Scott Ballard vs. Rudjard Hayes

For several months, I have followed the campaign for the July 15th Republican primary nomination for Fayette County District Attorney. Through my observations, I have observed how Mr. Scott Ballard’s platform primarily focuses on citizens who grew up the Fayetteville and Peachtree City areas. Based on Mr. Ballard’s campaign slogan
which states: “Protecting What’s Ours,” is a true indication that he seems to be saying, if you’re not a well-connected Caucasian resident, who didn’t grow up in Fayetteville and Peachtree City, you
will be excluded from equal justice within the Fayette legal system. Mr. Ballard’s record as a Prosecutor speaks loudly for itself and all the injustices that have occurred during his time as a Prosecutor.

On the other hand, Mr. Rudjard Hayes comes across as being somewhat of stern no nonsense type of a person. But, he still projects himself as being a firm
yet fair prosecutor who will prosecute cases by its merit not by the
color of an individual. Mr. Hayes has done an effective job of pointing out numerous weaknesses and shortcomings in Mr. Ballard’s record as the District Attorney for Fayette County. Mr. Hayes has also done an effective job of showing why he would be a better
District Attorney for Fayette County. His accomplishments as a prosecutor speaks volumes for his qualifications.

I don’t have a personal vendetta or an ax to grind against Mr. Ballard, but his “Good-Ole-Boy” attitude makes me sick to my stomach.

Unfortunately, Mr. Ballard continues to campaign on the backs of the two African-American juveniles involved in a fight at a Fayette County High School restroom in December. The two African-American
men received stiff jail sentences in juvenile court while a Caucasian
female who was just recently arrested in Fayette County for Gang activity was only sentenced to probation.. The Caucasian female openly wears gang tattoos on her body. Another incident involving several Caucasian juvenile males who were charged with several counts of Strong Armed Robbery in Fayette County where one of the victims
were hospitalized, only received a maximum sentence of 18 months (most of which will not be served if they have good behavior) all of these juveniles had prior offenses where as the two African American males never had been in any trouble and no weapons or injuries were involved their incident. In addition, Scott Ballard, allowed another
Caucasian male charged (and found guilty) with the same Gang related
charges as the two African American males, the Caucasian male was only given one year and had to serve only 4 months.

It is incidents such as this that leaves one to wonder when the injustices in our society Stop!