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A Group of mostly White, Suburban Phoenix Area Kids Charged with Murder

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by AzCatFan, Apr 3, 2024.

  1. AzCatFan

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    A group of teens that live in the E. Phoenix suburb of Gilbert, calling themselves the "Gilbert Goons" have been arrested on kidnapping and murder charges of a 15-year old from last Halloween. This group, of all white, upper middle/upper class kids have been beating the crap out of other kids for several months. But local police didn't take any action until someone finally died.

    What took so long for the police to finally arrest members of the group was parents and teachers, including a local high school football coach, were protecting the kids! The parents of the ringleader sent him away for a few weeks so he could hide in Show Low. Meanwhile, a 15-year kid who was just standing up for a friend is dead, and never coming back.

    While this story has been huge in Phoenix, and I live in Gilbert, I was wondering how much national attention this story has been getting. We hear about every crime committed by an undocumented immigrant, but do we hear about murders committed by white, suburban kids outside the area where they live?

    Personally, I think the lead kid being charged is a full psychopath with anger and drug issues. The rest of the kids just enjoyed following his lead, and Gilbert, especially East Gilbert has a lot of money, kids with a lot of time, and not much for teens to do.
     
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  2. sierragator

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    Throw the book at them.
     
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  3. BLING

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    Sounds like some more psycho parents (and teachers and coaches?) need to go to jail like those Michigan parents.

    The parents who “sent the kid away” to hide it would seem definitely aided and abetted in a coverup.
     
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  4. G8trGr8t

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  5. sierragator

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    Yep, accessories to murder. Charge them too.
     
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  6. Gator515151

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    I wondered how long it would take for the name Trump to show up in this thread. LOL it is funny how every thread eventually leads to Trump, usually like this one it takes less than a hour.
     
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  7. VAg8r1

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    Maybe Trump wouldn't have been mentioned were it not for his propensity to politicize crimes and especially murders when the alleged perpetrator happens to be an undocumented immigrant while ignoring almost all other crimes no matter how heinous.
     
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  8. GatorFanCF

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    Revolting- I told my kids if they ever did something stupid I would still love them and they would have to face the music. Adults in this case were part of the problem.
     
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  9. GolphinGator

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    You hear about a lot of crime committed by black people as well but seldom if ever does the news say what color they are. And I can promise you those of all color are protected from the law by their parents when they can. Not that any of it is okay, but it is not just white people like the original post seems to be pointing at. Illegals are different because they should not be here to have the opportunity to commit the crime.
     
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  10. AndyGator

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    First I heard of it.
     
  11. kygator

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    Yes, this is national news. Was just reading about it this morning. Lead thug of the gang sounds like a psychopath with parents who protect him from any consequences. Pretty sure I read that the coach was fired for still playing him after the murder (but before he was arrested).
     
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  12. G8tas

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    This is my first time hearing of this.
     
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  13. gatordavisl

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    I'm sure someone somewhere has heard of this murder. ;)
     
  14. flgator2

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    This is just sad; those thugs need to be punished to the fullest extent.
     
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  15. vegasfox

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    Thank God the perps were white
     
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    If the perps weren’t white, righty posters would’ve already made a thread crying about the mainstream media not covering this story. Anyway hopefully those murderous thugs rot in prison.
     
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  17. Gatoragman

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    I would ask what makes some of these murders blow up in the media as compared to others?
    I know several of you will post only ones that blow up are when it is a white person being killed by ..... But I don't think those are the only ones. Just curious for thoughts on why some make national media and get a lot of attention and others don't.
     
  18. Gator515151

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    Oh that is total bull crap....you know as well as I do his name would have shown up because that is what happens no matter what the subject is.
     
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  19. WESGATORS

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    Honestly, what does "white" have to do with it? Can you provide a reference to their identified races? You may very well be right, but two of the kids don't look "white," but doesn't mean they don't identify that way. If we're talking 5 of 7 kids are "white," how different is that from the general racial makeup of Arizona?

    EDIT: Dominic Turner is identified as "Black" and Treston Billey is identified as "American Indian or Alaskan Native" in the General Offense Report. Please correct the title or justify the race-baiting angle. @AzCatFan

    Go GATORS!
    ,WESGATORS
     
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  20. GatorJMDZ

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    In Florida the crime would be "accessory after the fact." In Arizona it is "Hindering prosecution in the first degree" if the underlying offense is murder and is punishable by 2-8 years in prison.
     
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