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1. 1 On October 24th, 2007, aj said:

   Unbelievable! First off, the reason so many mentally ill folk are in the streets is due to the lack of psychiatric facilities. Based on my memory, these facilities were shut down under the Reagan administration. These animals should get life in prison for killing another human being. If they’d been black you can guarantee they’d have gotten stiffer sentences.

2. 2 On October 24th, 2007, D. Yobachi Boswell said:

   AJ, it was gut wrenching from the first time I heard it on the local news last October.

   Despite them plea bargening, I think they got off light. Except for the actual act, they were caught on tape, plus witnesses. They had no way of getting out this, so the government could have gotten more time.

3. 3 On October 24th, 2007, Shelia said:

   How horrible. The depravity of society is going from worse to evil! It’s incredible that not only are race relations not evolving, but they are deevolving. And it’s sad to know that these are only the instances that we know about. It’s happening everywhere, we just don’t always hear about it.

4. 4 On October 24th, 2007, Texas_JAM said:

   Another one of those thugs who needed his a$$ kicked. He is just like the others who get a perverted kick out of taping themselves beating up a defenseless homeless person. These are sick people who seemed to get away with everything as youths up until someone gets killed. It’s good to see her parents forgave him. However, he will be in for a rude awakening in prison.

5. 5 On October 24th, 2007, old white guy said:

   I just do not even know what to say about Ms. Cole. A tragic loss that was so unnecessary.

   A prank, a dare, for kicks… this is sick but that is a gross understatement. I don’t know how her parents could forgive these cretins. I’m not sure they have the right to forgive.

   Destroying the homeless was just mean.

6. 6 On October 24th, 2007, leslie said:

   More heartbreak. Thanks for posting this, though. Tara Cole deserves to be remembered and honored and mourned.

7. 7 On October 25th, 2007, D. Yobachi Boswell said:

   Leslie - “Tara Cole deserves to be remembered and honored and mourned.”

   I agree.

8. 8 On October 27th, 2007, Steve said:

   I shot the YouTube video on your site and work as a Homeless Outreach Specialist here in Nashville. I’m in a unique position to perform the duties associated with this job because I spent the majority of my adult life either homeless or damned close to it, thanks to a vicious drug addiction to heroin and cocaine/crack cocaine.

   I’m currently involved in a number of major efforts around Nashville to improve relationships with the various sectors that must interact with the Homeless and encourage anyone who is disgusted with the treatment of the poor and unfortunate to speak out here, at stonesoupstation.blogspot.com, at thehomelessguy.wordpress.com/, at the Homelessness Commission meetings, and in the mainstream press through letters to the editor.

   Additionally, we are just about ready to go to print with a new newspaper here in Nashville. The Contributor is a street newspaper that we hope will become a source of educational and inspirational resources for both the Homeless and the general public as we attempt to share the very different perspectives associated with homelessness in Nashville. We are accepting submissions for articles, stories, photos, etc at www.thecontributor.com and anyone can submit a piece, but priority is given to those who are homeless or are formerly homeless.
   Thanks for getting another voice onto the streets!

9. 9 On October 27th, 2007, D. Yobachi Boswell said:

   Old white guy,

   Of course they have the right to forgive on their on behalf for the loss they suffered.

   Now nobody can forgive them on Tara’s behalf.

10. 10 On October 29th, 2007, LetMeTellYa said:

    I haven’t heard anything about this. The poem for Tara REALLY is a prediction of things to come. Other than the obvious depravity of the crime, the most disturbing thing is that they CHOSE to harass, bother, curse out, and eventually kill someone, instead of CHOOSING to take their money and car and go to endless places of entertainment: bars, clubs, movies, dinner, church, friend’s house, bowling, miniature golf, fishing, any damn thing other than what they CHOSE to do. Compared to the people they were harassing, they had LIMITLESS CHOICES.

    As far as the center feeding people who are homeless, being shut down, I find that ironic. In my town, we have a soup kitchen, ran by several churches with federal backing. Well, many, many, many times there is hardly anyone there; there may be up to 10 on “a good night”, yet they are allowed to continue. Tax breaks, maybe?

11. 11 On October 30th, 2007, D. Yobachi Boswell said:

    I don’t know what city you live in, but if it’s of any size; i think a lack of homeless turnout would probably be because of a lack of notification to the homeless of what they’re doing, and or inaccessibility. If the place where they ‘re providing the food is not near wear a lot of homeless congregate, then they can’t get there.

    What they did to Tara is just sick and demented. Killing someone just to get their jollies off; it’s a disturbing trend in our society. We really need some God up in here.

12. 12 On October 31st, 2007, LetMeTellYa said:

    Well, my town’s population is roughly 20,000. The soup kitchen is held nightly in a remedial school, which used to be a very good all-black school, on the “ghetto” side of town. Supposedly, it is held here because that’s where the need is greatest. It is only the “ghetto” side because it’s all black; there is very little crime, no gangs, half the homes are owned, and most of my classmates who lived there went on to college or found very good jobs.

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