Teens Charged in Death Over PSP

[No_one_in_particular]

A thirteen year old really shouldn't have to carry around a weapon.

[Takean]

I still don't see how some people are making some minor jokes out of this. The guy DIED because two ****ing scumbags couldn't scrounge up some goddamn money to by their own! It's absolutely ridiculous! I had my first PSP stolen in 2005 (I'm on my 3rd now) and I felt like complete $#@! cause that thing was like gold. I think the guy was smart to run from them. I feel bad for the family of the victim, to have the death of a son, especially because the death was caused by two losers that wanted his handheld. I'm not saying any of you guys don't feel bad about this, but don't try and cheer it up or make fun of it, this is some sad stuff.

Thats exactly what I was thinking. I have a feeling there are more young idiots on the psp scene than mature ones. Either way you look at it, it's not funny. Someone died here. A family lost a loved one. My wife and i just had a baby girl about 5 months ago. It's not easy. Raising most of you knot-heads here has been a huge undertaking for your parents...and a lot of love (even if you can't see it), and to lose any of you would quite possibly devistate both ur parents...as well as friends. It matters little that the kid didn't stand his ground...its just sad how it ended up. We can always look at a game and say" crap..I shouldn't have done that"... but life on the other hand...for the most part, doesn't allow us to make changes to our actions.

Tragic news indeed...

[No_one_in_particular]

To add to that: some of the suggestions are just dumb. Throw his PSP at one, and fight the other ?! There goes his precious PSP, which is the only reason for him to stand and fight in the first place. I mean seriously, what the ****.

[Art]

To add to that: some of the suggestions are just dumb. Throw his PSP at one, and fight the other ?!

It's supposed to be taken with a grain of salt.

There goes his precious PSP, which is the only reason for him to stand and fight in the first place.

If this thread elicits nothing else, it's that the PSP is worth absolutely nothing in the big picture.
Injustice is the reason to fight, violation of a Human right to walk the street without being mugged.

[No_one_in_particular]

If it's meant jokingly, is this really the place for it ? The thread of a dead 13 year old ?

Fair enough, you could stand there and fight for your injustice, but it's more than likely you're gonna get knocked the **** out if there's two of them.

But I do agree that PSP's mean absolutely **** all in the grand scheme of things.

[Art]

Actually, It's far more likely that both of them are on the ground, and I walk away uninjured,
and have a damaged PSP, depending on how good the PGP case really is.
Two thugs that jump out to rob a kid need not be well versed at hurting people.

Its a 17 year old that was killed, so if the 19 year old is out of the pcture, it's looking a lot more fair as far as self defence goes.
I guess I'm trying to figure how a 17 year old could possibly have handled it, and that is a possibility.
That is what taken with a grain of salt means.

[jamotto]

Fighting for injustice is commendable. Fighting for injustice and losing, gains nothing and loses everything.

What troubles me is that no one tried to help the man in his time of need, and even worse no one came forward to tell how things went down that day until a P.I. started prodding.

[Art]

True. A 17 year old is not a man which makes that even worse.

[No_one_in_particular]

Actually, It's far more likely that both of them are on the ground, and I walk away uninjured,
and have a damaged PSP, depending on how good the PGP case really is.
Two thugs that jump out to rob a kid need not be well versed at hurting people.

Its a 17 year old that was killed, so if the 19 year old is out of the pcture, it's looking a lot more fair as far as self defence goes.
I guess I'm trying to figure how a 17 year old could possibly have handled it, and that is a possibility.
That is what taken with a grain of salt means.

When I said your, I didn't mean you specifically. Look at the facts, the victim was 17 (confused it with another thread), and he was up against a lad of his age, and an older lad. Unless you've trained yourself 9 times out of 10 you're (again, not meaning you) gonna come off worse.

There's a lot of ifs and buts, and YES in an ideal situation he could of somehow fought them off, but are you telling me you'd recommend taking on two muggers ? For a PSP ? I'd say he handled it logically, and made a run for it...which is why I don't get why you're reviewing his actions.

[Art]

Often people doing the wrong thing are fairly weak willed when push comes to shove, and at 17-19 that is probable.
Even more likely with witnesses about... the ones that had a responsibility that unfortunately wasn't met.

The last time I was bullied as a kid (which is all these teenage muggers are),
It had nothing to do with robbery, I was just walking down a footpath.
It only took one punch that didn't really connect,
to send more than one bully running, because the group of
bullies realised they no longer had the weak target that bullies are looking for. They still could have beat me up.

I think handing over the PSP would be the safest approach, but you wouldn't come out feeling the best.