Comments on: Family Seeks Justice In Boy’s Hit And Run Death; District Attorney Responds

By: TUMom

TUMom — Sat, 12 Mar 2016 20:13:04 +0000

Well said Anna!

By: AC

AC — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 14:53:16 +0000

@Dennis HE Wiggins:

I couldn’t agree more! Unfortunately there are some who have rushed to judgement and are demanding “justice” based primarily on emotion, impatience and conjecture instead of facts and due process. It may very well be that charges are warranted against the driver, but none of us know all the facts in this case. Even if the driver is arrested and charged by EBPD, the case STILL has to go before a grand jury per the 5th amendment to the US Constitution. The DA is right that trial by media in not a good idea, as evident in these comments.

By: Sidewalk sam

Sidewalk sam — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 13:40:15 +0000

Seems like the elected officials would see the need for sidewalks…Yes, the citizens can draw attention to the issue. Based on comments above…this street is covered with kids walking to and from school. Speed bumps? Deputy? Sidewalk? Where are the mayor, city council, sheriff…what say you elected “servants of the people?

By: john

john — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 12:39:16 +0000

I used to live in an area that had really nice sidewalks, and you know what, people still do not use them, they still walked in the middle of the street, to bring up sidewalks in the middle of this is simply ridiculous, to teach a pedestrian to stay out of the street is more profitable. You won’t get Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton down here because there is no big city money in it for them. As far as the major media goes all they would do is stir up strife and try to provoke a riot in the community, and lie like they always do. I pray that justice will prevail for this family and that they may find peace that only Jesus Christ can offer.

By: Rodney

Rodney — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 23:53:55 +0000

It is better to remain silent and thought a fool than to speak up and remove all doubt.

By: Dennis HE Wiggins

Dennis HE Wiggins — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 21:32:42 +0000

The justice system is a process that the overwhelming majority of the public has very little knowledge of. If Mr. Billy plans to present this to the Grand Jury, it is in the State’s – and the family’s – best interest to have every single piece of evidence and testimony possible. Law allows everything to be submitted to the Grand Jury – including evidence that may not be admissible when and if the matter comes to trial before the Petit Jury.

As I understand it, the driver is, as Mr. McCall stated, known. At this point it is not a matter of whether or not East Brewton PD and Mr. Billy’s office are doing their respective jobs. It is simply that in events like this, the departments generally want to take the time that is needed to decide the best charges to levy against the accused. (Remember, “innocent until proven guilty [and so adjudicated].”) There would be nothing worse than a sloppy investigation that led to charges that could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. That would mean the driver would never be held accountable.

While I understand how the family must feel, I also know how the justice system works. I ask you to please be a little patient and give them the time that is needed to serve the family – and the community – as they should be served. That time may be several more months, although we can all certainly hope and pray that it is not.

By: TLW

TLW — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 20:33:33 +0000

@AC, I know this family well and what they are looking for is just what they deserve, JUSTICE and not blood. The same thing any of us would want if this was our child. As far as the driver being a “child”. Once she got her drivers license and got behind the wheel of a car she had to be just as responsible as someone who is 20,30, 40, etc. I have a 16 year old who drives and we made it very clear the responsibility that she has when driving and what can happen if she isn’t responsible. The driver need to be held accountable. A child is DEAD. At least her parents can see and talk to her. She still has a future. Devon’s family has nothing. She took his future. @Jim, when you have experienced the lost of a child due to someone else’s negligence then you can tell the family how to feel. They have known who hit Devon since the day it happen and nothing was done. It doesn’t take the district attorney office nearly a month to talk to the family and let them know what is going on with Devon’s case. So you can miss me with that. JusticeforDevon but a fire under these people that needed to be lit.

By: Anna

Anna — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 20:17:29 +0000

A child driver or no child driver, another child was killed, never to return to his family. If it was an accident and that driver had nothing to hide, they would have stayed at the scene and if nothing else, turned themselves in. You can call it whatever you want, but that family needs justice. That child is probably a family friend of the someone in the “elite or well known”. You can find a drug house, but you can’t find a hit and run that occurred in daylight….Brewton police, please do your job!!!!

By: Just saying

Just saying — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 18:51:35 +0000

Some of this energy being exhausted by the family and supporters should be used to get sidewalks on Williamson street. Lest this happen again. There are simply too many kids walking down the street.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 18:06:14 +0000

No excuse for this. It doesn’t matter who it is or their age. To leave the scene is inexcusable. Had they stayed and tried to help I might could sympathize with them but to leave shows absolute disregard for the life of a human being.