - real name Siccature Alcock - has reassumed his celebrity status just months after being released.
According to the report - The Voice, the newspaper for Britain's black community, received complaints after it carried adverts for the tour. Campaigner Paulette Coombs urged people to protest outside Cure's tour venues, while others have demanded he donates some of the millions of pounds he is expected to make from his music to rape victims' charities. 'He is able to move on with his life,' Coombs told the newspaper. "Who cares about the young woman he raped?"
The victim, Suzanne Ferguson, who waived her anonymity to speak out after she heard Cure was due for release, told the Jamaican press last year: "Every time there is a lot of publicity about Jah Cure, I have even more flashbacks. Sometimes I am so afraid to leave my house. It seems to me that entertainers are more valued than everybody else in Jamaica and, as a woman, I feel seriously undervalued." She has claimed she was offered money by Cure's supporters to retract her claims.
There is hope for The Cure as other women's groups are reluctant to join the protest. "Jah Cure was not convicted by a jury and there were serious doubts about his conviction," said Cristel Amiss, coordinator of the Black Women's Rape Action Project, based in north London. "He has served eight years in prison. Those who call for a boycott of his tour are losing sight of the real issue, which is that only about 5.6 per cent of reported rapes result in a conviction. They are helping to perpetuate the myth of the rapist as a dark stranger."
Meanwhile, Jah Cure has been lauded by international groups as a role model for prisoners and has openly declared his desire to impact positively on recidivism rates and rehabilitation on a whole.
Posted by yardFlex at October 9, 2007 03:45 PM
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Posted by: NellyP
on October 9, 2007 04:36 PM
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I feel Suzanne Ferguson's pain and I uderstand the Protestors, but everyone has a right to earn a living criminal or a non criminal.
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Posted by: Wade Cameron
on October 9, 2007 06:38 PM
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Jah Cure a di real boss. Dem need fi leave him alone cause yu down know seh him serve him time and him deserve a second chance like everybody else.
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Posted by: richie
on October 9, 2007 08:51 PM
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shes f**king lying she gave the man sex then because he ignored her after she said its rape. u women (whres) should stop telling lie on men
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Posted by: mee
on October 9, 2007 09:52 PM
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He did pay for his crimes, (if he did it) so let him live his life and make him millions of pounds now, give him a chance he already paid for 8 eight years.
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Posted by: ANN
on October 9, 2007 09:58 PM
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THAT'S RIGHT......FINALLY PEOPLE START TO REALIZE! THIS IS JUST RIDICULOUS THE MAN IS A RAPIST AND PEOPLE KILLING THEMSELVES TO WATCH HIM PERFORM......EVERYONE WHO WANT TO WATCH HIS PERFORMANCE SHOULD HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER OR THEM THEMSELVE GET RAPED THEN IF IT'S THAT IT'S GONNA TAKE BEFORE PEOPLE SEND A MESSAGE........WE NAH CONDONE NO RAPIST...OLD NASTY, DUTTY RAPIST
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Posted by: jah works
on October 9, 2007 11:13 PM
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He did the crime, then did his time. BALANCE!!!!! Go s**k unu mada and leave the man alone.
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Posted by: silent storm
on October 9, 2007 11:47 PM
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Whether or not the man committed a crime is irrelevant as he has carried out his sentence. Had the judge found retribution a necessary condition for his release, he would have ordered it.
If these British women truly cared about providing the support for rape victims that their governments provide to them for free, would they not export some of their excesses in the form of aid to the so-called "third world", especially considering that these excesses and the funding of these services were and continue to be funded through the abuse, murder, slavery, and RAPE of not one, but millions whose only guilt is not being born British.
When will these daughters of former colonizers and sisters of present-day neo-colonizers pay a retribution for the rape (past and present) of Africa and how can they ask of Jah Cure that which they cannot do themselves?
Someone needs to tell them Jamaica is no longer a colony and they cannot tell a single one of its youth what to do with his money or what not to sing about.
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Posted by: bronxmon
on October 10, 2007 02:22 AM
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well its time that we lean on christ teachings. Lord give justice to all who deserve. yeah its tough in this life., but think about it if jah cure did cripple. them would ah seh him deserve it.but him get money and them ah seh him nuffi have nun. its in the lords hands. things people stand up for most of the time are wasteful efforts
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Posted by: hush
on October 10, 2007 04:43 AM
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Paulette coombs yu talking wat yu dont know, do yu know de facts of this rape case do anyone know de real true fact. 1. Did dis girl really get rape, no dna was ever taken she can seh anyting, 2.she neva even know wat Jah cure look like but ah de police involve seh ah him and she agree, 3. she claim ah 2 ah dem, she jus pick one man outta de crowd and seh ah him, 4.dem seh ah rape and robbery but drop de robbery, 5. did jah cure get ah fair trial noooooooo de man not even get ah trial. Me know fe ah fact seh if dat did deh ah england dat case get fling out long time and de so call victim would be on trial ca if yu see wat de gal seh she jus ah mek up tings as she goes along. Unnoh fe low Jah Cure mek him get on wid him life and start question de gal and me know wat me ah talk bout, de gal nuh get rape ah tall
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Posted by: sexysimone
on October 10, 2007 06:28 AM
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ME RELLY UPSET WHEN BADMIND PEOPLE A TALK. LEAVE DI MAN ALONE. DEM CLAIM HIM DID IT SO...HIM SPEND HIM TIME NOW DIS COUNTRY GAL STILL A CHAT OFF SHE MOUTH. LOOK HOW LONG Y CAN SHE FORGIVE HIM. ITS FACTUAL SEY SHE JEALOUS A DI MAN CAUSE HIM TALENTED AND A MEK HIM MONEY. DAS WHY MI NUH KEEP WOMAN FRIEND CAUSE DEM TOO F...K UP.
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Posted by: celia
on October 10, 2007 08:33 AM
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yow jah cure keep the faith cuz a stop dem a try stop u progress. mi luv u same way u a the realest thing luv cc
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Posted by: g money
on October 10, 2007 09:10 AM
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when its not the gay right group its the rapist group,when is it going to stop,the artist did the time for the crime can we let them live.what are we working for,the end of our music,thats how they feed there familys.GOD!!!
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Posted by: khari
on October 10, 2007 09:23 AM
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I dont care what he did he paid his price. Every one deserves a second chance. We love you Jah Cure.
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Posted by: sojie
on October 10, 2007 12:09 PM
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Yes he did his time..but if it was something else maybe it would be ok..doing your time does not make society forget..This unfortunately is the state of jamaica where we praise , badman, gangsters, gallis and now rapist..while we continue to put these people above doctors , lawyers, business owners, teachers..i could go on but u get the point, jamaica will always be in the state it is in..he is a RAPIST time served or not....alot of people around the world love reggae music because it is real you can feel it in the riddim we have passion about it...if he was a baldhead maybe it would be different (not an excuse) but when you are a dreadlocks who preach love, unity harmony..its hard for me to take him seriously..all i see is a rapist dread who have a wonderful voice and could have possibly made a small dent in the music world as the likes of BOB Marley..HMMm i wonder what bob would have think about him????
sojie
sojie@hotmail.com
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Posted by: DUBFYAH
on October 10, 2007 12:42 PM
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MEMBA BOB MARLEY'S SONG THAT GOES " I JUST THROW MI CORN AND MI NUH CALL NUH FOWL FI MEK MI PEE PEE PEE "...SOH IT AH GOH, JAH CURE WILL PERFORM INA EUROPE IF DEM WHAN IT OR NOT,
MI NUH TELL YUH NUH RASTA, ,BABYLON WILL CONTINUE TO BE BABYLON UNLESS I AND I CHANT THE FYAH BIIIG THIS TIME ROUND YA NUH !
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Posted by: mike
on October 10, 2007 01:41 PM
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richie you or someone close to you will get rape and hope you say the same shit .if jah cure getting forgiveness why not zebra and and all the others who you people allways waan kill when they do the same shit
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Posted by: paul
on October 10, 2007 02:41 PM
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bl**dclatt rapist - yes me sey dat,wot is he loungin four, yes di song wicked n mi did ah rinse it out wid di next artist dem, but memba di mon ah fussy whole. him fi get bl**dclatt ban an ting how come im cant carry imself like buju
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Posted by: Axa Woman
on October 10, 2007 03:11 PM
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I do not know the real story behind Cure's imprisonment. Like everyone, it is all "hear say". However, everyone makes mistakes be it bad or good and although I sympathize with the victim, we should all be happy to see that cure is on the street of good and not evil. Be it true that he really raped the lady, he could be again on the same street. Let's all rejoice that he is positive and not try to keep him down in anyway.
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Posted by: shocked
on October 10, 2007 03:33 PM
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anything to stop reggae artists from making money. the man did his time already.
BTW...ain' no way he is to make MILLIONS of POUNDS please stop exagerating.
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Posted by: JALady
on October 11, 2007 12:48 AM
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"Richie", you must be a fish bwoy to how yu talk like seh yu hate woman. Your mumma must a did wh*re too, cause she breed fi yu dutty r*sscl*th! You talk about women lying on men, how the frig would you know, you probably can't even get one. You don't know what happend to this girl so frock off, find yourself a man to sock, and leave this girl alone, because you weren't there, and don't know what happend.
Sexysimone, your a dutty minded b*tch too! You talk said you don't keep woman friend because them frock up, no it's because a real skettel and b*tch like you can't handle competition, so that's why you don't keep friend, because you don't like any woman in your way. Your talking about why she can't forgive him? maybe when you stop getting paid to frock men, and one day a man takes you by gunpoint and rapes you and your aunt in a backfield somewhere like a damn dog, then you'll understand her pain. Until you know what she went through, then frock off and shut your r*ss-hole!! b*tch! P.S. if she lives in the country, which she doesn't, then you should wish to live there too, because she have one rhatid house up deh, so hate on that too b*tch!
Everytime I hear of Jah Cure, it's sparks a debate. You frocking people can't just support him, you have to diss this gal? True seh he's a entertainer he can't be guilty right? I would be more sympathetic if you based on the evidence that he couldn't be guilty, but I'm not going to sit and say nothing when you frocking haters talk badly about this girl who was a victim. Jah Cure even stated in his recent interview on TV that he was donating his money to a womans charity group, if he had no sort of guilt, why the frock would he do that? he talk about, because his mom's been through alot, a bl**dcl*t lie! if it was for his mom, then give her the money, not a group that supports battered woman, and rape victims!!!!!! Does anyone see my point?
I'm so sorry for this lady, even if it wasn't Jah Cure, because I've been there, and it's a terrible lonely feeling, it never goes away, and you have to have the heart of a lion to forgive someone who took something that precious away from you. So next time you frocking bastards want to judge this lady, look at your mothers, your sisters, aunts, and cousins, and ask yourself, how would you feel if this was one of them, instead of some girl from Ironshore?
Jah Cure can gwaan do wha him de do, but you people need to let go this girls name, and quit dissing her. Zebra is a damn rapist too, he has several prior convictions for the same thing! maybe if Jah Cure get a next conviction, you will all think differently of him, just like Zebra.
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Posted by: Doctor
on October 11, 2007 09:38 AM
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I agree with the British BAN HIM... he is a convicted rapist, who has still NOT repented for his sins... he probbaly has convinced himself that he did not rape the girl... if he's inocent why doesn't he take a lie detector test...
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Posted by: serious biz
on October 11, 2007 11:55 AM
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...and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us...
SIMPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
how do any of you like sojie, ann, paulette coombs and paul and doctor expect to be forgiven? From your bablling on this blog - it seems as if you all are perfect. we are not all hard core criminals, but we ALL sin and sin is equal...so see if you all can work on saving your own white lying, gossiping, possibly cheating selves...
and ease off of jah cure...
prison is like a highway to heaven....i know i have been there...time to reflect and nuff time to pray...jah cure is safe with god...you better believe it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
now you haters have to get god fearing and fix your own shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cure - if u read this just pray hard ya my youth - cause all this negativity will weigh you down...pray without ceasing my youth...you have to ward off all these evil tongues.
AND PEOPLE I AM SURE THAT JAH CURE EVEN PRAYS FOR HIS ALLEGED VICTIM AND HER FEARS...AND THIS IS THE ONLY SOLUTION...NOT BAD MOUTHING ...BUT PRAYER...let us pray for her too...
GOD KNOWS THE TRUTH...do you all think Cure would be a success if it was not for the HAND OF GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
come on people - get out of denial and ease up off of the contempt...
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Posted by: juney
on October 11, 2007 04:31 PM
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You know we should all learn to forgive. Rememeber God is the final Judge and He is also the rewarder for all things whether good or bad.
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Posted by: Simeon
on October 11, 2007 04:44 PM
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JAH CURE'S WORKS MUST MOVE ON!!!
PEOPLE THERE ARE THREE SIDES TO THE STORY OF THE RAPE. BETTER YOU SEARCH ALL THE SIDES OF THE JAH CURE CONVICTION, THAN BEING IGNORANT AND PROTESTING AGAINST THE RIGHTS OF A HUMAN BEING. BECAUSE WHAT I SEE, THE JAMAICAN POLICE NEVER DO THEM JOB PROPERLY. WHERE THE POLICE CAN'T EVEN GIVE PROPER EVIDENCE TILL NOW, THAT JAH CURE IS THE RAPIST.
JAH CURE HAS BEEN IN INCARCERATION FOR 8 YEARS, THAT IS MORE THAN ENOUGH TIME FOR THAT KIND OF CONVICTION. IN LONDON THERE HAS BEEN TEENAGE RAPE OF A 12 YEARS OLD GIRL BY AN 18 YEAR OLD MAN, AND THE BOY ONLY GET 2 YEARS AND NOW HE IS FREE IN SOCIETY PROBABLY DOING THHE SAME SHIT.
JAH CURE IS CLEARLY A POSITIVE MAN IN THE WORK THAT HE SPECIALISES IN, UPLIFTMEENT MUSIC!
SO SUPPORT RASTA ALONG THE STRONG. FIRE PON YOU IDIOT HATERS, NARROW MINDED, IGNORANT AND NEGATIVE PEOPLE.
JAH CURE MUST COME TO THE U.K BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY AND PERFORM TO HIS FANS MOREEOVER WORLD WIDE.
FIRE BUN!!!!
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Posted by: Catch a Fire
on October 11, 2007 08:02 PM
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Unoo low di Cure and mek him go through, him serve him sentence and a try move on. Yeah, sorry fi di victim but what if it was a likkle man, would she be acting like this? I bet NOT! Nuff a unoo man weh a blog pon da site yah a rapist unoo self...let who is without sin cast the first stone.
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Posted by: Motorola
on October 12, 2007 05:19 AM
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Its wha di frock do dis b*tch??? Wha she try fi di extort cure for him money?? Are rape victims in debt that they need money, from artist that isnt even from their fishman-loving country. This b*tch need fi get over the fact of rape cuz Jah's cure doesnt have anything to do wit her problems. She sound like an old broken record saying sh*t like she is scared to leave her house , when there is publicity about jah cure... Plaz she sounds like a b*tch who just wants to take his money like she probably did when supporters came to her.
Another thing, How does she Know he did it? There was still no evidence.........
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Posted by: Jemila
on October 12, 2007 11:18 AM
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People I just heard it on the news, jah isnt allowed in the UK, i screamed because I was one of those people who bought a ticket.
Hear mi arguement i have no doubt that the woman was raped, i'm only 20 and having almost been raped twice i know some of the trauma of the experience. I however believe in Jah Cure, he deserved a fair trial and there is just too much dogyness bout the whole ting. jah cure deserves the same chances and oppurtunity as everyone else. if dat was ure brotha r dad r uncle yuh woulda want da same ting for dem caus yuh woulda want dem fi get a chance fuh mek a betta living as a ex convict whether guilty or not. Everbody deserves a fair chance.
Jemila
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Posted by: Fortis
on October 12, 2007 12:41 PM
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"IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE THE CHANGES THAT I HAVE MADE IN MY LIFE.
ALL THEY SEE IS THE BOY I HAVE LEFT BEHIND.
AND I SWEAR I CAN BE A BETTER MAN.
IF ONLY YOU COULD UNDERSTAND.
THE FAITH IN ME SHALL SET ME FREE
REFLECTIONS.
Now isn`t that the words of a guilty man who has paid his penants and made his peace with his Lord
and asking forgiveness? Who are we to deny him that ? All has fall short of the glory of God remember that !!
FORTIS FOR LIFE !!!
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Posted by: teacher
on October 12, 2007 01:05 PM
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We need to remember that only Jah Cure himself knows whether or not he committed the rape, as the girl didn't see his face, there were no witnesses and there is no DNA. We are not in a position to call him a rapist or her a liar. The issue that needs to be dealt with here is the Jamaican justice system. I understand why certain reggae artists have been banned, as their lyrics promote violence or hatred. At a time when the black community appears to have lost the focus on 'community cohesion' Jah Cures lyrics are strictly positive and what we need to promote to our youths today. I hope that Jah Cure is allowed in the country. If some of our convicted 'badmen' out here came out of prison with the attitude and mindset of Jah Cure we would be on our way to re-uniting the black community.
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Posted by: Nicky
on October 12, 2007 01:09 PM
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Personally, I am a female who wouldn't like to be rape, but lord him serve him time. Mi nah try fe justify him action but me see man kill people and when dem come a road onoo worship him them. Is any sin/ crime better or worse? Some a onoo just love chat and no have nothing better fe do. If Jah Cure did come a road an go back to him old ways onoo would a love that, but the poor man a try him hands at music an look how onoo a fight him down. Bad mind that's why we caan reach nuh way.
Mi like him song them, them deep so mi personally nah go villify him. Well if him go back to him old ways... mi lose off a him
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Posted by: Nicky
on October 12, 2007 01:11 PM
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Some a onoo way so quick fe villify de man a whole criminal onoo self. Onoo pick de beam out a onoo eyes b4 onoo jump pon other ppl case. Ole' hypocrites onoo
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Posted by: Andy
on October 12, 2007 02:04 PM
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people let we all come to our sences, how can a rape case didn't try in a court an decided by the jury? ahh! it quite obvious the police dem get a money to catch the man that done di rape so dem did afi frame someone or else? give back the money the hungry p/#sy dem spen off so them frame the CURE, watch ya man mi love woman badddd,[pretty n sexy]some time mi have all four 1 time. mi still a seh JAH CURE INNOCENT cause we all know how jamaica run look how much court deh a yard and in all the 8yrs dem couldn't try the case. you see it clear se ghetto youths dont have no say police just lack them and let them out wen dem feel like. NOW THE MONEY DONE JAH CURE MONEY JUS A COME. hey gal if you realy did get rape go do you D.N.A test, go look fi the right man and gwaan a court and tek back you money from the police them. BIG JAH CURE
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Posted by: MajorT
on October 12, 2007 03:16 PM
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LET IT GO PEOPLE, JUST LET IT GO !!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted by: HATE JAH RAPIST CURE
on October 13, 2007 12:33 PM
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For all those peeps out there questioning whether or not Jah Cure did it YES IDIOTS HE DID IT.....HE IS A RAPIST........HE RAPED A YOUNG WOMAN WITH HIS STINKIN HERB BREATH IN HER FACE.........THEM BOYS A PRISON SHOULD HAVE RAPED HIS *SS
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Posted by: paul
on October 13, 2007 04:18 PM
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all dem woman ah take bout low di man, if im ever di rape off yuh rass yuh wouldn't chat fi low him. yes mi sey dat....sell drugs, murda people n rape galmi nah deal wid dat so mi nah low im, unoo wot ah back him suck uself
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Posted by: Lot
on October 15, 2007 11:47 AM
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Does Cure sharin his earnings with the so-called victim change the fact that she was raped? If at all she was anyway. Leave the man alone!!!!!!
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Posted by: Avion
on October 16, 2007 04:50 PM
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stop fight against the man, that incident is in the past him learn from him mistake, mi nuh business weh nuhbody wa seh me tink jah cure a go bigga dan nuff greats like garnett silk n dem man deh
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Posted by: Wisdom
on October 21, 2007 08:50 AM
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This is made up of two points.
1. Rape.
2. Rights.
I LOVE Jah Cure's voice. His melodical capablities. But....
Is he a rapist? YES.
Does he have the right to live and sing since he got parolled? YES.
Would I trust him as a person? NO...
Do I beleve all his talk of love and Inity? Maybe he reformed...
But, people, forget not the victim. Make not the victim the wrong doer here. Just because the man has a lovely voice and beautiful music DOES NOT MEAN we should forget the woman who has to remember that night of her life EVERYTIME she hears this wonderful voice singing from cars, shops or night clubs. You all talk of rape like its a simple thing. IT RUINS people's lives!
Also Jah Cure lied. He lied in the court, he lied by bringing a pregnant woman to the court and saying that she is his girlfriend, while his own mother said that isn't his girl and she isn't pregnant by him. He said he was at his mum's house. His mum said he was not. Do you people love him more than his own mother loves him? Or are you just being unfair to the woman because she doesn't have a nice wonderful voice and can't enchant you with music??
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Posted by: crystal
on January 23, 2008 09:17 PM
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i love jah cure no matter wat .. yes they say u do the crime u pay the time.. but i dont think enough evidence was shown to convict him . jah cure is a legend he makes great music ad i support him totally.
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Posted by: donicia
on February 22, 2008 06:49 AM
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i was not there wen they said dat jah cure raped or not so i cant say dat he did it or he did'nt do it , but i love jah cure not because he was accused of raped and sentence to go to prision and then i felt sorry for him but because of his sounds and to tell u he is my favorite singer.
And to dat girl am very sorry dat it happened to u if it did and hope dat u got through it ok try not to carry it any further let him live his lyfe and sing his songs try not to study him ok all d best
To thoes laadie who r tlkin so badly about women am so sorry for u a woman i just cant believe. Do u guys have a mother or a sister cant be cause ur'll r tlkin a lot of stupidity. U cant not tell wat will happen to u ladies. Not because Jah Cure is a singer or a popular artise he as normal as anybody dats does not say he will not do it ok where am living my Prime Minister is charge he's like the same of us here not because he is d Prime minister he would not do it we cant not tell wat he is capable of doing. So hope u guys make it sae
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Posted by: jayjay
on May 2, 2008 08:24 AM
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motorola it might be an idea to check out wikipedia Effects of rape and aftermath. maybe this would help you to understand why this girl is so traumatised.
LIVING WITH RAPE IS FOR LIFE
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