Beating Death Caught on Camera: Chicago teens charged with murder of honor student
When will these mob-like attacks go out of style? A 16 year old honor student lost his life when a group of kids beat him to death. Somebody, get your kid. This type of violence is outta control. Before anybody says, this ain’t my kid, this ain’t my brother, this ain’t anybody I know, everybody needs to get real. Its happening too often, in too many communities for it not to be anybody that you know. Sit down, TODAY, and talk to a young somebody about violence. And young people, you know you can email me and we can connect all day about violence. It truly is not the answer. Visit www.talkretaliation.net and see that movement over there as well. What do you think this kid’s parents feel about how he died. Its a tragedy.
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About the Author
Yasmin Shiraz is the President of Still Eye Rise Films, an independent production company which films educational and thought provoking documentaries that chronicle the lives, traumas and experiences of youth. Her first production, Can She Be Saved?, a documentary that examines violence among middle school girls, was an official selection of the 2009 Roxbury Film Festival and recently won a 2009 Indie Award of Merit from IndieFest.
Yasmin Shiraz is the Award winning Author of Retaliation a novel about a community’s response to youth violence. In 2009, it was selected as one of the top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers by the American Library Association. She is the author of The Blueprint for My Girls: How To Build A Life Full of Courage, Determination & Self Love (Simon and Schuster) and five other books. Her best selling “Blueprint” empowerment series is utilized as a self esteem, motivational, and educational tool at middle and high schools, after school programs, non-profit youth centers, as well as Boys and Girls Clubs throughout the country. 
One Comment for Beating Death Caught on Camera: Chicago teens charged with murder of honor student
September 29, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Violence, why so much?! Why cant we all get along? Black on Black crime.. any crime is terrible, we want to create more better citizens for America! Everyday i say my AFJROTC Mission statement: Develop citizens of character, dedicated to serving their nation & community! Music & Peers are a big impact on teen violence its like peer pressure cause we think about what someone else gone think of our own actions! But we have self control come on teens lets tighten up & think more positive!