[looscnnn]

What the heck does a 14-year old need gold teeth for? I assume that this family lives in a lower income neighborhood, so how do they get the money to buy the gold teeth? I don't think we are getting the whole/true story.

[69ConvertibleFirebird]

A very gut-wrenching story as well. It is a little hard to believe that these guys took pliers and pulled out his gold teeth while he was still alive. Then he crawled home and died.

[southernnorthcarolina]

YOUR GOLD TEETH II (Steely Dan, 1975)

Who are these children
Who scheme and run wild
Who speak with their wings
And the way that they smile
What are the secrets
They trace in the sky
And why do you tremble
Each time they ride by

CHORUS:

Throw out your gold teeth
And see how they roll
The answer they reveal
Life is unreal

Who are these strangers
Who pass through the door
Who cover your action
And go you one more
If you're feeling lucky
You best not refuse
It's your game the rules
Are your own win or lose

CHORUS

[struggle]

Excuse me, but the correct term is "grill."

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

You could, at least, put the STATE in the keywords, for crying out loud!

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

"Deal said her son was coming home from a friend's house when he was shot."

Hmmm...right after school? Dinner time? Before his 9:00 pm curfew?

What time was the 14-year-old victime found by his mother?

[Bonaparte]

"...so how do they get the money to buy the gold teeth?"

The crack industry is one possibility. A 14-year-old is perfect for tasks like look-out, low-end mule, etc. No priors, sealed record, wrist slap when caught, easily intimidated. For similar reasons, they're a good bet for drive-by chores. They can make pretty good money. If he was involved in the drug trade, then his mother's right -- there's a meaning to this.

[BurbankKarl]

Did his Chain Hang Low?


Gold teef are pop'lar in da hood...just a matter of Jewlry of the mouf

[word_warrior_bob]

Calling all cars, Calling all cars:

Be on the lookout for a young black male with a rubber mallet and no teeth, gums could be bleeding.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Prayers for the soul of this young man and his family. May he rest in peace.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Argh ! I saw the "shot 6 times" and thought he died. Please excuse me, he's very fortunate he didn't.

[pandoraou812]

What parent would let their kid have gold teeth? I would hope they are the kind you slip over your real teeth at least. They look stupid too. Shaking head here again...

[metmom]

Deal said her son was coming home from a friend's house when he was shot. She said he was able to drag himself in front of his house, where she found him bleeding. "When he collapsed in the ditch, he was saying these guys were trying to rob him and his gold teeth were gone," Deal said.

Lots of these two sentences don't make sense. Front of whose house? And it's a ditch? And how and why did she find him?

[aliquando]

Demz "Grillz" not teeth, they slip over the real teeth.

Stupid Kid.

[blam]

Any mother that would allow her son to wear gold teeth has already betrayed him with a lack of common sense.