Comments on: UPDATE 8: Lamaricus Davidson, Letalvis Cobbins, George Thomas, Vanessa Coleman, and Eric Boyd

By: Lillith

Lillith — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:56:47 +0000

@ KGS- Retrial? WTF? There really is no justice in this world….Now the families of these poor kids have to relive the nightmare again. So sad…
On the upside, maybe the jury will find to fry all of them this time!

By: KGS

KGS — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 21:15:15 +0000

Yeah – They were declared mistrials because the Judge was found guilty of some inappropriate conduct charge – they’re scheduled to be retried at different times in 2012.

By: jinx

jinx — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:55:47 +0000

http://www.wbir.com/news/article/193674/2/Judge-grants-new-trials-in-the-Channon-Christian-Chris-Newsom-murders

By: E

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:39:33 +0000

I have only read a little about this story, as kidnapping/torture stories scare the hell out of me. I have too vivid an imagination.

Two questions: was this torture/murder/etc. classed as a hate crime? Does the hate crime classification, even exist anymore?

Thanks.

By: Max The Cat

Max The Cat — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:42:50 +0000

Forget about it rmest, it’s all in the past. Everyone, including me, has a bad day every now and then and everyone says things in the heat of the moment they wished they could take back, what counts is what you do to repair whatever damage your words may have done. You earned my respect with your apology here – it’s more than most folks would have done.

I’ve been editor of this website for over a year and a half, so I know all too well the effect these stories can have on a person. When I’m writing a story or researching someone else’s article, I have to check myself all the time or I end up taking it out on my wife. So you’re not alone. You can email me at editor@pysih.com any time it get’s to be too much for you and I’ll be happy to share what I’ve gone through with you – it might help to know you’re not alone with your feelings.

Anyways, I’ll be talkin to you…

By: rmest

rmest — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:25:47 +0000

Thank you for your kind words. I apologize again for my stupidity. One thing I have always been able to do is take responsibility for my actions. I have no problem being held accountable for my wrong doings. I wish the people that commit these devilish crimes could do the same.

By: USS Yorktown

USS Yorktown — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:57:23 +0000

Lamaricus Davidson, Letalvis Cobbins, George Thomas, Vanessa Coleman, and Eric Boyd remind me of the Hi-Fu Murders in Utah in 1974, which was very heinous and gruesome.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hi-Fi_Murders

Dale Selby Pierre, William Andrews, and Keith Roberts were the perps and everyone hated them, even in prison. Even Blacks inmates hated them. Gary Gilmore hated them as well.

By: vcbecky

vcbecky — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:49:52 +0000

rmest, it’s o.k. We all explode sometimes. It keeps us from going insane.

When a story like this tears you down so far that you don’t care about the niceties of society or political correctness, all you want to do is find someone to blame to lend some sense to a senseless act. Crimes like these pull the blinders off of us, and set everything we call ‘civilized’ completely at odds. It leaves us in shock, flailing mentally without any solid ground. It’s very difficult to stay on the high road, and not lash out at the easiest target when a crime is so horrible it leaves you unable even to think for a while.

Part of what makes you human is your ability to feel so much for others in the first place. That’s something these monsters lack – the ability to feel the pain of others, which might have kept them from inflicting it in the first place.