Bunch of savages in this town OR Party all the time

All over town people are talking about the story of four kids allegedly luring an innocent delivery man to his death.

Wyandotte County prosecutors allege the four teenagers ordered food from the restaurant and had it delivered to a vacant house, where Cui was ambushed and killed. The motive, according to prosecutors, was to pay admission to a party at the Armory and to buy marijuana and alcohol.

Investigators said that they found the rest of money, still covered in blood, in the pockets of one of the suspects when he was taken into custody the next day.

Clearly, this is a horrible tragedy not only because Chinese food went to waste but also because these kids are going to jail for a long time because no one taught them math.

I'm all about solutions on this humble web page so let me teach my readers and my city a valuable lesson:

Do not kill anyone for less than a hundred dollars.

Seriously, let it slide if it's a conflict that comes down to less than a C-note. Someone runs off with your lawnmower, forget about it because you'll feel really dumb when a prison psychologist tells you that you are spending your entire youth in a prison cell because of a broken down piece of machinery that sells for less than $25. Same thing goes for shoes, clothes, chains, rims, whatever. While the Star might blame the lack of civility as a reason for the increase in violent crime in the area, I think it could simply be the lack of basic math skills.

Delivery drivers carry very little cash on them. This should be obvious to even the most novice of criminals. Additionally, I found it disturbing that the parents of the alleged assailants left the courtroom crying. First of all, I was surprised to learn that the dirtbag kids weren't raised by wolves, secondly if your kid kills some poor defenseless delivery guy for pocket change . . . maybe that's a sign that your parenting skills weren't quite up to par and your tears are useless now because your negligence left some guy dead.

I wish I had something real to contribute to the discussion. I like the way the local news can't really run with the racial aspect of the story. 4 Black kids kill an Asian dude . . . everyone I know has at least given this fact some consideration. All over the city you can be sure that epithets, defense of the model minority and "I told you so's" are being proclaimed by the media watching public.

No matter. It seems that this senseless act is beyond savagery, below even the depths of animal scavengers . . . they rarely bother with chump change. However, killing the innocent and defenseless is an act that is all too human and it's just one of the growing number of stories behind the many murders in the area.