Saving Our Sons

2/12/2015

Social media has become an untamed beast to be reckoned. More and more, teens like Rashad Little are learning too late the lesson of a digital footprint. A former Lancaster High School senior, Little awaits his fate in a Georgia jail because of a social media connection and a bad decision.

But social media doesn't tell the whole story. It doesn't tell Ra'Shad's story. But you can. You can also contribute monetarily or both. Click here to donate money toward his legal fees and/or follow the instructions below:

Instructions: Ra'Shad Little has been wrongly accused of a crime that started on social media. If you know Ra'Shad and want to support, post your comments below explaining his character. If you did not know Ra'Shad, but want to help save the life of a fellow student, explain why all charges against him must be dropped.

Respond in no more than 10 sentences and no less than five. You must also reply to a classmate's post. You cannot post identical comments on different classmates' posts. Posting shallow comments such as "I agree" or "I disagree" will not earn you a passing grade. Make sure your posts address the reply that you are responding to.

Be sure to--

Be clear about your position
Provide specific support for your argument
Use rhetorical devices and other grammar elements
Write EPIC Content (Engaging, Powerful, Informative, Creative)

CAUTION!! Do NOT embarrass me, yourself, your class, the English department, the school or your parents with tasteless, meaningless comments. This is for a grade.

Due: February 13, 2015 11:59 p.m. CST

57 Comments

Karizma

2/13/2015 01:41:41 am

I met Rashad in Mr.Eyum Pre-Calculus class. He sat beside me in the back of the classroom and never said a word unless Eyum called on him, sometimes I would ask him for help on a class assignment and he had no problem at all helping me. I got to know him a lot more at work though. We both worked at Lancaster Movie Theatre (Cinemark 14). Rashad was a responsible young man when it came down to doing his duties at work. He had a stiff walk that would make you stare but anyone that knows Rashad knew that he was a gentleman, quiet, polite, helpful, generous, smart and intelligent.

Domenic Brown

2/13/2015 02:42:48 am

I agree, Rashad is a generous, smart, polite, helpful, quiet gentleman.

shanterika montgomery

2/13/2015 10:20:30 am

I agree with Domenic he was a quite gentleman, I have never heard anything negative about him

Davion Smith 3rd period

2/15/2015 08:58:38 am

I cannot agree nor will I disagree I never knew him and I know there's good in many people who deserves to live on the truth and not lies or accusations.

Aaron

2/20/2015 03:05:56 am

I don't know the guy, but I know that the situation is wrong. The charges against the kid should be dropped, because he hadn't committed a crime. What the young lady sent to him is her business and her fault. She was not held against her will at any moment.

Shundrekia Pippens

2/20/2015 11:31:31 am

I agree with Aaron. She shouldn't have sent the pictures to him if she didn't want them out. All Rashad was trying to do was get the girl to leave him alone and he never actually exposed her. He doesn't deserve to be in jail.

Domenic Brown

2/13/2015 02:40:20 am

I've known Rashad for a while now, a couple of years to be exact. Out of all the time I've known Rashad I do not have anything negative to say about him. Only talking when necessary, he's a funny and charismatic person once you get to know him.
Rashad rides the bus with me, to and from school, and every once in a while we'll sit together and talk, and he will try try to make me laugh about the most simplest things in life that you never pay attention to.

Karizma Chandler

2/13/2015 03:52:59 am

I feel the same as Domenic, there's nothing negative i have to say about Rashad❤️.

Marqueshia

2/13/2015 12:30:07 pm

I agree their is nothing negative to say

Dominique Fobbs

2/20/2015 01:55:29 am

I agree with Karizma, because I have never heard anything negative about him. Seems like a very chill kid.

Alexus Jones

2/13/2015 08:37:17 am

I've known Rashad awhile now myself. I can't remember the class we've had within these four years in high school but what I do remember being in a group with him. Rashad was a quite, efficient, smart, considerate when I needed help on something, and easygoing when things didn't go his way. Yet, he didn't let no one come in between his education due to lack of effort in the group. He was always the one the one to take over when no one could. He never lefted anyone behind if they couldn't finish their work. He might not have been the outspoken one but when it was time to present he made sure it was done and in full perfection.

shanterika montgomery

2/13/2015 10:18:37 am

I never knew Rashad personally , but when I seen him around school he always had a smile on his face. I could tell he was a good person by the way he smiled. By him getting arrested really changed the way I see things with social media. he shouldn't be punished over someone else's stupidity. the young lady should have been in some trouble as well as he was because she played a big part in it also.

Alexus Jones

2/13/2015 08:49:05 am

I agree, the little things you don't know about someone might surprises you. Rashad was known as a determined person. He was never known to be in any trouble and a negative person to be around so this tragedy doesn't fit his character as a person at all.

Dominique Fobbs

2/20/2015 01:57:51 am

I don't really know Rashad personally, but I know who he is. You know the kids who are bad and out of line and he is not any of that. I do not have anything negative to say about him. He seems like a positive kid.

Marqueshia

2/13/2015 12:29:11 pm

I never really knew Rashad but from everyone's comments he sounds like a very quite smart person. I personally feel that he shouldn't be punished for another persons actions. Its a personal choice to send nude pictures no one can force you to. She should be punished for sending them to him because for one It shows she has no self respect for herself. People send nudes everyday but are not the ones being punished for their actions instead the person who receives the photosis getting sentence years in prison. Rashad treated the young lady but it still doesn't cause for all the commotion. The girl should have just left him alone and went on about her life.

Angelica SIlas link

2/13/2015 01:16:58 pm

I agree. Plain and simple, when he decided to leave her alone she should have just accepted that because she was wrong in the first place. now it has escalated into a whole different circumstance. We are talking about years in prison because of a threat that didn't happen but she stays out of trouble although she actually did commit a crime. Totally Unfair.

Angelica Silas link

2/13/2015 01:11:26 pm

I didn't know Rashad Little very well. I had him in a few of my classes last year and he is very intelligent. His current situation is very disturbing firstly because he is a senior and cannot graduate. Secondly, he was wrongly convicted for trying to do better for himself. Rashad seems like he was a kind and generally down to earth person. The description of what the situation made him seem to the public is the total opposite of who he really is despite what the young lady made it seem. I hope everything works out for him because the situation is totally unfair.

Johnny Johnson.

2/13/2015 04:39:46 pm

I knew that Tiger. He wasn't anything like they're portraying him to be. He was always very polite and quiet. If he was ever unpolite, someone had to have pushed him over the edge. And took weeks to do that. Although he wasn't very social, he was alway the was the nice one to everybody

Samuel Nichols

2/19/2015 01:58:06 pm

I agree with johnny he was nice to everybody he met.

Davion Smith 3rd period

2/15/2015 09:11:30 am

I never knew of him at all shall I say but I do know that everyone has greatness deep within them. He nor shall any others be wrongly accused of any type of crime. We are all only human and make mistakes its in us all and cannot be hidden from, as I listened to Ms. D tell the story of his situation it was very clear to me that he isn't what he is being accused of. He found his self dealing with a person who only saw their self and obviously thoughtfully laid out options that included no one but themselve. He has a story to tell and EVERYONE should listen.

Keonta Runnesl

2/16/2015 12:57:56 am

I didnt know him but i dont feel that he should have been prosecuted for that. The girl was in the wrong and not him. She should have just left him alone when he asked her too. He was just talking with the wrong female over social media and she took it to far. He didnt deserve that he seems like a person who wouldnt do any harm.

La'Darius Wells 4th prd

2/18/2015 11:55:39 pm

I agree with Keonta that girl did take it to far but at the same Ra'shad was in the wrong to because he threaten someone on social media that was his only mistake. But other than that she was wrong and the judge had put him jail like that im probably sure that his record was clean and could have gave him probation or something else reasonable.

jamarie williams p5

2/20/2015 01:54:46 pm

I agree with wells the jury system is all messed up now a days. Its not about what you know but who you know

Taylor Dilworth

2/19/2015 12:25:24 pm

I Agree With Keonta. Even Though She Young The Girl Is The One In The Wrong And She Deserves All This Negativity. Rashad Should Be Able To Graduate With 2015 And Go To College And Do All The Great Things That Was Written For Him No Be In Jail For This Asinine Reason.

Hakkius Smith 4th

2/18/2015 03:54:07 pm

I met Ra'shad on the way to class one day my junior year while walking in the hall talking to another friend. As we were all walking, we talked about what we were planning on doing for the summer. We had a couple of laughs as we walked through the hall, and that's when i thought, "Aye he's cool". If you meet Ra'shad in person for the first time and take the time to get to know him, you will find out that he is Responsible, Respectful, and Humble. Most of the time he is often quiet. His personality reflects who he is on the inside, and if you pay close attention, you will see with your own eyes that he doesn't intend to harm, or disrespect anyone in anyway.

La'Darius Wells 4th prd

2/18/2015 11:51:46 pm

I knew Ra'shad I use to live by him and he was a cool dude he never did nothing to anyone. He was always a quite person he always did his work in class and he was in band he was a good young man. And for him to be in jail is terrible I couldn't believe it when I first heard about it. It had me thinking that this could happen to anybody and you really have to watch what you say on any kind of social media.

Daniel kirk

2/19/2015 12:23:28 am

I agree with Wells because he never did nothing to anyone, he never was in any fights , principal office or anything. And im very shocked to hear that his in jail right now.

Kenneth Atkins

2/19/2015 03:49:44 pm

I agree with La'Darius how is it when he was looking out for himself he have to pay for it.He kept to himself never started trouble and didn't get in trouble at school. This goes to show even after a year on a social media website they can pull anything back up so people have to think about what they say before putting online.

Daniel kirk

2/19/2015 12:19:58 am

I known Mr.Little since Middle school, me and Rashad use to ride the same bus. Rashad was a very responsible young man , he use to always take care of his business in class , always made A's and B's. Rashad was very smart and very quiet, that's why I can't believe that his in jail because of something that happened on social media . So this can happen to anybody so watch what u say in social media please.

Taylor Dilworth

2/19/2015 12:22:55 pm

I Never Actually Conversed With Rashad Little But I Do Know Of Him. Rashad Was Never One To Get Into Trouble Or Hang Out With The Wrong Crowd Or Even Try To Be Noticed. He Was Quiet And Very Intelligent. Rashad Was In Mrs. Linn Class When I Actually Had A Class With Him And We Was Reading That Play. I Never Actually Heard Him Speak Until He Read. He Is A Very Profound Student One Of Kind And Is Also Very Nice. I Just Hope That He Doesn't Go To Jail Because He Doesn't Deserve It . There Are More People That Deserve To Be In Jail But Arent. Rashad Little Doesnt Deserve That At All So Why Make Him Be In Place That He Doesn't Deserve To Be. Thats Not Right.

Samuel Nichols

2/19/2015 01:54:28 pm

I didn't know Rashad well also. What i do know is he was an educated, polite, quiet person. He didn't get in trouble in some classes i had with him in the past. When he did speak it was to answer a question or crack a joke here and there which was kinds funny. He was just mislead on social media which most kids today are. Hopefully he will get out soon and still have a bright future.

Kenneth Atkins

2/19/2015 03:43:42 pm

I didn't know Rashad but he sounds like a good person that came across a bad situation. But it's messed up how an A student was trying to get a girl who he never met to leave him alone. An when she wouldn't he just said something for her to leave him alone even though he had no intentions of really proceeding on them.

Courtney blair 2nd period

2/20/2015 02:00:43 am

I agree with Kenneth, because I didn't personally know him but I know from teachers and students he was a good kid, very smart, and he had no intentions like that. He's too much of a good kid.

Emmanuel Shabazz link

2/19/2015 11:56:52 pm

I met Re'shad my 10 grade year. Re'shad was a quite student that always did his work but he will speak up for himself when he have to. He would always listen to rock music and love doing work. He always showed respect to other people and himself. Re'shad is a smart student who doesn't deserve this.

gabriel walker 4th

2/20/2015 12:34:16 am

From what shabazz saying he doesn't deserve this a good kid 👶 like that shouldn't have bad things he needs prayers and help

Joe

2/20/2015 01:46:43 pm

I agree with shabazz because he was a quiet respectful person. He definitely does not deserve a punishment for one little thing he said that posed as a threat even though I know hex would never do that.

Jocabed

2/20/2015 04:13:35 pm

What Joe is saying is completely agreeable, Rashad's community and peers never saw him as a menace so deserves as much justice as the young lady is getting. She's not appointed for what she did and this is completely unacceptable.

gabriel walker 4th

2/20/2015 12:31:27 am

The charges should be dropped because she was the one sending the pictures he didn't even ask and plus they never met in person. She also sent them to his friend so she in the wrong and kept blowing his phone 📱 up I would have did the same thing

Brittany Frazier

2/20/2015 12:16:18 pm

I agree with Gabriel beacause even though Reshad posed as threat to the young girl he never sent any nudes to her. And why isn't she being convicted of anything ? She also sent nudes to a friend of Reshad's and that's getting over looked also. In my opinion if the court is serving "Justice" by convicting Reshad ; while their at it convict the girl with child pornography too.

reginald garner

3/28/2015 03:45:35 pm

i have nothing bad to say bout Rashad he had a good head on him . I feel like everyone makes mistakes in I think the charges should be dropped for the simple fact this young man really doesn't bother any one and will not be a threat to any one purposely

Courtney Blair 2nd period

2/20/2015 01:59:06 am

Rashad Little did not deserve to be accused for the crime, because he didn't want to be with her anymore. He had a good future ahead of him, he's a very smart guy and was very nice.

Destiny king 4th

2/20/2015 07:16:18 am

I agree with Courtney , some people deserve certain things and he is one person who don't deserve to be in jail

Destiny King 4th

2/20/2015 07:14:19 am

Ra'shad was a cool dude he never did nothing to anyone. He was always a quite person he always did his work in class and helped me when I needed help at times he was in band he was a nice young man. And for him to be in jail doesn't seem real I couldn't believe it when I heard it. It had me thinking . People really have to watch what they say on any kind of social media.

Shundrekia Pippens

2/20/2015 11:18:23 am

I never knew Rashad personally, but he seemed like a very intelligent and bashful person. I can tell that he was a great person from some of the comments. I also believe that the charges should be dropped because I don't think that he intentionally did anything wrong.

Brittany Frazier

2/20/2015 12:09:59 pm

I don't know Reshad but passing by him in the hall way, he didn't seem to be the type to harm anyone else in no way shape or form. He shouldn't be convicted of this crime because he simply made a statement, that posed as a threat but meant no harm by it. Justice will not be served if he is the only person being convicted. The "Victum" should be honest about the entire situation, I mean after all this is a young boy's life we are talking about.

Joe

2/20/2015 01:43:06 pm

I met Rashad freshman year of high school. He was quiet and to his self, more of a chill type if person. Since I've known him I've never knew him as a person who would commit such a crime. He was a smart person who had a goal and life and was heading to a successful future. The charges that was made should be dropped because I know that is not his personality and he would never do such a thing, always respectful and focused on the positives in life.

jamarie williams p5

2/20/2015 02:01:53 pm

I dont kno rashard personally, but i knew of him he was a quiet lil dude who never said nothing to nobody. And i feel like all people should be given a second chance in life. By letting one lil mistake deduct his whole future. Now he cant get a good job or even get to go to college because of a threat. People make threats everyday.Not saying what he did was right, But i kno he wouldnt choose failure when success is free

Kyshawna Thomas

2/20/2015 02:20:39 pm

I have in the little time that I have known Rashad I have seen only good things. He is truly a genuine and is a nice person. He was quiet, yet he always seemed to have sonething wise to say. He was as so smart and when he talked you knew what he was talking about. People make mistakes and he has made one. Whether it is true justice or not. Social media can either make it break you. He is a good person and would never hurt anyone intensionally. I hope he is ok and I pray that everything works out for the best.

Eric Sims

2/20/2015 02:38:06 pm

I actually met Rashad in elementary school. Intelligent, disciplined and has never been characterized as a troublemaker. He would actually be one of the first kids in my class to complete an assignment and always stayed on top of his grades. I feel that the punishment he is serving is not right because he didn't decide to do what he was accused of. All my years of knowing Rashad he has never been the type to harm anybody. Always looked out for his younger sister and had a goal in life and that was to take care of his mother and sister and make it far coming out of high school. This one mistake is holding him from completing his goal. It has also effected him because now after dealing with this situation he won't be able to provide for himself nor the two most important women in his life like he intentionally planned on doing...

Robert pride 2nd

2/27/2015 01:00:16 am

I agree with Eric because I never knew him to harm anybody either. He was never a troublemaker

Jocabed Cuevas

2/20/2015 04:00:16 pm

Personally, I've never known nor heard of Rashad until a couple of days ago , but as I read my classmates' comments I sure did get to learn much of him. He seems to be the dependable kind of guy, and by the looks of it, it doesn't seem he'd hurt a fly let alone a girl. By the looks of it, he was very studious and knew what he wanted in life until a simple irresponsible mistake took it all away. Neither one of their actions justify what has been done, but everyone deserves a second chance and Rashad should definitely get his.

Jasmin Mallory

2/20/2015 04:00:49 pm

I really didn't know him well at all, but.the situation is terrible he shouldn't be penalized for something he had no control over

Shannon simpson 2nd period

2/20/2015 05:01:44 pm

He didn't deserve what has happened to him he was a good kid Never wanted any problems he was a good guy with good intentions was quite and didn't mess with anyone...

kyra castle

2/22/2015 09:11:18 am

He didnt desevre whats happening to him now i had ms.lynns class with him he always help me with my work and we cracked a few jokes together i always told him he was going to be something big in life and it sadness me that he is going though this i pray everyday that he will over come this

Robert Pride 2nd

2/27/2015 12:59:07 am

When I met Rashad my freshmen year , I over looked him because he simply never said a word out of context. He was nice , quiet , and shy . He only spoke when the tether made him . He often helped me and other with assignments because we knew he was one of the smartest . I never knew Rashad to bother anyone and everyone respected him . They claims against Mr. Little surprised me because this seems out of character . I know rashad should be released because he wouldn't do anything like what they claim.

Rene Ronquillo

3/5/2015 01:36:17 am

I am friend of Rashad's family and learning about his through his grandmother, Dr. Green, it seems like Rashad has a bright future ahead of him; a model student, son and grandson!! Regardless of my affiliation with the family, after learning about the circumstances surrounding this incident, it seems that in our civilized society we should be well above incarcerating and criminalizing normal teenage behaviors and curiosities at the tender age of 16. Rather, its seems clear to me that in this case the kids AND the PARENTS should be brought together for the purpose of learning and rehabilitating to bring about change of mind, heart and behavior in these two families who have been affected. What good does it do any of us to end this young man's future at 16 when this is clearly an opportunity for a greater good to come about. The challenge is that this requires more work and thought than our punitive justice system is willing to put forth. These are kids and as long as they are kids we must take accountability for our role as parents and a society in their behaviors.

Bentley H link

11/23/2020 07:58:42 pm

Thankk you for writing this

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