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Teens Charged in Phoebe Prince Bullying Case Get Death Threats
People Magazine ^ | Friday April 16, 2010 07:30 AM EDT | By Judy Rakowsky

Posted on 04/16/2010 8:43:09 PM PDT by Niuhuru

A defense lawyer is calling for calm after death threats have been made against teenagers charged in the death of 15-year-old Phoebe Prince, who committed suicide after she was allegedly bullied by schoolmates.

"Not to minimize what happened to Phoebe Prince in any way, but translating this into death threats and public harassment has got to stop," says Colin Keefe, who represents Sharon Chanon Velazquez, accused of tormenting Prince, who hanged herself on Jan. 14.

"It's gotten way out of control," adds Keefe, who says Velazquez has been driven temporarily from her home.

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Feeling rage at their self pity.
1 posted on 04/16/2010 8:43:10 PM PDT by Niuhuru
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To: Niuhuru

Oh, poor babies. Well how does it feel to be bullied.


2 posted on 04/16/2010 8:44:40 PM PDT by svcw (Habakkuk 2:3)
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To: Niuhuru

I love the smell of irony in the morning.


3 posted on 04/16/2010 8:46:33 PM PDT by VampireStateNY (Bleeding taxpayers dry since 1788!)
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“. . . has got to stop.” His client is doomed. Never have an illiterate in the role of your criminal defense lawyer.


4 posted on 04/16/2010 8:46:47 PM PDT by Goldsborough
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To: svcw

Kind of sounds like the shoe is now on the other foot...Now they know maybe a little of what their victim went through and it’s just beginning for them....


5 posted on 04/16/2010 8:47:34 PM PDT by hstacey
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To: Niuhuru

6 posted on 04/16/2010 8:48:20 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: svcw

That is exactly what I was thinking! How does it feel to have the same thing you did to her happen to you?


7 posted on 04/16/2010 8:48:20 PM PDT by chris_bdba
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Tough. My family went through this same thing for 4 years. It changed everything. I have no sympathy.


8 posted on 04/16/2010 8:51:40 PM PDT by sageb1 (This is the Final Crusade, There are only two sides. Pick one.)
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To: hstacey

Since they won’t get the death penalty, this is just as good. Bad to the point of being driven from her home.


9 posted on 04/16/2010 8:51:53 PM PDT by Niuhuru (The Internet is the digital AIDS; adapting and successfully destroying the MSM host.)
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The comments are pretty great coming as they are from people my age. Shows how enraged so many people are and it’s heartening.


10 posted on 04/16/2010 8:52:57 PM PDT by Niuhuru (The Internet is the digital AIDS; adapting and successfully destroying the MSM host.)
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When the lawyer was asked exactly why the death threats needed to be stopped, he said:

“Well, c’mon now, do you know how hard it is to get payment from a dead client?”


11 posted on 04/16/2010 8:54:28 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: Niuhuru

Maybe someone should send her enough rope to ease her pain.


12 posted on 04/16/2010 8:56:04 PM PDT by Jukeman
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13 posted on 04/16/2010 8:57:20 PM PDT by death2tyrants
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has to stop, huh? nah, I don’t think so.


14 posted on 04/16/2010 8:57:37 PM PDT by Hexenhammer (sic semper tyrannis)
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Not sure what your age is. I’m glad people are outraged. This same thing happened to us back in 1989. It went on for 4 years. The principal was “boys will be boys” and the police said if we filed charges, it would get worse. This incident caused me to start researching and investigating to find the cause. As a result, I started the first anti-feminist yahoo group 12 years ago. However, I still remain an advocate of education, not legislation. Slippery slope.


15 posted on 04/16/2010 9:00:08 PM PDT by sageb1 (This is the Final Crusade, There are only two sides. Pick one.)
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To: Niuhuru

Not sure what your age is. I’m glad people are outraged. This same thing happened to us back in 1989. It went on for 4 years. The principal was “boys will be boys” and the police said if we filed charges, it would get worse. This incident caused me to start researching and investigating to find the cause. As a result, I started the first anti-feminist yahoo group 12 years ago. However, I still remain an advocate of education, not legislation. Slippery slope.


16 posted on 04/16/2010 9:00:33 PM PDT by sageb1 (This is the Final Crusade, There are only two sides. Pick one.)
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I’m 26.


17 posted on 04/16/2010 9:00:56 PM PDT by Niuhuru (The Internet is the digital AIDS; adapting and successfully destroying the MSM host.)
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Gee I wonder if any of theses lil’ darlins’ are starting to feel suicidal from all the bullying...sucks when that stuff comes back 100 fold.
18 posted on 04/16/2010 9:01:57 PM PDT by Tex-Con-Man
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It’s only a matter of time until one of them breaks and saves taxpayer money. I just know that some of them are not going to make it to the trial without at least attempting something.


19 posted on 04/16/2010 9:02:54 PM PDT by Niuhuru (The Internet is the digital AIDS; adapting and successfully destroying the MSM host.)
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And I’m 58. You are younger than my youngest child, but you understand, and for that, I am grateful. Kudos.


20 posted on 04/16/2010 9:04:01 PM PDT by sageb1 (This is the Final Crusade, There are only two sides. Pick one.)
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