Jamar Tyron Scott, 18, “a wannabe rapper from North 28th Street with a lengthy juvenile rap sheet” will be sentenced for the August 2006 shooting of Holt Smith on the 400 block of North 31st Street. He faces life in prison. [via]
From the RTD’s article:
Tyquan Lynch, the 16-year-old who police say was Scott’s accomplice in the attempted robbery of Smith and a robbery of another man five minutes later, is expected to go to trial this summer. Lynch had been released from juvenile detention just five days before Smith was killed.
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Teen sentenced to life in prison RTD 7/16/07
Another terrible case of our Juvenile Justice System not working. When will VA wake up and open/run juvenile programs that really help youth before the do such horrible things. Instead we treat juveniles like junior adult criminal, animals and teach them that they are unvalued debris. You reap what you sow VA … so..?
This animal got off easy. Instead of asking Va how about his parents. When will people start taking responsibility for there own kids. I dont expect the state and other tax payers to raise my kids. How about asking his parents Dad, mom what they did to raise this kid. The responsiblility falls on there feet. Unreal! This waste of air took a great mans life in a cowardly way, makes me sick to my stomach
I have to agree with John and Randy. Parents are so often blamed, but not trained. But ultimately,they hold the key to raising children.
However, John is on target. Our juvie justice system just turns out better criminals. I know I am over simplifying the issue, but I’ve always said our best teachers and role models should be in our corrections system. We should sentence people to achieve a level of competence rather than a length of time. The rule should be that you wont get released until you have marketable skills that contribute to society and our economy. Maybe its a bachelor’s degree or maybe its a certificate in masonry, but I dont think inmates should be released having only gained skills as criminals and menaces to society. We have to stop the cycle of release and reincarceration. It is just a waste of human potential for both the victims and the perpetrator. A sad case for our society.
SORRY 2 HEAR BOUT HOLT SMITH DATS WAS FUCKED UP BUT EVERYBODY STILL SHOULD BE TREATED DA SAME NO MATTA DERE STATUS N LIFE….IM NOT 2 GOOD WIT DA CHURCH THING BUT I WAS TOLD GOD 4GIVES EVERYBODY,JAMAR TYRON SCOTT”A WANNABE RAPPER FROM 28TH”IF DAT WAS DA MAN DREAM DNT DOWN IT …….WHOEVA DID DIS WRITTIN FUCKED UP
East is missing the point. It doesn’t matter what you want to “do” in life, it matters what you do “with” your life. No one says it’s bad to be a rapper (although we’ve seen time and time again that they as a group are less than desireable as people)just give more to society than you take. This guy didn’t do that. I think education is the key to many things in life. That being said, take an english class before you start typing on the computer again. Just an observation.
Until the liberals stop making juvi hall and prison so comfortable (cable tv, conjugal visits, etc.) we won’t see education as a requirement to complete the sentence. Jail time is supposed to be hard time, but now its country club time. Institute mandatory GED cert requirements. Get them out to clean up the roads and maybe build a few habitat for humanity houses or what not.
I’m glad this judge locked this thug up for a long time. He’ll be nearing retirement age when his sentence finishes. Perhaps he’ll have some sense of humanity and remorse by then.
Apologies, the ranto-matic is on. This kid made a choice. He is free to do so, but then he will suffer the consequences of that choice – and parents aren’t making kids aware of the consequences of their actions these days. When these punks are taken down by police or citizens acting lawfully, they’re often quick to blame someone else – going back to Randy’s post – it’s about personal responsibility and accountability. Far to easy to shrug off (at all socio-economic levels) these days.
There was a case a few weeks back where two 20-something thugs were committing an armed robbery of a sub shop in West Palm, Fla. One of the customers was a private citizen, lawfully carrying a concealed firearm. When the two thugs turned to rob the patron, they stuck a gun in his face. He (naturally) protected himself, and killed one of the thugs. The reported later interviewed the parents of the dead thug and they wondered why someone would shoot their kid and (even scarier) why the police found no fault with the citizen’s actions.
Somehow, this mentality pervades across large swaths of people in this country.