“A teenager who was part of a gang that fatally stabbed a 15-year-old boy over an iPod was convicted Tuesday of murder,” The Associated Press reports.
“Brooklyn prosecutor Charles Hynes said a jury deliberated for three hours before convicting Darren Samuel, 17, of robbery and second-degree murder in the July attack. He faces as many as 25 years in prison,” AP reports.
“The victim, Christopher Rose, was stabbed in the chest when he and friends resisted a group that accosted them in the street and demanded they give up an iPod one of them was carrying,” AP reports.
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Only 25 years for killing another human being!? They should lock this guy away FOR LIFE!!
This guy got off EASY, and someone else is gonna get killed as a result.
First of all, he’ll be living the good life in jail — free meals & free cable TV & free basketball & free exercise equipment! And then when he gets the bonus of getting out scot-free when he’s 43 years old, he’ll go and kill another person.
Really great justice system we have here.
Ok this is what I’ve found out,
It’s two dual core Conroes on one chip, making it a quad. It’s called Kensfield
It will be released in volume by Intel in Jan 07, so it’s possible this Expo will have a announcment. (Sony too, BlueRay) With hopefully new MacTel Pro’s by the holidays.
Mac OS X 10.5 will be out before then, so they can get the bugs worked out.
Also listen to this!!!
It can be air cooled!!! So expect the single Quad cores to be air cooled and the dual Quad cores to be liquid cooled.
Temps of the Kensfield without a fan are around 95-100ºF
Cinebench 2003 -Multiple CPU render test (aka “Daylight” render) – 16 seconds!!!!
Static– are you 12? I have a lot of time to surf now, too, but wow.
Static– are you 12? I have a lot of time to surf now, too, but wow.
No it’s just this site is not set up for threads, it’s ideal for troll posts though
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“No it’s just this site is not set up for threads, it’s ideal for troll posts though’
Static, that’s because this isn’t a chat forum. Its just a mac news site that allows for reader feedback in regards to the article at hand. There are many Mac/Apple chat forums and message boards available though, and since your good at finding things on the internet, I suggest you check one of them out.
Yours,
T.F.M.G.
“It’s a shame, but it’s nothing new, and it’s got nothing to do with iPod, per se.”
Now if it were a Windows Media device, clearly that WOULD be Bill Gate’s fault.
Do Not Resist,
Just giving up your wallet or your iPod or whatever the mugger is asking for doesn’t always work. Here in Philadelphia, I am friends with one of the highest ranking police officers on the force. According to him, nearly 50% of the time the person who was shot or stabbed in a robbery complied with the mugger. They don’t want to be ID’ed in a line-up!
This is a sad story, but exactly how is this Mac (as in MacDailyNews) news??
Send them to the iPod factory as punishment.
that’s because this isn’t a chat forum.
Chat is in real time. Stupid.
Its just a mac news site that allows for reader feedback in regards to the article at hand.
Yea, my ass. You haven’t been around here long have you.
You want moderation and control, may I suggest YOU go elsewhere.
It is obvious that there are iPods running around with no useful playing purpose. These devices are extremely dangerous and should be removed from the market immediately. In addition, Apple should be held responsible for producing such a dangerous product. When will the government finally take charge against Apple for killing people? We must unite to protect the children!
a few ppl have been killed by ipods because they cant hear the cars about to run them over
sheesh …mdn word blood
Really backs up the story I heard several months ago where people in the news were having their ipods ripped off on NYC subways and either the police, transit authority or the news media were telling people to wear headphones of any color other than the trademark iPod white.
It was only a matter of time…
Shouldn’t this headline contain the standard “More blood on iPod’s click wheel?”
What is wrong with some of you people? How sick and sadistic do you have to be to make fun of a fellow human being for being killed – especially a child? No one has the right to pass judgment on this situation unless you were involved in the situation. You represent Apple fans in the worst way possible. I am ashamed.
He’ll be someone’s iBitch in no time.
this kid should be stabbed just like he stabbed his victim. no questions, no appeals and no pleas from his parents. just stab him with a dull, rusty knife.
MacBill:
You’re a fucking idiot. You and the rest of your ilk. try getting locked up for a while, just a measly six month stint for a misdomener. Then come back and tell me how easy it was. You fucking twit.
BeenThere,
So what you’re saying is prison is tough? So we ought to feel bad for the killers and make it easier on them? Because you big tough guys can’t take it (said in a sarcastic baby’s voice)
I get sick of hearing how hard prison is. Yeah, it’s hard. It’s PRISON dumb ass. It’s for people who are unable or unwilling to live like most of the rest of us. People who put me or my family in danger, so forgive me if I care a sh*t less how hard life has become for a g*ddamn killer.
You got 6 months? Well f*ck you. Don’t commit the crime if you can’t do the time, assh*le. Now do I believe that someone who didn’t pay a traffic fine deserves the same treatment as a killer? Well, if you think that I do you’re an idiot.
Jerry T:
Yeah, prison is tough, motherfucker! And I didn’t ask anybody for a goddam thing. I didn’t ask for easy this or that or anything else you piece of shit son of a bitch, and it wasn’t six months fuck head it was 15 years. I did my time, and I took it like a man. And when they offered me parole, I told them to shove it up their momma’s ass, and I did every fucking day of my time. I did it without cable TV or any other luxuries you panty-waist bastards seem to think people get in there. And when I got out I was completely free, debt paid. So you and the rest of you goody two shoe motherfuckers can take your whimpering about how easy time is to do and crawl back up your momma’s ass where you belong.
When this iPod killer punk gets to prison, he’ll be there for about a week, and he’ll be counting the dead kid as the lucky one. The suicide rate for young boys is kind of high. Unless they like being bitches. Like you, punk.
first of all, i’m not good enough to comment on retribution or justice cos i’ve done wrongs too…but to kill someone is just not the right thing to . Money, a desperation method to get hold of life?…..and to some posters encouraging tastless “jokes” about this murder should be shamed of urselfs….cos the bible says that forgive one who is a victim to atrocious things and if the victim is seriously willing to change with tears in his eyes, do forgive him too…..