Teen sentencing

your honor my name is Courtney clay and I'm Karen's cousin she's asked me to read this on her behalf true Jordan Michael CLE born July 26th 1998 murdered October 4th 2016 at 18 years old Jordan has no future Jordan can no longer choose to go to college Jordan can no longer choose to change Jordan

can no longer make a difference Jordan can no longer fall in love or have a family Jordan no longer has a future I've lost my only child my son my baby my friend more than that I've lost laughter and love I no longer have the hope of having grandchildren I've lost the enjoyment of

holidays and birthdays and of everyday life as a mother or any parent ages her child her children are there to care for her but now in my life I walk this journey alone I no longer have that luxury because that was carelessly and cruy taken from me I no longer get to see the

smile of my son when he walks through the door and brings me a frosty from Wendy's at the end of his shift the simple pride of a hardwork shift and bringing his mom something that just makes her happy songs we used to enjoy I can no longer listen to movie Nights we did together no longer exist I could

continue with all the loss I won't this year was supposed to be a year of celebration of senior pictures with prom and graduation and parties instead it was a nightmare a nightmare that no parent should ever endure on the nights I managed to sleep I wake up hearing my son scream for me to then have to

realize all over again night after night my son is dead gone taken for what why can you answer the question why why I have an answer your answer will never be good enough there will never be an answer good enough to satisfy why you shot my son why you thought that what you had should be yours why you felt