That website is known for a lot of right wing propaganda, I wouldn't exactly trust them as the ultimate source.
I realize that. Keep in mind he was convicted TWICE of triple murder, and was only let go via a technicality in the late 80s -- he was never found "not guilty." The evidence against him was overwhelming.
He was a violent man. Remember, he assualted the woman largely responsible for (briefly) getting him out of prison in 1976, before he was convicted again.
http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/04/spare_us_the_lies_about_the_late_hurricane_carter_mulshine.htmlhttp://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/04/21/hurricane-carter-was-wrongly-convicted-but-he-wasn-t-innocent.htmlPeople are just too dang politically correct to accept that it is possible that a black man could commit murder. I am a pathologically liberal voter and I think it's clear, after studying the case, that Rubin Carter was guilty.
Here's an interesting forum on the Dylan blog, Expecting Rain:
http://expectingrain.com/discussions/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=53622&sid=a7497c5db42dc789f6771ccf26b947bdThe only far-fetched conspiracy theory on Carter is that he was innocent. All evidence points to his guilt. I love Dylan's song, but it is just a fanciful folk tale, like most of the Desire songs. But I don't doubt that Dylan, at least at that time, assumed his innocence.
http://www.politickernj.com/72776/goow-hesitates-lionize-hurricane-carter-calls-patersonians-life-story-more-complexApparently the majority of Paterson, NJ (where he committed the crimes) are hesitant to buy the Hollywood version of his story. That's telling.
