Rot in jail pretty boy.

This kid wanted to make sure he made some extra dough to help cover any estate taxes he might need to pay down the road.

I just saw more video of this dude....he looks like a gay hustler with his wifebeater and skinny jeans. He's lucky he wasn't gay bashed.

He's the 1 man member of the Westchester Bloods branch

Ok, so how tough is this tweeb going to be when he is in the joint tossing salad?

I don't dispute this punk deserves some hard time. What I find goofy is the posters who keep on comparing him to 'Poor' black or Dominican or other so-called minority dude. Seriously, if it was a white dude with no connections and $ he would be treated just like any other dude with no connections and $. A black or other so-called minority with connections and $ would like-wise be better off than a white dude without them. It's class and socio-economics. A LOT of liberals and leftist like to play up the race aspect because truth be known most of them come from privileged, often upper middle class,connected families, and they don't want the negative rep of being a part of the establishment or ruling class...which they are. Like-wise, there are plenty of well-off and/or connected, 'Minority' dudes and chicks who do the same shit.

TweedleDumb and TweedleDumber.

I hope the media follows this case until his sentencing but I doubt they will it'll be a least two years before he gets sentenced after his paid lawyer keeps stalling the case. Since I'm sure he doesn't want to go to jail, if he's smart, he'll enroll in some school and claim to have a job and have completely turned his life around. He'll also get diagnosed with some mental illness and receive therapy and be "cured" by the time this case gets called. Conclusion, he'll plead it down to a misdemeanor get a slap on the wrist, especially since he used a rubber gun. This will be water under the bridge and he'll be able to live the life of a non-felon.

Meanwhile, a minority in the same predicament would not be able to make bail and would have to sit in jail until he either takes a guilty plea or goes to trial in a year. At which time he won't be able to claim that he turned his life around because he's been sitting in Rikers for the past year trying to survive, in fact his record might show that he was involved in a few fights just trying to protect himself. His legal aid will keep urging him to take whatever deal the court offers. Then they'll offer him 6-8 years of which he already served a year and a half or go to trial and risk being sent to prison for 25 years. At this point, even if he is innocent, we'd be a fool to gamble with his life like that and takes the plea. In a few years this minority will be released and although he'd like to turn his life around, he quickly realizes that felons can't find employment, especially in an economy like this. Chances are he'll be forced to fall back into a life of crime to survive. His life is finished.

That's the difference. Guys like this get a second chance, minorities don't. One mistake and it's over for a minority, he might as well bury himself. But a white person can claim it was just a "phase" and that they learned from the experience and moved on.

And I always marvel at the way the media covers these stories. It seems there's so much sympathy for these white kids. All these "he's TRYING to act like a thug" no motherfucker he IS a thug, he fucking robbing people. Just like the story about the kid on the eastside that nearly blew up the Starbucks, he was just acting out the part in a movie, the fucking kid created a fucking bomb I don't give a fuck what inspired him. I don't really give a fuck what his motivation is because I don't see the media bend over backwards to explain why minorities commit crimes, or why we should feel sorry for them. In fact I see the exact opposite. If this were a minority they'd be talking about how in the third grade he stole a #2 pencil. But somehow we need to feel sorry for this kid because he's just misguided and doesn't know any better. I personally find this kid more dangerous than most disadvantaged minorities who commit crime. It's not right but I can almost understand why a kid with no money, who can't find a job might be motivated to steal but a kid like this who has the money and opportunity to succeed and he's in Central Park robbing people? Are you kidding me? He's a sadistic fuck! This guy is a real threat because I'm sure if you gave most criminals the option of robbing people in Central Park or going away and partying at the University of Miami, all paid for by their parents, they'd run to Miami but this guy WANTS to commit crimes instead.

He wants to be a thug, I hope they grant his wishes and send him to jail so he can be a thug.

I hope Gothamist imposes a word count limit on your comments-you are a fucking bore

All race card, all the time, all John L's posts...

And by pointing out obvious inequities in our society you are trying to accomplish what...make yourself look sensitive to minority issues? I think the average joe walking down the street is already aware things like what you mentioned are happening. You seem to be spending a lot of time writing comments on gothamist, perhaps your energies would be better directed elsewhere?

I love how Giuliani's spoiled, entitled daughter gets caught shoplifting and it's a silly girl thing, then this turd commits armed robbery and he's acting like a "schmuck." We all know how different the language would be if either of them was some poor black or Dominican kid. This isn't a mistake or poor judgment or any of the other commonplace excuses people make for kids who should know better. They're criminals and should be treated like criminals.