Was there any Justice for Josh Taylor? | Deadliest Kids | True Crime Central

18-year-old Josh Taylor was killed after a petty argument turned deadly. Josh's sister and father speak about the tragic events of that night.
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[@ashleymarija2765]

An off duty police officer did nothing just sat there and recorded on his phone? I’m sorry… WHAT!?!?

[@WellISaidIt]

He is an off duty policeman, not a super hero. I'm guessing if he was off duty he did not have any of his equipment like a baton or taser. What do you want him to do against a guy with a knife? hand to hand combat? The isn't a film.

[@Moodboard39]

​@@WellISaidIthe could've call 9/11 since he was a cop... Not just sit there u dimwit

[@anxiousbrusselsprout]

​@@WellISaidItthere is no such thing as an off duty police officer.

[@superfinal]

​@@WellISaidItoff duty or not he's a police officer..So if u off duty you just turn a blind eye where the crime unfold right before your eyes.. That sick! He could call out or shout hey I'm a police officer or anything that would just scare the teenagers off

[@WellISaidIt]

@@superfinal he did do something, he recorded it for evidence.

[@PeculiarK8Atelier]

The world we live in...an off duty police officer recording instead calming down the situation, taxi driver leaving the scene instead of getting out of the taxi and helping the boy, young people drinking, taking drugs, and slashing tires for "fun" instead of playing sports for example. Horrible behaviour everywhere. People could and should do better, but they choose not to.

[@hevchip741]

What that judge said was disgraceful, a boy lost his life, how can you trivialise that! Young lady, you are an absolute credit to your family, strong, held it together and spoke so well, bless you and I am so sorry for your loss.

[@DG-rb7bo]

One of the friends said “there is nothing for us to do no clubs nothing” while they sit at the football pitch and said there is a youth club up the road ?😅😂😂

[@kp4636]

This was MURDER. The family is correct. How sad.

[@elizabethmenegon8057]

Amazing lady his sister 💖 I wish her strength and somehow make sense to it and come out keeping the best of them both 💖

[@brandinelson2750]

Wow the sister not only had to identify his body but plan and do everything for his funeral?! Unreal

[@h2hcamey]

To the sister. Stay strong. Do not let this horrible experience damage your psyche. Your life will go on… you will never get over it But you will learn to live with it. It is possible to have a good life despite your loss of your brother. He will always be near to you! Keep him close.

[@andyvankerkhove6902]

going home, take a knife... go to look for somebody and stab him to death is... premeditated murder

[@laurenS94]

Why was the sister responsible for identifying him & planning the funeral and everything all by herself?? I understand the parents being in bits but that should not have been left on her to do. She was in just as much pain… and she is clearly still very closed off from this. Ugh I feel so bad for her.

[@Matilda-y]

Yes, it doesn’t make sense. Not easy to organise all of that as an adult. No one to help the parents do what they needed to??

[@beckyjo8745]

There was no justice here! That creep should be in prison for life NO PAROLE!! I believe anyone that murders another SHOULD be in prison for life!! Never get out!!

[@per_se_phone]

My heart aches for his dad

[@Maxy_9090]

The jury got this wrong, the evidence was there, This kid deliberately killed Josh, He BROUGHT knives with him,he stuck a knife into Josh's chest, what happens when you stick a knife into a breathing living person, They die or their life has been altered forever..This is an Unjustice for sure..My sincerest sympathies for Josh & his loved ones..His sister& dad break my heart💔

[@robyn874]

Very sad pointless crime. It was unfortunate that the Prosecution were unable to convince the Jury. The Sister to have to verify her brother & organise the funeral at such a young age has to be commended. What an amazing young woman. I hope her parents can pull themselves out of their grieving to support their daughter who has had to do too much. There is still much to live for in loving & supporting those that are still here.

[@floptime]

This wasn't no accident or self defense. Somehow I believe that they both had intended to cause eachother harm. It's truly sad

[@nanskiboutski243]

I love how the criminologist seems to blame cannabis instead of testosterone, alcohol and fragile male egos for what ensued 🙄

[@SapphirasMama]

I hope that in Josh's honor that something in that town changed. Some sort of club for young teen men doing some sort of work experience in their liked field. Yes ok he didn't do the right thing but that doesn't mean he had to die. These young men could be fixing cars, fixing farm equipment or something else.

[@gageplanz6465]

It's the generation where nowadays the youth are not obligated to do anything and they take full advantage of that. (Lazy). It's sad but they are the reason the world is the way it is now.

[@lizbrooks1953]

What an eloquent young Lady you are. You were honest re the flaws of Josh but acknowledged his numerous beautiful qualities & attributes.Gain strength from his friends, your family, Dad & Mum.😟

[@alaatabeeb7981]

Man it's terrible to live in UK, the father & sister talking about the situation like it's normal like any other night, they were drinking vodka and doing drugs, the sister is aware and everyone seems to know what's going on with these guys, then the victim, where is his mother, where are the killer parents, none of them were shown for a reason in this vide, I don't know why but I just can't even think of living in the UK as an adult, what if I was walking there by accident, they might attack me for no reason, what if they stabbed my car and i see them, what can I do, the police officer off duty is filming, he didn't try to call police, he didn't try to break the fight off, he didn't even try to arrest the gang, in my opinion, the west especially the UK & the US has created the criminals & the community they deserve, this is pay back & it's taking your civilization down.

[@ritawallace-reed7500]

My mother used to say to us, her children on advising us on child rearing; ' IF YOU DON'T MAKE THEM CRY WHEN THEY ARE YOUNG, YOU WILL CRY WHEN YOU ARE OLD' - SUCH TRUTH.

[@southernmom1506]

That boy should have been found guilty of murder. Those jurors must be blind and deaf. That off duty cop did nothing but watch and record. He could have and should have went outside and broke the fight up if nothing else. Even if he didnt know it would go that far as a cop he should have stepped in and broke up the disorderly kids yelling and about to fight. Also i really felt so bad for the daughter having to do what should have been done by the parents. I know they were torn up but so was she and she was only 17 or 18. No parent wants to go through that but i couldnt imagine putting something i couldnt handle as a fully grown adult off on my barely adult child.

[@ritawallace-reed7500]

Children who have everything they need and sometimes everything they want, don't seem to realize/ know how lucky/ how blessed they are. Children in most of our world are languishing in poverty.

[@frasseh]

8 years, maybe just 4. No more comments. It is sick!!!

[@hoppie8693]

Right, "produced a knife" and said "let's get him". Sounds like they were both pieces of crap and if they had "gotten him" the other one would be the one who got killed.

[@jlongino51823]

Off duty police just films that?! That was 100% murder. He should never get out.

[@Louisianaraised09]

What a coward cop off duty or not. To record it but not go out and break it up could've saved that boy's life

[@HorrorMetalMaestroRedrusty66]

Have to do what ya got to do, there's lots of movie's about it. 8 years for murder is typical for the UJK, they love their killers. Usually less than a tenner for a vicious kill, then turn them loose with a bit of biscuits and a pop. BUT, if Josh has any real "loved ones" with bollocks, when that PLANK Dylan got out after his easy Fiver, he'd get enough real justice that maybe Josh could RIP. JS

[@cathyprosser1050]

I feel so sad for Josh's lovely sister, Lucy, as well as his parents. But young guys with nothing more to do with their time, their energy, the skills they may have than to meet up in a football field and drink and do drugs every evening, there is going to be very serious problems. And further, by participating in acts of vandalism on totally innocent folks is going to lead to some form if eventual incarceration. It's all just terribly sad 😔 😢 because young people engaging in these behaviors are severely limiting their own futures and indeed risking their own lives.

[@Theresebonath6077]

He should have got life in prison and the police that recorded this without doing his job should lose his job discusting no respect for life

[@CandyCoated7779]

the fact is the human mind is not fully developed till about 25 so people especially teens make bad choices because they are not matured enough to rethink things before doing them. drugs alcohol and anger dont mix in a teen body because they are not capable of controled rational thinking .teens hormones rage their body is changing so the attitude is not right in thinking and they do things in the moment especially when not sober.

[@davidcorless5581]

ANOTHER SAD CASE OF THE COURTS AND THE JUDGE WITH THEIR HEADS UP THEIR ARSES , THAT GUY DILLEN WEST SHOULD HAVE BEEN SENT TO JAIL FOR THE REST OF HIS NATURAL LIFE.

[@user-fl2wn5zr5z]

the kids have never had a stern hand to control them nothing but delinquant children with no good parents

[@ashleyharris2883]

Why is it that the cctv shows him in a white sweater and jeans, and the street (tucking knife in shoe)/cell video show him in a track suit? That is confusing me.

[@ritawallace-reed7500]

If you love your brother who is drinking and using drugs, be honest with him, tell him the truth, to seek help and stop using drugs - THAT IS TRUE LOVE. Don't minimize his misbehavior.

[@Matilda-y]

I dont understand why the taxi driver drove off around the block when he saw the boy collapse behind his van.

[@nabaaalkhazraji7250]

If there is any definition to 1st degree murder it’s this one Idk what the jury were looking at tbh this is ridiculous

[@kenyan_pearl]

How does this ‘witness’ fix his face to say he drove around to come back? Because he’s minding his business?

[@Matilda-y]

Geez the acceptable lifestyle 😮 and they believe they have nothing better to do.

[@graceisamazing5493]

😢Born evil

[@marilynvallance]

Psychopaths are born, sociopaths are created by their environment.

[@Moodboard39]

We all born evil... 😮 Are u good person?

[@graceisamazing5493]

@@Moodboard39 no, we're not. We are sinners, but evil is a whole different level of sin. Evil is where sociopaths come from. These people are born soulless. You can see it in their eyes, even as babies. I'm a sinner, but not sociopathic. I have also been washed cleaned by the blood of Jesus. People like this person are demonic bloodline. Demons exist. Nephilim/watchers were (are) real. They bred with human women and defiled their bloodline by spawning offspring. That bloodline still exists today. The proof is in these murderers and their families.

[@ritawallace-reed7500]

We must raise our children properly before letting them out into society. We are to blame when we don't teach our children the right values of life, causing harm to the rest of society. Our children's misbehavior is a reflection on us, a reflection of our defient child-rearing duties. PLEASE LET US DO OUR JOBS AS PARENTS. WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE THE STRAIGHT EDGE FOR OUT CHILDREN.

[@user-fl2wn5zr5z]

THE JUDGES ARE WIMPS OVER THERE

[@braeutchen41]

These healthy young boys who are not in school.....need JOBS!!!! 10 HOUR PER DAY JOBS!.......🤨

[@spitfirestake54]

There must’ve been some real bad blood there. It just escalated way too quick and honestly, Josh was the initial aggressor. Shame all around

[@Moodboard39]

Rebel

[@redceltnet]

When it got to the point where it was revealed that they were slashing tyres... all sympathy for Josh Taylor vanished.

[@mariannejohannessen9751]

?🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

[@theresarasche3173]

My sympathy didn’t lessen, but there are many other things those boys could of been doing than drinking and slashing tires…that is just wrong plain and simple! Oh and marijuana and just getting up to no good 🤷‍♀️

[@WellISaidIt]

@@theresarasche3173 you forgot the coacaine which the sister thinks is not a big thing. My sympathy for his dad and sister remain but I'm less sad at his death. Sounds like he would have gone on to do more serious crime as he got older.

[@Moodboard39]

​@@WellISaidItyea, hanging with the wrong crowd. Or he was a rebel and family don't like to admit

[@antoniob.7440]

No one deserves to die, especially to be murdered. But I don't like that people aren't honest about their family/friend. These kids were thugs they were up to bullsh*t. Something bad was bound to happen.

[@vulVkhan]

A strong young lady.

[@samvue9219]

😅😅😅😅😅

[@michaelagrundler9250]

🙄 You really think it's funny someone lost his life? Mirror must be a very shamefull view for you 🤮 Pathetic!