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When you’re a black kid in the hood, there’s no such thing as a stand your ground law to protect you. Unfortunately, for too many of these kids, it’s kill or be killed, since many of the bullies you confront at school are armed with the kinds of assault weapons that would put the Colorado shooter to shame.
What do you do when you are confronted with a situation where you may be shot and killed, and no one has helped you? Some think that this might describe the experience of Malcolm Jackson. Malcolm shot another teen, that’s for sure. But he claims that he was trying to avoid conflict and that the other guy came up on him. Was it clear homicide or self-defense? It appears that the jury already made that decision, sending him to prison for 25 years, even though he has no prior criminal record and is only 16 years old.
BlackBlueDog.com tells more:
On Tuesday, Malcolm Maghundi Jackson was sentenced to 306 months in prison. The teenager was convicted in connection with the June 19 shooting of Trequan Sykes, in Hennepin County Court, Minneapolis. Jackson entered a plea for second-degree intentional murder on June 25.
In court, Jackson shared that he had been on his way home from school when the shooting took place. In an effort to avoid conflict with a group of people he knew, Jackson took a different route home. One of the people he was avoiding was the late Sykes’ brother but even while trying to avoid them, he ran into Sykes in an alley.
Jackson shared that he and Sykes exchanged words and then he shot Sykes. Sykes died from the gun shots, which were both on his back.
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Bobbi
September 1, 2012 at 12:48 pm
But, he shot the young man in the back. That does not sound like self defense to me….. Or am I missing something?
Shirley
August 27, 2012 at 11:47 am
It’s a shame that the kids don’t know anything about a good old a*s whoopin’ – in the old days that’s how you kept the neighborhood, school, etc., bully up off you – you kicked his a*s – not shot him – too bad – TV, news, movies everything is geared tow ard the violence and then you lock up children – like that’s really going to help that young man – he’ll meet more angry men and become even more dangerous after his stay in prison. America is not about rehabilitation – it’s about prejudice, lies and propaganda – America needs help and Black ppl need to separate our children and train our children w/o the help of the Govt. Their laws are not for us.
tamlyn
August 20, 2012 at 10:07 am
This is sad for both boys. I hope he has an appeal in place. Seems harsh if it was self-defensive.
Kim
August 15, 2012 at 9:28 am
My son got a life sentence for not even being at the crime scene. HE wad in another state but the jury believed the LIARS! I can’t stand this nations justice systsem.
Deech
July 30, 2012 at 7:15 pm
I don’t care if he rots in jail.
he did the crime, now do the time!
Sick of ya’ll coddling black male criminals. Ugh!
rosemary davis
July 29, 2012 at 5:43 pm
My Question is since he was coming home from School why did he have a gun in the first place and did he have this gun on campus usually if you carry one you will use it sooner or later if the other person had no gun what would have been wrong with a fist to fist fight the best thing he could have got would have been a good old fashion b**t whipping but instead he’s off to prison so you live by sword and die by it in his case he’s locked up for 25 years.I don’t call shooting a person in the back a case of self defense period.
lacey
July 29, 2012 at 9:39 am
Shot in the back? Self evident, even to a BLIND MAN?
Derrick
July 29, 2012 at 11:29 am
If this is the case, then why do cracker pigs get away with killing Black men, when they shoot them in the back 5 or 6 times? Or shoot them when they’re unarmed? Or shoot them in the head because they had a cell phone in their hands? Or shoot unarmed Black senior citizens and kill them?
OR SHOOT AND KILL THEM JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE BLACK?
This was self-defense! The negro should’ve stayed away from Malcolm.
HUH?
FACE IT
July 29, 2012 at 4:39 am
PRIDE HAS CAUSED THIS YOUNG MAN TO SHOOT,AND IT HAS CAUSED
EVERY OTHER YOUNG MAN,OR SAY BLACKMEN TO GO TO PRISON,BUT ITS SO
STRANGE THAT WHEN THEY GO TO PRISON A LOT OF THE RULES ARE MINOR
TO FOLLOW,AND THEY FOLLOW THEM,AND WORK FOR PENNIES ON THE
DOLLAR. I JUST DONT UNDERSTAND IT.BLACKWOMEN,CHECK YOUR SONS AND
SEE DO HE THINK LIKE A JAIL BIRD. A JAILBIRD THINKS LIKE,IF HE KEEP LOOKING AT ME,IM GONNA DO SOMETHING,OR IF HE BUMP ME,IM GONNA DO SOMETHING,O IF HE TRY TO TALK TO MY GIRL TO MANY TIMES,I AM GONNA PUT HIM IN CHECK,OR IF HE CALL ME A BOY,CALL MY MAMA THE B WORD,THIS TYPE OF THINKING LEAD INTO GUNFIRE BECAUSE A LOT OF BLACKMEN DO NOT KNOW HOW TO COPE WITH THEIR ANGER.BLACK PEOPLE
CHECK YOUR SONS FOR ANGER ISSUES BECAUSE HE COULD BE A WALKING
TIME BOMB.YOU HAVE TO NOT ONLY PRETEST HIM FOR THE PROBLEM
THROUGH CREATING A SITUATION THAT SHOW WHAT LEVEL OF ANGER THAT
HE HAS,BUT YOU MUST BE PREPARED TO PROTECT YOURSELF.MY POINT IS
IF YOU CAN KEEP HIM HUMBLE UNSUPERVISED,HE CAN WALK AWAY FROM
TROUBLE BY DIFFUSSING THE SITUATION BY NOT ADDING FIRE TO FIRE.
TEACH YOUR SONS THAT IT IS OKAY TO LOOSE TO SOMEONE IN A ARGUMENT,OR FIGHT BECAUSE THEY ARE ACTUALLY WINNING THEIR LIVES.
REMEMBER TO TELL YOU SONS THAT THE BLACKMAN THAT THEY THINK THAT IS WEAK IS USUALLY THE BLACKMAN THAT IS GONNA TAKE THEM OUT.
BECAUSE MOST BLACKMEN DONT GO AROUND MESSING WITH A BLACKMAN
THAT HE PERCIEVES TO BE STRONG,BUT THE ONE THAT HE BELIEVES HE
CAN TAKE OUT WHICH CAUSEING SO MANY BLACKMEN LIVES IN PRISON,AND
THE GRAVE. A HUMBLE BLACKMAN WILL ALWAYS BE FREE,BUT A PRIDEFUL
BLACKMAN WILL SPEND MOST OF HIS YEARS IN PRISON.
FACE IT
July 29, 2012 at 4:09 am
THE CITY IS EQUALLY RESPOSIBLE UNDER THE EQUAL PROTECTION OF LAW
BECAUSE THEY HAVE FAILED TO TAKE GUNS OFF OF THE STREETS WHICH
DID NOT PROTECT THE TEEN. I BETCHA THE FAMILY DOES NOT KNOW THIS
AND THEY SHOULD BRING A WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT BECAUSE IT DID NOT
HAPPEN ON A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.THIS IS JUST MY OPINION.
Dante
July 29, 2012 at 1:54 am
I agree with Damajah, Malcom Jackson did shoot the victim with no self defence. If he had shot the kid in self defence, the two shots would have beeb in the chest not the f*****g back. Like why, what on earth was he thinking. I am getting sick and tired of hearing my people either getting shot and killed by police, killing each other over non sence, and getting locked up. This is getting redicolous. Ever since the Trayvon Martin Shooting , I just got fed up with white people, (although some people stated that Zimmerman was Hispanic) can get away easily with killing one of us black people, but if it was the other way around even if it was self defence, the police and court would say or think to themselves, here comes another black niger, lets lock him up. Like come on thepass is over lets think now in the present. Im a christian and God said that everybody is created equally. But to tell you all the truth, I just havent seen it yet. Society today is f****d up(excuse my language) but come on this needs to change.
tonya
July 29, 2012 at 1:50 am
Both parents are hurt ,i want take sides cause i wasnt there i am going to pray for both families.i just wish all this killing stop,i will say that, when white people do stuff they get away with it alot,its not rite, i just pray for the young man,i no both parents are very hurt.
Damajah
July 28, 2012 at 1:07 pm
I have no problem with this sentence, in fact, he should have gotten life. One more gun-toting thug off the street. The whole story sounds fishy to me. If Jackson was on his way home from school, that means he probably had the gun at school, which is a felony and grounds for permanent suspension from school. Second, the story never says if the other guy had a gun, or how Jackson chose this particular route to avoid trouble. Obviously, he picked the wrong route, accidently on purpose. Finally, he shot the guy TWICE, in the BACK. All of you morons who are somehow defending this animal need to read between the lines. The other guy was obviously unarmed, and trying to get away. You cannot claim self-defense when your alleged attacker is trying to get away, and you shoot him in the back…TWICE.
Oh Well...
July 28, 2012 at 12:55 pm
Um, where are the BLACK MALES who can come and help their precious male children?
See, black women are just so outdated and too much of a hassle to deal with, but let something happen to a black male, then ya’ll wanna rally the troops.
GTFOHWTBS
You will always have the few mammies that will jump for anything a black male says, however where are the MEN, since ya’ll wanna beat your chests all the d**n time.
Here ya go…
David W. Johnson Jr.
July 28, 2012 at 10:52 am
That’s All These Racist Piece Of Trash Want To See Is African Americans, Especially MEN And Males Go To Prisons Or Graves. This Mess Doesn’t Make Any Sense. These Racist Pieces Of c**p Judges And Prosecuters Need To Be Blown Away As Soon As They Walk Out Of The Court House For Treating AFrican Americans Like “n*****s.” Them Pieces Of Trash Is Nothing To Today’s KKK.
Candidate
July 28, 2012 at 9:08 am
Bullets in the back suggest the murdered teen was attempting to flee or de-escalate the situation. That is why Jackson got the sentence he did. No one can justify use of deadly force if/when there is an opportunity to walk away.
So weary of black folk getting themselves into situations where Law Enforcement gets the opportunity to lock them up. Whatever beef he had with the individuals he claims were bothering him should have been reported to cops when it began. At least in that way there would have been a record. Jackson should have sought out a TRO on the dude–and taken him/them to court.
Then if they violated the restraining order it would be clear and evident who was the aggressor. Not to mention why was Jackson carrying a gun in the first place? Just plumb dumb stupidity.
He volunteered himself for the free labor pool now growing at phenominal speed in the private prison system. Did it to himself.
Chris
July 28, 2012 at 5:39 pm
I would be inclined to agree with you, however considering the fact that there has been no history of criminal behavior would suggest one who was/is immature and not used to firing a gun.
What makes this interesting is the way he was shot in the back which would suggest that one was running away, however it does not say whether or not this was trying to de-escalate the situation or in response to pulling the gun out.
If this individual is in response receiving punishment for this apparent homicide, then it would seem only just that Zimmerman receive a similar sentence. This likely isn’t going to happen due to the criminal injustices that continue to perpetuate in this country.
chris chubb
July 28, 2012 at 2:25 am
I think that you should get all the edvidence before we assume that he is innocent or guilty. He could have very well have just pulled a gun out on someone that was bullying him and shot him to death while he ran away…I think when kids are the killers they should have an alternative to jail because when he gets out he will only know how to survive in jail and not the real world and will probably end up in jail again
Damajah
July 28, 2012 at 1:12 pm
Are you kidding me? Jackson SHOT an unarmed man TWICE in the BACK. What kind of bully runs away from his victim? I strongly suspect that Jackson initiated this confrontation, knowing that he had a gun and the advantage. I stand by my statement, that Jackson should have gotten life in prison. When he gets out in about 15 years, he’ll be around 31 and even more dangerous, having been schooled by professional criminals.
bennie
July 27, 2012 at 10:58 pm
where is prez Obama the NAACP the Urban League No where to be found too many young black youth and men are getting tyhe short ed of the stick with this system of injustice whte boyd don’t have the fear or the crime that black boys face this is sad
Frances
July 27, 2012 at 10:02 pm
so true.
Derrick
July 27, 2012 at 8:47 pm
Another Black man being incarcerated for trying to protect himself.
Yes, he may have shot the dude in the back, but don’t cracker cops shoot Black men in the BACK ALL THE TIME AND GET AWAY WITH IT? HUH?
The brother tried to avoid these thugs, but the dude followed him. Who’s to say that the other dude may have been shooting at Malcolm, while running away? WE WILL NEVER KNOW THE TRUTH.
Malcolm was STANDING HIS GROUND! Didn’t that caucasoid boy, zimmerboy, said he was ‘standing his ground’, although he killed Trayvon in cold blooded murder?
But, regardless, 25 years is too long for a teen without a record. Cracker pigs have long records of killing Black men and they are still on the force. Honkey boys steal and kill, but they are sent home to their mammy’s.
GIVE THE BROTHER 5 YEARS IN A JUVENILE FACILITY, AND RELEASE HIM!
IF MALCOLM WOULD’VE BEEN A CRACKER PIG, HE WOULD NOT BE IN JAIL!!!