Blame in Beantown Part 1

GGReporter · 11-16-2007, 06:15 AM

A few weeks ago, I told you about Boston Mayor Tom Menino trying to blame the NRA for the tragic death of 8-year-old Liquarry Jefferson. Jefferson was shot by his 7-year-old cousin, who found the gun in Jefferson's home. When police arrived, the family originally tried to claim Jefferson was shot by a home invader before they finally came clean a day later.

Poor Liquarry never stood much of a chance. As the Boston Globe recently reported, his father was in prison on the day Liquarry was born. He had four other siblings from three men, all of them gang members, all currently in prison. Even his mother has a criminal record.

Into this life of violence and crime, young Liquarry was born. Who knows how much of his innocence had been stripped away by his own family members, much less the violent criminals his father, mother, and brothers associated with?

Police believe the gun in Liquarry's home, for example, came from Liquarry's 15-year-old stepbrother. That 15-year-old stepbrother was also a gang member with a long record.

Still, all these signs of violence weren't enough for social workers to remove Liquarry from the home. Instead they tried a new school and intensive counseling.

When will these folks understand that knowing your ABC's doesn't matter much if you don't know right from wrong? And yet Mayor Menino would rather blame the millions of law abiding gun owners than take a hard look at this family and the justice system in Boston.

There's much more to talk about with this story, so stay tuned in the days ahead.

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11-16-2007, 06:15 AM	#1
GGReporter Magazine Staff Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 718 Trader Rating: (0)	Blame in Beantown Part 1 A few weeks ago, I told you about Boston Mayor Tom Menino trying to blame the NRA for the tragic death of 8-year-old Liquarry Jefferson. Jefferson was shot by his 7-year-old cousin, who found the gun in Jefferson's home. When police arrived, the family originally tried to claim Jefferson was shot by a home invader before they finally came clean a day later. Poor Liquarry never stood much of a chance. As the Boston Globe recently reported, his father was in prison on the day Liquarry was born. He had four other siblings from three men, all of them gang members, all currently in prison. Even his mother has a criminal record. Into this life of violence and crime, young Liquarry was born. Who knows how much of his innocence had been stripped away by his own family members, much less the violent criminals his father, mother, and brothers associated with? Police believe the gun in Liquarry's home, for example, came from Liquarry's 15-year-old stepbrother. That 15-year-old stepbrother was also a gang member with a long record. Still, all these signs of violence weren't enough for social workers to remove Liquarry from the home. Instead they tried a new school and intensive counseling. When will these folks understand that knowing your ABC's doesn't matter much if you don't know right from wrong? And yet Mayor Menino would rather blame the millions of law abiding gun owners than take a hard look at this family and the justice system in Boston. There's much more to talk about with this story, so stay tuned in the days ahead. More...