May 10, 2008
Harrowing Testimony from Slain Grad Student's Father
Yesterday, the father of the Columbia graduate student who died after running into traffic--while trying to flee a teen attacker--testified in Family Court yesterday.
A 14-year-old boy, Sheldon J., admitted to punching 24-year-old Minghui Yu on a traffic median near the Columbia campus; Yu ran into busy Broadway traffic and was fatally hit by a car. The Post reports that testimony from Yu's father, who traveled from China with his wife, moved the defendant and his mother to tears:
"It is the tradition of the Chinese people for their children to support their parents when they grow old," a crying Zhaofu Yu told Manhattan Family Court Judge Jane Pearl. "The only thing we will have is deepest sorrow surrounded by bittersweet memories. We have to face every day with the unspeakable grief of the total loss of joy in our lives."Yu added, "We thought public safety around the campus was good enough so we'd never have to worry about him."..."We are both in our 50s and Minghui Yu was our only child. All of his grandparents are in their 80s. For the sake of their health, they have not been told of the death of their grandchild," Yu said.
The father, unable to choke back his tears, said, "Even now, we can't believe what happened. Minghui Yu was our light, our future, our hope, our support. This has swept away our happiness...Our mutual suffering and anguish is indescribable...If it was not for the support of from our friends, family and those close to us...our lives would collapse."
Sheldon J., who was charged with second-degree manslaughter, has pleaded guilty.
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How about hanging them in public, burning their bodies, then placing their heads on pikes in the middle of some busy intersection? Maybe that will create a deterrent.
This story is so tragic. My thoughts are with Yu's parents... and grandparents.
Values hehe, I believe you are growing soft in your later years, how about something a little more violent?
What would the Chinese do in this case?
Meanwhile the kid who did this is lifting weights in the yard with his daddy up at Rikers,
A killer already at age 14?? In the black community, I guess this makes him a "prodigy."
Even if "Sheldon" gets out at 18, I am quite sure he will be back in prison a short time later. Once a thug....
Another reason to support congestion pricing and other programs that will limit automobiles in our public spaces.
This could have been a mugging, with Yu fleeing into a public plaza. It would have been a crime, but not a tragedy.
Sheldon J. provoked Yu's panic, but it was an automobile that ultimately killed Yu.
NYPD releases transcript of conversation leading up to Columbia grad student getting assaulted! Here's how it went down. Note that this is an early version, before they released the lil thug's name so in the transcript he is referred to as "Moolie #1":
Moolie #1: Yo Sing-Song, what you lookin at?
Minghui Yu (pronounced Ming Who You): Who me?
M1: Yeah you!
MY: My name is Ming Who You...
M1: Who am I? None of yo business!
MY: No, my name is Ming Who You.
M1 Yo I told you that ain't you business who I be. Who be you?
MY: I am You.
M1: Who?
MY: No, Who You. Ming Who You.
M1: Man I ain't playin - I ain't gonna tell you again Mister Ming Sing Song Ming Ching Chong...
MY: Why you speak so racist to Ming Who You?
M1: Okay that's it bitch, I warned you *SLAP*
MY: AHHHHHH! You attack You! Please someone help Who You...*SPLAT*
drewo-
that is such hippie garbage. You need to put blame where blame is due, on the attacker not the victim or the innocent motorist. Then maybe this city can get tougher on the scum that breeds in the housing projects that infect the city.
Some of you are animals. "In the black community, I guess this makes him a 'prodigy.'"
Please tell us, what is the "black community" and how did you come to such an insightful conclusion?
You see, I grew up around hundreds of black people that one might consider a community and not one of them glorified violence. In fact, they were hard-working people who believed in the American Dream, went to church on Sundays, paid their taxes, and kept their homes/property clean. They are not an anomaly; they are simply middle and working-class folks striving for a better life, much like many other Americans.
These same people have no love for thugs like the ones who chased that poor college student to his death. They also have no respect for the likes of Al Sharpton and others who trade on historical (and apparently, current) racism in order to maintain influence and gain the spotlight. They view him in the same vein as people like Pat Buchanan and Rush Limbaugh. These people taught their children how to conduct themselves and be good citizens. They taught them the importance of education and hard work. Most importantly, they taught them to take responsibility for their actions.
Of course, you'll never mention anyone like these people because they don't fit into your neatly-defined world view in which blacks are criminals, lazy, and entitled. The fact is that those elements exist - and exist in large visible numbers, but they do not and will not define the "black community." They are simply individuals who have chosen not to live by society's rules and are reaping the consequences. Yes, some are trapped in an unfortunate cycle of poverty-violence-crime-prison/death - and this is as much a failure of their homes as it is of many state-sponsored systems. It is as much a failure as the poverty and widespread meth addiction that exists in many rural areas of America.
It is not acceptable to define rural Americans who engage in outlaw behavior as "animals" who represent the "white community" anymore than your assertions. So please, stop with the bigoted rantings. It's tiresome.
With all the technology today can't someone put a chemical in the housing project's water supply to sterilize these people?
Jenspell, are you sure that is the official testimony? If so, it proves that little Moolie 1 is probably guilty as charged.
Snoopy, this is obviously meant to be a sick joke by Jenspellnogood. It's a rehashing of the familiar "Who's on First?" joke, except that it's not funny and the use of "Moolie" is despicable, since it's a racial slur.
"Sheldon could remain in prison until he turns 18."
Anna, I didn't grow up around White or Black people. Actually I grew up around Asians more than anything. And in New York, which is arguably less racist a city than other parts of America, I see at lot of the things in your post. There are black people here who are hard-working, law-abiding citizens, and who contribute a lot to their communities and neighborhoods. But I also see this ghetto mindset that exists in the minds of whites, blacks, and hispanics (notice I don't say asians), that is basically a mental prison, keeping whole communities from pursuing their full potential.
I see some truth in berniegoetz's comment that this young kid is just going to go to prison and see his father. Because honestly, who else can he relate to other than black males in a similar situation?
Americans first have to get past this ghetto mindset, not just people IN the 'ghetto' but also the ppl outside the ghetto who perpetuate it with their racist, separatist attitudes. We have to spend less money on prisons and more money on education if we expect this cycle to end.
Agree with you dorchid. The "ghetto" mindset disgusts me and disturbs me. It is as if we are in a race to the bottom with the popularization of things like "pimp my ride" and other nonsense.
The fragmentation of American society though, is a long-standing trend that might not reverse itself. After all, this is a grand experiment in society that began with a separation of races and ethnic groups, including many who have successfully assimilated into the American "whole."
I am not sure if the romanticized notion of striving for a middle class existence (which in effect, is the American Dream) still holds sway over enough people for the society to be held together. It's as if we've retreated to new enclaves based on race, wealth, and religion. Perhaps this is nothing new - running hard to stand in place. Still, I hope that we are making real progress.
Long-winded, roundabout way of saying that I do agree that we need to spend more on education. At the same time, the cancerous attitudes and behaviors of different communities must be excoriated if we are to restore a common foundation for building a civil society. In that regard, I understand some of the comments here.
That's true dor, but its kind of hard to do that when the marketing machine glorifies the same ghetto stereotype that reinforces negativity towards the black community.
One of my offices is in a predominantly black area and like anna said above, 90 percent of the people around are just normal working folk. This is never what gets shown on the TV set though, its always the ghetto bangers.
We need to extol the virtues of more black role models, because they are indeed out there, they're just not 'sellable' to the general public, which is sad really.
I feel for the victim's parents, what a horrible loss.
blame the parents.
The left tail of the Bell Curve is wagging once again.
i think we need that water additive in the williamsburg supply as well. god help us.
i grew up in texas for 10 years of my life. You would think there would be much more racism there will all the kkk running around.
Ive lived in nyc more than 12 years now and everyday it suprises me how fucking racist ignorant black people(aka ghetto folk) are to asians. I cant count how many times ive have these racists encounters. Instead of banging heads with them something inside me just feels pity and all i can do is laugh at them for there ignorance and for fear of loosing my shirt and having to pay for there hospital bills.
There is no marketing machine gloriflying the ghetto stereotype in truth it comes right out of there mouth and actions.
Young black thug causes death of grad student with a bright future yet not a peep from Al Sharpton. Crack dealing thug dies and Al Sharpton wants to shut down the city. Unbelievable.
Why is it that chinks have no problem getting into the mainstream of America after being listed on the yellow scourge list at the turn of the nineteenth century and people of color just can't get it together?
Maybe Sheldon could be sent to China & rendered into
one of the bodies at South Street Seaport? We could use more diversity there. Little loss for the humankind & big gain for NY taxpayers.
nah man, he ran into traffic because he was a punk bitch getting attacked by a child, i doubt he was chased. theres millions of punks in this city and theres millions of predators looking for easy prey, why chase the chink when theres a billion gooks walking around columbia,
does that sting jen? nah im just kidding, am i a racist if i equally hate everyone?
i bet hes gonna have a rap record deal after he comes out of the pokey!
do they serve watermelon in prison.
i got a million of em...what a boring saturday, im going back outside, bye everyone.
people kill people shouldn't be allow to reproduce. sterilization laws should be pass.
Here's the deal: you want a check from the government to support your whoring ways? Your tubes get tied. End of fucking story. Those ghetto garbages need to just disappear, and the best way to disappear them is to never let them be born in the first place.
um. hes 24. how is he not able to protect
himself from 14 yr olds?
geez. what was the build of these two guys?
were they 6'1" 240lbs or something?
NYis? Are you going to start arguing with a bunch of worthless pieces of shit no matter how large they are two on one, or are you going to flee the situation? He chose to flee and unfortunately he was hit by an auto.
The fat fuck kid will probably be in and out of the prison system until he dies. He will never ever become a solid citizen mark my word. Kill him now and make his life better.
the system is screwed up. where criminals have more rights than citizens.
a citizen can't even carry a conceal weapon in nyc!!!