Friends Taken From Us & The Stupidity Behind It

I got a facebook invite today. I typically don't look at this til the last minute, because I dont go out. But I got this one today that I opened because it started with RIP, and I immediatly thought, oh crap, somebody else I know has died!

Rahem

 

 

Over the past year or so, people around me keep dying, and not of natural causes. December 10, 2007, Rahem "Radio" Still was stabbed while trying to break up a fight at a bus stop one afternoon. He was stabbed multiple times, once in the heart. He died in the hospital, which was on 3 hour lockdown because authorities thought the crime could be gang related due to the location of the murder. Rashon Arturo Martine pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, and was just sentenced to a maximum of 74 months in prison! The minimum is 54 months. I think a life sentence is in order for taking the life of a 21 year old man. I guess sometimes the justice system just doesnt work the way that we want it to.

 

Derek

On April 26, 2008 a very close high school classmate of mine was murdered. Derek Hodge was 21 years old, when authorities found him shot in the head inside his apartment located not far from NC A&T University where he was a student. For so long police had no leads on his murder, the NC Governor approved a $5000 reward for information leading to an arrest, crimestoppers added $2000 and the family added an additional $3000. A little over a year later, US Marshalls arrested Jaguar Emanuel Wright in Springfield Massachusets. Forensic evidence led to the arrest. There is no sentence as of yet.






In 2009, Whitney Monique Mangum, 21 was struck and drug by a vehicle early one morning after leaving the club. Whitney had been in an arguement/altercation with the occupants of the vehile. When it took off and she was still latched on. It is believed that Whitney dropped from the car, and the car then ran over her. She was picked up by another vehicle and taken to the hospital where she died from injuries during the incident. The driver, Phylicia Olivia Price, 24 was picked up a few miles from the incident. She has been charged with felony hit-and-run, facing a 30 month prison sentence if convicted. The family of Whitney wants Price charged with murder.

Whitney

Danny

March 28, 2010, Daniel Ernesto Barillas was killed in a fatal car accident. He was 34 years old, and left a fiance, and 2 children, along with family. I didnt even hear about his death until months after. From what I have been told, he was driving his beloved Maserati thru Raleigh when the police got behind him and he fled. He was going over 100mph when he crashed. Daniel was a very upstanding man, and the only reason he would have been fleeing is due to driving with no license. He was a loving prancster. His life will be celebrated on his favorite day of the year, April Fools day!

I wrote this awhile ago, and I never got around to posting it, there are more to add by now, but I will come back and either edit this one or do a part two. To all my friends that are partying up stairs, you are gone but never forgotten !