DCist: No Charges Filed in DeOnté Rawlings Killing

downtown rez

Sat, 03 May 2008 23:39:10 -0500

Shotspotter, a gun recovery, and forensics show multiple guns fired in this, and that one of those was not a MPD officer's. What else is there? Possible failure to tell an armed De'Onte that he'd stolen the wrong guy's property really doesn't change the big picture, does it?

monkeyrotica

Sat, 03 May 2008 22:58:05 -0500

Which is pretty much what I had to say about NE residents whining about needing more patrols. What good is more cops if you're not going to actually, y'know, HELP THEM CATCH CRIMINALS?

Hillman

Sat, 03 May 2008 18:35:31 -0500

There are a lot of unknowns in this case. But apparently one of the biggest problems was that very few in the neighborhood were willing to cooperate with the DC Police or the FBI. Or so the reports say. If that's the case, I don't want to hear a single bit of bitching when the cops' story is the one that is given more credence.

dc4life

Fri, 02 May 2008 14:12:37 -0500

There is too much liberal white guilt in this city. Get over it people and grow a set of balls already. I'm a solid democrat but even I recognize that children acting criminally should be treated as such when their parents fail. And as for the parents, they should be prosecuted for neglect.

Lionel M Hutz

Fri, 02 May 2008 13:45:02 -0500

"'He deserved what he got . . .' Please don't feed the troll, however tempting it may be." As abhorrent as that idea may be to some, in this case and many others, I think you will find many people who truly feel this way, thus making them not trolls.

dc4life

Fri, 02 May 2008 11:57:31 -0500

I love how the community will put up with crime and blame society for criminal behavior. That is what's wrong with DC. Put the son'of a buggers in jail and show them what happens when you commit a crime. Placing them back with the parents does nothing. The parents are not there and they usually don't care. If they did, Lil'DeOnte would still be alive.

Politburo

Fri, 02 May 2008 11:11:09 -0500

While not attempting to feed the troll, I would like to point out that if criminal charges had been filed, they would not necessarily represent a finding of wrongdoing. That would have been determined by a jury.

hillrat

Fri, 02 May 2008 09:23:05 -0500

He deserved what he got . . . Please don't feed the troll, however tempting it may be.

dc4life

Fri, 02 May 2008 09:01:37 -0500

Excuse me... They cost us too many tax dollars in section 8, welfare checks and food stamps to not raise their child correctly. They should have instilled proper values in DeOnte, instead they failed to be proper parents.

dc4life

Fri, 02 May 2008 08:58:02 -0500

I'm glad the the police officers were not found in the wrong. Lil'DeOnte (the parents should be put in prison for naming their son "") has no one to blame for his demise other than his self. He had a gun, it wasn't recovered but I believe he did have one and it was stolen from the crime scene, he had an officer's stolen property as well. You still, play with guns, and act irresponsibly... guess what? He deserved what he got and his parents should go to jail for failing to raise their child with some common sense. We, the citizens of the District of Columbia, should be suing Mr. and Ms. DeOnte's parents for failing to be good parents. They cost us too many tax dollars in section 8 and welfare checks.

miss bee

Thu, 01 May 2008 15:22:50 -0500

ooh ooh! the comments on the AOL news stories are always a trainwreck of read, too. thoug, admittedly, AOL reports on much lighter topics... yet somehow the commenters always seem to be able to relate the Jesus, george dubs, and hollywood whores to whatever the news story may be.

hillrat

Thu, 01 May 2008 15:17:49 -0500

@IMGoph commenting on a post or wtop story is an exercise in frustration. @MrTinDC The WTOP comment threads on just about any topic are hilarious. Indeed, making snarky comments about the crass and déclassé denizens of those other boards is something we can all agree on.

monkeyrotica

Thu, 01 May 2008 15:15:10 -0500

For every caveman commenting on the WTOP threads, there are three who just sniff at the keyboard and look puzzled as they hit the computer with their clubs and pieces of dead zebra while shrieking and jumping up and down.

MrTinDC

Thu, 01 May 2008 15:07:59 -0500

The WTOP comment threads on just about any topic are hilarious. I'm wondering, where are all the club-dragging cavemen that have presumably been making those comments?

IMGoph

Thu, 01 May 2008 15:07:40 -0500

commenting on a post or wtop story is an exercise in frustration. only here, on dcist.com, can we find true wit and wisdom, though i know that this is probably not quite the thread you're going to go to to look for that. that's one idiot's opinion...

zippy

Thu, 01 May 2008 15:07:13 -0500

Hey its open season on black civilians....didn't anybody get the sean bell memo?

monkeyrotica

Thu, 01 May 2008 14:56:05 -0500

I see your Post comment thread and raise you a WTOP comment thread. I'm surprised they aren't blaming this on Bill Clinton.

flamingcissy

Thu, 01 May 2008 14:49:37 -0500

If you're feeling a little too good about the world and the people in it, go check out the comments in the Post's story. [sigh.]

drew in adams morgan

Thu, 01 May 2008 14:47:57 -0500

Oh this should end well.

Disco Stu

Thu, 01 May 2008 14:43:51 -0500

Well, I'd be interested to know the amount of time logged by ShotSpotter. I know it has 8 high-calibre (prob the 45) and 3 9mm shots. But how long between the first and last shots? Not much time, I'd bet. And therefore, not much time to say "hey, I'm a cop"

hillrat

Thu, 01 May 2008 14:42:24 -0500

Countdown to comment Armageddon in 3, 2, 1 . . .