16-year-old boy sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing a man

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The age and rate at which one hear people committing crime these days makes one to think what this world is turning into. And when you hear what made them commit the crime, you'd actually wonder if the crime they committed really worth it - and what their end result after committing the crime.

Older folks keep saying the younger ones are the future of tomorrow but is that some young people don't actually dream of a big, bold and bright future?

16-year-old Brigham Yahir from Colorado, USA, is going to be locked away for the next 30 years of his life for fatally shooting a man while trying to steal an Xbox he wanted to buy from the man.

According to what I gathered, Yahir had arranged to purchase an Xbox gaming console for $250 from a 32-year-old man, Jacob Michael Clymer, and his wife, Melinda Hatcher, on Facebook, after previously bargaining to purchase it for $245.

But Jacob and his wife agreed to sell it to him for for $245 and then-15-year-old Yahir arrived at a pick-up location with a companion and shot Jacob fatally.

In October 2018, Yahir pleaded guilty to the murder Jacob Michael Clymer. He was charged as an adult with ''first degree murder and attempted aggravated murder with a deadly weapon.''  It was later changed to from first degree to second degree punishment.

I wouldn't know what got into his head to have killed a whole human being just because of he wanted a gaming platform. A 15-year-old for that matter!

I think this all boil down to the United States government that made it legal for young people to walk around the streets with a gun. It is really terrible!