'He was robbed. It was recorded. It happened not just once, it happened twice. He was scared, he was afraid.
If those are true statements, and I have no reason not to believe them, then I would do whatever is necessary to keep that from happening again.
I'm not excusing the shooting but judging from the video, this kid really got his ass handed to him by a bigger kid who may have been targeting him and filled with an adrenaline fueled fear and rage, got the only weapon he felt would protect him and dealt his own justice. Unfortunately there were two other people who also got shot........
It should be noted that there appeared to be no adult of authority in that classroom that should have prevented that beat down from happening.......
As far as I'm concerned, the release from jail and the bond are justified and I hope the kid gets the justice he deserves considering everything that led up to the event.......
After seeing more details of this, I fully agree.
$75k bond seems well justified. This kid is NOT a flight risk. Sometime, the US Justice system gets it right.
This kid, although clearly at fault, has credible reasons to justify what he did. Not faultless, no question... But, if I was a jury member, I’d be sympathetic to his actions.
THAT, is the beauty of our jury system.