Church burglary/vandalism suspects (l-r) Denver Dickson, Jacob Nicholson and Jacob Wilson.
Barnesville teen among alleged church vandals arrested today
A Barnesville teen was among three men arrested today for a series of church burglary/vandalism incidents in Pike County last weekend.
BRING IT
It is my hope these young men learn, and the hard way is ok, that you dont do things like this. You effect the feelings of alot of people.
Now Big Daddy will have 3 new girlfriends to join him. Then bubba can have plenty of Big Daddy. lol!! Bubba let him have it!! All of it!! ha!!
However, the oldest individual there is 22, the youngest 19. Why should their lives be ruined over destruction of property. They did not hurt anyone and I strongly doubt they had any intentions or desires on harming anyone.
Teach them a fair and just lesson. But give them the opportunity to better themselves. Perhaps the choice to join the military instead of imprisonment.
Taking away years of their lives in prison is not going to help the community or help them make some thing of themselves so they can make the world a better place.
Your other statement; why should their lives be ruined? They should have thought of that before doing what they did. No one hurt? Once again, you've got to be kidding me! The reason crime is on the rise is because of the kind of thinking that people shouldn't be held accountable for their actions.
They should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law and if found guilty they should recieve the maximum allowable sentence.
What about the family members of the life long New Hope member, a World War 2 veteran, whose funeral had to moved because of this?
These were adults, not kids. At least one of them sat on the pews of New Hope when he was a KID. I guess he didn't pay attention to the sermons!
In eleven states, including Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, South Carolina, and Texas, a "juvenile" is legally defined as a person under seventeen.
Regardless of what anyone thinks, it is still up to those practicing law, judges, and possibly a jury to determine a crime and what a just sentence is.
Personally I think vandalism to a house of worship is a terrible action but I don't know all the circumstances. Neither do those posting. Most of what is being said is in response to the nature of the type of crime committed. Everyone knows, or should know that the three individuals are innocent until proven guilty.
Taken from: Law Encyclopedia: Vandalism
The intentional and malicious destruction of or damage to the property of another.
Vandalism is a malicious act and may reflect personal ill will, although the perpetrators need not know their victim to commit vandalism. The recklessness of the act imputes both intent and malice.
The penalties upon conviction may be a fine, a jail sentence, an order to pay for repairs or replacement, or all three. In addition, a person who commits vandalism may be sued in a civil tort action for damages so that the damaged property can be repaired or replaced.
Thank-you, Thank-you very much.
I agree with you....let them do 3 or 4 years in the military and I guarantee that will make a man out of them. They'll look back and be ashamed of what they did.
Crimes have been commited and the military shouldnt be a form of sentencing. If they want to volunarily enlist after the punishment is given to them so that they can become a better person potentially then what ever.
Trey wrote:
"I think 6 months and fixing the vandalism with hard labor plus an additional 100 hours of community service would be good for them."
I agree.
I respect the law and I also respect God. I am a Christian. And I agree fully to taking responsibility for your actions. I also believe in reforming people. I believe in taking whatever you have, no matter how bad or good, and making something better out of it instead of just leaving it alone.