Black New York Man Gets Time For Fatally Shooting White Teen In Racial Dispute
March 21st, 2008The Long Island, N.Y., shooting ignited racial animosity in this difficult case The Black man who shot to death a White teen who showed up at his door in the
middle of the night with an angry mob will spend the next two to four years in prison, a judge ruled Wednesday. John White, who was convicted in December of killing 17-year-old Daniel Cicciaro, testified that he had flashbacks of lynchings when the teen and his posse knocked on the door of his Long Island, N.Y., home demanding to see his son, who they said had disrespected a female friend. But Cicciaro’s family was outraged at what they said was a light sentence for a heinous crime. “Nice message it sends to society that as long as you’re Black and there’s a problem at the end of your driveway you can grab an illegal handgun and shoot someone in the face and get away with it,” an infuriated Daniel Cicciaro Sr. said after the sentencing. “Well let’s see what happens when Aaron White gets shot and see how the laws are,” Cicciaro said, referring to White’s teenage son. Read more at BET.com. Vengeance is not a proper basis for a penal sanction.” Was justice done in this case?
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It is unfortunate that this situation went down like that but why did that boy have to get shot in the face. That was intent to kill not just harm.
First of all, I dont think that White wanted to kill the boy just protecting his home. I thought that it was funny what the father said about the White’s sentence. To my knowledge, this is the first time a black man in a shooting has gotten this type of sentence—May God bless the Judge for the ruling. Give me a break with the race deal because if it was reverse it would have been the same thing or even less.
They ought to be ashamed for sending that black man to jail for protecting is son and family. If somebody come to my doorstep with that mess and I don’t care who they are or what race they are you best believe they gonna be duckin hot ones!
I don’t think Mr. White should have gotten any time, that’s straight bullsh–. If it would have been vice versa the whit man wouldn’t have gotten any time but that’s how america is white is always right. I hate it for the white kid but he should have thought about going to somebody’s house in the middle of the night,none of this would have never happened.
I do feel that the man was wrong for shooting and killing the young man. So he should have gotten sometime for killing the young man, but at the same time have come to his house in the middle of the night demanding that his son come outside to possible fight them because they felt that he had disrespected their female friend.Yes he should have gotten some time because when you kill some one the courts say that,that is murdered.
you know life is funny and we never know when it will change it’s course on us. no matter what we must remain as human as we possibly can during any endeavor we’re faced with. our ultimate challenge is to live according to ten commandments set forth by GOD, but who can judge when if we feel we are right that we are wrong. i know this situation was forced upon this man. he would have never shot this young man if they had not come to his home. they wouldn’t have come to his home if there wasn’t some other problem neede handling. my point is somethins so small as a few words can lead to the death of a human as well as the imprisonment of another. we are living revelations people do we not see it for ourselves……
a black man with no power at all
40 acres an a mule please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s a shame that man had to get 2 years. He was protecting his family and them c$#@#$*s came to his home. To me they got what they derserved!!!!
I think Justice was partly served, I think White should of received probation unless the article failed to mention prior convictions. If the shoes were on the other foot they probaly would of been found not guilty. Anyway, I think he was doing the right thing by protecting his family and property. Any time you step in anyones driveway dosen’t matter what color or race you are you can be of the same race to confront or harm someone then you should know the risk,On the other side which is you might lose the fight well in this case thats what happened I think his freinds should of also been charged for his murder because if it wasen’t for them participating then thier freind would be alive they are just as much responsible as White.I also disagree that this was racially motivated by White I think it was racially motivated by the white kids who came to his houes will America ever change or do black people have to die to be in peace!
i don’t thick he met to do it,n;t saying he don’t have to do his time,but i beleave that he don’t met to do it,if he can take it all back i thank he would do it
I’m with you Ms.Garcia 100 percent white people have been gettin away with murder for CENTURIES in this country so his father has all the nerve in the world. Unless he wants to be reminded of Amadou Diallo,Sean Bell,Malice Green,Yusef Hawkins,Robert Russ,Emmitt Till, and countless other young black males that have died at the hands of police or angry mobs. And someone needs to remind him of the many DECADES of the lynchings/barbecues/family picnics that used to be a staple in America and he has the gall to say BLACK people can get away with it?!! What bulls&&t!
I think that he was wrong. But why did he have a gun in the first place? Yes he has a rgiht to protecting his family, but also he killed somebody else family member. he had no right to kill that boy like that beause people say mean stuff all day, but thatdon’t give you a right to go out and kill? that a part of life.
I believe that he did what any parent would have done if a group of individuals came to harm your child. I believe that he did not intend for the gun to go off. In my opinion, I believe that the father of the victim should have charges pressed against him for communicating threats. This world is just unfair. I believe he may have should of called the police to his home, but at time like that your mind goes blank and your first instinct is to protect your family and your property at all cost.
So… if he had not killed the boy or answered the door then what? They claimed the mob was upset. So if the 17 year-old did harm to the family of property, then what? Would we then be reading a report on dead black boy or family. I am sorry that the 17 year-old died, but where was his parents when he was “mobbin” trying to pull a child out of a grown man’s house? If she was so disrespected then why didn’t the 17 year old & the young lady call the police?
Bye Bye Mr. B man!
WHERE IS THE FAIMLEY OF THE DIED BOY AND WHY WAS THERE CHILD OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT GOING TO SOME ONES HOUSE, EVEN AT AGE SEVENTEEN HE SHOULD BE MONTORE BY HIS MOTHER & FATHER, IF THERE IS ANYONE TO BLAME IT SHOULD BE THEM HOW DID
THEY RASE THERE SON TO DISRESPECT OTHERS. IF THEY HAVE TOUGHT HIM THE VALUE OF LIFE THEN HIS LIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN SAVED. BUT BE COUSE THE PARENTS
ETHER THEY DO NOT CARE WHO THERE SON HAD BECOME OR
THEY DID NOT TAKE THE TIME TO FINE OUT.
I don’t feel justice was really served because they came to his house in the middle of the night
distrubig his family and well being.they could
of come up with a more productive way to
resolve the situation.
we’ll the rooster has come home to roost….
hell naw it was not he need the life
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