Teens Sentenced to Prison for Lynching Black Teen on Country Road
 

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR, this happened in the South Carolina town where my paternal side of the family lives. :mad:



(CNN) -- Moments before their trial was to begin, five white South Carolina youths admitted their roles in a mob attack on a black teen and received prison sentences from a judge who called their actions "despicable" and "cowardly."

The teens, ages 17 and 18, tearfully stood before Judge Doyet Early with heads bowed as the judge gave them sentences ranging from 2 1/2 to six years in state prison.

Their victim, Isaiah Clyburn, 17, said through his lawyer that he forgave them.

"He holds no hatred in his heart for what they did," attorney Trey Gowdy said.

Teens plead guilty
Before lawyers could begin opening statements Tuesday, the teens pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated assault and battery and second degree lynching.

South Carolina legally defines lynching as a mob attack against an individual where the victim survives.

Prosecutors said the five, riding to a nearby drag strip in three pickup trucks, accosted Clyburn on July 7 as he walked along a rural road in Cherokee County, South Carolina.(Watch a case that recalls a dark era -- 3:09)

One of the defendants shouted a racial slur. Another, identified as Christopher Scott Cates, challenged Clyburn to a fight, and the others surrounded Clyburn, beating and kicking him, prosecutors said.

Clyburn, who did not know any of his assailants, tried to run to a friend's house, but couldn't scale a barbed wire fence. The beating continued across the road and into a ditch, according to prosecutors.

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I am disgusted!!!!:mad:

Re: Teens Sentenced to Prison for Lynching Black Teen on Country Road
 

Wow.

Re: Re: Teens Sentenced to Prison for Lynching Black Teen on Country Road
 

I know I am a forgiving person but that right there would not be so easily forgiven.

The victim and his family have moved away.:(

But wait!!!! there's not racism right?


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There seems to be more cases of Hate (either due to race, sex or other) based violence recently. So sad.

2 1/2- 6 years in state prison. I have a problem with this. If they are not going to do hard time, I think that they need some psychological help in addition to the sentence. What happens when they have been caged up like animals and then released at approx. 20-21 years of age? Because you know they will not do the whole 6 years maybe only 3. Angry white boys+ignorance=MORE TROUBLE!!!!!! I know people who got more time for drug charges!!!! :mad:

I heard this on CNN two nights ago and this is the first I'm hearing about this case and I LIVE IN SOUTH CAROLINA. Things like this always makes me sad and angry, but even more that it happened in my home state (and my ex-boyfriend's hometown).:( :mad:

It's incredible that the victim has been able to forgive them.

The Victim Speaks
 

This happened in Gaffney, SC where my family lives. This could have been one of my cousins. :(


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Regrettably, the article is filled with errors.
http://www.fox21.com/Global/story.as...48229&nav=2KPp