Blog #8

Ronald Bellamy pleaded guilty to killing two brothers in 2010. He was sentenced to a minimum of 200 months and a maximum of 249 months in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of second degree murder in 2010. The victims were Lee Otis Vereen and his brother Jerome Williams. According to the district attorney's office, Bellamy and several others planned to rob Vereen of drugs and money, but during the robbery Vereen and Williams were killed. I just don't understand why people have to kill other people, especially for something as stupid as drugs and money. How do you explain to someone's family that their loved one has been murdered in a robbery for drugs and money? It's just ridiculous.

This article relates to United States government and politics because it deals with the judicial system and how they are handling the punishment for these crimes. Several of the others included in this crime have already been arrested and punished.

http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20131204/ARTICLES/131209882/1037/news?Title=Man-pleads-guilty-in-double-murder