If you do the crime.....

its about a black man that was sentenced for killing a white man. according to the article, the man that's sentenced was the only one that had the weapon. what happened to the days when you fought with your hands


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this story is pretty sad on many levels. Regardless of color, a young teenager is dead at the hands of a gun wielding man. The punishment fits the crime in this case.

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What happened to protecting your home and your family....while I don't agree that the father should have (accidentally) shot the intruder, he does have a right to protect his family and his PROPERTY. That boy and his friends should not have been there.

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the shooter is only being charged for manslaughter, not murder also

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This whole story is quite sad.Two families lives are forever altered by one tragic event.
The thing is these young men went to that house to cause trouble to what extent is anyones guess??? Since noone knows but the young men themselves. The father was simply protecting his family and yes some of the dads reaction was based on his HISTORY we all act out of our history and in this mans case slavery and racism has a huge impact on his reactions and to the way he veiws this world.
I honestly feel the dad was simply protecting his loved ones and should be free.

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"Cicciaro, who had a blood-alcohol reading above the legal limit for driving, was just 3 inches from the pistol when he was shot in the face, a medical examiner testified."

Just think about how close this stupid drunken teenager was to the father.

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I personally don't see why the father just didn't call the police. He son came home and woke him up to tell him they were coming after him. So pick up the phone and dial 911! This entire tragedy could have been avoided with a simple solution.

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the police should have been called and he should not have taken the law into his own hands.

the punishment fits the crime.

and, to me, the whole lynch mob/racism/slavery thing has nothing to do with going outside with a loaded pistol AND loaded shotgun and shooting someone without ever calling the police. that taking the law into your own hands and it shouldn't be tolerated--regardless of race.

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I have been following this story since the incident first occurred. I think it is so tragic on so many levels.

It is awful that African-Americans still have to endure the racism and hatred that was an absolute factor in this case. The son's identity was used in a disgusting hoax which spurred the entire mess. I am sure he was chosen because he was the sole black friend in a larger group of teens.

Mr. White was convicted of manslaughter in the second degree, which carries a maximum sentence of fifteen years. The least he could get is five.

He will probably appeal the conviction being that they jury was pushed to a verdict by the judge and the fact that they were tainted by an emotional stenographer yesterday afternoon.

I wanted to post something about this earlier, but decided against it as it is so emotionally charged.

All this case really does is highlight that there are still horrible racial tensions that will most likely be worsened on LI because of this case.

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This is a horrible and sad story.

While I can sympathize with Mr. White and his feeling that his home and family were being threatened, he should never have gone outside.

He is a grown up. We was the sole adult among stupid teenagers. the proper response would have been to call the police and let them deal with it.

I find it completely unacceptable that this man's reaction to confrontation would be to take a loaded weapon into his driveway and threaten anyone with it. I have two children - I NEVER want them to think that using a gun is a good solution to a bad situation.

Mk. White acted irresponsibly. He got himself involved in a dispute among children. He shot someone. A teenager is dead. He stole this kid's LIFE, he stole his potential and he devastated that family. I don't care if the kid was a punk, a drunk and a mess - he didn't deserve to be shot in the face because he had beer balls on.

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I read all the stories in the papers today...

my question is - what about the mother who let these underage kids drink in the house???

if they were sober, they may not have threatened anyone.

i dont think either side is 100% right or wrong..its a bad situation for everyone

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