I'm surprised I haven't seen anything on GC about this yet.
After reading blogger Janet Shan's post on BlackPoliticalThought.Blogspot.com about the Thursday, Sept. 24, beating and murder of 16-year-old honors student Derrion Albert, I watched the video of three people beating Albert with a railroad tie, punching him and then a few people dragging Albert to an alternate location in hopes of helping him.
There's a person near the camera (or shooting the camera) who sounds like he's almost laughing at the fight still going on, and honestly, that disturbed me more than the video. One female's voice laughs and a guy says, "Look, they still going at it down there." Somebody was just beaten in front of them, but somehow this was entertainment. Somebody lost a life to a fight that I'm convinced, without knowing anybody in this traumatic event, was not worth it, and I'm hearing chuckling. Wow.
The Chicago Tribune reported that three people were arrested today in Albert's death: Silvonus Shannon, 19, Eugene Riley, 18, and Eric Carson, 16. Although Albert was an innocent bystander, the fight was really directed between two groups of Fenger High School Students, one group residing in Altgeld Gardens housing development.
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FYI - The video is somewhat disturbing. They blurred the fatal blow, though.
There are some other sources for the story, but I don't feel like searching for them right now. I think this is ridiculous. I've been in my share of altercations growing up, but nothing like this. I wish our kids could understand what some of their choices end up doing. There are now 4 families ruined because of some BS.
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