IN the recent shooting death of a 15-year-old bandit at the hands of a licensed firearm holder, one of his relatives was quoted as saying, “…since his mother died, he has been following bad company, which resulted in him meeting his demise.”Another one of these worn-out excuses “…he is from a broken home … he’s been following bad company,” and the list goes on and on; flimsy reasons why these guys were destined to lead a life of crime.
The way these relatives speak is akin to saying that these guys had no choice, because they were born to live a life of crime; a hex or spell was cast on them, so they were predestined to be criminals.
I am of a different view, because I know for sure that no hex, nor generational curse was set on them; except that they have a thieving disposition, plain and simple, helped by those very same relatives.
Of course, those relatives would not tell you that they were prime recipients of the proceeds from these guys’ criminal enterprise. Yes, they have conveniently left that part of the story out of their utterances. They would never honestly repeat the stories of the gold chains, rings, cell-phones and cash they were enriched by. They would not tell of the many successful raids that brought them criminal enrichment. Instead, these guys were commended when those criminal acts brought handsome rewards. Now that he is dead, and the source of their criminal enrichment is gone, they can come out like “sympathetic judases” and blame it on his mother’s death and bad company.
These people need to go hang their heads in shame that they were the ones responsible for enabling him/them into a life of crime. In the same vein, they are solely responsible for his death. So, this “tale” of a mother’s death and bad company must be balanced with these relatives being accessories to crime; full stop and end of discussion. These relatives are just pandering to a criminal audience, while trying desperately to clear guilty consciences.
Written By NEIL ADAMS