An Inmate's Take on Life in Maximum-Security Prison
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- Опубліковано 24 сер 2024
- Joseph Norfleet is serving life in prison after missing his intended target in a drive-by shooting and killing a 9-year-old boy in 1994. In this video, Jeffrey Goldberg visits him in the Louisiana State Penitentiary to discuss his experience in prison and the prospect of rehabilitation. Goldberg tells Norfleet's story in more detail in "A Matter of Black Lives," in the September issue of The Atlantic.
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A moment of thought can save a lifetime of regret
Wow! Thats some good words to live by..
Those people that did terrible crime don't deserve any parole they're suffering and now facing the consequences of what they did that's why they're changing.
It's always so called family to bring you down..
@@AIIEntertainment you are so harsh I can understand where you're coming from however you may make a mistake one day that may cause some one's life. It could be a car accident..So be careful of the words you say, it could be you or someone you love one day..
I feel sorry for the men locked up for crimes that are not legally crimes anymore.
This is not about "life" in a maximum security prison. It's about one man's reflection on what he did, and the consequences - that's all.
Brad Penrod It’s about his life sentence. Not a view of the life of the prisoners.
Nahhh , he just need life in prison and die there . I'm not allowing myself to kill someone because I know the consequences will be very bad , so the ones who did it fuck em' !
He's just trying to find inner peace so he can make the most of the only life he will ever have.
You sound like a typical conservative bootlicker smh
So sad that this is where he needed to end up to see that he was not only free, but that he could achieve anything he set his mind to do.
He killed a little boy in cold blood and that’s what you decide to comment? What the fuck is wrong with you?
The key to not going to prison is control your anger and be happy with the little you have
or maybe born with cash and intelligence
@@teste-yh5df fax
@@Jaden_Iarusso On a human level.. not fax
Not really, you are being greatful for crumbs and the rich and the elite Don't give a rat's shit about you or me.
You can’t have sympathy for any killer, but the thought of being in a prison cell for several decades is unimaginable to me
i Have Sympathy For Plenty Killers. I Dont Have Sympathy For Those That Kill Senselessly
A soldier?
@@jeromec1983 yeah I was gonna say that what about soldiers
Or self defence
Being in prison for life is worse than dying
Hard to believe he killed that kid by accident, and yet he sounds like a nice guy.
Stuart H I work in a prison and I can say that there are SOME inmates who honestly made a rash decision without thinking. I also am more than aware of the fact that there are some straight up evil people. One thing I’ve learned is that all inmates are not evil, most are just stupid and do not think.
Stuart H dude I was making a general assessment of some inmates. There is a certain population of inmates who honestly made a BAD decision. There are certain fair skinned people who don’t even have to pay for their crimes so don’t judge everyone when everyone doesn’t get judged. Why the fuck isn’t Ethan Couch serving his time? That’s right he’s white. Why don’t you let Ethan Couch take your daughters on a date and drive them around. I see Brock Turner got off pretty easy as well oh wait he’s white as well. Let Brock Turner party with your daughters. Like I’ve said only whites can make mistakes minorities are the majority in the penitentiary. So any suggestions as to why a young white man who killed 4 doesn’t serve 20 years but a black man who killed 1 does? Both were bad decisions. Both ruined people’s lives? Maybe you’ll have the white answer for this question.
@@bjheady4379 well said I've spent alot a time in prison and I couldn't agree with you more
@Boxcar Bubba no he wasn't he didn't aim the gun at anyone he just shot aimlessly it wasn't premeditated just a accident a horrible one
Pray It. Works
It's very sad that it takes a lot of people a life sentence to finally understand how to live a good life. A lot of inmates might not kill again if they put back on the streets but they all have to understand that if you take a life then you loose your life behind bars.
Or you could do what the most successful criminal justice systems in the world do, which is rehabilitate and release. Norway as far as I'm aware has the most successful track record with crime in the world and they don't even have life without parole.
I think the entire idea of "consequences for consequences" sake is silly. If you can achieve low crime, and you successfully rehabilitate those who commit crime while in bars and have low recidivism rates, then release them. There is no reason why you "have" to lose your life behind bars. Norway has a maximum sentence of 21 years (people can be locked up beyond that but a case review must deem the person as still being a danger in society)
i've been binge-watching documentaries about lifers and death row inmate recently. Most of them (except a very view psycho's ) are Just people who are born in the wrong place at the wrong time brought up by the wrong kind of parent and making a stupid decision . Hell, some the guys i've seen don't deserve get a life sentences without parole. and what's makes it worse, i felt that i too can end up like these people just by being in the wrong place and the wrong time. i still can't wrap around me head, cuz an eye for an eye seems the right thing. but now i really question if that were the case ? should restorative justice , reconciliation, forgiveness be pursued instead of punishment? Would i be able to forgive and give these people a second chances if my family were the victims? Man I struggle to deal with these, but now i realize i too can end up in the same shit as these people . all it takes is just me being in the wrong place in the wrong time. so now i'm trying
Well said bro
It doesnt matter what circumstances you are born into, once you take someone's life, you automatically forfeit your own.
There's diff levels of taking someone's life but it all results in the same end. That person is dead and can't have a second chance. I do think, and have seen, lesser time given based on circumstances. Such as a robbery gone wrong and a life was taken but wasn't their intention for it to happen. compared to someone like Ted Bundy who purposely sought ppl out just to rape and murder. The actions prior or intentions should be considered. There's some cases where no one was murdered but the person was given longer sentences than a person who killed someone. A person we knew got 35 yrs for 2 charges of child molestation, the kids was 13, he was 48. But 35 yrs? That's a life sentence. Torn tho cuz the little girl has to live a life sentence of what he did to her but that sentence he got just seems excessive for many reasons. I see ppl who took a life get 20-30 yrs or less. Some get life but a lot don't..and this guy who went to jail for child molestation had no prior record, so it wasn't based on his history. I think the American justice system needs to be more fair and we def lock a lot of ppl up here. Sometimes that cycle of going to jail makes it worse and then they just commit worse crimes, creates a snowball effect when if they got proper help at the beginning it could've prevented the worse crimes from even happening, instead of throwing them into a jail cell. Just don't break the law I guess lol.
Perfectly says Trsyn
he didnt need to fire a random bullet. jussayin. feel bad but remember, people do this shit to themselves a lot of times. would he have turned himself in if he was never caught>? probably not. self pity. i dont feel bad. i know people whove grown up horribly, terribly abused and dont fucking SHOOT A GUN RANDOMLY "NOT LOOKING FOR ANY SPECIFIC TARGET". this man changed cause hes in jail. nice. now stay there forever, because the kids not comin back.
Life is about choices! Thank God my family drilled into my head not to lead a life of crime, control my anger, get an education and to stay away from drugs .
RIP Baby James..
The only part that matters 💖
This is T.I. in another life.
666 DAMN you took the words right out of my mouth
T.i.p
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Who?
🤣😂 hate you
This is about a man that has had time to think about his actions, after the fact,when he should have thought about his actions before he acted. Sounds like what probably happens to anyone with a life sentence.
life sentence is bullshit its saying that state doesnt have responsability to try rehabilitate
@@teste-yh5df US needs some big reform
Let anger be your fuel but never your GPS.
The prison system is cruelty. No one finds himself in a place to hurt another person unless he is in even more pain himself. Healing involves providing and experiencing the OPPOSITE of what caused the pain/trauma in the first place. Prison is not the opposite of trauma. PUnishment is the LAST thing someone who is sick/in unresolved emotional pain needs. Native people who live in community close to nature (the wisest among us) know this and when someone is showing signs of having a problem, they shower her/him with attention, love and presence to find out what is wrong and to provide whatever has been neglected, bringing the person back into alignment with health and no longer needing to hurt himself or others.No baby is born wanting to grow up a murderer or a rapist. It's what occurs during socialization (into our very sick society) that most of the unresolved trauma begins. So-called criminals are showing us what is wrong with the way our society is structured and the way we raise children. We need to listen to them and make changes. Khrisnamurti's famous quote will be the epitaph for our age: "It is no sign of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society."
Isn't that funny how your narrative blame society and every other thing besides the individual that's in prison not once in your damn narrative did you mention the fact that a nine-year-old boy was killed but people like you never really look at the victims you just simply look at the perpetrators and make them into the victim 👎👎👎👎
@@skysoldier1127 almost like human beings are the result of larger social structures and patterns and its not just muh individualist beliefs.
Clown…
Many years ago we did not have this immense UA-cam “library” of testimonies to learn and reflect on, to put a stop to a crazy life before is too late.
I asked someone once, "Do you think you'll ever get out." The response? "Probably not." So sad! I think second chances after 20 years should be granted. It's here only in America they keep people too long.
Thank you
are y’all crazy???so if some idiot killed your kid for no reason like this guy did, it’s ok to feel sorry for them and let them be released after 20 years???🤔🤷🏻♂️
Unconditional release for murderers, rapists, pedophiles, thieves, etc.?
No problem, Connie! We'll have the next serial rapist released into custody under your roof. You won't mind, right?
Sometimes it'd be so nice to be as naive as some are. But there are nasty, terrible people in this world, who genuinely would feel no remorse for torturing you in the most disgusting way possible, for absolutely no reason.
connie, I have thought about what you said about second chances and have come up with only one way that would be possible for this person, He would have to be under GODS rules in/for life, NO PLEASURES!, ONLY SERVICE TO OTHERS AND BE GRATEFUL FOR THAT CHANCE!, THAT'S IT!, NO PLEASURES!!!.
@@spurstilidie4637 yes. forgiveness is necessary. i am not religious but i will say the bible makes a very valid point when it says the person who has never sinned should throw the first stone at the 'sinner' (to punish them). rehab is possible!!
PEOPLE DO CHANGE..... I BELIEVE HIM🙏🏾 STAY STRONG MY BROTHER....
@Roady lmao damn
I feel bad for him.
@Roady No. You are.
Yes people change and if specialists can work on rehabilitate prisoners the violence will downfall alot because others will try to follow the example, just like denmark and norway reincividism rate is very low
@@teste-yh5df you’re definitely not the bright bulb in the pack are ya?
he was 19 and missed a target, he didn't purposely kill that boy
sounds shitty, but i love videos like this. love to learn from his experience. one thing to take away, think before you act.
A lot people think that if we just treat prisoners like crap 24/7 then they will turn into better people. It has been tried for centuries. It doesn’t work. Instead the prisoners tend to commit more crime when released. This is of course great if you want a lot of people behind bars but it is very expensive and not very productive.
I remember when I was young I was in jail lifting weights with,three kids that got life I still remember talking with them about what you going to do ,we were all scared for them it was three of them that's when I was 16 I'm 50 now,,I wonder what ever happened to them,,my friend also got life for protecting us ,he was the oldest ,the guys kept coming to kill us so he went out and ended it, he still in jail to this day ,that was in 1980,
Oh my gosh why did you go to jail
Should have went to school.
Society is not and should not be asking a man to stand down if his loved ones or even himself is attacked. It's called self defense.
That kid, his family, and this man's life have been destroyed 😥✅
Never once did he say he regretted what he did or say sorry
In the UK he would be out within 20 years, maybe less.
Facts its all on the person to change, like dude say, a man can be in prison who knows how long n come out n do the same thing. Met a good dude who Just got done With a 15 yr bid And not even 1 yr out he hopped back in the streets and Now he facing life
1994 wow he's been there since the O.J case.
In most civilised countries he'd be released by now. Very very few released murderers ever offend again. In the UK they are released on a life license and ANY crime gets them returned to prison to serve the remainder of their sentence. Those murderers who do kill again probably should have been in a mental hospital rather than prison. Look how a government treats its prisoners because that is how they'd treat everyone if they had the chance.
...And we wonder why knife crime and acid attacks are now common in our major UK cities.
This man ended the life of a nine year-old. Whether he intended to or not. He didn't have to fire that shot. If it was your nine year-old son he shot, I guarantee you'd have him serving a life sentence.
gooner D "you don't know nothing."
But, back to the point: Why would any would-be criminal/murderer fear 'justice' in the UK? A "life sentence" seems to have an average of 10-15 years (which is halved if you're 'good' while in prison), and GBH gets a slap on the wrist, or around 2 years maximum. And then you get Strangely Jamesly suggesting they receive an even more lenient punishment. At this rate, we'll be rewarding criminals. Chuck acid in someone's face, and win yourself a round-the-world trip, at the tax payer's expense.
Terrible Tanner Acid attacks are now carrying a 25 year sentence. You'll do about half and be released on license for the remainder. Any offense committed while on license will see you go straight to prison to server the remainder of your sentence. Gang related knife murder will get you a 30 year minimum, gang related firearm murder will get you 40. The vast majority of murders in the UK are committed by straight citizens or petty criminals who get in a fight or lash out or just have a shit day and someone dies. No other first world country has murder rates like the US so no other first world country need punishment like the US.
Strangely Jamesly If someone having a "bad day" stabs someone or throws acid at them, the last place they should be is on the streets. They should be punished with a lengthy sentence for ruining/taking someone's life. I can't understand why you advocate a shorter, more lenient punishment for someone who stabs people on a bad day, regardless of what country they're in. I bet you'd change your tone if one of your close relatives/friends was needlessly murdered by some bloke who was a bit annoyed.
20 years is a lengthy sentence. Most murders are spur of the moment actions. You cant lock people up for ever because of of one mistake or action. Acid attacks and gang related murders are planned and so carry longer sentences. If murderers are never to be released then you have a prison system and prison problems like the US. Murder in prison in the UK is so fucking rare. I don't think I've ever heard of it happening. Most people get their heads down, do their time quietly in the knowledge that one day they will be released. Unlike in the US where murders in prison are a common, almost daily event.
Thank you sir. He is serving life but his testimony may help someone else
Even if he has truly changed, what about the family of the boy he killed? How do they feel about releasing the man that killed their son?
Who gives a shit how they feel about it? I mean, they’re feelings about him shouldn’t have any influence as to how long he ought to stay locked up. That’s just sick vengeance.
@@Johnjanosz Not really. James Darby is gone forever because of this man. If your son was murdered, I think you'd want your opinion to be heard on the fate of his killer too. Should it be all that matters? No, because I agree with you that vengeance is not justice. But on some level, the penalty he pays reflects the value we place on James Darby's life, and that requires much more thought than "who gives a shit."
Yeah, I see your point, but punishing him to satisfy people is not justice, and I don’t believe in it. If I had a son who was murdered, I don’t know how I’d feel, but for the sake of argument, let’s just assume that I’d feel like I wanted the killer to suffer and pay for it. That doesn’t make me right. You know? I mean, America especially is big on retribution in the form of vengeance. And I get how that feels, but I think it’s outdated, immoral, and I hope that we move past it as a species at some point in the future.
@@Johnjanosz Completely agree. Those are important points you raise. But to my point, notice that the description of this video mentions the name of the killer, but not the victim's name. It just refers to Darby as "a nine year old boy." The video itself doesn't explore the devastation and suffering this man caused, which is just as important as any mitigating circumstances that would lead to his release. I certainly wish the family peace, and for him to eventually find his redemption.
The deal should be, if they can bring the person back to life, they can be free again, but that's a deal that they can never provide so, life in prison it is.
I have forgiveness in my heart .
What if it was your kid that was killed?
too late
As many people that killed are out free they wouldn't even give some murders a second chance
It’s true my cousins murderer only got 20 years . The system dies what the choose
He killed a little nine year old,because he was pissed about something that never happen to him personally... and he believes that God forgives him?
He literally said he fired one shot and god forgives eveyone
Yes. God forgives him.
God forgives all
he's where he should be
People think life in prison is so bad! You can read books and learn stuff in prison! People who get life in prison can still enjoy their life! Something their victims could never do again! Also, you cannot trust anyone's testimony (who has gotten life in prison for murder) to rejoin society. They want forgiveness for taking away someone else's life. They do not receive the consequences they deserve.
Have you ever lived in prison?
Was in 1994, when new Orleans was just crazy and dangerous as fuck (424 murders)
It should be up to the family to give him a second chance. Because I believe he wasn't aiming for that little kid . The people he was trying to scare they was right in front of him and he didn't hit them either that means he just was shooting to scare them just made a bad mistake
NEW ORLEANS it’s not a mistake a mistake is a unconscious bad decision, he knew he was doing something wrong by shooting a gun at a park he made a bad Decision
@@murda13-bz9px go study science
A lot people think that if we just treat prisoners like crap 24/7 then they will turn into better people. It has been tried for centuries. It doesn’t work. Instead the prisoners tend to commit more crime when released. This is of course great if you want a lot of people behind bars but it is very expensive and not very productive.
@@teste-yh5df why don’t we treat prisoners like this guy treated someone..oh wait they’d all be dead!
This inmate needs to go to the prison library and look up how many repeat offenders commit the same crimes right after they get out . Its over 50 %
kinda sounds like T.i
yea he does lol
king T No he doesn't!
i hope they release the gentleman
It’s so easy to say you’ve changed when you’re still behind those bars. Let’s see how you act out in society for a year.
When you do wrong you are reminded every day of what you did whethere you are in jail, prison, or the free world.
little james 🌹
I almost killed somebody by accident…… I was driving my car ….and this kid jumped in front of my car , and I crashed into the tree in 2003 .
Was your car ok?
Fax!!
Seems like a good man that made a really bad mistake.
We all sin differently. We all make mistakes! We all deserve a 2nd chance!
Nope
No! He killed a 9 year old boy on Mother's Day! A woman watched her son die from a shotgun blast. He was a completely random victim who was having a picnic in the park with his family.
Wrong
He already has his second chance by living in prison
OK..You killed a child...no sympathy...
What if that kid grew
Up to be a serial killer? Then this man saved many lives. Got to always look to the positive.
It would suck to have a life sentence and spend the rest of your life in a cell with one person for twenty three hours a day. When you are in a cell with one person you will get into many battles.
cant help but feel for this guy..he was wrong for what he did..but killing a kid on purpose isnt him
I think that guy is a changed man, and I believe - like he himself said - a lot of people in prison are changed men. But rehabilitation should not be the goal of prison. The goal of prison should be punishment. If you took a life, ideally, your life should be taken away from you. It should not matter whether you rehabilitated after 1 week, 1 year, or 50 years. Serve your time.
The deal should be, if they can bring the person back to life, they can be free again, but that's a deal that they can never provide so, life in prison it is.
I think you should rot in hell, not because only your opinion is bullshit, but it because lacks of science and humanity, and the worst, I've seen your profile and you seems like a christian ( I can be wrong).
You and him the only difference is that he did a wrong decision ( for several reasons) and you didn't had the chance to, because your mind is screwed.
Do you really think there is permanent suffering ? have you seen "institutionalization" ? after some years the prison change your mind, it becomes your house, it does not have the same emotional feeling that you think it will would be, because our mind is made to ADAPT, and you're just inhumane thinking someone should suffer just for suffer, instead of attacking the cause of the problem.
He should have been freed and given the chance of fighting against violence.
PRISON SHOULDNT BE PUNISHMENT, IT SHOULD REHABILITATE, AND ONLY.
also there is a BIG percentage of people that won't commit anymore crimes (because their first crime was due being stupid), and freeing them will save lots of tax payer money and will give a boost to american economy.
Poor guy.such a stupid mistake...let him out!! Hes payed his dues I can guarantee that...I can tell hes ready to go home! God bless this man...
lol fuck this guy
I do believe it was an accident. Surely no-one would go around popping a kid in cold blood. But that boy is dead nonetheless. He needs to stay in prision and i think he understands that. May the good Lord find this man and that boys souls and one day bring them happiness in the next life. We ask this in Jesus name amen
Im glad he is a rational being. It brings wisdom to others. Where it otherwise may get lost.
Just a bad decision can cost you……
Oh well. Went around shooting a gun, knew someone could get hurt or killed. Knew you could face life in prison. Little boy got killed. Took a life, have your life taken too.
My dad used to tell me that a life sentence is the laws way of “revenge” in as fair way as democracy will allow. A life for a life. U took someone’s chance at life and so they take the only thing most valuable to every human away from you. Time.
I can see if u protecting your life or your families life,but other than that ,there is no reason to ever kill anyone, money ,fame,it does not matter ,u are not god,,u will be judged
Jesus saves live even if they were the worst.
SDD41 Jesus has him with him in heaven.
@SDD41 that boy is in a better place.
Both saved by Jesus don't you see silly goose.
Anger take over ruin your life
I'm confused
I've heard that mass long-term incarceration is financially untenable.
The medical costs of older inmates skyrocket - $100,000.00's per year for inmates > upper 60's.
Yet, Louisiana seems to have a "throw away the key" mentality.
Are they going bankrupt?
All that money comes from the tax payers and the state. The prison itself makes money for every inmate they keep.
edydon who cares
What would you rather do: Pay more taxes to keep murderers, rapists, pedophiles and thieves off the streets away from your family, friends and children; or, pay less taxes and have you, your friends and family live under constant threat?
When you do enuf time you start to pray that God turns you into a bird 🙏 and helps you fly away .been their .just sayn
Did you fly?
whats the point of getting a GED if u cant get out
He would be fine if he got a second chance
Shut the fuck up. Anyone can put on a show and this guy murdered a child.
There should be no second chances for murderers let alone child killers.
@@dontbestupid6664 It was accident you stupid fuck. Did you even listen to the video?
@@DJwizz76 if it was your kid you wouldn't care if it was accident or not you'd want him dead
No
wow this is horrible. i feel for the victim’s family but i do believe people can be rehabilitated and i dont believe he would reoffend.
Never aimed at anyone but he killed a little boy ...what a real tough guy should be executed and never have spent a day in jail.kill a little fucking boy you can go no lower.
the dude hmm. i half agree. child molesters, rapists and a few other types are worse but yea hes pretty low.
He wasn’t aiming at anyone in the pacific....thank the lord
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It was a terrible interview honestly. The questions were more about if he had changed from being violent. It nearly completely negates his statement that he saw his siblings faces reconfigured after a fight, which is often a traumatizing sight. The rage that comes from learning that another person did this WILL make many people react violently.
The societal issues are evident in his options to response. There was no community organization dealing with violence. If it were, it would have been his first option, if not his siblings' first option. Second the availability of guns and how guns/gun violence is constantly portrayed as a solution to conflicts (in all media - not just rap. People are constantly killed in action movies for comedic effect.) This has conditioned people, even a school children, to think that gun violence is a solution to conflicts. Many gun owners who are enraged threaten or commit gun violence. This is a not just a community problem or problem of any single race, it's a societal problem internationally.
Life in prison, based on the circumstances covered in the video, was an extremely disproportionate sentence. It was clear when he spoke the reason for shooting that he wasnt prone to shooting people, which is a rare disposition that usually comes from mental/behavioral disorders. I hope he has the chance of parole.
I was wondering what sort of experience Murdaugh, who murdered his wife and son, is going to have in maximum security prison, where he will be serving two life sentences.
When I hear this inmate say that the experience changes you and that anyone who has been through it regrets and would not have committed their crimes now that they are reformed, I don't think that's true of someone like Alex Murdaugh. I think that former lawyer only regrets being convicted.
I live less than 30 miles from Angola.
I wonder if he also gives thanks to Warden Burl Cain for all he did for the inmates to make their lives inside still count. He started so many different programs because he believed that a prison isn't just for punishment but he focused on the corrections & rehabilitation of inmates. Even if they served a life sentence, he wanted them to live a meaningful life. If one wanted to still live the 'outlaw' life, they had places for the behavior too. But if a man wanted to better himself, he helped them to do so many different things!
Sad he didn’t even know he killed anyone till the next day he really didn’t mean to kill anyonr
This is why I wacth this often...say out of Prison. I have to think about this everyday.
Don’t matter to think everyday I lost my child I would not care if it was a accident my child will always be gone so what let him rot prayers to that child and his family
The interviewer is so patronizing like he's looking down on Joseph so much, " you really think you wouldnt reach for violence?" like bruh hes been in prison for 21 years dont u think hes learnt anything ?!!??
God forgives you and He knows the insanity we were born in.
Oh shut the fuck up you ridiculous moron.
Brian Johnson enjoy hell
I agree. God forgives all those who believe.
The perpetrator is not the victim, nor are they a victim.
That s not very thoughtfull. Just think about, how most people become very impulsive and/or aggressiv Person, become part of a gang or even become pedophiles. They have been a victim themselves before, which made them this way. Or people, who commite crimes, with neurological abnormalities like Autism f.e. or with mental disorders like schizophrenia - aren t the a victim in a way too? I am pretty sure they are.
Sad
Lil James Darby had just wrote the president of the United States to stop the violence in his city!! Think about it!!
I feel that biblical and quranic punishments of murder, that is immediate capital punishment saves the unimaginable mental torture these convicts are left to rot with for the rest of their lives.
At least immediate death rid the society of their evil but also is mercy for the convict by saving them agony of living with their guilt for decades..
I don't know but it is sad to hear his story too.
Next year 40 years from 94?
all it took was one shot
It only takes seconds of heavy emotions running and adrenline to do something stupid. Don't do something in a high emotional moment that you will regret the rest of your life. Done prison ministry - people tell me all the time "I wish I was dead" or "I died the 11th day I was locked up here here. THere are a small but growing percentage that walk away from that that give their lives to christ feel saved and will use the powers for good. There are also others that need to stay locked up.
+Nathan Daniel Take your shit out of here.
@@ryannutternh NO you take YOUR shit out of here ...
The issue is that for 99.99999% of the population heavy emotions and adrenaline do not translate into killing a person
He sounds like TI the rapper.
I wonder if he's in PC.
Free him...
So sad
This the funny part...
I'm not playing
After seeing this, I honesteĺy dont think, Joseph was aiming at at the kid. Its fair, that he was sent to prison, but not for life.
you really got to ask yourself who is benefiting from people like him being in prison?
I think that life is an extreme sentence for an accidental killing, but he took more years away from that child than he’s going to spend in prison so I can’t feel bad for the guy.
EastCoastLifestyle it’s not a accident when you choose to pull that trigger.
If a person has a gun, they will use it.
I got 5 guns and haven’t killed anyone yet. I’m 41, and done good so far. Wish me luck.
we should be able to forgive and rehabilitate. life in prison is such a burden on taxpayers even as they get older.
You don't shoot a little kid on accident while driving by I wouldn't even shoot my gun if there was kids even anywhere within site yet kids standing close to my target smh.... If the family forgave him I would be okay with him being set free because he clearly has sat and reflected on how much of an impact his poor choices have made and doesn't seem like a risk to society but ONLY if the family is okay with it because they're the victims here imagine having your kid killed and then told the killer is being set free years later it would be a smack in the face! Me personally I feel bad for the guy but that kid he shot had his entire life ahead of him so a life for a life seems appropriate human life should be treated as sacred!
Bless his 💜 heart
I'm sorry to say but you receive the payment for what you have done
all people are must be jailed why?
because all people have sinned
I THINK HE HAS CHANGED.
It seems like this guy change behind them walls but i think if it was up to me i would keep him locked for the natural rest of his life just because i don’t believe that criminals have remorse
OMG.
I appreciate that this man speaks wisdom. His crime is unforgivable, regardless of whether it was an accident, and he should stay in prison for the rest of his life. I know that if I were in his situation, I'd accept my punishment. I'd be asking for death. Even still, he's a human being, and he still deserves an ounce of respect despite his crime. What he did was not intentional. And he obviously regrets his actions. His punishment is living the rest of his life behind a cell having to think about what he did. I think that's fair punishment. Now, regarding the threats of rape and death? No, he doesn't deserve that. I'd say only people who purposefully murdered another person deserves that.
I find it highly unlikely that you would ask to be executed. You wouldn't even want a life sentence. That's just being human. We don't want to die, and we don't want to live in captivity. Not to mention, nothing can ever undo what happened.
How is a locking him up in a cage until he died "fair", but sending a threat is taking things too far? I'd take threats over a life in captivity any day of the week!
There should be lesser sentences for instances of unintentional murder vs intentional murder.
Someone’s never been to federal prison before
jeez
i hope dude makes it out of there