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and the part that is REALLY sad is that many times, they TAKE the lives of young black men who are productive and contributing positively to their community and the world. two years ago, my boys were robbed at gunpoint when they were on their way to their grandmother's house after school. i screamed bloody murder at their father because HE was supposed to pick them up and take them there, rather than their walking there after they got off of a bus. (i dont like my former mother in law's neighborhood). every time i think of the possibility that they could have been shot, or worse, killed, over the combined $4 that they had between them, it makes me shudder. the even sadder part is that the robber turned out to be a fellow student at their school who had followed them.
not only that, i always wonder what some of these drug lords COULD have been had they applied themselves legitimately. raphall (sp) edmonds is a perfect example. this young man ran (and some say still runs) a multi million dollar drug operation. from some accounts, he wasnt a complete brutalizer like ive heard that some other drug dealers, and he was known for taking all of the children in the neighborhood and buying them school clothing and supplies, and Christmas toys, etc. each year. i sometimes wonder what he could have become had he applied himself and started a legit business. instead, he made the drug leader life look good to so many little kids who were impressionable, and he now will spend the rest of his life in prison. its just stupid....they dont think and yes, i do blame a lot of it on a la

Although a lot of the crime committed is black on black, this is not a racial problem but a people problem and I for one do not pity these bastards, nor do I have sympathy for them, as they should get the maximum allowed penalty for taking this young man’s life. It is unfortunate that we as people have resorted to violence for everything, hell most people cannot even buy shoes they like, or wear jewelry that they have worked hard for, as you will always have some idiot to come a steal it from you or shoot you just because they want it, how sad are we as people. I am trying my best to be sympathetic for these misguided youths but must place all blame on the home training that they have received, if any at all. I know parents can raise children properly but then the children seem to go off in other directions, but when you teach or train a child that money and bling is everything, what in the hell do you think will happen, well I can tell you, look at what happened to Sean, a young man that overcame several odds and was on the way to his best year ever as a Safety in the NFL. It is so sad that we as people have looked to celebrities as role models, as we people want everything they have if not then some of us will just kill for it. There have been countless Sean Taylors who have lost their lives over coats, iPods, shoes, and other insignificant items, well we as people have placed monetary values on the wrong things in life and I for one believe that Sean’s life was worth more than money, or some bling, so all I have to say is fry the bastards as this will send a messa

I don't pity violent criminals. Let them die for the crime. NO LOSS WHATSOEVER. NONE. Obviously they were worthless trash.

OMG, will wonders ever cease cause Y3Y3 and I actually agree on something. I do not pity these bastards, as it would mean that I have sorrow for them as they are suffering, or are distressed or unhappy, well how do one think Sean's family feel, or the Redskins who were deprived of a great Safety, these bastard should fry as they were more concerned with getting his money, jewelry or some other trinket from a botched robbery. I am not usually this cold-hearted but I am sick and tired of young men whether black, white, hispanic, asian, or another race doing whatever they want to people and thinking they will not have to pay. Hell, let them go get a job and work for the same things they tried to steal from this young man!