tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post116104183367781232..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1161108685980513912006-10-17T13:11:00.000-05:002006-10-17T13:11:00.000-05:00Anonymous at 8:33 do you mean a "junk heap" like the thugs left the victim to die in? I agree that kids can be helped in many nonviolent cases but this was more than merely stupid kid things. They just about killed the man, they knew what they were doing and they need to be removed from the streets. Next time they might get the job done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1161088398042612652006-10-17T07:33:00.000-05:002006-10-17T07:33:00.000-05:00I'm as mad about the beating as anyone. <BR/><BR/>But would someone please explain to me, how it helps to put 13-year-olds in adult courts and prisons? <BR/><BR/>I have raised three kids, and I've wached their classmates do a variety of stupid things. Nothing this serious, but some pretty bad stuff. I have seen time and time again how wayward kids are brought back on track with the right intervention.<BR/><BR/>Something in these kids' upbrining set some pretty wild boundaries on acceptable behavior. Sadly, no responsible adult was there to catch the lesser incidents which undoubtedly preceded this heinous beating. No coach, pastor, teacher, uncle, or whatever.<BR/><BR/>But that does not mean they should be thrown into the junk heap. We do enough of that in criminal justice, all in the name of revenge.<BR/><BR/>Listen to the victim's own words, God bless him. He raises a valid point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1161064343735722092006-10-17T00:52:00.000-05:002006-10-17T00:52:00.000-05:00What a wonderful outpouring of support and help from his neighbors and friends!<BR/><BR/>I wonder if Prosecutor Brizzi will do the right thing and try to charge all these thugs for the maximum crimes, and also charge as many as possible as adults.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1161049294050740572006-10-16T20:41:00.000-05:002006-10-16T20:41:00.000-05:00The victim here displayed the uncanny forgiveness the Amish did last week.<BR/><BR/>It's an age-old lesson we have to re-learn to often:<BR/><BR/>There is power in forgiveness.<BR/><BR/>Bless him. I can tell he's getting better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1161048402428121942006-10-16T20:26:00.000-05:002006-10-16T20:26:00.000-05:00Darrell is a long-time resident of Herron-Morton Place and a friend of ours. He's just the kind of person who would forgive someone for such a vicious attack. The neighborhood has come together to help Darrell in any way we can, making sure his apartment is secure and his rent covered, and plans are underway to give him the support and help he needs once he's out of the the Rehab hospital.<BR/><BR/>What a nasty nasty crime!! Darrell's a better person than I am to have forgiven them.LPerduehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05628362664340328791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1161048270640611082006-10-16T20:24:00.000-05:002006-10-16T20:24:00.000-05:00Can the minors be charged as adults in this case?<BR/><BR/>How much time can each get if convicted on all counts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1161045489203904132006-10-16T19:38:00.000-05:002006-10-16T19:38:00.000-05:00I agree completely. They should be charged as adults. Personally, I think they should be charging parents as well. Maybe they would keep better track of where they are and what they are doing if they were held accountable for their crimes along with the under aged thugs. Pathetic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com