The guy was on the stand, being belligerent, talking about how he told the guard "You ain't about this life! " and all of that.. acting all "hard." It doesn't surprise me he got the book thrown at him. When the sentence was handed down, all of the BG's family members (old women mainly) started in with the wailing, and the "Oh lord Jesus! Oh God!" crying.. Wher was all that when he killed someone for no good reason? Why scream because the BG got even less than he truly deserved? I don't get it. This is part of the problem with today's society. How did kids get like this? In part by being overly coddled by their parents while at the same time never having any limits enforced on them, or being taught right from wrong, or respect for human life.
The kid's mother said, "He shouldn't have gotten such a sentence! He shoulda maybe got a few years, but no more than that! It's not fair!"
How about if I stood up in court and shot your punk kid? How long would you want me to get sentecenced? Only a few months on good behavior? Would it be fair then, too?