>>>>I'm fascinated how bloodthirsty everyone here is for a _17-year-old_. I see this as a horrible tragedy for all concerned. Sean Taylor is dead, and four young men has essentially ended their lives. What a horrible loss of potential.
>>>>
>>>>The horrible loss of potential occured solely because of the actions of Eric Rivera (and whatever direct role the others played in it).
>>>
>>>And you don't see a horrible loss of potential in four young men who had bad (terrificly bad) choices?
>>>
>>>Any time I see a story about a kid committing a crime, I see an additional tragedy.
>>
>>When four kids are breaking into houses with guns, they don't have much potential.
>
>By the time it gets to that point, they've certainly squandered a lot, but don't you wonder at all about what came before? How did they get to the point of breaking into houses with guns? What went wrong?
>
>Tamar

It doesn't matter. It can't be fixed now - the damage is done. They shouldn't get a free pass because of bad parenting or poor decision making.