Trooper Wesley Brown, 24 lived a good life and had a good life to live, involved early in  his life to help other young men make the right choices in life by putting action into his words, starting his own efforts with others to make a postive difference in the lives of  young men, who may not have the right type of role  person in their life to help guide them.  Officer Wesley Brown, was gunned down, possibly by young

men whom he could have help in life if given the time, just as he was working with young men, trying  to gear them away from the life style of those who took his life.  We all are grateful for men like Mr. Brown , who are living the good life in serving and helping others on a path to live a good life, those who gave information to help bring those that are/may be responsible for this tragic lost, did what is needed to be done to make murders pay for their crime, the more murders we get, will deter others from being quick to pull a finger on the trigger  that takes a life, a friend, a family member, a trooper, a good man.

We need not let the quick actions of witness and investigators in this case fade in past or future cases, we all need to share and work toward fighting those who take life in all cases, and prevent the loss of human life for robbery, petty beefs, or retaliation.  Murders most know they will be tracked down without a place to hide and blend back into our communities without paying  a high price for their evil actions. Any and all life must be cherish, any and all murder’s must be capture and given the judgement they deserve for taking a life. Lets not forget the short life, but good life of a man who was trying to better life for his community and hope that those he was helping and others learn to take on the  task of living a good life.

Cyril Cornelius Williams, 27  and Anthony A. Milton ll, 28 , of Seat Pleasant are charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of trooper Wesley Brown, 24, after he had escorted Anthony Milton from the Applebee’s on Donnell Drive in Forestville, Maryland for acting belligerently, the men later gunned down Trooper Brown as he stood outside of the restaurant talking on his phone, both men have criminal pasts, with these type of men off of our streets, life can be good for our children, us and our communities, stay involved in getting murders were they belong.

Truths are some times hard and painful to share and live with,  that is and has been the case for many with tragic crime in their lives. Some of us find it hard to discuss or admit in public  facts known of the loss of many of our children and love ones at the hands of  killer(s).  Most of the four thousand or more cold cases in this area were/are committed by a few of our young black males, with less then a high school education, few job skills, no regard for human life other then their own. Many of them foolishly think, they are only a real man if they have a gun in their hand. Taking a life over a minuscule thing is of no consequence, those who even think of snitching is worse then they are, the killer(s) want you to believe. 

 These young men need jobs, education and recreations centers and killings would cease some have said. Their are countries with less jobs, education and recreation centers, but with a whole lot less killings of its people. The mindset needs to change,  people need to live to cherish life more,  communities need to cherish those who snitch on murders more, people need to be more active in keeping where they live safe, clean and respectful for all pe0ple.  Its  tragic to know the best thing these killer(s) are good at is …

Getting Away With Murder

Percentage of D.C.-area unsolved homicides growing

By: Bill Myers and Emily Babay
Washington Examiner
June 7, 2010

It’s getting easier to get away with murder in the Washington area.

Nearly half of the homicides in the region since 1980 remain unsolved, an analysis by The Washington Examiner found.

The number of reported homicides has declined over the past three decades, but police are solving fewer of them. That means some families never get explanations about why they had to bury a loved one.

Daniel Harrington’s daughter, Morgan, a Virginia Tech student, was killed after a Metallica concert in Charlottesville last year. Her killer is still at large, and Harrington said his grief is magnified by the continuing mystery.

“It’s been pretty ugly, actually,” Harrington said. “When cases go cold and die, people lose interest and move on to something else. It’s not popular to keep bringing that up.”

Valencia Mohammed, who became an anti-crime activist after two of her sons were murdered, said, “It is like my sons went into a black hole.” The murder of one son was solved, the other remains open after nine years.

In the District and five surrounding counties, 55 percent of homicides were solved between 1980 and 2008, according to data from a Scripps Howard News Service database, compiled using FBI figures.

Nationwide, nearly two-thirds of homicides were solved from 1980 to 2008. But the percentage of solved homicides dropped from 68 percent between 1980 and 1989 to 56 percent from 2000 to 2008.

Local jurisdictions haven’t fared much better. The percentage of solved homicides in D.C. fell from 61 percent in the 1980s to 55 percent from 2000 to 2008. During the same time periods, the homicide clearance rate in Prince George’s County dropped from 67 percent to 36 percent, and Arlington’s dropped from 86 percent to 67 percent.

FBI figures also showed a dramatic decline in homicides closed by police agencies in Fairfax County, from 76 percent in the 1980s to only 36 percent for this decade, through 2008. Officer Don Gotthardt, a Fairfax County police spokesman, said his department’s clearance rate from 2000 to 2008 was far higher than 36 percent. But the FBI statistics used in the Scripps Howard database combined all departments in the county. 

Police say many factors influence clearance rates. 

A relationship between the victim and suspect, an obvious motive, and a quick police arrival at the scene can make it easier for officers to solve a case, said Cpl. Dan Friz, a Montgomery County police spokesman.

The willingness of witnesses to work with police is also a factor, Gotthardt said.

Susan Ley counsels bereaved families at the Wendt Center in D.C. She said it’s hard enough to deal with the violent death of a loved one; having that death go unsolved for months or years creates a constant “sense of unease.”

Families often don’t know why a case remains unsolved, said Kerrin Darkow, deputy director of victim services for the National Center for Victims of Crime.

Darkow said she encourages families to build a relationship with police and ask for whatever information is available. She said families cope with unresolved cases in a variety of ways. Some, she said, try to search for answers on their own.

After her two sons were killed, Mohammed fought her grief by forming Mothers of Unsolved Murders and lobbying for a forensics laboratory for the District.

The work has given her focus, but not relief. D.C.’s bureaucracy doesn’t help, she said.

“Yesterday, I got a notice for [her son] for jury duty,” she said. “It’s like, they stick it to you again.” 

 This article is the result of an request to review/open a cold case, that has not been solved in ten years. Letters, conversations are between the Metropolitan Police Department and the victims father. This is one of approximate four thousands unsolved murder cases that need worthy, and in-depth attention to solve. Readers can decide for themselves, if this is the attention due this or other unsolved cases. Detective(s)  (MPD) who handle/review this case are welcome to comment.

  Chief Cathy Lanier,                                                                 November 7,  2009

Metropolitan Police Department

Government of the District of Columbia                                         

300 Indiana Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20001

Chief Lanier,

In May 2000, I wrote then Chief Ramsey a letter, after hearing him on a radio show advising people to write him, if they had information on criminal cases. My letter contained (9) names of individuals believed relevant or responsible for a murder, weeks later detectives assigned to that case encourage me not to involve the chief of police, saying: It does no good, its just passed down to us and they said: I had made their work harder by putting names of some people who may not be involved in the murder, and would take time away from their investigation, months  later they acknowledged most names from my letter were likely those who murdered our son, but they needed eye witness. I also sent a letter to Commander Greene of the 5th district, in December 2001, I received a letter from Commander Greene/Captain Thomas E. McGuire that stated: Approximately six suspects who were involved to some extent in the death of your son, Damion, and remain the central focus of the investigation. We have not heard encouraging details since then. I would not have thought I would be sending a letter nearly ten years later to another Chief. 

I hope true change has happen, for the better, and postive movement will now control. The names of the individuals in my 2000 letter are still the same for th most part, minus those that are decease. I have not spoken to detectives who were assigned to the case in years, ( We have grown tired of hearing, I can’t go into that or we are doing the best we can) I get more detailed information on the SwannStreet town house murder, the Rock Creek Park murder, etc., than the murderers of our son, which contain lines of blackout information that may have help the murders or lines where maybe, we could have made helpful connection. We heard there was a grand jury hearing, we were not contacted, later told it did not move forward, sure it’s stated grand juries are secret, we know information gets out in many cases, and often perjury comes from the mouth of murders and their associates.

I know you have a tough job, I believe, you are doing a good job, we know of some cases being closed after ten years or longer, even though they should have been done sooner in most cases. We know some murderers outwit the law, and the law make missteps in cases. I know the murderers of my son are still seen around the area, they can act bold, not fearing the police have any clue to arrest them, even as some have/are involve and arrested for other offenses.

My request is for you to engage all details surrounding the murder of Damion Mikel king, until an arrest and conviction have been made, and additional effort made on all cold cases. Real and true attention can make a big difference in unsolved cases, consoling words and grand standing fades as the hurt of losing a love one rekindle and burns to the soul, I hope you will understand deeper then these words express and do more to bring those who remove life from living souls, and stroll streets unconcern to guilt. Help heal the loss, pain and distrust of those who seek some relief.

Damion’s case had and has a family who from the start help get names and information, continues to work for unsolved cases and has and does leg work, even when advise not to in an effort to bring some termination to Damion’s and other cases of haunting pain. We will not quit, we hope, but have not truly seen if the MPD will do like wise. As long as murderers roam and avoid their crimes, our labor of pain will not cease.

We need your help today, more then before to make right the work of us who have little control over the resources of doing it alone. Will you help?

Cherish Life,

Lawrence J. King, Sr.

PS. This letter may be post to public sites in the future

November 30, 2009 AM

Sargent Young call to say the Metropolitan Police Department were in receipt of the above letter, he stated another ( Jeffery Owens) detective, other then (Detective Daryle Richmond) who was the lead detective in May 2000, would be contacting me and reviewing the case in regard to my letter.

Detective Jeffery owenscalled later, to say that he would be going over the information submitted by Detective Richmond, who he said had done a detail job from what he knew of the case, but he had a lot of information to review and it would take some time. I disagreed with the comment a detail job, and aked that more should/could be done, and I wanted  to see if some names I had may now give something to help close the case.

December 2, 2009 2 PM 

Dectective Owens called, left voice message – Hello Mr. King, Calling in reference to your sons case, please give me a call when you can at # 

December 2, 2009

Called Detective Owens gave him several names of persons who may help the case, told him I would not rush him but would call back in about a month to see how things were going. Detective Owens said he was still in the process of looking into the case, that Detective Richmond had a lot of material to look over. 

December 18, 2010

GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT

Decenber 16, 2009

Dear Mr. King:

This letter is in response to your correspondence dated November 7, 2009, in which you requested information in reference to progress of the investigation involving your son’s death. This matter was forwarded to Acting Captain Michael Farish, of the Homicide and Sexual Offenses Branch for follow-up.

Acting Captain Farishhas informed me that Detective Jeffery Owens has been assigned to conduct a full review of your son’s case. Detective Jeffery Owens shall then contact you with an update after the review has been completed. The information you have provided is essential in this investigation and your cooperation is appreciated. The Metroploitan Police Department strives to bring closure to all families that have been victimized by the unnatural death of a loved one.

If you should have any other questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Acting Captain Micheal Farish, on (202) 645-5556.

Sincerly,

Cathy L. Lanier

Chief of Police 

January 4, 2010 7:45 am

Left letter with information to  consider at the Metropolitan Police Department Fifth

District. 

January 7, 2010 

Call Detective Owens, left voice message, asking if he had receive my letter. 

January 13, 2010 12:56 pm

Call Detective Owens – Detective Owens, said he had received my letter, he said: As I told you, I feel most of what has been done on this case has been done.  I said I will call you back in about a month to see if you had other information.

April 20. 2010 9:45 AM

Called Detective Jeffery Owens, asked if he had finish the review. Dectective Owens said he had finish, but I’m in an interview right now, can I call you back?  I replied, Sure.

April 22, 2010 10:25 AM

Called Detective Owens, Mr. King, Sorry I did not call you back, I’ve been real busy. I’m going into a meeting right now. I promise I’ll call you back this afternoon.  I replied, OK. 

Damion Mikel King, was murdered in the 2800 block of Myrtle Avenue, North East, shortly after midnight on May 16, 2000. His murderers are believe to have been known to him. No person has come forward with enough information,  to close the case, according to the Metropolitan P0lice Department. It’s not too late, to help solve this or any other cold cases.

At this posting, I have not heard back from Detective Owens. We sent the following email to the Metropolitan Police Department and some news organizations as we posted Unnatural Death Revisit?

Sir/Madam,

With decease in area homicides, better efforts should be given to solving more cold cases. Monthly reviews of cases from each ward and renewed contract with victim’s family/public should occur, with trust, openness, respect and intense work.

Please read Unatural Death Revisit?

At www.snitchonmurder.com

Cherish Life,

Lawrence J. King, Sr.

snitchonmurder@yahoo.com

May 7, 2010 9:14 am -Call Captain Michael Farish, Interduce myself and read part of the letter from Chief Cathy Lanier, stating: Acting Captain Farish has informed me that Detective Jeffery Owens has been assigned to conduct a full review of your son’s case. Detective Owens shall then contact you with an update after review has been completed. In short - Captain  Farish said he was unaware of the case, he thought I was the technician for his computer which was down, he stated it’s bad when the Captain in charge of cases computer is down, I agreed. He said he would see that Detective Jeffery Owens contact me soon, after I gave him more details and ask him to go to Snitch On Murder site for other details of the case.

May 8, 2010  Detective Owens called and left message on work voice mail, for me to contact him or he would call back.

May 10, 2010 12:25 pm  Call Detective Jeffery Owens, who apologize for not calling me back, stated he had finish his review, and had interview Detective Richmond, follow up on other leads which he could not go into, said the case was a cold case but that they interview people who are brought in daily and question them about cold cases so the case is still active. I ask had he contacted any names on my list and if  during his review he came across anything that would make them not a suspect, he said if he understood my question, no, many times we know who the murders are , but we don’t have enough to bring them to trial because we only have one chance to try to get a conviction and if they are get a acquittal then we don’t get another chance to try them. I told him I think he should have talk to some people on the list because their mind may have change from when they talked to them years ago. He said I know this is not the news you want to hear. I agreed.

 Sometimes a thin line is between making a choice that changes the course of lives from rising up to going down, it can happen to anyone, horrible, senseless thought enter mines doing the course of life, countless times those thoughts are dismiss in a second or two, sometimes they linger or reoccur, the worse thought may lead minds down a path of few detours, without reasonable interference.  Some of the horrible crimes that happen started from not dismissing a terrible thought before it seed into a crawling plan. The articles by Dan Morse, of the Washington Post reveals the senseless attack of a thought that transform into a horrible plan for downward minds that did not dismiss a tragic line of thought.                                                  

  Landscaper Convicted in Slaying of Wheaton Client, Arson1   

Washington, DC - 2009 - 140 – 2008 – 186

Prince Georges, MD -2009 -100 – 2008 – 135

Montgomery, MD - 2009 – 13 – 2008 – 21

Alexandria,VA - 2009 – 5 – 2008 - 4

Fairfax,VA - 2009 – 11 – 2008 - 19

People should urge officials to get intense new look and investigation into the root of  the murder of a love one.  Those with information need to look at them self in the mirror and ask, if some one murder my Mom, brother, sister, etc., would I want someone with information to come forward?. We made a written request on a case late last year, while the contact has so far been less then what is desireable at this point, the content of this request and action taken will be shared on this site in weeks to come. If you do make a request to have your case reviewed make copies of your request, use certified mail, or a way to track your correspondence for your records, start at the top. What are you going to do?, Don’t wait for the police to knock on your door, to say they are going to look into your unsolved case, if your case is several years old with no moment, contact the top and  make your request. With homicides at an all time low your case  should be give another look, lets begin to close more unsolved cases.  

Some cases in the last two months have had more searches then others on this site, the cases of Mary Alice Pratt, Andres Yelicie, Terry and Ryan Strope, and Biniam Gebreyesus . We hope that  moment on these and cases with less searches will get more positive moment this year, do your part to help solve a case.   

Dectectives should if they have not,  need to get from behind their desk and do the street work needed in reviewing cases, they should work as if the case they are reviewing, were in its first forty eight hours, all available leads should be double checked to get to whom is responsible for the murder of your love one. Words are good to hear of the lower murder rates from last year, lets now get action, real action on closing some of the many unsolved case. In a January 1, 2010 article by Washington Post writer Allison Klein,  Washington, DC council member Phil Mendelson ( D – At Large), head of the Public Safety and Judiciary Committee, said Last year DC had 23 killings per 100,000 people. In safer big cities, such as New York, the rate is at an all-time low: six per 100,000 people. If we were the same as New York City, we would have less than 40 (homicides) a year.

Larry K

There are many different sentencing for the taking of human life?, some headlines, Man Gets Life, Plus 120 Years, Life Without Parole, Freed After 12 Years for Murder, Mandatory Sentence of Life in Prison, etc.,. We know our Justice system need repairs, most prisons are over crowded and busting at the seams, a Pew Center of the States reported in 2007 , listed 7.3 million people in US prisons, probation or parole system, or 1 in every 34 adults. For this article we will try to focus on a price for murder, that is open, plain and fair. All life is valuable to someone, lets seriously limit plead bargain,  back room dealing, shorten murder trial cases where there is no doubt of guilt, have all people guilty of murder(s) serve ninety percent of the time they are sentence to, for teens involved in murder, lets give most a second chance, after serving their time, with rehabilitation and strict probation. 

According to Wikipedia, encyclopedia, murder, is defined in common law countries, is the unlawful killing of another human being with intent or malice aforethought. A Sumerian Code of Ur-  Nammu written sometime between 2100 and 2050 BC states, “If a man commits a murder, that man must be killed.” Many things have change since then; we have witness some making good with their life , after serving time for convictions of taking a llife, in some cases, Don King, Charles Dutton come to my mine. Some murder cases have mitigating circumstances, that can allow a person to be found guilty of “manslaughter”, if it can be proven that the killer suffer from a condition that affected their judgment, depression, stress, medication, etc., may be taken into account.

Some very brief descriptions of murder – First degree murder is a killing which is deliberate and premeditated. Second degree Murder is a non-premeditated killing, resulting from an assault in which death of the victim was a distinct possibility. Manslaughter is the unlawful killing of a human being without malice or premeditation, either express or implied. Voluntary Manslaughter occurs when the defendant kills with malice aforethought, but there are mitigating circumstances. Involuntary Manslaughter is the killing of a human being in which the offender had no prior intent to kill. 

Sentencing for murder should be as plain as the price for gas , that is posted before you enter a service station. If someone committed murder(s), they should know up front the time they will serve if convicted. We know some people have committed the worse crime , taking a life, some can not be rehabilitated, that’s a fact, some people are evil to the core, lets face it, a price need to be paid, I don’t mean more for well paid lawyers. First, second degree, manslaughter, or murder of any kind,  a price need to be paid because murder is wrong and has been wrong as long as life has been life,  we need a price for murder that makes the price for murder equal for all.

Debating weather life sentences for juveniles are cruel and unusual or in violation of the Constitution, because most young people can or have the ability to change for the betterment with help. Some leading experts note that teen brains have not yet develop to the fullness of an adult brain and they are prone to some ill actions and decisions. Despite that more than 2,500 juveniles are serving life without parole and the United States having less then 6% of the worlds population has more people in prisons for a number of crimes from drugs, rape, fraud, arson, assault to murder and other crimes then any other country.

How should time for murder be dealt out?, across the board in like crimes for all murders, base on the crime, their age, and the truth. The system we now have is unfair to some base on their race, lack of wealth, and some current laws. Here’s one  brief way, how punishment for murder could be handed out for people found guilty, beyond a reason of doubt – First Degree Murder,  could/should equal 35 to 40 years, Second Degree Murder, equals 20 to 25 years, Voluntary manslaughter, 15 to 20 years,  Involuntary manslaughter 10 -15 years,  a murderer would have to serve 90% of the sentencing time, true cooperation and good behavioral could count for a 10% reduction in time.   Speaking the truth should be an important part of any trial and the sentencing, it would help reduce time, court expenses, agony in some cases. Days of some truth seen to have rule out in life and in courts,  in some not so real way, those born before 1955 may remember when killers would break down and confess to a murder when confronted on the Perry Mason Show, often in life lies rule and are carried to graves, hardly anyone  says they are guilty of anything from a fender bender to a murder, people lie hard. Juveniles could be sentence to 20 % less time for the same crimes as adults in most murder cases. Some may argue a murder is a murder, weather an adult pulls the trigger or a juveniles does it, agree, but an adult should/is more responsible, sure that will not help victims or their family, but we should not hold people who are not yet adults to the exact punishments as  adults are held to.

Serial murders and those committing two or more murders could face life without parole, or death in some cases. The current system of some people killing and walking out of prison after serving less than a dozen years for taking a life, values the loss of life too little, life taken can not be given back like making a fresh loaf of bread,  the punishment for taking a life must show how cherish any human life is, no matter who’s life it is. All families and love one’s left behind deserves a fair and just act, no family or love  one who suffers a lost of  life, that will never be replace, should get any thing less then another family.

Cherish Life,

Larry J

Thanks to The Pew Center of the States, and W ikpedia Encyclopedia.

In 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated as the 32 President and pledge to pull the United States out of depression, the first Negro League All-Star game resulted in the West winning over the East 11 to 7 in Comiskey Park, The NY Giants defeated the Washington Senators 4 games to 1 in the 30th World Series, and Clarence Dews was born.  In 1992, gas average $1.05 a gallon, Bill Clinton was elected President of the United States, Riots in Los Angeles,  follow the acquittal of 4 white police officers in the beating of motorist Rodney King,  Joshua Ruth was born.  In 2009 Barack Obama  took the oath as the first African American to be elected President of the United States, king of pop Michael Jackson, died of cardiac arrest at the age of 50, and  homocides in the Nations capitol was  herald to be on the decline.  Joshua Ruth,  of the 2600 block of BirneyPlace, SE was arrested Saturday, October 31, 2009, and charge as an adult under Title 16 of the DC Code. Joshua is 17 years young and has been charge withFelony Murder.  Police are seeking another young man who along with him is due to be charge.   Two young men who rode bikes up and attacked, what they thought was a easy prey, may have viewed the life they would later be arrested for, as just an old  man to attacked and rob, this man fought back , a former amateur boxer, he  fought back until he was unable to answer the last bell in his long life.  Clarence Dews, seventy six years of life, died five days later of his injuries suffer on July 20, 2009,  in the 2700 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue in SouthEast, Washington, D.C. .  A man who had lived a long life outside of the hands of the criminal justice system is dead and likely two young men may soon live  most or all of their lives inside of the criminal justice system, a sad case  of  greed, disrespect and life after murder, that they failed to reason with before attacking and taking a life of someone whom they should had admire and grown to live their own lives as free men, even if they did not know him, simply because he had survived, lived a long life in a time when many young mostly black male lives are cut short and don’t live to grow to  a retirement age.  In a way these young men, may be dead in the system, that  will watch their every move and control their life behind walls, its no way for too many young men, but again, they should not have taken life, they can never replace.  

Change takes place over time in many diffrent forms, in many cities crime seems to be a current tragic, even as the homicides rate slows insome cities, more young,  youth kill or are killed and live a life in the system for crimes that should not be taking place.  Mr. Dews should not have died as he did, the two young men should not be close to having possiblely facing a long or maybe even life behind bars for murder. But real is real and murder gets you time, if you are caught and that is as it should be, the problem is too many have yet to inbrace the lng known rule to live and let live or Thou Shall Not Kill.

Mr. Dews

Family members describe him as a former amateur boxer, witha soul full of life, that belied his age who enjoyed jamming on a guitar with his son and grandson, Mr. Dews was one of 16 children, decades ago, while working in the tree division of the Public Works Department, he had fell 35 feet, cracking his helmet in many pieces, but he was ok.  This year Mr. Dews, had  open heart surgery. Police say when attacked by the two young men, Mr. Dews fought back, breaking his hands in the struggle, before being taken down by one youth who threw his bike at Mr. Dews, later in the hospitol, he had spoken, of giving those boys a good fight. Days later suffering from bleeding on his brain, he died of blunt force trauma. Many people have grown tried of reading and hearing about the many killings and the lack of people coming  forward in many cases, some online comments were like these -  Someone KNOWS who did this. It’s time to put an end to the  ”don”t snitch” culture. Otherwise, it’s on your heads. Take back your neighborhoods.  Another on line comment said: This is just boys being boys in D. C. No one will come forward, many are totally comfortablewith having murderers in the family. These boys probably brought some Slurpee’s and candy and beer and laugh about the good beat down they gave that old boy. Probably some high fives once they heard he was dead. As people say here,”life goes on. ” Yes, it does, but it doesn”t have to be like this.

It happens too often some people get ridle up after a murder like this one, the police, council members, mayor show up, some TV time, crying, funeral, tees with I love you, rest in peace and life goes on, often the murder or murderers are not caught and life goes on until the next case catches a lot of attention, some cases get little or no attention, but in most cases some one knows something, sure their are a few cases where the murder is the only one who keeps it to him or her self, but you can believe most of the time some one knows, too many times some one knows, but do they step forward?.

Mr. Dews has a arrest in his death, many families of homcides have not or will not get those results, more has to be done by all to first help prevent senseless killings and quickly help when someone is murder, the justice system has to deal the approcate time, and protect those who do snitch or come forward with information that leads to a conviction, all reasonable humans need to stand against those who take a life.  My little baby did’nt kill  no body!,  has to stop!,  let the facts fall where they may, and guide your children in the right direction before they murder, sometimes you can do all that you can do, and sadly someone in your family still takes a life, its  part of  the world we live in, but if you do all you can to help prevent or get a murderer than life will be better for all of us.

Cherish Life,

Larry

Some comments from the Washingtonpost.com article- Ex-Boxer Who Fought Off Afttackers Dies. Thanks to Theola Labbe- Debose and Clarence Williams – Washington Post Staff Writers

In the recent drive by shootings and murder of Davonta Artis,15 and Daguan Tibbs,18 in Northeast, Washington D.C., some post comments on the Washington (10/14/09) Post web pages about the article title 2 Killed, 3 Hurt in D.C. Drive-By, some comments called areas with high crime, communities of savages, tagging a community for the actions of a few seneless murders, can scare the people who live in areas of high crime, but are not engage or associate with those who foul lives. Some comments pointed to more  money for programs, money is not the root to stop drive by killings, while money can help some programs, money is sometime the cause for seeding problems that grow illegal actives. We must must learn to value life over material.  There were comments on Mayor Fenty cutting after school programs that a few thought leads some youth down the path to killings, there is need for youth to be busy bees of art and enrichment tools of life programs, if the best help is getting to them in areas of having a positive impact  for respect for life, home and one’s neighborhood, that’s where real change can happen, is it easy?, no. Too many folk talk the talk, but will not walk the walk , that’s from the top down or the bottom up, which ever way you care to look at it, in a successful cure, both the top and bottom must come together to put a cap on these murders. Lights, cameras, chief, mayor, show up, speeches and a lead on the evening news, days later, it’s more often then not ,  no arrest and fades from the radar,  only to repeat another date, another victim, another murder. With over 4,000 unsolved murder cases and 6,000 plus murder cases in two decades in our Nations Capitol, talk of a good year if killings does not climb (184 as of 10/17) above 200, does little to ease the pain of murder, knowing any coming year you or a family member could be included in those numbers of murder.

 Police and uppper law enforfcement does not help as long as war on drugs/guns are seen as a lost war, in areas where drugs and guns are plentiful, people distrust the police because they see them as not doing their job in getting those who are at or near the top in bringing drugs and guns into communities where they live, this encourages some youth to get into the wrong lane of trying to get the wrong street respect any wrong way then can. Its not the teens who are often in court for drugs or guns that are the root cause of guns and drugs getting ino their neighboroods. If pollice can not stop the inflow of drugs and guns, it will take more time then we want to cure most killings, one simple way may be to follow the example of McDonald’s, that’s right we have to instill minds of folk young and not so young, the right message without McDonald’s budget, too many have allow doing right to flow back in the far corner of their brain. Our youth have been fed with a lot of ads, music, TV, radio, etc., yes, McDonalds hamburgers, fries and shakes, because they advertise very welll and have instill in minds a good place to eat, fast. We have to get out again and again the message to respect life, don’t kill, and snitch on those who do kill, McDonalds has gotten their message out, will we?.  The message need to be read, spoken, and worked into the mind, it’s  not a quick fix, our childrend have gotten too many wrong messages from a lot of areas regarding drugs, sex, and life, its past time, but time enough to in still the message to cherish life.

We have some business with advertisement in their windows of alchohol, cigarettes, suggested sex, etc., that will not allow space for a message that encourages people to inform on those who murder, even as they know murders need to be held responsible. Resident who put up signs of a lost pet or a yard sale but disapprove or remove  signs of a lost of human life. Respecting life and changing more minds to what is right and instilling the good value of life is a goal worth standing up for, stand against those who shoot into crowds, will it hurt to get more messaages to the brain to respect life, report crime, and snitch on murder?.

There are cures in and around us, that need to start from home and spread family to family , block by block, sure there are a few we may not reach, there are those who conspire with thugs,  know of or do drugs with their children and  encourage some to not snitch, these persons are few, but their actions cause pain to many. Crime can and will some day hit almost everyone directly or indirectly in large cities or a small town, some people of high means engage in the same ills  that fuel murder on streets of those who may be under serve in one way or another. Its not ok to take a life, its more then a bullet, a gun, and a few seconds behind a finger on the trigger that leaves families with regret for a life time and losses that can never be replace, start instilling a truth, it’s not ok to take a life.

Cherish Life,

Larry J

 Terry Strope was stabbed to death in his home on Nov. 19, 2008, along with his brother Ryan and a friend Andy Yelicie.

 Ryan Strope was stabbed to death in his home on Nov. 19, 2008, along with his brother Terry and a friend Andy Yelicie.