4 older guys I grew up around in the neighborhood and looked after my brother and I were involved in an incident where a life was taken. Two of them did time for the killing (murder 2). Four convicted on different charges from the same incident, though only one did the killing (large knife). Two others participated in the beating and 1 didn't take part and actually tried to save the victim by stemming the blood pouring out of many stab wounds in an effort to save the kid. Stabbing was of an Iranian national attending BU who was with a buddy on the street during the Iran hostage crisis ('80, I think) and these local kids thought it their patriotic duty or something to teach these kids a lesson. Poor judgement all around, but in teenage years with a belly full of booze and your friends to impress, well, shyt can happen that will be regretted for a lifetime.
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/428655925/The other, a demented bastard who used to with his brother bully my brother and me, often using fire, set out with a plan to lure a gay guy into taking him for a ride one fine evening with the intent of robbing and killing him. He succeeded on both counts. Ended up with a murder 1 conviction at the age of 17.
https://www.wbur.org/news/2019/07/23/greg-diatchenko-parole-violation-hearingLast one was a man 1 who did 7 and change in the state pen for running down his ex GF's current lover with a sedan after beating him badly in a bar fight. He's the guy who I bought my black Kawi GPz 1000 from about ten years ago.
All white on white crime, BTW. Ah, the good old days...
