Comments on: Teen goes on trial in alleged thrill killing

By: Virginia

Virginia — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:47:02 +0000

This Kid looks like your everyday teenager, Parents have to play a larger part in their childrens lives and the people they come in contact with.
Where where the parents in ths case? My heart goes out to the parents. They have lost their children for life the only difference is one is dead and the other is lost to the system for life.

Again Parents know who your child is with, know where your child is, It doesn't hurt to check and double check Children now a days have lying down to a science thats why you have to be more aware of their surroundings and who their with..TAKE ACTION.......YOUR R THE PARENTS OF THESE CHILDREN.......

By: Arthur House

Arthur House — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:05:42 +0000

LOL NICE, very thoughtful

By: LJPoulin

LJPoulin — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:27:56 +0000

Interesting to me that there appears to be more excuses and
laws for the criminals than for the victims. I have experienced
two episodes from a ex that have left me mamed.
First time brought a ax to m y home threatening me and destroyed
a bed. Second time skull fracture for me after a push down the stairs
This time head butted me , strangled me and now I have permenant
nerve damage to my mouth . He is out enjoying life while I live in fear where and when will he appear and attack me again. Then I read things like this and I hate to say it but I feel "lucky". Either way
truly a messed up judicial system we have. Time to I suppose
to start revamping the laws. I feel sickened by all the crime for apparently no reason other than they can do it and get away with it.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:33:37 +0000

The way I see it, and maybe this is cruel. But whatever you do to someone else, should be done to you. If you stabbed someone then the something should be brought upon you so you know how it truly feels. What is life in prison going to do for this young man, even 20-30 years for the other one. I mean some people that are already in prision would rather stay there, I mean why not. You have all the some things that people on the outside world have, you just dont have to work your butt off for it. Why sentence him to life in prision without parole, what is that honestly going to do, because I can garentee that he doesn't feel any remorse for what he did. why not give him the death penalty???

By: sara

sara — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:02:40 +0000

Personally i think this is the dumbest thing to sentence this boy for 20-30 years for defending himself if this jury and attorneys had any idea what self defense means then this 18 year old boy would be getting help not sitting in prison for no apparent reason please think about this all of you are stupid and i feel horrible for jean and his family

By: Rose

Rose — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:12:54 +0000

I am sorry but I believe J.P. Think about it what 26 year old runs around with underage kids? The same kind of person that would make these kids think that they were in the mafia and would kill him and his family if anything ever happened. I think the victim here is J.P. Yes mutulation of the corpse is wrong but what would you do if you were scared? In his mind he just save Alex's life, his life and by disposing of the body in the disturbing way that he did he was saving his families life. Of coarse Alex won't tell the truth he just took a plea bargin and if he told the truth then he wouldn't get that "good" deal the prosectution told him he would get. I hope J.P gets a small sentence with a lesser charge. The boy is a hero in my eyes and I am sure he will need a lot of psychiatric help for the trama that he has just been through and the things that he had to do to protect his life and his family. I know many disagree but the only story that seems to be more consistant is his. All his friends changed their stories and got caught up in lies in cross examination. What does that say? What happened is wrong but what happened to that boy is just as wrong.

By: Edward Dru

Edward Dru — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:11:28 +0000

After listening to Jamie, they should give poor little J.P. a lollypop and send him home to his mommy.

By: Mary Bailey

Mary Bailey — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:30:16 +0000

That kid is dead inside. Did you see him while his dad was on the stand? No emotion at all.

By: Sherry Creedon

Sherry Creedon — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:16:59 +0000

The one question I would ask would be..."Did you enjoy killing this person as much as you had antisipated?"

Sherry
Poquoson, VA

By: Gwen

Gwen — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:40:53 +0000

There are so many things wrong with this whole scenario it would take hours to list them all, but what I find most disturbing–beyond the crime itself–is how many kids knew about JP's plan, knew about the murder, and not one...not one...reported it to a parent, a school counselor, the police. What will it take for these kids to develop a sense of right and wrong? To think about the consequences of such horrific behavior? Did they really have to be a part of a murder before they could understand the difference between "bad judgement, poor discisions and good judgement, smart choices"?

Parents...yes, parents...wake-up! Think! Where are your kids right now and what are they doing? Do you know? It's very clear that the parents of these boys didn't have a clue.