Umthombo: Intando yeningi Manje
Owasinda kumdlwenguli owathola ukuvivinywa uhlanganyela nathi ukuze akhulume ngemva kokuba ijaji laseNew York libangele ulaka lwamazwe ngamazwe lapho linquma ukuthi akulungile ukuvalela indoda emhlasele. UChristopher Belter walivuma icala lokudlwengula nokunukubeza ngokocansi kanye namanye amantombazane amathathu aseminyakeni eyishumi nanhlanu eneminyaka engu-15 no-16 ubudala, kodwa uzogwema ukudonsa ejele, futhi esikhundleni salokho athole iminyaka engu-8 yokuhlolwa. UBelter umhlophe, futhi uvela emndenini odumile ohlala endaweni ecebile eduze neNiagara Falls. “Lesi sigwebo sitshela abadlwenguli ukuthi kulungile ukudlwengula futhi sitshele izisulu ukuthi asikho isidingo sokuphumela obala,” kusho uMara. Ummeli wakhe uSteven Cohen wenkampani yabameli i-HoganWillig uphawula ukuthi ummangalelwa ongeyena owelungu owavuma lawa macala "uzoboshwa nakanjani futhi ngokufanelekile."
AMY U-GOODMAN: Lokhu Intando yeningi Manje!, Democracynow.org, Umbiko Wempi Nokuthula. Ngingu-Amy Goodman noJuan González. Ngaphambi kokuthi siqhubeke, isexwayiso ezilalelini zethu: esigabeni sethu esilandelayo, sidingida udlame locansi, icala eliphazamisa kakhulu lapha eNew York elidonse ukugxekwa emhlabeni wonke ngemuva kokuba owesilisa elivumile icala lokudlwengula nokunukubeza ngokocansi amantombazane amane azogwema ijele. ngemuva kokuthola isigwebo esilula ngokungavamile sokuvivinywa.
UChris Belter, oseneminyaka engu-20 manje, uthole iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili ejele futhi akazange aboshwe ngemuva kokuvuma icala lokuzama ukuhlukumeza ngokocansi, ukudlwengula okwesithathu kanye namacala amabili okuhlukumeza ngokocansi. Abasha abane uBelter abanukubeze ngokocansi emzini wakhe babeneminyaka engu-15 nengu-16 ubudala. UBelter, omhlophe futhi ovela emkhayeni odumile ohlala endaweni ecebile eduze neNiagara Falls. Isigwebo sokuqulwa kwamacala siqhamuke ngemuva kokuthi uBelter esolwa ngamacala abucayi kulokhu kuhlasela okune kodwa wavuma ukuvuma amacala amancane futhi ijaji langaphambili lamnikeza isigwebo sesikhashana seminyaka emibili yokuvivinywa, kanye nethuba lokugwetshwa njengecala. umaphuli-mthetho osemusha futhi agweme ukubhalisa njengeselelesi socansi, kodwa u-Belter wephule imigomo yaleso sivivinyo izikhathi eziningi futhi wagwetshwa njengomuntu omdala. Lona iJaji uMatthew Murphy ekhuluma ngaphambi kokuba ethule isigwebo sokuvivinywa kuChris Belter ngesonto eledlule eNiagara County.
IJAJI UMATHEWU UKUGONYA: Ngiphatheke kabuhlungu. Anginamahloni ukusho ukuthi empeleni ngathandazela ukuthi yisiphi isigwebo esifanele kuleli cala. Ngenxa yokuthi kwakukhona ubuhlungu obukhulu, kwakukhona umonakalo omkhulu, kwakukhona amacala amaningi enziwa kuleli cala.
AMY U-GOODMAN: Ephendula ekugwetshweni kwejaji u-Belter ukuthi angalokothi avalelwe ejele, omunye wabasindile owayesenkantolo utshele isiteshi sezindaba saseBuffalo. WKBW kwadingeka agijime ngokushesha endlini yokugezela ayolahla.
UMARA: Ngilahlekelwe. Ngisho ukuthi bengingalindele ukuthi ngibe nemizwa ngendlela engangizizwa ngayo kodwa ngavele ngaphuka umoya. Ngathi, ngangivevezela ukucasuka. Kwangicasula ukuthi lokhu kwakuyinketho.
AMY U-GOODMAN: Ukuze uthole okwengeziwe, sijoyinwa yilowo wesifazane osemusha onesibindi osanda kumuzwa kanye nommeli wakhe, uSteven Cohen nenkampani yabameli i-HoganWillig. UMara—sisebenzisa igama lakhe nje esicelweni sakhe sokuvikela ubumfihlo bakhe—ufakaze enkantolo mayelana nendlela uChristopher Belter amdlwengula ngayo eneminyaka engu-16 nje kuphela. Manje ukhuluma ngesinqumo seJaji uMurphy sokumgweba. Siyanamukela kini nobabili Intando yeningi Manje! Mara, sifuna ukuqala ngawe, futhi ngiyazi ukuthi lokhu kunzima. Unesibindi ngokumangalisayo ukukhuluma esidlangalaleni. Khuluma ngendlela osabela ngayo esigwebeni sokuvivinywa. Uphendule kanjani enkantolo?
UMARA: Ngadumala kakhulu lapho ngizwa igama elithi “probation.” Ngangilindele ngokugcwele ukuthi ngizongena kuleyo nkantolo futhi ngimbone ekhishwa eboshwe ukuze aye ejele. Ngaphoxeka kakhulu ngeJaji uMurphy kangangokuthi lathatha leso sinqumo.
AMY U-GOODMAN: Wenzeni?
UMARA: Ngaqala ukukhala. Kube sengathi izinyembezi ziqala ukugeleza. Ngangiqhaqhazela. Ngavele ngacasuka ngacasuka. Angikwazanga ngisho nokulawula imizwa yami futhi ngagula esiswini sami.
JUAN GONZÁLEZ: UMara, u-Belter uxolisile kuwena nakwezinye izisulu zakhe ezintathu enkantolo kodwa wena wathi impendulo yakhe izwakala njengerobhothi futhi sengathi othile wayeyibhalele yona. Imicabango yakho futhi mayelana nokuxolisa kwakhe?
UMARA: Nakanjani. Wayengasho lutho oluphuma emlonyeni wakhe. Wayenza okwakumlungele futhi ijaji lamlahla ngokuphelele.
AMY U-GOODMAN: Ukuze uqonde, wawuneminyaka engu-16 ubudala. Lokhu eminyakeni embalwa edlule. Wawuye kwaChristopher Belter ngoba wawungabangane nodadewabo futhi ulala ukuze uhambe naye eChicago ngakusasa?
UMARA: Kulungile, yebo.
AMY U-GOODMAN: Uqhathanise okwenzeka kuwe nemililo yequbula, imililo yehlathi eCalifornia. Ungakwazi yini ukuchaza?
UMARA: Yebo. Ngaphambi kokuthi uChristopher eze empilweni yami nangaphambi kokuthi enze lokhu kimi nakulawa amanye amantombazane, sasiyinqwaba yezihlahla eziluhlaza ngokukhanyayo. Futhi wasishisa. Usimoshile.
AMY U-GOODMAN: Ubuwazi yini amanye amantombazane?
UMARA: Ngenzile, yebo. Sahamba sonke esikoleni. Sonke sasingabangane nodadewabo.
JUAN GONZÁLEZ: Ngingathanda ukuletha ummeli wakho uSteve Cohen engxoxweni. Mnu. Cohen, impendulo yakho esigwebo sejaji? Futhi, ushilo ukuthi amacala uBelter awenzile ayemabi kakhulu kunalokho akuncenga. Lesi sivumelwano sesicelo sakhiwe kanjani?
STEVEN incazelo yesibongo I-COHEN: Isivumelwano sokunxeshezelwa sashaqisa lapho sinikezwa ekuqaleni. Ummeli wesifunda ngaleso sikhathi, uCaroline Wojtaszek, wenza izithembiso emantombazaneni ukuthi uma evumelana nalesi sivumelwano sokuncenga, ukuthi uChris Belter wayeyoba ngaphansi kwemingcele ayezoyiphula ngokuqinisekile, futhi bavuma. Ummeli wesifunda, uCaroline Wojtaszek, uthole la mantombazane ukuthi avume ukuvuma isicelo ngokuqonda ukuthi ayikho indlela yokuthi uChris angakwazi ukuhlala kude nomakhalekhukhwini nekhompyutha futhi aqhelelane namaphathi futhi azigcine evalelwe. endlini, bese eya ejele ngokwephula imigomo.
Hhayi-ke bavumelana ngakho, wephula imibandela yokuhlolwa kwangenzeka lutho. Bengithola izingcingo ezivela kuklayenti lami nakubazali balo nezinye izisulu nabazali bazo bethi, “Heyi, sisanda kumbona uChris Belter kule ndawo enza lokhu, lokhuya noma okunye. Wephula umthetho we-probation.” Ngakho-ke ngathumela incwadi ngo-August ka-2020 kumphathi wezokuhlolwa kanye nakummeli wesifunda, uCaroline Wojtaszek. Ngathi, “Buka, lokhu ukwephulwa kwemithetho. Nginezithombe-skrini zokuthengwa kwezidakamizwa asanda kuzibandakanya kukho. Kuyasolwa. Yilokho engakunikwa; ngikunikeza yona.” Akukho nokufona okukodwa. Ngenkathi isikhulu esivivinyayo sifakaza egameni laso ekugwetshweni lapha, kwakuphakathi kwezinto ezixakile engizibone eminyakeni yami engama-30 nangaphezulu yokusebenza kwezomthetho.
JUAN GONZÁLEZ: UMnu. Cohen, uthe ukube u-Belter wayengeyena ingane emhlophe ecebile evela emndenini ohloniphekile kanye nomndeni onethonya, ngabe usejele njengamanje. Ungakhuluma ngomndeni wakhe ngisho neqhaza labazali bakhe kwezinye zalezi zigameko?
STEVEN incazelo yesibongo I-COHEN: Abazali bakhe banelungelo elikhulu. Ubaba wakhe ungummeli ophumelele kakhulu. Uyise akahlali noChristopher. Lokhu kukumama uTricia Vacanti kanye nosingababa uGary Sullo kanye nomakhelwane uJessica Long. UChris Belter, Sr. akahlali endlini eseyaziwa ngokuthi yi-Lewiston Party House. Yindlu enkulu enezilinganiso ezihlaba umxhwele.
Ngingakutshela ukuthi usuzilolonge amashumi eminyaka, umMelika waseMelika, umSpanishi, umMelika waseMelika, ummangalelwa ongumSulumane owatholwa enecala noma wavuma lawa macala, wayezoba ejele ngokuphelele futhi ngokufanelekile. Umama kaChris Belter ungummeli, uTricia Vacanti. Ubaba ungummeli. Usingababa ungusomabhizinisi, usomabhizinisi ophumelele kakhulu. Kufanele ngikholwe ukuthi yilokho okubambe iqhaza kulokhu.
Ukuthola isikhulu senhlolokhono ukuba afakaze, ukuthi, “Yebo, wephule isikhathi sokuhlolwa kodwa asikukhuthazi ukuboshwa,” kuyangishaqisa. Umelaphi owacelwa ukuba ahlole uChris Belter, uchwepheshe, uDkt. David Heffler, owaziwayo njengochwepheshe kwezokuziphatha kobulili nokuziphatha kanye nokuhlenga, wethula ubufakazi—khona enkantolo evulekile, wathi, “Lo mlisa kungenzeka ukucasula.” Wabe esebuzwa, “Ingabe kumzuzisa kakhulu uChris Belter ukuya ejele?” Waphendula ngokwethembeka, “Uthanda uChris Belter? Cha. Cha, uChris Belter, ngemva kweminyaka eyishumi yokwelapha kanye nezidakamizwa ezinciphisa inkanuko, angase akwazi ukwelapheka.” Ijaji lalengisa isigqoko salo kulokho. Lokhu akufanele kube mayelana nalokho okuthakaselwa kakhulu uChris Belter. Kufanele kube mayelana nobulungiswa kwabahlukunyeziwe futhi okwesibili kuvikelwe umphakathi kumuntu uchwepheshe wenkantolo uDkt. Heffler athe angase amcasule futhi.
AMY U-GOODMAN: Ukuze kucace, unina nabanye babekwe icala, ingabe kunjalo, ekusizeni nasekunikezeni abanye abantu abasha izidakamizwa, utshwala? Futhi bawaphikile amacala kodwa bazoquliswa yini?
STEVEN incazelo yesibongo I-COHEN: Hhayi-ke, babekwe icala ngalokhu eminyakeni emibili edlule futhi kuze kube manje akukho okwenzekayo. Ngike ngakhuphukela eNkantolo yeDolobha laseLewiston ngiyobheka ukuqulwa kwamacala ukuze ngibone ukuthi akukho yini okuzokwenzeka ngalaba bantu futhi iyaqhubeka nokuhlehliswa nokuhlehliswa nokuhlehliswa. Babonakala bebalekela uhlelo lwezobulungiswa bobugebengu futhi.
JUAN GONZÁLEZ: Uyazana noJaji uMurphy. Ungakhuluma ngaye kanye nokusebenzisana kwakho naye noma abanye abameli oke waba nakho naye esikhathini esidlule emacaleni?
STEVEN incazelo yesibongo I-COHEN: Ngizothembeka kuwena: Ijaji uMurphy ubelokhu eyijaji elihle kakhulu. Ngike ngaphambi koMhlonishwa emacaleni obugebengu, emacaleni amademeshe, emacaleni okuhoxiswa kwezimvume zezibhamu futhi ubelokhu eyijaji elihle ukuba phambi kwalo. Wenza into efanele, ngokuvamile. Angazi ukuthi kwenzekeni lapha. Angikwazi ukukuqonda.
AMY U-GOODMAN: The Izindaba Zenyathi yayinengosi yokuhlela enamandla lapho babebuza khona, “Ingabe ukhona okhumbula noma yibaphi abamangalelwa abampofu abaNsundu ababephathwa ngomusa kangaka ngenxa yokuhlukunyezwa ngokocansi okulandelanayo?” Baqhubeka bathi, “Futhi akaqali uMurphy”—lelo yijaji—”wagoba uBelter. Ngasekuqaleni kwalo nyaka, lapho ecubungula ukuthi angasabela kanjani ekuphuleni kwakhe isikhathi sokuhlolwa kwangaphambilini, uMurphy wenqabela abezindaba ukuthi basebenzise igama likaBelter nakuba lase libikiwe kakade futhi lingatholakala kalula ekuseshweni kwe-inthanethi.” Uyini yena noBelter? UBelter uneminyaka engama-20.
STEVEN incazelo yesibongo I-COHEN: Angazi. Angikwazi ukukuqonda. Inkantolo bekuyigumbi lenkantolo elivuliwe futhi ngesikhathi ngikhuphuka ngiyocela okulotshiweyo, ngavinjelwa ekuqaleni ukuthi ngithole okulotshiwe. Ekugcineni ijaji langivumela ukuba ngithole umbhalo wokuqulwa kwamacala. Angazi. Kukhona okuthize ngaleli cala okudale ukuthi uMhlonishwa enze ngendlela ebengingakaze ngimazi ukuthi enze ngayo phambilini. Wayengummeli wesifunda omuhle iminyaka. UMatthew Murphy wayengummeli wesifunda osezingeni eliphezulu eNiagara County. Leli cala liyisimangaliso futhi liyintukuthelo.
AMY U-GOODMAN: Bengifuna ukubuyela emuva Izindaba Zenyathi kanye nalolo hlelo abalubhala begxeka isinqumo sejaji sokungagwebe lo mdlwenguli olandelanayo ejele. Bathe, “UMurphy akayena umahluleli wokuqala owazisa amathuba okuthembisa abadlwenguli abasha phezu kokuhlupheka kwezisulu zabo.” Mara, uthe ukholelwa ukuthi izwi lakho linamandla. Uthemba ukuthi uzobakhuthaza kanjani abanye abasha abasindile? Ingabe wena kanye nabanye besifazane abasebasha, abaphinde badlwengulwa futhi banukubezwa ngokocansi eneminyaka engu-15 kanye ne-16, senike namangalela uChristopher Belter nomndeni wakhe?
UMARA: Sine. Kunezisulu ezimbili ezinabo, kodwa hhayi sobane. Ngokuqondene nezwi lami, lokhu kwakungelona nje ukudumazeka kimi. Umphumela waleli cala waba ukudumala kwabahlukunyezwa ezweni lonke. Lokhu akusekho mayelana necala lika-Belter kuphela. Lokhu kumayelana nawo wonke ama-Christopher Belters ezweni lakithi kanye nazo zonke izisulu zabo. Kumele kube noguquko, ngale kwalokho kusiza ngani ukuthi izisulu ziphumele obala? Lesi sigwebo sitshela abadlwenguli ukuthi kulungile ukudlwengula futhi batshele izisulu ukuthi asikho isidingo sokuphumela obala.
AMY U-GOODMAN: Ngifuna ukunibonga nobabili ngokuba nathi. Mara, unesibindi esimangalisayo futhi siyabonga ngokukhuluma nathi namuhla. Sikhuluma noMara, owayesenkantolo ngesikhathi kukhishwa isigwebo sokungaboshwa. Ungosinde ekudlwengulweni. Futhi sijoyinwe ummeli wakhe uSteven M. Cohen, ummeli wamalungelo abantu nenkampani yabameli i-HoganWillig.
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