Not A Gang Member
On August 22 2007, 11 year old Rhys Jones was cycling home from football practice when someone shot him in the neck. Prime Minister Gordon Brown said at the time that “it was a heinous crime that shocked the whole of the country".
It was Rhys’ football coach, Tony Edge, 40, who broke the news to Rhys' mother, Melanie, before driving her to the scene at the Fir Tree public house. She held her son as his life ebbed away from him. I remember watching Melanie and Stephan Jones the day after they had lost their son making their televised plea for information and their numbness was still visible. I had an 11-year-old son at the time and I cried feeling their pain and anguish knowing the kille
r of their son was probably only a child too.
r of their son was probably only a child too.Witnesses and Arrests
The only witness at the time was a CCTV camera of a lad aged 13-15, height of 5ft 8 or so, riding a distinctive BMX bike wearing 
dark clothes. It was thought a stray bullet had hit Rhys when he was caught in gang warfare…….And that is still the belief but there is no evidence.
Yesterday 100 police officers raided homes in Croxteth and a total of 12 people were arrested in connection with Rhys’ death. A 16 year old, 17-year-old, 24-year-old and 25-year-old, all males, were held on suspicion of murder. A 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, attempting to pervert the course of justice and possession of a firearm and ammunition. A 49-year-old male and a 15-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and attempting to pervert the course of justice. Three women, aged 50, 54 and 21 and a 22-year-old man, were also arrested on suspicion of attempting to pervert the course of justice. Later in the morning another 17-year-old male was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
So maybe instead of arresting one person, they have decided to arrest everyone who is covering for the offender plus his gang member 'buddies'
dark clothes. It was thought a stray bullet had hit Rhys when he was caught in gang warfare…….And that is still the belief but there is no evidence.Yesterday 100 police officers raided homes in Croxteth and a total of 12 people were arrested in connection with Rhys’ death. A 16 year old, 17-year-old, 24-year-old and 25-year-old, all males, were held on suspicion of murder. A 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, attempting to pervert the course of justice and possession of a firearm and ammunition. A 49-year-old male and a 15-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and attempting to pervert the course of justice. Three women, aged 50, 54 and 21 and a 22-year-old man, were also arrested on suspicion of attempting to pervert the course of justice. Later in the morning another 17-year-old male was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
So maybe instead of arresting one person, they have decided to arrest everyone who is covering for the offender plus his gang member 'buddies'
Gangs
I’ve included a link to You Tube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp0oJ6HIolY
This particular clip does not show any violence but shows the cars, weapons, dogs and clothing of the Liverpool gangs. It is frightening sight and horrifying to believe that many children are indoctrinated into these gangs at younger ages all of the time. In fact these gangs use You Tube to bully each other and show off their latest weaponry.
This particular clip does not show any violence but shows the cars, weapons, dogs and clothing of the Liverpool gangs. It is frightening sight and horrifying to believe that many children are indoctrinated into these gangs at younger ages all of the time. In fact these gangs use You Tube to bully each other and show off their latest weaponry.Little Rhys Jones was a victim of crime and there are calls for guns to be banned but what good would that do? Makes no sense to drive things underground……..But educate kids now and empower them, give them confidence to know they can survive the big wide world on their own. Some of them don’t have any hope and so the only way they cope is to join gangs. They are scared and feel the gangs are there to protect them yet once they are part of them they have to do things to show they are part of that gang….I’m actually quite pleased I live in a nice part of my little world and don’t have to worry about such things.
"But aren’t I lucky!"
I hope that these arrests lead to something for the family of Rhys Jones. Witnesses MUST come forward and be willing to testify in court and not just say a name on the internet. It is easy to do that, anyone can!
Scouser1007; "Rys was hit by a stray bullet - it was not intentional, no one set out to kill Rys", "who da fuck is no one? It was Sean Mercer who killed Rys and everybody knows".
WELL SAY IT TO THE POLICE THEN!
Let’s see what happens today and if any charges are brought. Have links and pictures but will keep them under wraps and post the hooded BMX rider till charges are made which I hope they are.
"But aren’t I lucky!"
I hope that these arrests lead to something for the family of Rhys Jones. Witnesses MUST come forward and be willing to testify in court and not just say a name on the internet. It is easy to do that, anyone can!
Scouser1007; "Rys was hit by a stray bullet - it was not intentional, no one set out to kill Rys", "who da fuck is no one? It was Sean Mercer who killed Rys and everybody knows".
WELL SAY IT TO THE POLICE THEN!
Let’s see what happens today and if any charges are brought. Have links and pictures but will keep them under wraps and post the hooded BMX rider till charges are made which I hope they are.
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