This is the one kind of incident where I break with your crowd and agree with Kevin G. But for different reasons.

Partly these kids did something that they should pay for. Even thou it's not going to bring Taylor back.

But secondly, there's a finite number of resources out there for help of various sorts. Obviously, because of the mindset these young men must have to commit such a henous act, it will require a lot of social resources to try to change them.

What this invariably does is draw those resources from somewhere else. And typically that somewhere else prevents the resources from helping someone who truly wants the help. But is not screaming loud enough. So someone who is playing by the rules, but wants to advance in society can't get the help they need and deserve. Because their wheel wasn't squeaky enough to put them at the top of the list.

>>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.
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>>The horrible loss of potential occured solely because of the actions of Eric Rivera (and whatever direct role the others played in it).
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>And you don't see a horrible loss of potential in four young men who had bad (terrificly bad) choices?
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>Any time I see a story about a kid committing a crime, I see an additional tragedy.
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>Tamar