Carter High Page #8

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- Let's ride, G.

Come in.

Hey, how you doing, son?

I'm all right.

I was, uh,

I was driving by

and I saw your truck, so, um,

I thought I'd stop by

and check on you.

Yeah, well, relax.

Hey.

You didn't stop by to apologize

for something, did you?

No, sir.

I guess you're

a little nervous

about going off to school.

Well...

You're gonna be okay.

You've made a good choice.

Sir?

You couldn't

stay here forever, son.

Listen.

You just remember

everything you learned.

And make room

to learn more.

And stay humble.

Stay humble inside.

Appreciate it, Coach.

And, uh,

by the way,

they say we're gonna have

a better team next year.

We'll see.

All right, you kids get

to bed, I'll get the story

Now, here's a little story

that needs to be heard

Word, word, word, Rick

Y'all tucked in...

Derric!

Gary!

Where laws were stern

and justice stood

And people were behavin'

like they ought to... good...

Hey, Derric, Gary!

Misled by another little boy,

and this is what he said

Me and you, Ty,

we gonna make some cash

Robbin' old folks

and makin' the dash

They did the job,

money came with ease

But one couldn't stop,

it's like he had a disease

He robbed another and another

and a sister and a brother...

Hey, hey, Coach?

Hmm?

I got it.

I got it.

Your defense is your offense.

Now, a good defense

leads to an easy offense,

which puts the offense

in a better position.

Mm-hmm.

It's, um,

it's a mindset, Coach.

"As a man thinketh in his heart,

so is he."

You can only defend

something that you

already possess.

So the more

the team believes

they're already champions,

they have already

won in their mind.

And now have something

to defend.

Hence,

defense wins championships.

Yeah.

Sirens sounded,

he seemed astounded

And before long,

the little boy got surrounded

He dropped his gun,

so went the glory

And this is the way

I have to end this story

He was only 17

in a madman's dream

The cops shot the kid,

I still hear him scream

This ain't funny,

so don't you dare laugh

Just another case

about the wrong path

Straight and narrow

or your soul gets cast

Good night, good night,

good night

Knock 'em out the box, Rick,

knock 'em out, Rick

Oh, boy, that Uncle Ricky

is really weird

Knock 'em out the box, Rick,

knock 'em out, Rick

I know, right,

what does he mean

Straight and narrow

or your soul gets cast?

I don't know, I think he be

crackin' up or something...

Driver's license and insurance.

Nah, man, I'm just trippin'.

Be advised, suspects are armed.

Stand by for description.

Hey, why don't you

do me a favor?

Will y'all sign this

for me, please?

- Absolutely, yes, sir.

- Yes, sir.

Suspects in the video store

are two black males

- about 17 or 18 years old. -You

got, you have a pen on you, sir?

Oh, sorry about that.

Here you go.

One is about six-two

or six-three...

Carter High School, State Champ!

Other suspect is stocky

and about five-nine...

Now, you're going

to Tennessee, right?

Yes, sir, the Vols.

Suspects are armed and...

And you're going to U of H?

Oh, yes, sir.

- All right, ah...

- Yes, sir.

The suspects were last seen

heading westbound...

Hey, I'll be looking

out for y'all, all right?

- I'm so proud of you.

- Thank you.

- And proud of the neighborhood.

- Yes, sir.

- Appreciate that, sir.

- We all proud of you.

Yes, sir.

Y'all have a good one, okay?

- Yes, sir, thanks.

- You, too.

Suspects were driving

an '87 or'88

candy-apple-red Corvette,

no plate at this time.

Man.

See, we can never

Oh

Stay strong

Stay

- Strong

- Stay strong

Oh...

Never

It's never you

- So if I am hurting

- Stay strong

Stay strong

We here, we in here

We salute, we salute

So hard, so hard

Oh, hard

We come

So far

Baby, the night's so cold...

This was gonna be the last one.

In a room so dark

And the light is so...

And they're both pregnant.

Edwards?

You made bail.

Believe me,

I'm not saying that the boys

are not guilty of something.

I just want to make sure

that you know

that these are not your typical

aggravated robberies.

Royce, I understand

that boys will be boys.

And you know

you're much better suited

to decide their fate

than some emotional jury.

The rule of law affects

not only those involved,

but those who observe.

Come on, Joe.

You know, we both

know the rules of law.

I just want to make sure that

if my request for probation

is nowhere close

to where you're leaning,

just give me an opportunity

to prepare my client.

That's all I'm asking you, Joe.

Fair enough.

If they ring this doorbell

one more time...

Do they not have

any consideration...?

I got it, baby, I got it.

I got it, I got it.

All right.

Coach James?

Have any of your players

told why...?

If you press my doorbell

one more time

and disturb my wife,

I promise you that will be the

last microphone you ever hold.

Today here in my courtroom,

you are nothing more than

a bunch of common criminals.

Criminals that went out

and pulled guns

on innocent,

hard-working citizens.

You terrified them.

You took their money.

And you did this because

it was simply an easier way

to obtain money

than to actually go out

and work for it.

And even though you never

shot or killed anyone,

as defendants before this court,

you communitively have committed

in the last six months

more armed robberies

than Bonnie and Clyde did

in their entire life.

When I call your name,

would you please stand?

Mr. Evans.

Son, when it comes

to violating the law,

it simply doesn't matter

that you can run a football

down the field.

And for the robberies

you committed,

I sentence you

to four 20-year terms

- in the State...

- What? No!

- in the State Department

of Corrections, -No! No!

All to be served concurrently!

Order in the courtroom!

Order in this courtroom!

That's too much!

I will have order.

- You don't do that!

- Order in the courtroom!

- No! That's my baby!

- Order in this courtroom.

No! That's not fair!

Order, please,

ladies and gentlemen.

- Order in the court.

- That is not justice,

to take our babies away!

Mr. Edwards,

would you stand, please?

For the robberies you have

committed, I sentence you

to three 16-year terms in the

State Department of Corrections,

all to be served concurrently.

You may be seated.

You may be seated.

Mr. Campbell...

Jessie, do you have a statement?

Do you have anything

that you can tell us?

Son, I believe

you have some serious

psychopathic tendencies,

and, frankly, you scare me.

And for that reason,

I am sentencing you

to four 25-year terms

in the State Department

of Corrections,

all to be served concurrently.

Be seated.

Mr. Allen,

for the robberies

you have committed,

I sentence you

to three 13-year terms

in the State Department

of Corrections,

to be served concurrently.

Be seated.

Mr. Williams.

For the robberies you committed,

I sentence you

to three 14-year terms...

in the State

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