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On July 21, 1999 three of my friends were walking down a street when they saw a woman getting robbed. They ran in hopes to help the women recover her stolen items but as they captured her chain from the guy that stole it, the women refused to take it and turned around in fear. Soon after my three friends saw a group of men running down the street with bats, knives, and chains with fury in their eyes. Also in fear they (my friends) ran down a street and spotted a police car. Stopping the car was easy but the cops were cruel and ordered the three boys to get down with their hands on their head.
The DA (District Attorney) says that if Michael can't get his bail money by July 28, 1999 he will have to spend six months in jail until his next appearance in court. I've known Michael for three years and on that same night of the robbery Michael was sitting in my home celebrating one of our friends birthday. Michael has to pay the price for a crime that he did not commit. The worse part of what happened is that it looks like Michael would be spending a minimum of six months in jail surrounded by real criminals and killers. His brother has only collected 500 dollars to meet a sum of 3,500 due to Michael's age. The other two guys are also trying to gather up some money to help Mike. I will keep readers informed on any progress that happens as time goes on.
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Later
that night Central Booking was where these guys found themselves being
fingerprinted and questioned for a crime they did not commit. Spending
three days in several cells was not the way my friends were looking
foward to their weekend. Two of the three guys were able to find help
and bail money, a sum of 2,000 dollars each but the third "suspect"
found himself being bused off to Rikers Island. Michael, who is the
one that was shipped off has a problem finding bail money because his
mom moved to Florida and he is staying with his older brother in East
Harlem. 
