T.I. is calling out the criminal justice system for charging a 12-year-old rapper with a felony.

Corey J — who also goes by Lil C-Note — was arrested last October for selling CDs at a Georgia mall. Last week, he appeared in court where he faced charges of disorderly conduct with violence, criminal trespassing and an obstruction felony.

Tip shared a screenshot of two television news stories, comparing Corey J’s situation with a white woman accused of hanging a toddler in her basement who only received probation for her alleged crime.

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“Give a 12 year old prison time for selling CDs And a middle aged witch probation for hanging a baby?!?!?!” he wrote in the caption. “#ThisISAmerica #USorELSE.”

At Corey J’s February 27 court date, his attorney Mawuli Davis reportedly denied all charges.

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“When he was there, he was not selling any CDs or doing anything that would have been prohibited he was there meeting other artists,” Davis said.

Corey J was in Georgia visiting family when the incident took place. Police say he was told twice to stop selling his mixtapes before he was ultimately arrested. His aunt captured the entire interaction on video and the clip soon went viral.

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I wanna thank Jackson Atlanta for this special piece they did. I would love for everyone to see this & understand what happen to me is big but what’s much bigger than that is it’s happing everyday & ppl are losing there lives to cops.. That should not be the way our young & youth should have to leave this earth, I was always raised to honor & respect the law for they are to protect & serve us. But unfortunately now today I think about avoiding the police scared of what they may do to me just because maybe lack of training or because maybe he or she is having a bad day today or because I’m stereotyped in this world and looked at as a threat when clearly I’m not any threat… I have started a movement called #EndJustUs which I just dropped a New Ep out called #EndJustUs #Please Go Get It!! Download it now #LinkInMyBio it’s strictly about #empowerment & never giving up on your #dreams Thanks to @officialboosieig he also stands fully behind my movement & I look to have plenty more with the voice to speak to step up & let’s make a change… I’m standing & speaking for all that unfortunately not here with us on this earth due to some type of #Injustice #Repost✊???? #ThaYouthMatters✊??? #coreyj #jjacksonliveinatlantashow #thejasminebrand

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