Thank God I'm Famous: Thuggin Aint For Everybody

Monday, December 3, 2007

Thuggin Aint For Everybody

This kid tries to rob another kid with a 2x4, then ends up getting stabbed to death. And the victim gets off scott free! Only in NYC. The rel sad part is the robber turned DOA was a 15 year old super senior 8th grader. Here's the story from NY Daily News:

A 14-year-old Brooklyn stabbing victim was killed as he tried to rob another teen with a wooden two-by-four in a neighborhood park, police sources said Saturday.

Cops said Marcell Dawes, 14, swung the plank at another youth during a botched mugging attempt in Kolbert Park on E. 18th St. in Midwood on Friday.

The alleged mugging victim's 15-year-old friend whipped out a 2-inch knife and struck back at Dawes, who died of his wounds at New York Community Hospital about 4:30p.m., police said.

Detectives questioned the 15-year-old stabber early yesterday.

But they let him go because police and investigators from the Brooklyn district attorney's office believe his account that he stabbed Dawes in self-defense, sources said. The teen's name was not released.

Another 15-year-old who was with Dawes and allegedly took part in the mugging was arrested and charged with attempted robbery, police said.

Labels: Aint No Love In The Heart Of The City

posted by Sickamore @ 3:23 PM

1 Comments:

At Dec 4, 2007, 4:14:00 PM, Unknown said…

It would be very hard to charge with with murder because it can be viewed as self-defense. I understand stabbing to stop him, but if he kept stabbing him repeatedly, it's still technically a murder. A technicality cancels out another technicality. A shame too.

Why in the hell would anyone rob someone with a 2X4 in NYC, unless they came from behind. That's stupid.

I feel for his family.