Phyllis Hyman Cherry
04-05-2008, 03:23 PM
Ill get a late for this.I knew of the story but 20/20 last night shed some new light on the case.Those boys didnt know they were being recorded when they called 9/11 from the car.The tape was introduced in court,and what was said by one of ciccaro's friends is "dont worry ill get that nigger for you".I do realize that they were very angry,we all have said things out of anger that we might not realize we are saying.Problem is it goes with the story of what the man who shot ciccaro and his son Aaron were saying,that they were coming up their driveway yelling this and they felt threatened.I dont know what to believe at this point,do i believe cicarro and his friends were racist probably long island seems to have a history of this.Do i believe they were gonna cause harm to aaron and his dad most likely.Did Aarons dad kill him by accident probably not.
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Black Man Who Shot White Teen in N.Y. Gets 2 to 4 Years in Prison
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
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RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — A black father was sentenced to two to four years in prison Wednesday for fatally shooting an intoxicated white teenager during a racially charged confrontation with two carloads of young people at the end of his driveway.
The parents of victim Daniel Cicciaro Jr., 17, were irate after learning that John White did not receive the maximum sentence of up to 15 years in prison.
White, 54, was convicted in December of second-degree manslaughter and a weapons charge.
"Let's see what happens when Aaron White gets shot!" the victim's father shouted afterward, referring to White's teenage son.
At least 18 officers kept order in the packed courtroom; several hundred people awaited the verdict in the hallway. Afterward, supporters, including sobbing teenage girls, gathered with the Cicciaro family outside the courthouse.
White was led away in handcuffs, but his attorneys planned to seek approval from a higher court to let him remain free pending appeal.
"I've always remained remorseful about this incident," White told the judge.
At the trial, the defense invoked the nation's violent racist past in arguing the shooting was justified, referring to the teenagers as a "lynch mob."
The defense said it perceived Cicciaro's remark outside court as a threat and demanded an immediate investigation. Prosecutors said they were considering referring the matter to police.
White, 54, testified that he was trying to protect his family on a hot August night in 2006 when he got his gun after a group of angry white teenagers turned up at his house late at night to fight his son. He claimed the weapon discharged accidentally, killing Cicciaro.
Cicciaro, who had a blood-alcohol reading above the legal limit for driving, was just 3 inches from the pistol when he was shot in the face, a medical examiner testified.
White said Aaron, 19, had wakened him around 11 p.m. to tell him he had been feuding with other teens after being asked to leave a party and a group of the teens was headed to their house in Miller Place, a predominantly white community on eastern Long Island.
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RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — A black father was sentenced to two to four years in prison Wednesday for fatally shooting an intoxicated white teenager during a racially charged confrontation with two carloads of young people at the end of his driveway.
The parents of victim Daniel Cicciaro Jr., 17, were irate after learning that John White did not receive the maximum sentence of up to 15 years in prison.
White, 54, was convicted in December of second-degree manslaughter and a weapons charge.
"Let's see what happens when Aaron White gets shot!" the victim's father shouted afterward, referring to White's teenage son.
At least 18 officers kept order in the packed courtroom; several hundred people awaited the verdict in the hallway. Afterward, supporters, including sobbing teenage girls, gathered with the Cicciaro family outside the courthouse.
White was led away in handcuffs, but his attorneys planned to seek approval from a higher court to let him remain free pending appeal.
"I've always remained remorseful about this incident," White told the judge.
At the trial, the defense invoked the nation's violent racist past in arguing the shooting was justified, referring to the teenagers as a "lynch mob."
The defense said it perceived Cicciaro's remark outside court as a threat and demanded an immediate investigation. Prosecutors said they were considering referring the matter to police.
White, 54, testified that he was trying to protect his family on a hot August night in 2006 when he got his gun after a group of angry white teenagers turned up at his house late at night to fight his son. He claimed the weapon discharged accidentally, killing Cicciaro.
Cicciaro, who had a blood-alcohol reading above the legal limit for driving, was just 3 inches from the pistol when he was shot in the face, a medical examiner testified.
White said Aaron, 19, had wakened him around 11 p.m. to tell him he had been feuding with other teens after being asked to leave a party and a group of the teens was headed to their house in Miller Place, a predominantly white community on eastern Long Island.
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