I don't live too far from Arthur ave where he was arrested. Someone accused him and and they charged him on hear say,with not one iota of evidence. It could of happened to any person of color. Look at all the people the innocence project have freed. Some wrongly convicted did 30 years. Some even died in jail innocent. Racism is alive and well.
this is so sad. I remember reading about khalief a while back, but I didn't know that he killed himself. Sometimes I am ashamed to live in this country.
This story is so heartbreaking. I can't believe the people involved in this can sleep soundly at night. I feel tortured by Kalief's fate and I am not even concerned. From the police officers, to the D.A, the C.Os , to the judge... shame on them!! I pray they live a haunted life. Something isn't right in the American justice system and it is time to fix it. May Kalief and his mother rest in peace :'-(
And even if he took a plea... and was released with a RECORD...where was he going to get a job with a record... for agree to something that he never did and now he's even further stigmatized as an (innocent) ex-offender
I think instead of pushing for the Documentary, Jay-Z could have bought them a house and take Kalief out of that neighbourhood. His mental health after the cruelty of being 16yrs old in prison with Adult males & being beaten was too much.
@@Then-Me yes, controlled media pump up for consumption by Media Star Struck FOOLS AND those who are COMPLICIT "STARS" LIKE JZ. De'BI "OBVIOUS" AND PREZ ABOMINATION "KNEW FULL WELL" KALIEF BROWDER WAS "CHOSEN and SACRIFICED." They ( The Cops, Lawyers, Judges, prison Guards, Social services, THE ZERSETSUNG NAZI/ STASI OPERATIVES, i.e., Hospital Staff and Psyche Docs, WILL ENTER HELL SOON ENOUGH. UNLIKE KALIEF, THEY WILL NEVER, EVER GET OUT OF THAT PRISON. Lisa Rae Rousseau ✝️
Venida was an amazing mother and human being. The HELL that Kalief endured will NEVER leave my mind. He had so much potential and they DESTROYED him, at such a young and tender age. Tore my heart to shreds! Pure EVIL!
How the fuck can u violate probation if you're never found guilty? I fucking hate this system. This story is literally so heartbreaking & is happening to many others in jail right now. It's truly a shame that this had to happen for them to even consider dismantling solitary confinement for adolescents. Not even animals are treated in a vile environment, yet here we are in 2017 with this still going on. I am so disgusted. His mother is such a strong individual I can tell kalief gets his strength from her. He will never be forgotten for being courageous & standing up to what's right even if he's putting his own well being at risk. A shame he has to take his own life just to be at peace in this fucked up society. RIP to him and his lovely mother. Love you kalief ❤️
This happens all the time to many of our innocent Black sons in New York. This is a clear case of a miscarriage of justice from the moment they STOPPED him. So many people should be held accountable...the whole crappy system stinks in New York.
Kalief your life story will live on. I put the corrections officers in the hands of God. Jesus take Revenge for this mother and son death. That Judge, ha! Hallelujah. Jesus take revenge for Kalief. Kalief the master above understand your pain.
Sorry isn't enough!!!!! Fire that officer and give him some jail time. Sue the correctional facility. Sue the city and NYPD!!!!!! It won't bring her baby back. It won't bring her back, but you have to hit people where they hurt. $$$$&&&&&
my couisn was like this when he came home. he was in the hole before he came home and his brain was still wired to being in that place. he lived like he was still there for a while. it use to bring tears to my eyes seeing my couisn like that and he use to go into himself and just start going back to the days of him being locked up and would just start going crazy you could see in his eyes as he talked that he was there at that moment. it was like to him it wasn't a memory it like it was happening in real time.
@@black_goddess2813 this is amazing to hear. I’m so happy he is okay now. Thank you for sharing his story. God bless you guys. I pray that he stays well 🙏🏽❤️💯
OMG she has passed away. This is horrible situation is just as bad as what happened to Emmet Till and the pain his mother went thru. She died not getting any type of justice.
the point of the interview is to incite rage and disdain in the audience. the lawyer doesn't allow the mother time to grieve, to process or to answer the questions she's being asked. Moreover he stumbles for words and while his intentions are noble his execution is poor. the interviewer can even pick up on this which is why she continuously cuts off the lawyer from making scripted remarks. you have no understanding of rhetoric i agree with what you're saying and I am just as enraged with the situation, if you've seen my posts on previous videos you'll know exactly how I feel about the political and social nature of this crime against society. However if something is to be done about it the lawyer is hindering that resolution at best. This interview is to evoke pathos it is supposed to transcend political and incite an emotional response to what we can all deduce for ourselves as a political problem. I'm sorry you can't see what I'm showing you but they should have given her a better lawyer that's all there is to it. He fumbles over his own words and doesn't give the mother the spotlight she deserves and the potential movement desperately needs
I agree, and after holding those responsible accountable for their actions (i.e. police) we need a system that teaches us our rights, so that we remember that the laws are made to protect us not the police, not the government, but the governed. When a cop pulls us over they need to know that they are every bit as vulnerable to the law as the people they are pulling over. They need to know that pulling over a citizen means that person knows their rights to the point that they don't need a lawyer and that they do more than lose their jobs, they need to be suspetible to death row just like eveyrbody else. I've gone on aboutt his subject too long to go on another spiel about it. But at the end of the day is we need a population that knows they hold the power, and law enforcement that understands it's the people that pay their bills, and it's the people they serve and its the people who have the power
YourRAGES SHOOTA #HardOnThots I saw that video. Them CO let that happen and them doors wasn't closed for real. there was no way they should of been able to bust that door open that easily and them CO weren't that far away so why the fuck did it take them that long to get back to him. this shit was sad. he was innocent an was never convicted nor charged with any crime. I don't give a fuck about none of the shit he did before this it still doesn't condone the shit he went through. he was only 16 years old when all this happened. so for one why was he even questioned without a lawyer or guardian present. this case was corrupt from the beginning. you might as well say he real died that day in the interrogation room. cuz that was the moment that the old khalif was no more. #justiceforkhalif
wow so sad .and this ia what trump and gulianie wantfor the next 4 yrs more stop n frisk its gonna be a horror show the next 4 yrs what were these crazys thinking about in that voters both
I don't understand the mother. In 3 years, she never got the chance to find the 3000$ to bail him out? Not even the 10%? If my kid was in jail, let alone one of the worst jails in the country, there's nothing I wouldn't do to raise the money to get him out. Rikers Island killed her son's spirit, I hope they will pay. Kalief brought awareness.
I agree.....I feel for the mothers loss....but bond was 300. how could she not fucking come up with that? I'm 3 years ? if I'd known about this I'd paid it myself !! WTF....than he'd been out and he could have made his case. sad.....
No, Sir ~ you have me mixed up. I was dragged out my house illegally in my underwear on the 9th of this month....by 4 male officers, no bodycams and no warrant. Forcing their way in, didn't tell me what they were at my house for. I was terrified. I'm not looking for a scapegoat. I know what JAIL and PRISON is.......and, .actually I believe I was wrong about the bond; I researched more into it. Some say it was a 1k bond, though I heard it was $300.......This is one of the most heartbreaking cases I have ever heard and I get tears every time I see it...I worked in criminal law in S Florida. Unless you bond out, you don't have the chance to fight charges when you're sitting inside. The government then can do as they please as they did to this young man. I am mortified by what he had to go thorough......but I have a mother that don't give a fuck if I live or die. I think you should roll up your sleeves and get to it, if you put kids out into the world. I'm a woman, I know this for a FACT. No scapegoat. Three years is long enough to come up with bond, just saying....he'd probably be alive today. As far as the people who did what they did to him, including the judges, and the guards; they should all be FIRED, and penalized to the FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW!!!! This young man .....did not deserve to go out like this, I've watch a ton of documentaries on him. RIP KALIEF BROWDER........ (and, lets not make this into a racial issue, or a political issue; because I'm part black myself. This is a human issue.)
I fully agree with you. Blaming the victim or his mother is much easier than blaming the system. Just because she doesn't hold the trophy of the mother of the year doesn't mean that Kalief had to spend three years in Rikers without a trial, put in solitary confinement or get beaten . I just can't help as a mother myself being a little angry at her for not bailing him out asap. I would blame myself for the rest of my life if I was her.
I feel for the mother ~ I truly do. But as a legal professional; if you are being FUCKED with like he was, you have to get him OUT; he is not the only one!! He was STRONG. Probably one of the STRONGEST YOUNG MEN I've ever seen; I would have plead out myself first chance I got, Rikers? Please..... But he didn't feel he should have to, because he was innocent. I have plead out to things when innocent before..... I think people should take not of this story and do something about it. I truly do........the system MUST me punished for this. Not just talk, action. And anyone can write a letter to get started.....they should be flooded with letters.....and demands for the judges to step down.
I feel so bad for this brother. what he went through is just another testament of how wicked this country is. it angers me how much this continues to happen & you still got pple saying what a great country this was & let's make it great again. amerikkka has been NOTHING but hell for our pple for the past 500 yrs. the tyranny NEVER stops & we NEVER get justice. I hate this fucking place.
Kalief was granted bail, no one would put up 3,000$ to bail him out Kalief lawyer took 31 remands, never setting a trial date. Kalief was offered numerous plea bargains, by the crown, but, chose not to take any of them. The blame falls on Kalief and his defense lawyer.
Rex Richardson. you are idiot,go do some research about this case they did try to pay bail,bail was REVOKE! And why should he plead guilty for something he didn't do! He didn't want felony charge on his record!
Jannet Rahimove He was granted bail, originally 10,000$, and got it reduced to 3,000$, no one would bail him out. New York, has a bail bond system, so Kalief could have gotten out for 300$. Kalief's lawyer never saw the clerk, at the court, to set a trial date, and remanded Kalief's case 31 times.
Rex Richardson Watch the documentary! His mom got the $3,000 for bail from her neighbor and when she went to the bail bonds place to pay they said they couldn't accept bail anymore cause he violated probation even though he never commited this crime. The system basically fucked an innocent man over.
Kevin k if she had the 3,000$, she would have seen the Justice of the piece. The bail bonds person, would only require 300$ to bond, Kalief out. If Kalief was held no bond, they could take him to bail court, and appeal the bail decision.
this foster mom only wanted that government money. they didn't even pay the $300 towards bail, WITHOUT pleading guilty. all of a sudden when there is a lawsuit. she wants to speak out.
People always try to find a way to demonize the victims of a situation. His bail was almost 1,000 for one...If you actually researched this you'd know they denied the bail when she was able to come up with the money and TRIED to pay it. The POINT is if there was no case to begin with it should have neeeeever escalated to the point that it did. Fuck what you talking bout
His mother just passed away. They say she never recovered from this whole ordeal. I will never forget Kahlief Browder.
Yeah, me neither.
I don't live too far from Arthur ave where he was arrested. Someone accused him and and they charged him on hear say,with not one iota of evidence. It could of happened to any person of color. Look at all the people the innocence project have freed. Some wrongly convicted did 30 years. Some even died in jail innocent. Racism is alive and well.
& bro Dave - I hear you fam ✊
@@karma3740 Excuse me, POOR people OF EVERY COLOR ARE "SET UP." POOR YOUNG MAN. HE DESERVES THE MONUMENT OF VALOR. Lisa Rae Rousseau ✝️
you;re not alone, Obama changed a federal law about isolation for juveniles too because of what they did to him
The police, correction officers, lawyers murdered Kalief.
N nobody does anything, America ur all guilty, just going on the streets for lives lost.
His mother died as well. RIP to both of them
amela montgomery, yes she did and after watching the documentary I believe she died of a broken heart.
Black men all i can say is PRAY!!!!
We been doing FOREVER! It’s time to DO something about injustice.
Praying wont do shit. Abuse the abusers. Not all cops but the actual cops who fucked him. Make people hear that the police are murdering people.
This is nothing short of a horror story
this is so sad. I remember reading about khalief a while back, but I didn't know that he killed himself. Sometimes I am ashamed to live in this country.
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This story is so heartbreaking. I can't believe the people involved in this can sleep soundly at night. I feel tortured by Kalief's fate and I am not even concerned. From the police officers, to the D.A, the C.Os , to the judge... shame on them!! I pray they live a haunted life. Something isn't right in the American justice system and it is time to fix it. May Kalief and his mother rest in peace :'-(
This story is so disturbing to me... I'm saden by it.
Very
Rikers need to be shut down! R.I.P Kalief and his mum it's so sad
this truly brought tears to my eyes
System fuck him up so much I feel so horrible for him…
And even if he took a plea... and was released with a RECORD...where was he going to get a job with a record... for agree to something that he never did and now he's even further stigmatized as an (innocent) ex-offender
LSlade1207 a record for stealing a backpack? his story is tragic. but that record is no big deal
@@thinkingagain5966 idiot on the record it say robbery and he didnt steal the backpack
I think instead of pushing for the Documentary, Jay-Z could have bought them a house and take Kalief out of that neighbourhood. His mental health after the cruelty of being 16yrs old in prison with Adult males & being beaten was too much.
Same
@@Then-Me yes, controlled media pump up for consumption by Media Star Struck FOOLS AND those who are COMPLICIT "STARS" LIKE JZ. De'BI "OBVIOUS" AND PREZ ABOMINATION "KNEW FULL WELL" KALIEF BROWDER WAS "CHOSEN and SACRIFICED." They ( The Cops, Lawyers, Judges, prison Guards, Social services, THE ZERSETSUNG NAZI/ STASI OPERATIVES, i.e., Hospital Staff and Psyche Docs, WILL ENTER HELL SOON ENOUGH. UNLIKE KALIEF, THEY WILL NEVER, EVER GET OUT OF THAT PRISON.
Lisa Rae Rousseau ✝️
Venida was an amazing mother and human being. The HELL that Kalief endured will NEVER leave my mind. He had so much potential and they DESTROYED him, at such a young and tender age. Tore my heart to shreds! Pure EVIL!
Watched the documentary in Spike ,i cant stop thinking about this.My God why?? RIP to both of them.My heart brakes for them.
How the fuck can u violate probation if you're never found guilty? I fucking hate this system. This story is literally so heartbreaking & is happening to many others in jail right now. It's truly a shame that this had to happen for them to even consider dismantling solitary confinement for adolescents. Not even animals are treated in a vile environment, yet here we are in 2017 with this still going on. I am so disgusted. His mother is such a strong individual I can tell kalief gets his strength from her. He will never be forgotten for being courageous & standing up to what's right even if he's putting his own well being at risk. A shame he has to take his own life just to be at peace in this fucked up society. RIP to him and his lovely mother. Love you kalief ❤️
This happens all the time to many of our innocent Black sons in New York. This is a clear case of a miscarriage of justice from the moment they STOPPED him. So many people should be held accountable...the whole crappy system stinks in New York.
Sorry for your loss
they got blood on their hands they need to fucking pay!
BELIEVE ME THIS HAPPENS-Take a look at FLORIDA'S Juvenile Justice System..... AWFUL!!! - Rest in Peace Kalief....
This story has layers upon layers of sadness and injustice. Finally Kalief and his mom can rest in peace 🙏 🕊.
It breaks my heart...poor mom.
that poor woman. Such a loving mother, broken by the systems injustice and racism.
R.I.P Angels 💕🙏🏽....💧
& bro Dave - love always to Kalief and his family 🙏✌️
Kalief your life story will live on. I put the corrections officers in the hands of God. Jesus take Revenge for this mother and son death. That Judge, ha! Hallelujah. Jesus take revenge for Kalief. Kalief the master above understand your pain.
Sorry isn't enough!!!!! Fire that officer and give him some jail time. Sue the correctional facility. Sue the city and NYPD!!!!!! It won't bring her baby back. It won't bring her back, but you have to hit people where they hurt. $$$$&&&&&
my couisn was like this when he came home. he was in the hole before he came home and his brain was still wired to being in that place. he lived like he was still there for a while. it use to bring tears to my eyes seeing my couisn like that and he use to go into himself and just start going back to the days of him being locked up and would just start going crazy you could see in his eyes as he talked that he was there at that moment. it was like to him it wasn't a memory it like it was happening in real time.
How is your cousin now?
@@jameshelou2543 he is fine now...but it took alot to get him out of that mindset...but he came back to us and has been doing good ever since
@@black_goddess2813 this is amazing to hear. I’m so happy he is okay now. Thank you for sharing his story. God bless you guys. I pray that he stays well 🙏🏽❤️💯
@@AngelReneMusic thank u our cousin doin much better
Beautiful soul
11:18 look how happy she about that Memory is... we love you kalief!!
Shit Is Sad Man Rip To Him & His Mother ❤️
OMG she has passed away. This is horrible situation is just as bad as what happened to Emmet Till and the pain his mother went thru. She died not getting any type of justice.
Damn I'm pretty sad this could happen to anyone and that could be your mother.
🙏🏽🇬🇧
This breaks my heart so badly.
A true heartbreaking story.
it's crazy that they even sent him to rykers island !
some one please keep me posted on what happens with this suit
it hurts to hear the lawyer speak
sad thing is it happens EVERYDAY to young black men who are innocent and da and police are corrupt
His story is so tragic :(
Soo sad
Unfortunately they have a lawyer who's foiling under pressure, I understand he's trying to make a big statement, but his rhetoric is backfiring.
of course he is but he's being to political, for instance he keeps cutting off the mother to make his legal points
the point of the interview is to incite rage and disdain in the audience. the lawyer doesn't allow the mother time to grieve, to process or to answer the questions she's being asked. Moreover he stumbles for words and while his intentions are noble his execution is poor. the interviewer can even pick up on this which is why she continuously cuts off the lawyer from making scripted remarks. you have no understanding of rhetoric i agree with what you're saying and I am just as enraged with the situation, if you've seen my posts on previous videos you'll know exactly how I feel about the political and social nature of this crime against society. However if something is to be done about it the lawyer is hindering that resolution at best. This interview is to evoke pathos it is supposed to transcend political and incite an emotional response to what we can all deduce for ourselves as a political problem. I'm sorry you can't see what I'm showing you but they should have given her a better lawyer that's all there is to it. He fumbles over his own words and doesn't give the mother the spotlight she deserves and the potential movement desperately needs
I agree, and after holding those responsible accountable for their actions (i.e. police) we need a system that teaches us our rights, so that we remember that the laws are made to protect us not the police, not the government, but the governed. When a cop pulls us over they need to know that they are every bit as vulnerable to the law as the people they are pulling over. They need to know that pulling over a citizen means that person knows their rights to the point that they don't need a lawyer and that they do more than lose their jobs, they need to be suspetible to death row just like eveyrbody else. I've gone on aboutt his subject too long to go on another spiel about it. But at the end of the day is we need a population that knows they hold the power, and law enforcement that understands it's the people that pay their bills, and it's the people they serve and its the people who have the power
urghhhh justice is punishment and accountability!
Theirs a video jailed was beatin up a gang leader for spittin on him then everybody jumped him
YourRAGES SHOOTA #HardOnThots I saw that video. Them CO let that happen and them doors wasn't closed for real. there was no way they should of been able to bust that door open that easily and them CO weren't that far away so why the fuck did it take them that long to get back to him. this shit was sad. he was innocent an was never convicted nor charged with any crime. I don't give a fuck about none of the shit he did before this it still doesn't condone the shit he went through. he was only 16 years old when all this happened. so for one why was he even questioned without a lawyer or guardian present. this case was corrupt from the beginning. you might as well say he real died that day in the interrogation room. cuz that was the moment that the old khalif was no more. #justiceforkhalif
wow so sad .and this ia what trump and gulianie wantfor the next 4 yrs more stop n frisk its gonna be a horror show the next 4 yrs what were these crazys thinking about in that voters both
❤❤🎉❤❤ for Khaleif Mom & loved r ones.
I don't understand the mother. In 3 years, she never got the chance to find the 3000$ to bail him out? Not even the 10%? If my kid was in jail, let alone one of the worst jails in the country, there's nothing I wouldn't do to raise the money to get him out. Rikers Island killed her son's spirit, I hope they will pay. Kalief brought awareness.
I agree.....I feel for the mothers loss....but bond was 300. how could she not fucking come up with that? I'm 3 years ? if I'd known about this I'd paid it myself !! WTF....than he'd been out and he could have made his case. sad.....
+Venetta Bejenaru you blame the mom. people always seek a scapegoat. this is why injustice reigns. those truly responsible are not held accountable.
No, Sir ~ you have me mixed up. I was dragged out my house illegally in my underwear on the 9th of this month....by 4 male officers, no bodycams and no warrant. Forcing their way in, didn't tell me what they were at my house for. I was terrified. I'm not looking for a scapegoat. I know what JAIL and PRISON is.......and, .actually I believe I was wrong about the bond; I researched more into it. Some say it was a 1k bond, though I heard it was $300.......This is one of the most heartbreaking cases I have ever heard and I get tears every time I see it...I worked in criminal law in S Florida. Unless you bond out, you don't have the chance to fight charges when you're sitting inside. The government then can do as they please as they did to this young man. I am mortified by what he had to go thorough......but I have a mother that don't give a fuck if I live or die. I think you should roll up your sleeves and get to it, if you put kids out into the world. I'm a woman, I know this for a FACT. No scapegoat. Three years is long enough to come up with bond, just saying....he'd probably be alive today.
As far as the people who did what they did to him, including the judges, and the guards; they should all be FIRED, and penalized to the FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW!!!! This young man .....did not deserve to go out like this, I've watch a ton of documentaries on him. RIP KALIEF BROWDER........
(and, lets not make this into a racial issue, or a political issue; because I'm part black myself. This is a human issue.)
I fully agree with you. Blaming the victim or his mother is much easier than blaming the system. Just because she doesn't hold the trophy of the mother of the year doesn't mean that Kalief had to spend three years in Rikers without a trial, put in solitary confinement or get beaten . I just can't help as a mother myself being a little angry at her for not bailing him out asap. I would blame myself for the rest of my life if I was her.
I feel for the mother ~ I truly do. But as a legal professional; if you are being FUCKED with like he was, you have to get him OUT; he is not the only one!! He was STRONG. Probably one of the STRONGEST YOUNG MEN I've ever seen; I would have plead out myself first chance I got, Rikers? Please..... But he didn't feel he should have to, because he was innocent. I have plead out to things when innocent before..... I think people should take not of this story and do something about it. I truly do........the system MUST me punished for this. Not just talk, action. And anyone can write a letter to get started.....they should be flooded with letters.....and demands for the judges to step down.
I feel so bad for this brother. what he went through is just another testament of how wicked this country is. it angers me how much this continues to happen & you still got pple saying what a great country this was & let's make it great again. amerikkka has been NOTHING but hell for our pple for the past 500 yrs. the tyranny NEVER stops & we NEVER get justice. I hate this fucking place.
Is mom die to rip!
Kalief was granted bail, no one would put up 3,000$ to bail him out
Kalief lawyer took 31 remands, never setting a trial date.
Kalief was offered numerous plea bargains, by the crown, but, chose not to take any of them.
The blame falls on Kalief and his defense lawyer.
Rex Richardson. you are idiot,go do some research about this case they did try to pay bail,bail was REVOKE! And why should he plead guilty for something he didn't do! He didn't want felony charge on his record!
Jannet Rahimove He was granted bail, originally 10,000$, and got it reduced to 3,000$, no one would bail him out. New York, has a bail bond system, so Kalief could have gotten out for 300$. Kalief's lawyer never saw the clerk, at the court, to set a trial date, and remanded Kalief's case 31 times.
Rex Richardson Watch the documentary! His mom got the $3,000 for bail from her neighbor and when she went to the bail bonds place to pay they said they couldn't accept bail anymore cause he violated probation even though he never commited this crime. The system basically fucked an innocent man over.
Kevin k if she had the 3,000$, she would have seen the Justice of the piece. The bail bonds person, would only require 300$ to bond, Kalief out. If Kalief was held no bond, they could take him to bail court, and appeal the bail decision.
this foster mom only wanted that government money. they didn't even pay the $300 towards bail, WITHOUT pleading guilty. all of a sudden when there is a lawsuit. she wants to speak out.
well she died from all the stress so she won't even be able to enjoy this so called money.
People always try to find a way to demonize the victims of a situation. His bail was almost 1,000 for one...If you actually researched this you'd know they denied the bail when she was able to come up with the money and TRIED to pay it. The POINT is if there was no case to begin with it should have neeeeever escalated to the point that it did. Fuck what you talking bout