Posted on 05/24/2005 4:52:40 AM PDT by 2Am4Sure
Lionel Tate, the youngest American sentenced to life in prison before he was released last year, has been arrested again -- this time in connection with the armed robbery of a pizza delivery man.
Tate, 18, allegedly ordered four Domino's pizzas from a Pembroke Park apartment Monday, and when the delivery man arrived, Tate "greeted him with a gun," said Broward Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Elizabeth Calzadilla-Fiallo. The delivery man returned to the restaurant and called police. Officers later arrested Tate in the area, Calzadilla-Fiallo said.
It is the second time Tate has been arrested since he was released from prison early last year. Under terms of his most recent probation, he could be sent back to prison to serve a life sentence.
Tate drew national and international attention in 2001 when he became the youngest American ever sentenced to life. He was convicted of the 1999 murder of 6-year-old playmate Tiffany Eunick. Tate was 12 at the time of the girl's death, and his attorneys argued he was imitating professional wrestling moves when he accidentally killed her.
The jury, however, thought the girl's injuries were too severe to be caused by an accident, and sentenced Tate to life without the possibility of parole.
High-profile attorneys and grassroots community groups took up the boy's cause, appealing to the governor, the pope and the United Nations. Tate's conviction and sentence were overturned and he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, and in January 2004, he was released from prison.
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Again, I still think that the judges who released this confirmed ANIMAL should be held accountable for this punk's actions.
Of course - you should also notice that every bit of video footage FoxNews keeps showing of this punk he is being escorted by a half dozen "Nation of Islam" members. I guess he represents something admirable to them - a violent thug.
He's a proven danger to society. He has proven two more times since his release that he is not fit to live in society. He either needs to be hung from a tree or put back in prison for the rest of his life. PERIOD.
Katherine Federle, director of the Justice for Children Project at Ohio State University, said that by the time Tate got out of prison, it may have been too late to save him.
"Juvenile court systems and adult court systems have become extremely punitive," Federle said. "One reason is that it's politically easy to do that. But once we set off down that path, I don't know if there was ever any chance to rescue Lionel."
Sounds more like we needed to be rescued from Lionel.
We need a 3 strikes and you're out law for judges.
They should have never let him out the first time, or the second time, this is his third time.
http://www.nbc6.net/news/3713151/detail.html
Did his release really tick you off that much?
Was it the judge, or the defense attorney; or someone on the Parole Board that released him? In any case, I hope whoever you offed deserved it.
Serves me right for NOT proofreading before sending.
Meant to say, HE killed someone. :)
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