Life is awfully cheap and there’s not much of an outcry or nationwide coverage if a white or Hispanic person doesn’t do the crime. No Trayvon Martin here. No Dr. Phil show for the parents of these victims. Move along.
Two and a half years older now than when they (men in the Washington Post photo) murdered five and wounded nine, these young black men were sentenced on September 11 for multiple murders committed in March 2010. Lamar Williams (24)--30 years; Jeffrey Best (23) and Robert Bost (23)--life no parole; Orlando Carter (22)--life no parole, and his brother Sanquan Carter (21)--54 years. Killed in the violence were Jordan Howe, 20, Brishell Jones, 16, 17-year-old Tavon Nelson, 18-year-old Davaugn Boyd and 19-year-old William Jones.
I struggled to figure out the ridiculous, complex crime, but about all I could find out was that Sanquan Carter was having sex with a 15 year old girl and lost his bracelet -- which he’d stolen from someone. He accused various people, called for back up, and a bunch of people were shot, including 3 at a funeral of one of the other victims all because Sanquan was feeling “disrespected.”
And I never did find out what happened to the 15 year old girl. She seemed to be collateral damage. And the sentencing ended up in the “local” section of the Washington Post.
http://www.wjla.com/articles/2012/05/south-capitol-street-murder-trial-verdict-reached-75692.html
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/04/06/the_invisible_ward_8_105054.html
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I thank God for allowing you to see into things like that. I actually thought about the same thing when I first heard the story. I often ask myself am I doing enough to shed light on dark areas of our daily life.
Just wanted to thank you for taking the time to post this
Bless #GodsGang
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