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Murder at 11--Drug Dealer at 22, Nathaniel Abraham Falls Through the Cracks
by Michelle Says So | May 31, 2008 at 04:10 pm | 582 views | 5 comments | 19 recommendations
Sounds like that state government "rehabilitation" did this kid some real good. Hats off to the State of Michigan. Now we can pay more tax dollars to house him again for another 20 years.
I am of the strong belief that we have a very corrupt, overcrowded, underpaid, understaffed, under educated (staff) prison system.
Start at the root with the prison having accessibility and the individuals working there that WANT to help criminals reinvent and better themselves so they can live productively in society when they are released.
Especially in this case, a child! The entire goal of juvenile detection is rehabilitation!
(Note: This opinion does not apply to rapists or pedophiles.)
DETROIT - A man charged with murder at age 11 who spent the rest of his childhood in custody was arrested Friday on a drug charge after undercover officers allegedly caught him selling at a gas station, police said.
Nathaniel Abraham, 22, was picked up about 1 a.m. in his hometown of Pontiac and charged with possession with intent to deliver narcotics.
As a baby-faced sixth grader, Abraham shot and killed a stranger who was leaving a Pontiac convenience store. He was convicted of second-degree murder at age 13 in the slaying of Ronnie Greene and was released from juvenile custody in January 2007.
Police said Abraham was in possession of 254 pills they believe were Ecstasy.Plainclothes officers said they saw what they believe to be a hand-to-hand drug sale between Abraham and a person on a bicycle.
Abraham became the first young person charged with murder to be prosecuted under a 1997 Michigan law that allowed adult prosecutions of children of any age in a serious felony case. Abraham was convicted as an adult but sentenced as a juvenile.
Since his release, Abraham has taken college classes, spoken at churches and schools and recorded a rap album.
May 31, 2008 at 04:10 pm by Michelle Says So, 582 views, 5 comments
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at 16:16 on May 31st, 2008
Michelle Says So, this story is unbelievable. I liked the intro to your story.
at 16:30 on May 31st, 2008
Thank you! I'm known for my opinionated intros. :)
at 21:59 on May 31st, 2008
Michelle Says So, I like this story. It's good stuff. Wow! I had no idea. "serious felony at any age."
Your introduction left me wondering, "As opposed to what?"
at 22:45 on May 31st, 2008
Michelle Says So, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 15:36 on June 1st, 2008
Michelle Says So, I totally agree about the prison system. In this case rehabilitation does not equal low recidivism.