lucas thompson on Wed, 18th Nov 2009 8:02 am 

randy thompson was my best friend in middle school and i havent seen him in around 2 years but i wish to contact him and ask him what the hell he was thinking!!! i dont know how to do that though… will someone help me? my email address is oby_1_kenobi@yahoo.com if anyone can help. my conversation will mean no harm in any way its just im completely shocked and dissapointed that somthing like this would happen. randy and i were known around the school as “the thompson brothers” even though we werent related. please if anyone can help than contact me.

anonymos on Thu, 19th Nov 2009 2:12 am 

i hope somebody out there will realize and understand and appreciate the difficulty in writing
about this particular subject.so just please hear me out about this one.i can promise you its worth your time.
its wrong that they are trying jae and randy as adults.they need to look into the full story because from what ive
heard they are only pointing out the bad things about these boys,they were both really caring guys.if you talk to
their close friends they can tell you diffrent then what the media has been saying about them.so what if they
wear black clothes? most teens nowadays do its just a phase..and randy eating an octopus leg has nothing to do with
murdeing so there was no reason to put that in the video thing.a lot of people eat seafood..
it botheres me that the boys are only 15 and 16 and they are trying them as adults.
they might be able to commit the same crimes an adult would but, do they understand what they did?
the judges and the jury need to keep in mind that teens dont think the same way adults do.
teenagers act mostly on impulse and they are designed to work that way until a certain age.
what are you suppost to do at the age when your wired to make mistakes?..because thats how you learn.
they also dont think about the concenquesces, studies have found that teens brains dont work
the same way as an adults brain does.thats why they have laws that say you cant drop out of school
until 16,drink at age 21 and you cant rent a car until your 25,they make these rules because they know kids under
18 havent fully developed.but in this court hearing they probably didnt think about that..or so i think.
teens should not be sent to jail no matter how bad the crime.also keep in mind that most teens that are sent to
jail will never come out being functional adults because they didnt get the right counseling or services.
if you put teens in adult jail they are treated really bad.teens are at a part in their life where they learn
from whats around them.they will learn unproductive skills.teens need to be nurtured and cared for in a
facilty that is designed for them..thats exactly why they made a juvenile center for them in the first place.
both jae williams and randy thomson have mental problems that makes them diffrent from any other 15 or
16 year old the jury needs to look into both their past.depression can take huge toll on someone.me having
depression,skitsofrenia,bulimia also being suicidal..i can see where both teen are comeing from.people like
us cant think straight we dont function like other teens.i can say i feel horrible about mike russell and
the way he died breaks my heart he wasnt suppost to go this way.i dont wanna belive that jae and randy killed
mike but if they did i feel both jae and randy should be punished but not as adults.they need to learn their
lesson but being punished by death is just taking it way to far then it should be.they need to be treated like
the teens they are..they are only teens they are still considerd as babies in some peoples eyes.they have or
had their whole life ahead of them.i belive that if they get the right help and or counseling they can be
released into the public without being a threat to anyone.it hurts me so bad to see two guys i care so much
about go through something like this.it just breaks my heart..people are saying that jae looks like he doesnt
care but knowing him the way i do im sure he feels bad deep inside..sometimes when youve been through a lot
all you can do is pretend, pretend that you dont care, because thats what society had done to most people
crying or feeling bad is considered weakness in their eys.hopefully this letter get to the judge and the jury
before they make their desisions on december seconed 2009.bacause if they give these kids a life sentance or a
death sentance then it proves we live in a cold cruel world where people dont really care and dont take the time
to tryto understand..enough said..

jake on Thu, 19th Nov 2009 1:12 pm 

they need to be punished severly i knew jae and he seeemed like some1 dat mould do that for pleasure he took a kids life

you on Thu, 19th Nov 2009 9:32 pm 

They deserve the death penalty. I don’t care if they seemed like “caring” or “nice” people, obviously they weren’t because murder is murder. These kinds of lowlifes have absolutely no right to live.

Alex on Sat, 21st Nov 2009 8:41 pm 

A “caring” person wouldnt of stabbed someone. so to hell with all the they were nice crap and that theyre teens they dont know what theyre doing and they shouldnt be tried as adults. They knew what was wrong from right, and im with everyone that say they need to be tried as adults.

K on Sun, 22nd Nov 2009 3:25 pm 

its an eye for an eye!!! You take a life you dont deserve to live. Those kids new what they were doing they went to that house to take a life.For the person who thinks they should be released some day your a cold person and probally have no children if you did you would understand better. Dont forget a child’s life is now gone because of their actions and they must pay to the fullest.Its not ok to do this what lession would be shown if they got off lightly??????????????

K on Sun, 22nd Nov 2009 6:28 pm 

TO: anonymos on Thu, 19th Nov 2009 2:12 am
I have to comment on your response. Do you go to church? Do you believe in killing? I think if you would like to make a response like that you should have the education to back it up and from what I have read you do not have the education. So……..let me school you… first, children at the age of 2 know the difference between right and wrong.
We are given a gift of passion and empathy toward people. Which I believe these kids do not have and are a total threat to our society. An example will be made out of these two and the terrible crime that they have committed. Society is no longer going to sit back and allow this behavior to continue. If these two killers had problems that is there parents issue and it should have been addressed before something like this happened.
Kids do not go out and kill people so you need to get that point out of your mind. They are not kids. They are maggots to society that need to spend the rest of their life dealing with that. Oh and by they way… YOUR heart breaks? Imagine how the family that has lost their son feels? Yeah, keep that thought in your head before you make your next comment.

KJ on Sun, 22nd Nov 2009 8:56 pm 

These two “boys” should be shown the same compassion and mercy that they had toward Michael. I don’t care how “sick” they were, or whether or not mommy and daddy slapped them around, they knew what they were doing when they viciously attacked another human being. To the person who doesn’t think they should be tried as adults, and thinks they shouldn’t be in jail… wait until you hear the facts before you talk about what they deserve. These two are sick, and sick in a way that cannot be treated. They are a danger to society and always will be. They should NEVER walk the streets again. Two sociopathic little monsters!

Anonymous on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 5:24 pm 

Don’t get me wrong as there are exeptions, but any teenager 13 and up who commits a violent crime to another individual deserves to be trialed as an adult. And of course, everyone is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.As a prosecuter, I would even go to the extent of determining if this act was premeditated murder. It seems as though the two accused had this planned. Their my space website promoted acts of cruelty. They befriended the victim and executed their deep rooted sadostic values depicted on their My Space. If you ask me, both should be given the death sentence,if convicted. The parent of the victim should also file a wrongful death suit against the parents of the teens. This is just my two cents….

Anonymous on Wed, 2nd Dec 2009 9:23 pm 

I must say I can see both sides to everyone’s opinion. I believe that yes these boys have commited a serious crime and should be punished for it, and must do there time. On the other side sometimes when they do time, it hardens them. So when they are released, if they ever do get out their minds are tainted with hatred, distrust and anger (bad combo). Yet some come out changed. I am a firm believer that Juvenile Hall or Jail are not always the answers to help these kids. Statics show for troubled teens it can just take one person to change there life around. I am also speaking from experience! It only took one person to save my life and change it around. I could of ended up just like these boys, but someone actually showed they truly cared. I’m not saying they shouldn’t do their time, but there is still hope for them in my eyes.

Laura on Thu, 3rd Dec 2009 1:02 pm 

yes murder is murder and both boys will have to pay the consequences for their actions. There is only one judge and that is God. Instead of spending energy and thought creating more negative tension let’s use it to reach out to ALL the families that have been affected by this tragedy. Instaed of distracting ourselves with hate and judgement pray for Jae and Randy. My heart goes out to the families of Michael, Jae, and Randy. I’m truely sorry for all your loses.

me on Fri, 4th Dec 2009 11:48 am 

TO: K adn the rest of you dummies
Your a idiot!!! have you ever heard of freedom of speech, or someone stating their own opinion.. Why don’t you school your self, because you sound stupid!!! What does church have to do with this?
What happened is HORRIBLE, no if’s and’s or buts!!! Do any of you KNOW the familys in this case? i did not think so… Everyone is so quick to judge randy and jae’s familys/parents..I did not know Jae so i cant say anytihng about him or his family.. but randy and his family on the other hand, i know!! They are GREAT people, and are in just much as shock as anyone else..Another thing..MYSPACE and all those website places can not be used to judge someones character, things that people say and do on there are not really who they are or what they REALLY think.. PSYCHOLOGY PEOPLE!!! Media blows everything out of proportion, you should know that!!! My heart goes out to the family of Michael!!! Also to the familys of Randy and Jae!!!

babii on Sat, 12th Dec 2009 2:33 pm 

i knew all three of them..
randy was dating my best friend at the time and jay best friends with her twin.
it hard to watch this because i new them all but i believe they should be as aduts or go get help at lest..they werent like was the new is putting them as but sill.

desirae on Mon, 28th Dec 2009 4:17 am 

i knew jae i havent seen him for like six years but i wish i could see him and ask what the %^$@ happend to the nice person i use to know

desirae again on Mon, 28th Dec 2009 4:27 am 

…and they werent lowlifes they just obviously didnt have parents to show them whats right and they werent all there if you get im saying and jae’s dad was never around and yes *&^% they are caring and nice what if your kid made a mistake like this you would fight for them right so shut the @#$% up because you obviously dont know them if your saying these things

blitzzz on Thu, 31st Dec 2009 6:39 pm 

both randy and jae were friends of mine. im really sorry about michael, dont get me wrong, but like desirae again said, they werent all there. yea, they did drugs, but a good chunk of teens these days do, so if your going to judge them, jdge an other good 25% of teens in America. people are calling jae satanic for that little bit he put on his myspace, but i think that would be pretty fun too, and im not a satanist. i see both sides of the argument, but i still love both of them with all my heart.

NoMercy4Killers on Thu, 7th Jan 2010 4:23 am 

To those of you who are standing up for you buddies Jae and Randy, and to the person who called other people idiots. I’d like you to stop for a moment and think about what we are actually talking about here. Yes, in this country we are innocent until proven guilty, but you must know that in order to be held without bail, charged as an adult, and tried for first degree murder, the prosecutor has had to be able to show good cause to the judge. This isn’t something that happens in ever case, it takes a lot of. I knew Mikey very well from the time he was born. While you friends of Jae and Randy are standing up for them, who was standing up for Mikey as his “friends” savagely attacked him. I would like you to please think about that before you start typing to defend them again, or start talking about their mental issues. A child was brutally murdered. Whatever issues Randy and Jae had are besides the point. People who kill other people, cannot be rehabilitated. You need to familiarize yourself with some facts. Back in the day they used to try to “treat” murderers in prison with therapy and medicine and then parole them. That’s how we end up with lots of parolees who get out and kill again. You may care about these guys, but they apparently have a side to them that you have been very lucky not to see. May they never get another chance to kill again.

Curious on Thu, 14th Jan 2010 10:04 pm 

So what happened to them in end? Are they in jail now? i have not heard anything about them lately

James on Fri, 15th Jan 2010 10:12 pm 

TO: “me”, you really are a moron…I also knew Randy and his family, they were all great people…with the exception of corey…but that dosn’t mean what Randy did was any less sadistic, twisted, or evil. He deserves whatever punishment the courts give him. I’m guessing you’re a teen as well, so that’s probably why you feel teens shouldn’t be incarserated. If all the teen rapists, murderers, and nut jobs were allowed to walk could you imagine what kind of a world we would live in? I love Randy like a brother, but he stabbed someone to death, and don’t give me that bs about he didn’t know any better. You probably know that killing another human being is wrong, and if you don’t you need some help. That being said, I would like you to look at this situation like a normal human being. I understand you being Randy’s friend makes you biased, but look at it through the eyes of an outsider. If you still can’t see how wrong Randy and Jae were, all I can say is…GO JUMP OFF A BRIDGE AND SPARE US YOUR ILLOGICAL OPINIONS.

Chelsey Thompson on Sat, 23rd Jan 2010 6:01 pm 

I am Randy Thompsons cousin, He actually was a very kind hearted & NICE KID! He was in the wrong place at the wrong time & i feel so bad for the family of michael russell. but these are two children & they DO NOT whatsoever deserve a death penalty. it was not right in any place to kill michael, but Randy is a great kid, i honestly believe he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.

annoyed on Sun, 24th Jan 2010 4:36 pm 

I think all you need to SHUT THE dUCK UP! its so annoying how your all so ducking quick to judge Randy & talk shit about Corey & the rest of the Thompson family, its ducked up. its just a regular family where something bad happened to them. its NO ONES place to stand & talk thit about it, espically when ALL the families of this situation are going threw alot. you all need to grow UP and shut your mouths, when no one knows shit about whats going on.

Corey Thompson on Mon, 25th Jan 2010 2:53 am 

If any of you motherduckers have a problem i am randys brother, email me at papa_smurf1133@yahoo.com so i can kick your ducking ass. Talking shit on a message board is cheap.