Posted on 04/15/2006 4:55:52 PM PDT by floridaobserver
The four teenaged punks who chased an NYU student into the path of an oncoming car looked and laughed as he lay on the street dying, a prosecutor revealed yesterday. "They didn't call for an ambulance. They didn't call for help. Rather, they stood on the street corner and laughed," prosecutor Joel Seidemann said of the 13- and 15-year-olds who chased Broderick John Hehman into traffic.
Hehman, 20, died four days later from his massive head injuries.
And the wolf-pack thugs, who allegedly laid in wait for their victim, could have even more to smile about now. Prosecutors lost their bid to try the teens as adults yesterday when their cases were transferred to Manhattan Family Court - where they face about half as much time behind bars if convicted of the top charge against them, felony murder.
Had they been tried as adults, the 15-year-olds would have faced nine years to life behind bars. Now, they face a maximum of five years in "restrictive placement," said Laurence Busching, head of the city Law Department's family court division.
If they're convicted of the lesser charges against them, including manslaughter or criminally negligent homicide, they could get off with as little as 18 months in juvenile detention.
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"Yabbut he called Ms. McKinney a Senator"
opps. scuze me whilst i go bury my had in the sand.. heh
Hostile US Fatalities Since May 1, 2003: 1757
NYC has had how many homicides since May 1 2003?
Lets see
2003-597
2004-570
2005-515
Looks like about 1700 hundred murdered in NYC in the same period.
The "Murder Rate per Capita" in NYC means nothing because most of the murders occur in Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan, where the rates are astronomical.
IM MOVING TO BAGHDAD!!!!!
We need to remember that NY City went for Kerry in 2004 by 86%. Why are these atrocities almost always commited in a Blue City?
When I started this, I speaking to slightly different point.
I do not disagree with you about reporting all of the story. Just looking forward to a point in time when color is not the determining factor, but rather one's behavior. I will reiterate my original thesis: Punks are punks regardless of skin color and regardless of where the live...although they do tend to congregate on the other side of the tracks. ; ).
Anyway, the thread has moved on so there is no further need for me to discuss the opening point. Have a happy Easter.
That's pretty bad all right.
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