Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Dead suspect's brother is sought in slaying

OK, I had actually promised myself that I wouldn't post anything more about this case until they found the gun, cell phone, and the kid in the grey and white striped hoodie who allegedly picked them up.  Yesterday, we found out that the mother of Kenneth Harding, the 19 year old man who died in the Bayview July 16 after a gun battle with SFPD, has hired John Burris as her attorney.  Read into that what you will.  Today, we find out that Kenneth's older brother Ondrell is now wanted in a beating death back up in Seattle last week.  The mom's assertions that Kenneth was simply a musician and that he was loving, caring, and giving and that he loved his family and his mother get an even bigger eye roll and a "whatever" from me than usual at this point.  Look lady, I'm never happy when a mom loses a son, but you've got to check in to reality here that you've raised two bad people, and the life they've been taught to live, whether by your example or lack thereof, is ultimately your responsibility as a mother.

Two kids wanted for murder: one still on the lam and the other dead after 'allegedly' (I put that in there simply because all the facts aren't in, no matter how much I believe it to be the case) trying to kill police officers.  I just can't believe there's a community who would want to put this family in the spotlight, rally behind them as examples of police brutality gone amok, and not feel the embarrassment of doing so.  Where are the community leaders calling this family on their bad behavior and standing up and using them as an example of the kind of people we DON'T want to see ourselves become? Don't glorify this family or their behavior, vilify it!

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