Naughty_Insomniac
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http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/7868956.htm
Unbelievable ... and at a "good" school, not some gang-infested school ...
It's a little long so if you don't feel like reading it all, here are some of what I consider the "highlights".
EDIT: Now that I'm done I guess I didn't cut too many things out lol, you may as well read the whole thing.
[quote name='The Miami Herald']A quiet, 14-year-old honors student was killed in a bathroom at his Palmetto Bay middle school Tuesday morning, his throat apparently cut by a classmate in a shocking attack that paralyzed hundreds of families and terrified parents across Miami-Dade County.
Jaime Rodrigo Gough was found bleeding to death in a second-floor restroom at Southwood Middle School around 8:30 a.m. by another student, who saw a pool of blood and a pair of legs sticking out from a stall. He ran to get help, but paramedics were unable to save Jaime.
Within hours, police focused on a fellow eighth-grader, who was identified as 14-year-old Michael Hernandez. He was charged late Tuesday night with first-degree murder. Such a serious charge indicates police believe the killing may have been planned.
After Jaime's body was found, administrators launched a lockdown, confining students to their first-period classrooms for the day while detectives investigated.
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The two boys knew each other, Alvarez [Miami-Dade Sheriff] said, but he would not speculate on what prompted the attack. ... A few students said Jaime was sometimes bullied because he was short, bookish and a little chubby.
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Friends and neighbors, already stunned by the news of a killing at the nearly crime-free Southwood, were dumbfounded as Jaime's name began to sweep through the community. The words ''quiet'' and ''shy'' were used over and over.
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''This never happens here,'' said Maria Ramirez, Jaime's aunt. "It's a good school.'' Indeed, Southwood was the district's first magnet school when it opened in 1976 and is renowned for its programs in dance, music and art.
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If there has ever been a homicide in a Miami-Dade public school, even long-time veterans cannot recall it. School Board member Solomon Stinson has worked for the district since 1960 and said he cannot remember a single precedent.
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Despite the lockdown, which ended around the normal 3:40 dismissal time, students described a calm -- if uneasy -- day during which they never changed classes but never learned of the killing. ''They told us not to worry, everything's fine,'' said Clarissa Vargas, a sixth-grader. ``There was just rumors going around.''
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Some students used cellphones, placing calls that allowed their parents to exhale. But in other classes -- including the science class students said Jamie was supposed to attend -- teachers banned calls. The silence infuriated some parents, many of whom waited outside for hours in the sun.
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''If they let it leak there was a murder, these parents are going to go berserk,'' said Douglas Ede, whose 12-year-old son attends Southwood.
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Two parents said their children were the ones to discover Jaime's bleeding body and report it to teachers, only to be sent back to their classrooms for the rest of the day.
''We were not even notified,'' said one of those parents, Terry Dunn. ``We found out when I saw my child being interviewed by Channel 7.''
Another parent said her child was in class with Hernandez all morning; her child said the suspect had blood on his clothing.
School officials did not directly respond, but said they would provide counseling for the 28 students in that class. ... ''There's not anyone or any way to pinpoint where or when this might occur,'' Cuccaro [Miami-Dade Schools PD Chief] said. "There was almost no way to prevent this.''[/quote]
What a story... from the unbelievable murder, to the parents' outrage. I'm curious to know why this kid did this, and in the way that he did (at school, during school hours, in the bathroom?) Notice they don't mention anything about the suspect's personality, only the victim. As far as the parents, I can understand why they would be upset ... but at the same time, I understand why the cops handled it the way they did.
Comments?
Unbelievable ... and at a "good" school, not some gang-infested school ...
It's a little long so if you don't feel like reading it all, here are some of what I consider the "highlights".
EDIT: Now that I'm done I guess I didn't cut too many things out lol, you may as well read the whole thing.
[quote name='The Miami Herald']A quiet, 14-year-old honors student was killed in a bathroom at his Palmetto Bay middle school Tuesday morning, his throat apparently cut by a classmate in a shocking attack that paralyzed hundreds of families and terrified parents across Miami-Dade County.
Jaime Rodrigo Gough was found bleeding to death in a second-floor restroom at Southwood Middle School around 8:30 a.m. by another student, who saw a pool of blood and a pair of legs sticking out from a stall. He ran to get help, but paramedics were unable to save Jaime.
Within hours, police focused on a fellow eighth-grader, who was identified as 14-year-old Michael Hernandez. He was charged late Tuesday night with first-degree murder. Such a serious charge indicates police believe the killing may have been planned.
After Jaime's body was found, administrators launched a lockdown, confining students to their first-period classrooms for the day while detectives investigated.
...
The two boys knew each other, Alvarez [Miami-Dade Sheriff] said, but he would not speculate on what prompted the attack. ... A few students said Jaime was sometimes bullied because he was short, bookish and a little chubby.
...
Friends and neighbors, already stunned by the news of a killing at the nearly crime-free Southwood, were dumbfounded as Jaime's name began to sweep through the community. The words ''quiet'' and ''shy'' were used over and over.
...
''This never happens here,'' said Maria Ramirez, Jaime's aunt. "It's a good school.'' Indeed, Southwood was the district's first magnet school when it opened in 1976 and is renowned for its programs in dance, music and art.
...
If there has ever been a homicide in a Miami-Dade public school, even long-time veterans cannot recall it. School Board member Solomon Stinson has worked for the district since 1960 and said he cannot remember a single precedent.
...
Despite the lockdown, which ended around the normal 3:40 dismissal time, students described a calm -- if uneasy -- day during which they never changed classes but never learned of the killing. ''They told us not to worry, everything's fine,'' said Clarissa Vargas, a sixth-grader. ``There was just rumors going around.''
...
Some students used cellphones, placing calls that allowed their parents to exhale. But in other classes -- including the science class students said Jamie was supposed to attend -- teachers banned calls. The silence infuriated some parents, many of whom waited outside for hours in the sun.
...
''If they let it leak there was a murder, these parents are going to go berserk,'' said Douglas Ede, whose 12-year-old son attends Southwood.
...
Two parents said their children were the ones to discover Jaime's bleeding body and report it to teachers, only to be sent back to their classrooms for the rest of the day.
''We were not even notified,'' said one of those parents, Terry Dunn. ``We found out when I saw my child being interviewed by Channel 7.''
Another parent said her child was in class with Hernandez all morning; her child said the suspect had blood on his clothing.
School officials did not directly respond, but said they would provide counseling for the 28 students in that class. ... ''There's not anyone or any way to pinpoint where or when this might occur,'' Cuccaro [Miami-Dade Schools PD Chief] said. "There was almost no way to prevent this.''[/quote]
What a story... from the unbelievable murder, to the parents' outrage. I'm curious to know why this kid did this, and in the way that he did (at school, during school hours, in the bathroom?) Notice they don't mention anything about the suspect's personality, only the victim. As far as the parents, I can understand why they would be upset ... but at the same time, I understand why the cops handled it the way they did.
Comments?
s like that just piss me off. I agree that if the kid is found guilty, he should be tried as an adult. When kids commit 'adult' crimes, then they should be treated as one. They steal a candy bar, then just give them a little slap on the wrist. They kill someone by slicing their throat, then they should be put away. This person shouldnt see the outside of a jail cell ever again.
) He should definitely serve more time than he has - I mean he WAS sentenced to life without parole, then be released to some kind of institution or something, but certainly not free to go home.
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