Quote (Black XistenZ @ 5 Sep 2020 13:57)

Under that initial rule, every activist could have set up his own "news blog" to claim journalist status and be exempt from arrest, etc.
I agree that the order was too broad and prone to abuse.

Quote (duffman316 @ Sep 4 2020 08:38am)

Poverty caused this


Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez described the fatal stabbing of Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors by three teenage muggers as a “tragedy on multiple levels" affecting all involved.

“You have the horrific tragedy of a young woman’s life being taken and so much potential," the freshman member of Congress said Saturday in a Q&A after a Queens town hall meeting on the census.

“But then you have a tragedy of a young boy that was driven to that point, taken to that point. And I think that tragedy is also one of inter-generational poverty, potentially a broken home, a lack of opportunity.”

Majors, 18, was killed during a Dec.11 robbery in Harlem’s Morningside Park. Three teen-age suspects were arrested for her killing.

Rashaun Weaver, the 14-year-old who allegedly stabbed Majors so hard that feathers flew from her down jacket, was charged as an adult and faces two counts of second-degree murder. A second 14-year-old suspect, along with a 13-year-old youth, were also arrested in the killing of the first-year student from Virginia.

Ocasio-Cortez said she wasn’t sure if the accused teens belonged behind bars, and suggested societal issues were at play.

“I think that is precisely why we have judges in our system,” said the Democratic lawmaker whose district includes parts of Queens and the Bronx.

“I don’t know the entire history (of the suspects) ... When you have boys in that scenario, the problem is bigger than them. It’s about the conditions around the child."

Quote (GLYC123 @ Sep 6 2020 10:50am)

Yikes.

Quote (GLYC123 @ Sep 5 2020 05:50pm)

Yikes.

Quote (Plaguefear @ Sep 5 2020 08:02pm)

What part do you disagree with?

Quote (GLYC123 @ Sep 6 2020 01:05pm)

I actually remember this case.

Can't say that I'm in alignment with them being let out.

I mean, it's a pretty heinous crime that sounds premeditated, and if the jury had previously decided to convict them as adults. Maybe that's the way it should be. It's not exactly a controversial case in the sense of it being questionable if the kids were in the wrong, that part seems very clear.

I think some of the points she brings up are valid, such as - a broken home, a potential lack of opportunity. It being a tragedy on multiple levels. It is a waste of lives, for all parties involved.

However, I also think of the victims parents and family.

Plus this case just happened last December. Unsure how long they're going to have to serve.

Quote (Plaguefear @ Sep 5 2020 10:14pm)

She says that's why we have judges, to decide that shit.

Quote (GLYC123 @ Sep 6 2020 01:17pm)

That's fine? Lol. I agree with that statement. I was saying, hey I don't know if they should be released. Not much else to say here, case is still pending it looks like.

Quote (theCrossbones @ 5 Sep 2020 22:40)

Please explain root cause if you disagree with her

Quote (Plaguefear @ 5 Sep 2020 21:02)

What part do you disagree with?