Does this kid deserve a sympathetic NY Times profile?

He was surrounded by family and friends who tried to protect him, yet in the end he chose or was lured into the wrong crowd.

Just another 14-year-old who "fell in with the wrong crowd," and fired a gun at the cops.

Why does he get a sympathetic profile? Does he deserve it?

 

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I'll have to read the whole thing, but is it that sympathetic? They quote the defense lawyer, and that's not exactly an unbiased source. Sounds a bit like the controversial RS good kid-gone-bad angle. None of these guys start off like this. They were all soneone's toddler once. It's interesting to see what happened.

 

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Nope.

 

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I haven't read the link, but that excerpt reads "How did things come to this," not sympathetic.

 

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Doesn't read as sympathetic to me.

 

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Not sympathetic. You read a lot YF. Do you understand ANY of it? Seems not.

 

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Questioning ≠ sympathy.

 

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The title of this thread is embarrassing

I have no idea how YF could defend using the adjective sympathetic for this story

 

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Sad that Starman is my one ally on this.

What is it?

At best, it's a sad tale. There's no morality.

Maybe he chose the wrong crowd. Maybe he was just lured into it.

No questioning the community values. Though, he's a victim of the community, we never find out why the community is so fucked up.

Did any national outlet lament George Zimmerman's situation? He was an aggressor. A stalker. A "cop wann-a-be."

This kid had already been charged with attempted murder. He's out at 3:00 AM firing a weapon, but he's a victim of circumstance.

Bot, boy did he dress well, and have a sense of fashion!

No. It's not sympathetic at all.

 

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He drifted toward a group of older teenagers associated with the MacBallers, a group affiliated with the Bloods gang who toted guns and fought with rival groups.

Could they find a more passive verb?

 

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But shortly before his death, Shaaliver had confided to a close friend that he wanted to go to college and to get serious about boxing, because that could lead to a career and a future. “He wanted to get out of the projects,” said the friend, Aileen Nunez, 19. “He wanted to move on with his life.”

He just needed a little time. He was going to get away from the gangs, and turn his life around.

 

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Was showing his photo enough or did the story needs to specifically mention his skin color?