West 89th St. Shooting

[4thQtrGlory]

6 shot, 5 dead....a few were kids ranging from 2 to 14. This world is absolutely fucking sick. I'm honestly thinking about not having children so they arent brought into suck a twisted world. How much worse can it get? Im afraid to ask. God Bless these families.

[Ziner]

Its probably not the time, but it sure is the place.

If this PoS wasnt let go by a joke of a justice system... twice... and served the max sentence then he wouldnt have been on the streets right now. How someone who has a previous manslaughter convictions gets arrested and charged with domestic violence with a gun and a child involved only gets another 5 years is pathetic. I'd make him serve those five and finish out the rest of his manslaughter conviction. But once again people feel bad for monsters and let them out. I dont care, let them rot in jail or hell, I could care less.

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2009/03 ... on_we.html

According to Cuyahoga County's online court records, he was sent to prison in 2002 after a domestic violence incident that involved a gun and children.

Crawford faced multiple charges and pleaded guilty to felonious assault, endangering children and other charges.

A judge sent him to Lorain Correctional Institution for at least five years.

If Crawford is guilty, this would not be the first time he has killed.

When he was 19, he shot and killed 22-year-old Joseph Smith in March 1995 in a dispute over a girlfriend. He pleaded guilty later that year to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to five to 25 years in prison.

"I didn't mean to take a life, but a life is took," Crawford said during his trial. "I apologize to the family [of Smith], but I did what I had to do."

It was not immediately clear Thursday night how many years of that sentence he served, but by March 3, 2002, he had returned to the streets and was again under arrest. This time he was charged with several crimes, including domestic violence with a firearm.

He pleaded guilty in August 2002 to felonious assault with a firearm, endangering children, having weapon while on parole, and failure to comply with an officer's order

[jfiling]

Damn. The only way this guy should have ever been let on the streets again is medicated with frequent check-ups by counselors. I don't even want to pretend to have any idea how to deal with people like this. There's a visceral vengeful part of me that wishes he would have just killed himself, because then nobody has to worry about how to deal with him.

[osucrazy18]

unbelieveable, there still looking for this POS

sometimes the world can just make you want to scream

[el67ko]

I work Corrections in a county jail just east of Cleveland. Our county is rural, but our jail is funded by taking the "overflow" from the Cleveland jail system. Out of approximately 150 inmates, 100-120 are from Cuyahoga County. The criminal histories on some of these guys are sickening...it makes you wonder how they have been out of prison/jail long enough to commit as many crimes as they have. The recidivism rate on these guys is horrendous, yet they keep getting set free due to overpopulation and soft judges. Every time something like this happens, where a repeat offender kills/rapes/steals again, you would hope eyes would open to the situation. But they don't. After having daily conversations with Cleveland's worst for the past four years I refuse to go to Cleveland except for sporting events. The stories are horrific, but to them it is a joke. It's sad but there is a portion of the population that just has no regards for other human life.

[Doc]

I work Corrections in a county jail just east of Cleveland. Our county is rural, but our jail is funded by taking the "overflow" from the Cleveland jail system. Out of approximately 150 inmates, 100-120 are from Cuyahoga County. The criminal histories on some of these guys are sickening...it makes you wonder how they have been out of prison/jail long enough to commit as many crimes as they have. The recidivism rate on these guys is horrendous, yet they keep getting set free due to overpopulation and soft judges. Every time something like this happens, where a repeat offender kills/rapes/steals again, you would hope eyes would open to the situation. But they don't. After having daily conversations with Cleveland's worst for the past four years I refuse to go to Cleveland except for sporting events. The stories are horrific, but to them it is a joke. It's sad but there is a portion of the population that just has no regards for other human life.

Agreed. I do background checks for people trying to get jobs. The criminal histories I see for people who are applying for these jobs makes me wonder why they aren't currently in jail.

And a lot of it is overcrowding. I mean, I can't really speak on other areas, but Chicago (Cook County) always seems like there are a lot of non convictions. Just seeing the final result, it really seems like they just don't have the time or the space to fully try all these criminals. Again, I could be wrong...just a guess though.

Unfortunately, it seems most crimes anymore get probation, even for repeat offenders. Fine, I understand the concept of probation...sometimes people make mistakes. But, a criminal "history", aka more than 1 major offense, shouldn't be greeted with probation.

But, again, that all stems from overcrowding. If there was more ability to confine these criminals, they'd be confined. I guess the judges know that, and try to roll the dice and hope probation/parole is the solution. I don't really see it getting better any time soon...worse probably. I mean, in 2+ months, there was the execution down on St. Clair, and then this...not to mention the lesser profile killings that I'm sure have happened.

It's scary out there.

[peeker643]

Damn. The only way this guy should have ever been let on the streets again is medicated with frequent check-ups by counselors. I don't even want to pretend to have any idea how to deal with people like this. There's a visceral vengeful part of me that wishes he would have just killed himself, because then nobody has to worry about how to deal with him.

Jesus J.

I gotta remember not to get on your bad side again. Your wish was His command I guess. You should still sleep easy tonight though. It ain't on you.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/06/ohi ... index.html

[OpusTPenguin]

Its probably not the time, but it sure is the place.

If this PoS wasnt let go by a joke of a justice system... twice... and served the max sentence then he wouldnt have been on the streets right now. How someone who has a previous manslaughter convictions gets arrested and charged with domestic violence with a gun and a child involved only gets another 5 years is pathetic. I'd make him serve those five and finish out the rest of his manslaughter conviction. But once again people feel bad for monsters and let them out. I dont care, let them rot in jail or hell, I could care less.

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2009/03 ... on_we.html

According to Cuyahoga County's online court records, he was sent to prison in 2002 after a domestic violence incident that involved a gun and children.

Crawford faced multiple charges and pleaded guilty to felonious assault, endangering children and other charges.

A judge sent him to Lorain Correctional Institution for at least five years.

If Crawford is guilty, this would not be the first time he has killed.

When he was 19, he shot and killed 22-year-old Joseph Smith in March 1995 in a dispute over a girlfriend. He pleaded guilty later that year to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to five to 25 years in prison.

"I didn't mean to take a life, but a life is took," Crawford said during his trial. "I apologize to the family [of Smith], but I did what I had to do."

It was not immediately clear Thursday night how many years of that sentence he served, but by March 3, 2002, he had returned to the streets and was again under arrest. This time he was charged with several crimes, including domestic violence with a firearm.

He pleaded guilty in August 2002 to felonious assault with a firearm, endangering children, having weapon while on parole, and failure to comply with an officer's order

from the PD:

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2009/03 ... elf_s.html

The guy's a thug, been a thug, died a thug but the article explains his time served for the two priors as an adult.

"Court records show that Crawford killed a man in a fight over a girlfriend in 1995, and fired a gun at his then-wife, while she was holding their child, in 2002, after she refused to accompany him on a birthday celebration.

Crawford served the full five-year sentence for firing a gun at his then-wife."

"in 1995, he was sitting with a girlfriend at her home when a former boyfriend forced his way inside the apartment. Joseph Santana Smith choked the woman and punched Crawford, who grabbed a gun and chased Smith, firing as he ran away. Five of the shots hit Smith, killing him, said Ryan Miday, spokesman for the county prosecutor."

The manslaughter charge came after someone broke in and attacked his girlfreind and him.

[TouchEmAllTime]

Why can't these mass shooters that end up taking their life after killing multiple people just kill themselves from the get go without taking others with them? I know this is like asking what is the meaning of life, but this seems to be how these cases always go down.

[rebelwithoutaclue]

Saw that nobody updated. If you hadn't heard, Davon Crawford was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head in a house about 3 miles from where the first shooting took place.


http://www.fox8.com/wjw-shooting-0305,0,2171143.story

[jfiling]

Damn. The only way this guy should have ever been let on the streets again is medicated with frequent check-ups by counselors. I don't even want to pretend to have any idea how to deal with people like this. There's a visceral vengeful part of me that wishes he would have just killed himself, because then nobody has to worry about how to deal with him.

Jesus J.

I gotta remember not to get on your bad side again. Your wish was His command I guess. You should still sleep easy tonight though. It ain't on you.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/06/ohi ... index.html

I'm only glad because it saves everyone a whole lot of pain. I wouldn't want to be a relative of those he killed watching him wind his way through the justice system for 20 years until he got the chair. He did it himself, which is just the best end to the whole mess.

[jb]

Its probably not the time, but it sure is the place.

If this PoS wasnt let go by a joke of a justice system... twice... and served the max sentence then he wouldnt have been on the streets right now. How someone who has a previous manslaughter convictions gets arrested and charged with domestic violence with a gun and a child involved only gets another 5 years is pathetic. I'd make him serve those five and finish out the rest of his manslaughter conviction. But once again people feel bad for monsters and let them out. I dont care, let them rot in jail or hell, I could care less.

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2009/03 ... on_we.html

According to Cuyahoga County's online court records, he was sent to prison in 2002 after a domestic violence incident that involved a gun and children.

Crawford faced multiple charges and pleaded guilty to felonious assault, endangering children and other charges.

A judge sent him to Lorain Correctional Institution for at least five years.

If Crawford is guilty, this would not be the first time he has killed.

When he was 19, he shot and killed 22-year-old Joseph Smith in March 1995 in a dispute over a girlfriend. He pleaded guilty later that year to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to five to 25 years in prison.

"I didn't mean to take a life, but a life is took," Crawford said during his trial. "I apologize to the family [of Smith], but I did what I had to do."

It was not immediately clear Thursday night how many years of that sentence he served, but by March 3, 2002, he had returned to the streets and was again under arrest. This time he was charged with several crimes, including domestic violence with a firearm.

He pleaded guilty in August 2002 to felonious assault with a firearm, endangering children, having weapon while on parole, and failure to comply with an officer's order

from the PD:

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2009/03 ... elf_s.html

The guy's a thug, been a thug, died a thug but the article explains his time served for the two priors as an adult.

"Court records show that Crawford killed a man in a fight over a girlfriend in 1995, and fired a gun at his then-wife, while she was holding their child, in 2002, after she refused to accompany him on a birthday celebration.

Crawford served the full five-year sentence for firing a gun at his then-wife."

"in 1995, he was sitting with a girlfriend at her home when a former boyfriend forced his way inside the apartment. Joseph Santana Smith choked the woman and punched Crawford, who grabbed a gun and chased Smith, firing as he ran away. Five of the shots hit Smith, killing him, said Ryan Miday, spokesman for the county prosecutor."

The manslaughter charge came after someone broke in and attacked his girlfreind and him.

Well, yer birthday is a special day that only comes once a year. Maybe his feelings were really hurt.

Let's face it, if this were a woman, she'd claim some psychiatric mumbo jumbo and walk.

Just sayin'.

[jb]

I work Corrections in a county jail just east of Cleveland. Our county is rural, but our jail is funded by taking the "overflow" from the Cleveland jail system. Out of approximately 150 inmates, 100-120 are from Cuyahoga County. The criminal histories on some of these guys are sickening...it makes you wonder how they have been out of prison/jail long enough to commit as many crimes as they have. The recidivism rate on these guys is horrendous, yet they keep getting set free due to overpopulation and soft judges. Every time something like this happens, where a repeat offender kills/rapes/steals again, you would hope eyes would open to the situation. But they don't. After having daily conversations with Cleveland's worst for the past four years I refuse to go to Cleveland except for sporting events. The stories are horrific, but to them it is a joke. It's sad but there is a portion of the population that just has no regards for other human life.

Agreed. I do background checks for people trying to get jobs. The criminal histories I see for people who are applying for these jobs makes me wonder why they aren't currently in jail.

And a lot of it is overcrowding. I mean, I can't really speak on other areas, but Chicago (Cook County) always seems like there are a lot of non convictions. Just seeing the final result, it really seems like they just don't have the time or the space to fully try all these criminals. Again, I could be wrong...just a guess though.

Unfortunately, it seems most crimes anymore get probation, even for repeat offenders. Fine, I understand the concept of probation...sometimes people make mistakes. But, a criminal "history", aka more than 1 major offense, shouldn't be greeted with probation.

But, again, that all stems from overcrowding. If there was more ability to confine these criminals, they'd be confined. I guess the judges know that, and try to roll the dice and hope probation/parole is the solution. I don't really see it getting better any time soon...worse probably. I mean, in 2+ months, there was the execution down on St. Clair, and then this...not to mention the lesser profile killings that I'm sure have happened.

It's scary out there.

You have to let the violent offenders out. If you didn't, you'd have all those dangerous entrepreneurs out selling their wares to all the users who also need to be locked up.

What, you want dangerous violent types in jail instead of drug offenders?

Simpleton.

[skatingtripods]

It's half over now, but A&E's Crime 360 is running the episode about this heinous crime.

It's on again at 3 a.m., but since most won't see this, I looked in the guide all the way up to Sept 7 on A&E and haven't seen it being on again.

[StewieG]

Thanks for the heads up. I'm recording the 3am showing.

[StewieG]

I watched the A&E thing just now. Horrifying. Just horrifying.

[skatingtripods]

I watched the A&E thing just now. Horrifying. Just horrifying.

No doubt.

Crime 360 is a good show, though. A lot of their episodes take place in Cleveland, Rochester, or Indianapolis.

[Cerebral_DownTime]

I watched the A&E thing just now. Horrifying. Just horrifying.

No doubt.

Crime 360 is a good show, though. A lot of their episodes take place in Cleveland, Rochester, or Indianapolis.

Yeah, that show and The First 48 are two of the best on TV.

[Ziner]

I watched the A&E thing just now. Horrifying. Just horrifying.

No doubt.

Crime 360 is a good show, though. A lot of their episodes take place in Cleveland, Rochester, or Indianapolis.

My only question is how exactly they have film crews ready to shoot this. Just watched it tonight as well. Really effed up

[skatingtripods]

My only question is how exactly they have film crews ready to shoot this. Just watched it tonight as well. Really effed up

They just have the crews on standby. They can shoot the shots of the city or the driving shots at anytime. Hell, they can even stage all the phone calls if they want. You almost never hear the person on the other end.