But He's A Good Boy

From Las Vegas Channel 13 News:
Relatives of a 19 year old man found dead in a backyard in Summerlin, want to know why the man who shot him has not been charged.
17 year old Tavion Carter spoke out Thursday, on behalf of his devastated family. Carter said, "It's just crucial to find out that it's our brother. That he's gone."
Carter described his beloved brother, 19 year old Demarcus Carter as a good guy who liked to kid around. His older brother was found dead in the backyard of a home near Sahara and Hualapai on Tuesday. The resident shot and killed him claimed Carter was trying to break into the home. Tavion Carter told Action News, his brother did have a past.
"He got into some trouble."
http://www.ktnv.com/news/local/143910676.html
He got into some trouble:
From the LVRJ:  A teenager who was shot and killed by a Summerlin resident on Tuesday had a history of burglaries, according to police and court records.
Demarcus Carter, 19, was arrested in North Las Vegas in April and charged with 13 felony counts of burglary, grand larceny and possession of stolen property, court records show.
He was sentenced to three years probation in December but was arrested again in February after violating the terms of his probation, records show.
Las Vegas police sources said Thursday that Carter was associated with a gang, although details were not given.
Sources said Carter also had a lengthy juvenile record, but those crimes were not disclosed because he was a minor.
In the April burglary, Carter and another teenager were caught under North Las Vegas police surveillance breaking into a home and stealing valuables, including an $800 watch. Both men had been suspected in numerous break-ins in the area, according to an arrest report.
During the interview with police, Carter confessed to several other burglaries. In one instance, Carter told police he stole a class ring from a home and gave it to his mother.
When she asked where he got the ring, Carter told his mother, "I stole it from some little white boy," the report said. His mother, Vierla Johnson, pawned the ring for $800 and gave the cash to Carter and his friend, the report said. Carter traded his mother marijuana for the money.
http://www.lvrj.com/news/man-slain-in-summerlin-yard-had-burglary-record-gang-ties-143869966.html
Well, in a way I feel sorry for the dead thug.  When he has a mother who is involved in crime, the thug probably had no chance to lead a normal life.
But the family of the dead thug cannot see the forest for the trees.  The dead thug was only 19 years old and already had 13 felonies filed against him and more as juvenile.  In the community, he was not a good person, he was a thug and now, we don't have to worry about his DNA being in the gene pool.