kechara420
03-03-2005, 08:10 AM
I got a call from my friend Deonna this morning. We've been friends since we were nine years old, and I've rarely heard her this upset. She just found out that the man who murdered her father is up for parole--his hearing is later this month.
This man shot and killed Deo's father and two uncles, and seriously wounded her mom, aunts and grandmother. Right in front of her, her brothers and sister, and her cousins--all kids under the age of 10, some as young as four.
Short version: Her family was having a BBQ. The two guys next door were drinking and shooting guns. Her dad and uncles politely asked them to put the guns away, as there were numerous kids running around. The guys copped attitude, an argument ensued, and they came over and starting shooting everyone in sight. Deo's dad threw himself in front of a bullet to keep her younger brothers from getting shot.
Needless to say, this was a VERY traumatic thing. Deo was one of the few who actually got a good look at the guy's face while we was shooting, and had to testify at the trial. No one in her family ever completely recovered from it. And now, the guy might go free ...
Deo's a basket case. She's determined to do everything in her power to make sure this man stays in jail. I feel for her, and I can't say that I personally disagree with her.
I'm not asking for bad vibes for this guy, or that you hope he stays in jail. But please, keep Deo in your thoughts and prayers. She a mother of three herself now, and her kids are about the age she and her siblings were when all this happened.
This man shot and killed Deo's father and two uncles, and seriously wounded her mom, aunts and grandmother. Right in front of her, her brothers and sister, and her cousins--all kids under the age of 10, some as young as four.
Short version: Her family was having a BBQ. The two guys next door were drinking and shooting guns. Her dad and uncles politely asked them to put the guns away, as there were numerous kids running around. The guys copped attitude, an argument ensued, and they came over and starting shooting everyone in sight. Deo's dad threw himself in front of a bullet to keep her younger brothers from getting shot.
Needless to say, this was a VERY traumatic thing. Deo was one of the few who actually got a good look at the guy's face while we was shooting, and had to testify at the trial. No one in her family ever completely recovered from it. And now, the guy might go free ...
Deo's a basket case. She's determined to do everything in her power to make sure this man stays in jail. I feel for her, and I can't say that I personally disagree with her.
I'm not asking for bad vibes for this guy, or that you hope he stays in jail. But please, keep Deo in your thoughts and prayers. She a mother of three herself now, and her kids are about the age she and her siblings were when all this happened.