Dying For A Laugh

In the latest episode of The City That Bleeds, a fourteen year old girl is at the forefront. The girl, named Arteesha, allegedly walked up to two men sitting on their front steps near Patterson Park. Then, little ol’ Teesha whipped out a handgun and demanded that they hand over some cash. The sight of the young girl trying to strong-arm them really tickled their funny bone. So, naturally, they laughed at her. Somewhere along the line, Arteesha must have felt a bit “disrespected” and responded by busting a cap in both of the men. Sadly, one of the men died.

Oh, did I mention that both men were Hispanic. And even though there’s been a recent rash of assaults on Hispanics in the area, this one’s not being treated as a hate crime. Hmmm.....

Not surprising, the excuses have already started rolling in. Even though the girl was supposed to be in juvenile custody, she was able to walk around unsupervised with a freggin’ handgun. How does that happen? From the articles I’ve read (the links are at the bottom), the family is blaming everyone except poor Arteesha. (I like to refer to it as the "not my baby" syndrome).

One of the local news stations reported that the girls mother said, “Yeah, she’s got anger management issues and drug problems, but I didn’t think she’d hurt anybody.” There should be a law against idiots breeding! (By the way, lil’ Annie Oakley didn’t even live with her mother. She lived with her aunt.)

The aunt quickly jumped on the excuse bandwagon by saying that the girl “didn’t hate anyone”. Really? She didn’t seem to be too fond of the two Hispanic guys sitting on the front steps!

Adding to the impressive line of defenses, another aunt said, "She just gets real violent in school and throws chairs around every now and then, She don't deserve to be in no juvenile justice!". So, where does she deserve to be, in the next WWF title match?

And a cousin of the shooter said, “She’s not a murderer. She’s fourteen.” Ummm, I'll at least meet you half way on that one that one, cuz. Yes, she's fourteen, but she is indeed a murderer.

Another brillaint cousin chimed in with, "I don't know where she would get a gun. We don't allow our children to have guns." First off, the girl lives in Baltimore, where guns are about as plentiful as guys who "will work for food". And secondly, saying that "my children aren't allowed to have guns" is kind of like saying "I don't let my kids play in the middle of the 695."

With "parents" like this, maybe it really wasn't the fourteen year old's fault. If all of these people are so readily willing to defend her now, where were they before she blasted the two guys off of the steps?

Hey, I don't mean to make light of the situation. The whole thing actually pisses me off. A man is dead and a young girl is going to spend a long time in prison. It really is sad. And, once again, it didn't need to happen. At what point will parents start taking some responsibility? If you choose to have kids, you owe it to them at least to give them a chance in life. Anyone can be a mother or a father. But it takes some dedication and effort to be a parent! If you expect the community to raise your child, prepare to be disappointed.

Another senseless tragedy that shouldn't have happened........

http://www.foxbaltimore.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wbff_vid_4997.shtml

http://wjz.com/local/beating.death.hispanics.2.1877944.html

http://www.wbaltv.com/news/24754954/detail.html

KW