Slain teen Ja'Quares Walker's mom in shock at shooting

The Birmingham (AL) News via al.com ^ | May 2, 2012 | Carol Robinson

[JustaDumbBlonde]

"obviously most of the black population do not hold up cars with guns,..."

In the Deep South and large decaying cities up north, they may not be holding up cars with guns, but they are doing other things that are not legal or acceptable. I'm including benefits fraud and small time thieves, shoplifting, petty other stuff. The culture is all about being entitled to other people's money or things.

[SgtHooper]

“...deaths caused by participants in the crime...”

Agreed. We both know as you say it depends on the state statutes given the age, etc. And it has to be believed to some extent that these guys knew something of the law to the extent of sending out the yute to do the job. It is a possibility, but not a fact. As you say, conspiracy is collateral to the topic at hand, but can be a charge to put these scum away for a long time as well.

[SgtHooper]

It can fall partly under this law.

Section 13A-6-26
Compelling streetgang membership.
(a) For purposes of this section, the term “streetgang” means any combination, confederation, alliance, network, conspiracy, understanding, or other similar arrangement in law or in fact, of three or more persons that, through its membership or through the agency of any member, engages in a course or pattern of criminal activity.

(b) A person who expressly or by implication threatens to do bodily harm or does bodily harm to a person, a family member or a friend of the person, or any other person, or uses any other unlawful criminal means to solicit or cause any person to join or remain in a streetgang is guilty of the crime of compelling streetgang membership.

(c) The crime of compelling streetgang membership is a Class C felony.

(d) Notwithstanding subsection (c), the crime of compelling streetgang membership is a Class A felony if the defendant is over the age of 18 years and the other person is under the age of 18 years.

(e) This section shall not be construed to repeal other criminal laws. Whenever conduct proscribed by this section is also proscribed by any other provision of law, the provision which carries the more serious penalty shall apply.

(Act 98-490, p. 942, §§1, 2.)

[grey_whiskers]

“Ja’Quares”

F**ked up name.

Maybe this was an alternative to its assonance, JarJar (from The Phantom Menace), after that name was officially declared to be RACIST^TM.

Cheers!

[grey_whiskers]

And don’t forget La-a (The dash ain’t DON'T BE silent!) (There, all fixed.) /keepin' it real> /sarcasm>

Cheers!

[j_tull]

We have a daughter who turns 14 next month, and she was born in 1998.

We got one of those too! 14 is what I counted.

[TigersEye]

Isn't that just lovely? But his mamma doesn't have a clue what happened. It's a misstree to her.

Thanks for looking that stuff up and sharing it.

[FreedomPoster]

Good point, and you didn’t have to convince me at all, I know they’re out there. Have no problem with it, would jury nullify for someone prosecuted for carrying without.

[ArrogantBustard]

Interesting ...

[doug from upland]

His death probably will ultimately save many people’s lives who would have been future victims.

[doug from upland]

Too much. Someone does a little memorial and does not spell his silly name correctly.

[JustaDumbBlonde]

I agree.

[doug from upland]

“Now you gone”

[doug from upland]

“How much you ment to me”

[TigersEye]

Someone does a little memorial and does not spell his silly name correctly.

His mother.

[MHGinTN]

Sounds suspiciously like a ‘community organizer’ working on stepping up the training. This supposed ‘uncle’ may not even be from Alabama. The ‘organizers’ who have been training the flash mobbers are not from the areas they’re working.

[kalee]

Look at her own music interests as posted on her FB page. She listened to that thug crap herself.

[kalee]

crap was supposed to be rap. lol

[MHGinTN]

The juries are seldom told that they can nullify ... not in the prosecutor's interest nor the judge's directions to the jury. And if a defendant’s lawyer raises the notion, he is quickly squelched.

[JustaDumbBlonde]

LOL!