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  At least someone involved has integrity… not sure if I’m being sarcastic or not.
context: When I saw the title I was hoping it was this case. Juniors case really got to me and I still think about him. Such a tragic case and I’m happy they were all convicted. I hope juniors family can find peace now after this long process of getting Justice with our system. I still hate how we don’t know what happened to the girl who pointed the finger at him. I think she deserves time as she essentially put the hit on him. >
  
  They should lock these guys up even if they kill the right person. >
  
  was big news when it happen, kid begged for help down multiple streets and in a grocery store. 
  no one helped as 12+ men dragged away a crying screaming child.
  terrible. >
  
  Not really reasonable to expect anyone to intervene in a 1 v 12. No idea why you’re assigning any blame to bystanders and not, you know, the murderers. >
  
  This is where a gun helps. 1v12 with fists ain't happening. A rifle will make them think twice.
  Doesn't account for then possibly coming after you later though. >
  
  How do you know one of the 12 doesn’t also have a gun >
  
  I guess we should only try to save people when we're sure we won't get hurt. >
  
  Uhh yeah? It's the reason why it's advised if you're not trained not to try saving someone who's drowning by swimming to them as it's likely you'll both end up dead. >
  
  I thought the shooter's competence was presumed. >
  
  What a waste. 
  Fourteen lives ruined directly. 
  Then there's also the effects on their families and loved ones.
  All for what?
  Fucking tragic. >
  
  Those lives were already ruined prior to all of this. >
  
  I guess the question is if you think lives can be saved before they reach the point of murdering someone. 
  If we knew these 13 kids were at risk a year ago, would there have been anything we could have done to change their life track? 2 years ago? 5 years ago? 
  I think the thing is, statistically, we do know what demographics and areas are the most at risk, so if it does boil down to if you either think people can be helped or if people are just born on the path they are…
  The kinda explains why half the country wants to fund community out reach programs to reduce crime and the other half want to use that money to fund the police. 
  But like, if we all see crime rise, doesn’t that mean crime can be reduced? >
  
  
  If we knew these 13 kids were at risk a year ago, would there have been anything we could have done to change their life track? 2 years ago? 5 years ago?
  
  Probably, at least for some of them. Most people aren't completely evil or true sociopaths. Without knowing a bit more about those 13 people and their specific circumstances I'm not really in a position to say exactly what would have been the best approach. >
  
  Goddamn I remember the video. A hint of justice was delivered today but the fact that everyone involved will get some of their life back after their sentence is horseshit. Some people can be rehabilitated, these are animals that belong in cages until they die. >
  
  
  New York State was the most expensive, with an average cost of $60,000 per prison inmate.
  
  200+ years x 60,000 dollars. 
  Pay up tax payers. >
  
  Idk where you’re going with this because the death penalty costs even more. What would you prefer they do with the criminals? >
  
  I'm just gonna give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he means that if we address the root causes of crime, it'll be cheaper long term than having a million people incarcerated at any given time. >
  
  Such badasses, only took a dozen of them to kill a 15 year old >
  
  
  The gang apologized for the killing to the victim's family on social media. In addition, the gang leader expelled the killers from the gang as a result of this mistaken-identity killing.
  
  Oh good. Very sporting of them. >
  
  A 13in prison doesn’t seem nearly large enough for these scumbags >
  
  I remember reading this on Daily Mail. Makes me sick what happened to him. >
  
  When I saw the title I was hoping it was this case. Juniors case really got to me and I still think about him. Such a tragic case and I’m happy they were all convicted. I hope juniors family can find peace now after this long process of getting Justice with our system. I still hate how we don’t know what happened to the girl who pointed the finger at him. I think she deserves time as she essentially put the hit on him. >
  
  
  The gang apologized for the killing to the victim's family on social media. In addition, the gang leader expelled the killers from the gang as a result of this mistaken-identity killing.
  
  Oh good. Very sporting of them.