At 39 you would think that I shouldn't be surprised at the turns of the world but I continue to be disgusted at the evilness which fills it. Back in the day, I can imagine my grandmother beginning a story, neighbors were like family and everyone looked out for each others children. Their were the Grandparents of the neighborhood whom everyone liked and respected and did kind things for. Now, people barely even know who there neighbors are. Oh we recognize them, their cars on sight, and we know whether or not they have a dog, especially if it's an annoying one, but we don't know their or their children's names.
But to kill a neighbor, or even worst, a neighbor's thirteen year old son of items that you assume the child stole from you is shameful. I am saddened and my heart aches over the details of this story. I pray for this mother and the other members of Darius Simmons' family who will not get to see him grow up. Even if John Henry Spooner is given life in prison or the death penalty, at age 75 those sentences would be far too inadequate.
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BTW - Spooner is white and Darius was black. Only Spooner knows whether or not race was a factor in his assumptions about who stole his missing merchandise and the carrying out of his street justice.
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