Two kids had a minor altercation at school. They agreed to meet at a nearby park after school to fight it out. However, they were both black, so you know it didn’t end there. One of them shot and killed the other. Here is the picture of 15 year old murderer Jacori Redding.

Sure, he is under 18, but that is a grown man. He knew, or should have known, that killing is wrong. For that reason, he should be tossed in prison for the rest of his life. He was charged with manslaughter, but the sheriff says the kid was found in the school cafeteria shortly after the shooting, with the handgun still in his possession. So may I suggest to the authorities that you actually do your jobs by adding some more charges:

• Possession of a firearm on school property
• Possession of a firearm by a minor
• Activate Florida’s 10-20-life enhancement

Still, we will be told that, since he is a minor, they don’t want to ruin his life because minors don’t understand right from wrong. The murderer was already facing charges of grand theft auto, and had other charges in his past. Letting him go seems to do nothing but encourage more illegal behavior.

They also need to find out where the gun came from, and file more charges for that. Was the gun stolen? Did an adult give it to him? We all know the investigation won’t go there, because it never does.

When I was a kid, I lived less than a mile from that school. It was a nice neighborhood back then, mostly technical workers and engineers working nearby at what was once Martin-Marietta. That changed over the years. The area is a crime ridden shit hole now.

At least no one of any value was killed. It isn’t like either of the kids involved in this were Fulbright scholars.