Thursday, August 09, 2007

I think the world is going crazy, the other day on the news I saw how 3 young people were shot execution style in Newark, NJ. There were 4 shot, 1 survived, but the other 3 unfortunately did not, they were just hanging out. According to news reports these 4 young people were going or returning to college in the fall. They were trying to make something of their lives, so sad. Well today, they arrested two people of this horrible crime, an I have attached the article from the Fox News.

NEWARK, N.J. — A suspect in the execution-style killings of three students surrendered Thursday to Newark Mayor Cory Booker less than an hour after the mayor announced a warrant for the man as well as the arrest of a 15-year-old.
Jose Carranza, 28, whose fingerprints were lifted from a bottle, turned himself in after three college students were shot dead at close range on Saturday and a fourth was hospitalized. Carranza's attorney called Booker to arrange the surrender.


“He said, ‘Mr. Mayor, we’d like him to be turned in directly to you,’” Booker said Carranza's attorney told him.
On Wednesday night, police arrested a 15-year-old boy who along with Carranza is accused of murder, attempted murder, robbery, weapons offenses and conspiracy to commit the crime of robbery, Essex County Prosecutor Paula Dow said.
Dow said she doesn't believe there is any familial relationship between the two in custody.
The teen, who is Hispanic, is an American citizen with a Newark address, Booker said.

“I don’t think words can describe the level of emotion I feel,” he said of the crimes.

We will confirm that there are others we are looking for," he said, adding, "I am confident all the suspects in this investigation will be apprehended."
A silent Carranza held his attorney's hand during his surrender.

“He simply came forward," Booker said. "He said nothing. We put him in handcuffs."

The sole survivor of Saturday night's shootings, 19-year-old Natasha Aeriel, provided information from her hospital bed after being shot in the head.
Aeriel was with her brother, Terrance Aeriel, 18; Dashon Harvey, 20; and Iofemi Hightower, 20, who were forced to kneel against a wall and were shot execution-style outside a Newark school.

The students had been planning to attend the Delaware State University.
Booker earlier had announced a $150,000 reward for information leading to the capture of Carranza, who they say has three prior arrests and one pending trial.

Why was he out without 3 priors and a pending trial? My heart goes out to the families of Terrance an Natasha Aeriel, Dashon Harvey and Iofemi Hightower, they did not deserve this to happen to them. They were hanging out something we have all done in the summers when were young. What is going on in the world, there was another home invasion this week luckily the family got away with no injuries.

Is it that fact that criminals can get away with so much these days an never spend a day in jail? Or like the rapist who got out after 6 months, he committed the crime 23 years ago then when he was in AA he wrote a letter to his victim and apoligzed, then went to jail but since it happend 23 years ago, that is the length of his sentence they went by. I am sure his victim feels victimized again by the system. If someone is without a doubt guilty sentence them to the extent of the law, if they have committed murder, sentence them to death. Why do they deserve to be alive when they took an innocent life? Why should tax payers pay for them to sit in a jail cell? I am talking about the people who are either caught redhanded (CT CASE) or have admitted their guilt.

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