I am always astounded at the way some people find the use of the “N” word acceptable. I had someone once try to explain to me that the word was being used in “good-natured” kind of way and that they meant no harm in using it in a conversation with me.

I responded by stating that if they were indeed being truthful that no harm was intended, and that the language was all in good humor, then this particular male friend should have no problem if I started referring to him as a “bitch.”

He stopped, right then and there.

Many tried, but no one listened.

Now, a child is dead and no one — repeat NO ONE — is taking any responsibility for that happening OR for not blowing the whistle in time for proper authorities to intervene.

There really is no reason in the world that any adult should hit and abuse a child in the way that news accounts have stated.

So, I do not believe that this is simply a situation where people are “b@!%ching” one another out.

This is so sad and so revealing of the way people think in our community.

Don’t you have rules about such “flaming” and disrespect on the forum? It is a waste of bandwidth and readers time for these people to use the forum as their personal email to diss one another. I doubt all of Church Hill cares to know about their dirty laundry nor archive it for ever after.

“people dogging that man …..”

Real men don’t kill babies.

Javon’s Mom,

Please understand — I am sorry for what happpened to Javon. And, as a mother, I empathize with the gief and the horror of losing a baby the way you lost Javon.

But, I have yet to read anywhere on this blog any statement from you expressing genuine remorse for what happened to Javon. I have not read any posts that indicate you have any anger with “Peanut.”

And, now I see you are trying to make people feel sorry for YOU? OMG!

YOU want your daughter back. Why? So that “what happened, happened” will have an opportunity to happen again?

Well, I “happen” to hope that you will be denied the opportunity to put your daughter in a situation that runs the risk that she will be beaten as Javon was.

A mother is supposed to protect her babies. I refuse to feel sorry for YOU until you can be sorry for what happened to Javon.

You guys have nothing else better to do with your time. It looks to yall that I’m all fine because I’m out of the jail but the reality is it was actually better when I was in there cause I didnt have as much stress as I have now. My son is gone and now I’m fighting to get my daughter out of the system.

How do u think I’m going to feel when Christmas comes around and I’m sitting at home by myself! I cant even buy my daughter anything for Christmas. Not to mention Thanksgiving, when thats supposed to be a family time and I’m going to be sitting at home alone, not With a family nor my children. Yall need to get it together what happened, happened and it cannot be changed so I just wish yall would mind yall bizness.

I rolled back some comments from this thread. This has gotten waaaaay too personal. Some bad shit happened & folks have to deal with it. Trying to put blame out, here and now, really seems inappropriate and frankly kind of dangerous given how heated this has become.

Disgusting morons…

It is a good thing that you could articulate so well the true horror and sadness of this situation.

Not all men take to their girlfriend’s kids. They pretend to when people are around and when nobody’s looking it’s a different story. Even the neighbor he called said she heard him trying to make the baby lay down. She heard him yelling from the apartment. This is not coming from the news this is from someone HE called that day and then he left the child in the house to die suffering of shortness of breath. A crushed chest, rib, or whatever injury that would cause TRAMA to a baby’s chest is breath taking.

This literally brings tears to my eyes. That baby was helpless not able to defend himself. Toddlers are active, they are curious, they have a mind of their own, they get up too early when we want to stay sleeping,all of which some inexperienced caregiver might find to be too much to handle.

Honestly I think those kids were in your brother’s care like that neighbor said and it’s possible he hit Javon and realized it was too hard and something went wrong. In a panic he called Myasia and the neighbor and didn’t call the police because he knew he did something wrong. He left when he could have stayed and gave his version of the story then. So stop attacking people on here like he’s so innocent.

If you really love him like you all say you do then you need to encourage him to tell what happened. The facts are he was their the mother was at work. Stairs do not cause blunt forced trama. A broken neck, arm, leg but not blunt forced trama.

Your brother, Myasia, and your family need to watch how forensic science can solve a case. The autopsy already states BLUNT FORCED TRAMA. Other things too which is why since his arrest his charges have a new classification called “MURDER”. Remember early on you said he wasn’t charged with that now the plot thickens.

Myasia was a battered young woman. No she is not all that innocent but that mental and physical abuse plays apart in a persons mind-set and judgement. She was obviously more wrapped up in your brother if you say she thinks he’s innocent. What the hell is wrong with her? If he didn’t do it and she was at work WHO beat the baby in the chest?

This is a sad sad thing.

Indictment in Child’s Death

Sept. 19, 2008

On July 24 around 1:15 p.m. Richmond Police initiated an investigation into the death of 1-year-old Javon Deleo. He was found unconscious inside a residence in the 2200 block of Creighton Road. The child was transported to VCU Medical Center, where he died.

Garnell Stevenson, 24, fled the scene before officers arrived. Stevenson was quickly identified and arrested by the Fugitive Task Force. Stevenson was charged with felony child neglect and has been held without bond.

On July 26, the Office of the State Medical Examiner determined that Deleo’s preliminary cause of death was blunt force trauma.

The Richmond Police Department’s Child Death Investigation Team, in cooperation with the Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, continued the investigation, which resulted in the indictment of Stevenson for the murder of Javon Deleo.

“The indictment completes a lengthy investigation between the agencies as the Commonwealth’s Attorney prepares for the prosecution phase of this case,” said Interim Chief Dave McCoy.

The FACT is that a child lost his life, a mother lost a son, and a son may lose his father. It really is a sad situation but everything you all are saying is irrelivent. BOTH families are mourning the death of the child and are both suffering. You all are on this site arguing about shit that doesn’t really matter. What matters is that both families are hurting right now. How would you feel if it were your family?

Who the fuck cares about grammatical errors and the stupid things that you all are blogging about? Nobody!
Why are you all arguing about some cinder block stairs and people being unemployed and things that don’t have anything to do with what happened. Everyone can’t be rich and live in the subburbs. That don’t make them bad people.

Anyone who see a child being abused should speak out. But did anyone actually see the child being abused or WHO was abusing the child? The fact is that BOTH Myaisa and Garnell use to fight each other. So is she a man beater MZ BUTTAH?? From my understanding she use to fight him also and was the more aggresive one. He is a small person compared to her. It’s not right for him to fight her just like it’s not right for her to fight him. Abuse is abuse, comming from him or her.

I’ve been reading the comments posted on here and decided not to post anything. But like one person said, this is getting out of hand. I know both parties involved and nobody can say the mother is totally innocent or that Garnell is a perfect father but he do try. Any to anyone who is so worried about him paying child support for his child and the other one, he did. But its no business of the people that are blogging on this site. These comments are about rascism, people thinking they are better than people who live in the projects and a bunch of OPINIONS. And everybody is entitled to have their own. Nobody said you all couldn’t voice your opinions but think about who the victims really are in this situation. The children that are involved on both sides.

**I probably won’t answer any comments sent back to me regarding my response to the blogs. The reason is that I have more important things going on that don’t include arguing over blogs being posted about nonsense. Im concerned about the children involved and that only. The truth is I really don’t listen to what people say because of what they are told and what they hear one the news. I listen to facts. MZ. BUTTAH’s comments are contradictive to what she told the police so you wouldn’t do well on the stand when cross examined. ***

I hope everyone stop and think about what the children are going to go through. The little girl who lost her brother and the little boy who may never see his father again. Both of them will always suffer in some way no matter what the outcome of the trial is.

oh my god you can write!?! that totally makes you better than another person!!! duh!

intellectual – possessing or showing intellect or mental capacity, esp. to a high degree: an intellectual person.

So in this case, you are not able to rise to the degree of some of our counterparts here. Maybe, the blogosphere is just a little too advance for you and your grammar police buddies.

Anyway, the point of this discussion is way more important than sentence structure. May God bless all those involved in this terrible tragedy.

Glad you have the time to translate the blogosphere, Buddy. Must be a retiree.

On the other hand, others give us credit based on the impression we make. In real life, your style of dress, manner of speech, and other attributes demonstrate the type of image you want to portray. On an internet blog, the way you express yourself through writing is the only way to make an impression. Choosing to use “u” instead of “you” or choosing to ignore other grammatical rules, portrays a certain image of yourself.

Not only does an attempt to write correctly portray a better image, it also is much easier for the readers to understand. Grammar rules are there for a reason – to increase the clarity of your written message. Just as showing up for a job interview in your pajamas would make a bad impression, so does some of the so-called “internet speak” make a bad impression on other commenters.

Anyway, you all know Grey is going to be here in about 15 minutes to tear you a new one about the RPS comment.

I agree with everything you say — except blaming this illiteracy on RPS. I have no problem holding RPS accountable, when deserved. But, this dog, as the old folks say, don’t hunt.

Which just goes to show you that even the old folks could be grammatically incorrect.

Internet speak or illiteracy… both make the poster appear to be “challenged”. And, as a result, their arguments are frequently discounted.

Not to absolve RPS, but I suspect the language being used here is “Internet-speak,” a language not spoken much within RPS given that the administrators care more for their own “tech” access and abilities than they do for those of their students OR their classroom teachers.