Two days after his Madden's transfer, Burks was dead. On July 20th, approximately two hours before Burks' death, Madden had asked prison counselor Karen Prunick for a transfer to another cell.
@@jamesgreen2615 *Edit: His other ignorant comment got deleted so you lose context of my comment: Yeah "Boom"... boom is the last thing you're gonna hear when your dumbass gets shot by a cop because you think you're hard.* *You're a loser. Seriously.* *Be a man for once, instead of an immature little punk that idolizes criminal lowlifes.*
Whoa whoa whoa!! The prisons fault?? Yes partly but all of it??? No way!! He killed someone because he didn’t like the fact that he was gay!! Not all the prisons fault!!
@@AnthonydREDWAVE Yes it's entirely the prisons fault, the man voiced his concerns and they didn't care. The result is not shocking, prison is nothing like the "free" world, it's a dog eat dog place.
@@WilliamStewart1 no the hell it’s not all the prisons fault!! He killed someone for being gay!!! Helllooooo???!!! You can’t justify that 100% percent! He didn’t do anything to that man!! There is no excuse for killing a man who hasn’t done anything to you!! Once again, blame others!! It’s not his fault! He made me do it! I can tell your a typical far left liberal idiot!!
@@AnthonydREDWAVE Put your in his position or even a family member. If your dad had the same problem because someone was acting sexual with him in a gay manner and your dad warned and pleased the officers to be separated and nothing resulted obviously things will get worse. That man didn’t have respect for himself nor the cell mate, i bet if your dad killed him you’d agree and be saying the same thing as @Will S
bro come on, 100% accountable? he killed the man in cold blood. they had to put the dude somewhere, and it’s not like they consistently ignored his pleads to move, he killed the dude after TWO DAYS.
When my man says, “Move me, I don’t like rocking with gay people, especially in a cell!”, then move him!! Simple as that!! Could have 110% been avoided by the jail!!
His responsibility was to let the CO’s know he has a problem, and it’s their responsibility to determine how the situation should be resolved. They chose not to act so every employee he told should be charged with criminal negligence at the very least.
I think you're wrong your in prison for a reason you don't get to choose your accomodations but you absolutely don't have the right to murder someone because of there love preference this kid should get death penalty
No. If you’ve ever worked in a prison then you would know that just moving cells isn’t as easy as that. If you do it for one person twenty more want to do it next. This man killed another man, that is his fault. Don’t act like prisoners are so entitled to what they want because they are not. Prison isn’t a fun happy place where you asked to be moved and the CO’s just smile and comply. Y’all live in a fantasy land I swear.
A Prison is not a Hotel, you just cant ring Reception + ask for a better room with a sea view. Its a prison idiot...Dont do the crime, simple, I personally like Prisons to be Hell holes, designed to deter future criminals ending in prison.
@@chiefs5822 sometimes you don’t have a choice, sometimes shit happens in the heat of the moment, there is no don’t do the crime you won’t go to jail, I’m pretty sure me and you both know that
@@kevindc4961 the fact you think because you don’t commit a crime you won’t go to jail is crazy to me, especially for you to think that way in today’s day and age, it doesn’t make sense
@@kevindc4961 u like prison to be like hell when it’s supposed to help reform niggas but then wonder why shit like this happen; why it’s demons walkin around you fuckin goofy
@@TTDomiinator you wanna be forced to live with a bisexual? If they can’t work them in prison system then how is bunking individuals in a hostile situation a good idea? I’m open for discussion.
I was curious as to what Burks had been convicted of, found this: "Burks had been sentenced to prison in December 2016 for fleeing and eluding police and receiving stolen property, and was classified as level 4 security, according to the lawsuit." Allegedly other inmates and prison staff not only knew of Burks being gay, but also that Madden was homophobic, and both inmates requested to be separated. Dang...
Actually no! Once an inmate makes a request or complaint like that they are usually immediately separated. They respondingbofficer whom revived the request/complaint is duty bound by law to ask the inmate. Do you feel as though you are a danger to yourself and or others? If the officer did not do this then the prison is at fault. However that would be looked over and rendered moot since the inmate will be judged sane and therefore able to stand trial. That brother is gonna die in prison.
@@stephenscott7854 Dude, in the words of some idiot I heard talking to another asshole in a very bad place: "It's obvious y'ain't never been nowhere..." Guards and staff are bigger criminals than any guy locked up in there.
@@unclecreed2986 Doing anything to make it less comfortable (add more punishment) is unconstitutional in the USA, making the guards literally the more serious criminal. The punishment is removal from society. Some guard deciding to turn the heat down in winter to make people sick is illegal (sadly, they are almost never punished for shit like this. Only the very worst guards are brought down, by prisoners on occasion. And the prisoner who does so is making a huge sacrifice. He is usually tortured for doing so).
I’m not supporting murder. I believe taking someone’s life is wrong. But I blame the prison. He asked to be moved and they ignored it. This mans death could’ve been avoided
Kamari Smith bruh he kill a man for no reason just because he touched his tv? Wtf man it’s simple bro don’t touch my shit and don’t say shit to me and we won’t have any problems and dude he killed didn’t look like nothing serious
@@Diegoshadow85 nigga are you dumb he asked to be moved to a new cell and he gave a very specific reason to it, its why I don't blame the guy but I blame the prison.
The ultimate responsibility of this murder falls upon the killer. Stop blaming the prison. He said that he didn't like the guy and "wasn't into that," he didn't say that he was going to harm the guy so therefor it wasn't a dangerous threat. If he had threatened him then they have the responsibility to move him ASAP. Non-threatening moves can take a couple of hours to complete. You have to submit the moves for approval, check PREA scores and then notify the control center of the move. Then control center must double check everything. Moves have to be made at a non-restrictive time. Blame the idiot and stop making excuses for him. The "It's always someone else's fault," is a cop out.
When you're dealing with criminals, don't treat them like they give a fuck about your laws. He told you to move him. It's a prison. You guys should have known.
She probably did what she could. Most moves are made by the warden. So her recommendation to move him would have sat on his desk for months before a move would be given the okay
@@janetmcarthur5257 Um, no. He's not allowed to do that. What he IS allowed to do is whatever he feels necessary in order to keep his INMATES ALIVE. Anybody with half a brain, ESPECIALLY a WARDEN, would have seen this exact situation coming.
While he made his own decision and killed this man on his own volition, this would not have happened had his request been taken seriously! The prison needs to be held just as responsible.
yea right. he didn't even know what would happen of his request.. he gave them 2 HOURS before killing the dude.. hardly a reasonable amount of time to fulfill a transfer request
@@fpscanada3862 when its made clear having them together poses a threat to one or both of them they are responsible for removing the threat. That means acting a hell of a lot faster than 2 hours.
@@fpscanada3862 How long does it take to move someone from a cell to another location. I'm sure it didn't take two hours to "transfer" the killer to an isolation room.
@@robertfrapples2472 lmfao.... dude. The prison doesn't revolve around that guy. Could have been a million reasons why they didn't move him RIGHT THAT SECOND like you seem to expect them to. Anybody who is actually trying to get out of prison wouldn't throw it all away because there was a gay in his cell for 2 hours. oh and also, how hard is it to stay out of the penitentiary? These so called "gangstas" are nothing but feminine bltches who grew up without a man in their life. Thinking the whole world revolves around their bum ass
jangaderito no ones emphasizing murder 🤦🏾♂️ Obviously we all understand he’s guilty however he still asked for a cell changed and they refused. You’re basically defending the guards like it’s not their fault either 🙄
@Jules Juerez they want to live in their little bubbles for the rest of their lives and be ignorant to real life, they want life to be all fun and games when it is not.
@Jangadero thats how jail works goofball you put him in there with a straight nigga and you get murked thats normal there nobody to blame but the jail cause they knew this gonna happen :D
Absolutely, but sadly they won’t EDIT: Before putting words in my mouth, saying I’m defending a homophobe or that I’m relieving the murderer of responsibility… Use more than half your brain and read my responses below. Thanks.
@@josiahwong3934 fam if this the same place mf was k1ll1n other mf over 2 or 3 ramen noodle packets i think its safe to say aint no control NOTHIN in there but the "ideal morale" of a mf food chain bra. im only goin off my own personal experience though. ive done no research 🤣🤣🤣
@@josiahwong3934 You can’t expect convicts to be moral. It was irresponsible to ignore the move request, especially when given the reason. The prison failed to protect the gay man.
@@josiahwong3934 all the CO had to do was seperate these 2 men OR get this, the warden should have a Cell block for Gays/Other members of the LGBT community so they aren’t in fear for their lives in a fucking department of corrections.
@@chegadesuade that’s not how jail or prison works they knew what they were doing. Races don’t even shower at the same times, gays don’t shower with straight people. Prison is not a progressive place it’s a place they lock people up in 4 by 7 foot cells. Guards know how things work, they were bored and wanted to see someone die. I’ve seen guards laugh when people commit suicide or watch as a mentally ill person who shouldn’t be in prison is making a fool of themselves and shitting on themselves. Prison is a sick place and it only functions barely with such rudimentary laws such as these no matter how crude it is it’s the guys fault for murder but guards are to blame for created a scenario that I guarantee they knew the outcome
Kas most people fail themselves but thats why we need prison reform, so they can better themselves. treat someone like an animal they become an animal. you never put a gay guy in gen pop everyone knows this smh
@sash c not in gen pop thats sending him to his dead. you go to serve your time and get out not get immediately put to death, the police knew he was going to get killed it doesn't take a ex con or a smart person to know this
Exactly.. they knew what the outcome would be.. I can’t fault this man.. he would be a walking target.. who knows what the gay cell mate was doing or saying in that cell..
Thats nice that people want to blame a guard. Fact of the matter is that it is not policy in pretty much all prisons worldwide to grant single cells or transfers to another cell if cellmates dont like eachother. Few countries actually make an effort, but are often constricted by number of cells and amount of inmates. Bottom line is it costs money and few people give a shit. So those 50 that upvoted (many many more in all the comments) should consider what it is they want. If they want things like this not to happen, open your wallet. It certainly isnt going to lead to a prison guard being prosecuted or even reprimanded. Its policy and only if they have a strong indication it will lead to great harm will they do something in some western countries. In non western countries... not even worth mentioning.
This is no ones fault besides the man who decided to murder his cellmate. If he really wanted to get his point across to the correctional officers, then he could have beat the shit out of his cellmate without killing him, they would then have no choice but to move him.
All these people saying the prisons needs to be held responsible... You're exactly the problems we have in society. Take responsibility for your actions for once!
The jail knew what they were doing when they put him in that tank. All jails or prisons have charts on everyone. They know exactly who they put in a cell together. The jail should be held accountable for the murder of this man.
Dutchy McSmoka u idiot. im not saying in every situation its a cops fault but in this case it is. They put a homosexual into a tank with a gang member, thats like putting a cat in a cage with a dog. only an idiot like yourself cant figure that out. He even warned them and they just sat there and wanted to see what will happen. Like i said they know everyones sexual orientation and gang affiliation in a any correctional facility. so be stupid and like youre own comment because your as ignorant as they get.
Well, why didn't they request he be moved then if this man was making passes at him? The whole prison board needs to be held accountable for their actions.
@Lashondra Deloach Do you actually think that is possible from a ground level management standpoint to move every prisoner the instant they want to be moved? I would like for you to step through that in your mind as if you are in the real world, not a movie.
I’ve been in Prison in 2 separate states LA and TX. When you are roomed with a homosexual and they request to be moved. They are suppose to take that matter very seriously. Proper protocol is he should’ve never been allowed to go back in that cell once requesting to be moved. That Prison is at fault
@@Shane661 No dumdum the people working at the prison just breached standard operating procedure big time and basically allowed a gay guy get killed when it didnt have to happen.
vutube379 Where in the video has it said that the gay man took any sexual advantages on him??? And why are you assuming that he sexually assaulted him and just because he's gay??
vutube379 Who the fuck cares if a gay man flirts with you once just tell them no and then I'll leave you alone. It's not that hard. What if you found a girl cute and you were flirting with her and she turned out to be a lesbian does that all the sudden give her the right to murder You In Cold Blood?
Queen of The marshmallows!! See, you answered your own question. If a gay man flirts with a straight man, it just demonstrates gay men have no boundaries of respect for others. Bottom line: Don't flirt with straight men. It may be hazardous to your health.
Disagree. Shit happens and not everything can be under control 24/7. They have their patrol time, they are monitoring etc, but you can't individually control hundreds of people without loosing them for a moment. I can easily kill at least 2 people in front of a police station, before getting stopped. Should you sue the department because they couldn't teleport in front off me in time? lol
Somebody fucked up. Have you ever been in a zoo? You can't put a zebra and a lion in the same cage. Why do you defend mistakes? Please, get sober before your next reply.
I thought that making shit up was a characteristic of the one drunk and not the other way around. You can invent all sort of cute circumstances to fit your point LMAO. Dafuq do you know what happened?! For what you know nobody knew that the guy was so opposed to homosexuality to a point where he was inclined to even murder. They probably didn't know shit about his inclinations. Easy to just make shit up, please, get sober before your next reply.
You do not disagree. You are doing something else. If you would disagree then you would tell us why you could put a wild lion a zebra in the same cage. But you can't, because it is not possible. The zebra would die. My example might be weak, but you should understand what I am talking about. Why do you think they never put different gang members in the same cage? Because people would die in large numbers. And it would be very hard to pretend the existence of rehabilitation. Somebody fucked up due to lack of control/organization :)
Thats what killers do 🤷🏻♀️ kill . I still think the jail should be responsible for this incident. Like i said if they woulda moved his cell they gay man would still be alive
I do have to ask, though... If it's true that Madden would have been killed by the other inmates for sharing a cell with a gay man, how did the gay man himself go without getting murdered prior to this? Was it the threat of death or the loss of reputational face?
So everybody who asks to be moved should be moved immediately, as in right now? There are so many people in this comment section who will not or cannot apply basic logic.
@Clifford your big red God yes its jail, and yes you get what you deserve. But he did asked to be moved soooo we cant really say its his fault, he warned them 🤷🏼♂️ i dont have anything against gays but if i was inna cell and i didnt fw whatever the dude was on then I wouldn’t wanna be in there either. I bet he had patience too, the other inmate was probably on some weird shit and he couldnt do anything about it in a cell.
I hope robots will eventually replace prison officers. that way they can't be harmed and the prisoners can live without fear of dying. they need to do their time, they don't need to be tortured. robots won't be able to treat the prisoners inhumanely, they will have superior programming to not allow that.
@@matthewtantoco5987 Just cause you don't understand why doesn't mean it's dumb. If you're not aware on how certain things go in prison then I'd suggest you do your research.
His actions are inexcusable - however if he specifically said he didn’t want to be in a cell with him because he is gay they should have moved him immediately - they didn’t protect the victim
facts. anyone that knows anything or has ever been in a penitentiary knows that shit doesnt fly...ur housed with them ur one of them and that aint something u want associated with u in there.
Ppl dont want to be in a cell with someone else continuously.... If you believe ppl should not be forced to be locked up with someone 24/7 bc it will lead to problems, you should advokate for single cells. How long does it take for a loving married couple to be in eachothers hair you think, if they are locked up in a small room 24/7 ? I rest my case.
@naya nihak Im almost positive he’s not homophobic. If he was, i doubt he’d requested a transfer. He would’ve killed him off rip. Him having a gay celly could’ve cause unnecessary fights and dangerous rumors. Prison politics ≠ outside world logic. To us it’s homophobic. It’s deeper than that
This man asked to be moved and they didn't so they should be to blame not him. He tried to get away from the situation but was denied. I'm not condoning what he did but he did ask for help
Samuel L. Jackson you're right they can't move every inmate but the gay guy came on to him and he asked to be moved because of it...now let's just say he took the gay dude on his offer, had they been caught in the act they would of been punished and moved from one another IJS
So they finally move him to isolation but it took him killing someone for them to do it? That suggest that they certainly could have done it prior to the death of the deceased inmate.
Honestly he requested to move prison life is different, he life’s at risk if people thinks dudes gay, prison staff knows this, makes me think they ignored it on purpose
@@tmobereola you are supposed to move them as soon as the say they want to move especially if it has something to do with sexuality or danger. Gay men and straight men are not supposed to share cells and all the COs there knew that.
When you’re dealing with a lot of hyper masculinity, I think it’s critical that prisons pay attention to these concerns. It’s still not right that he killed him.
@@carfent8444 that's what i was thinking, he prob got paranoid he'd stick his **** in his mouth while he was sleeping or some shit Ppl gotta understand that everyone in prison is on edge constantly, there's a reason they say people who go to prison come out career criminals
Y'all are borderline justifying killing another human being based on assumptions just because he was gay. Can y'all please check yourselves before coming onto the internet to say dumb shit
@@CapoElChivo You don't know what happened Other guy probably assaulted him and thought he could get away with it I don't think the guy was the aggressor Notice how they didn't allow him to tell his part of the story
Maybe because everyone asked to be removed from the cell when they're with a gay inmate. But the gay guy has to be with someone. The staff couldn't know that he would kill them.
Ryan Waterman what would that solve? The death penalty is a barbaric practice datinf all the way from the medieval days, Also it would keeo the defendant from justice by putting him out of his misery and not having to live with the fact that he killed a man. The problem with the US is that we waste taxes on inmates every year because its all avout punishment when the system should be based on "rehabilitation". Germany and other countries in the EU have a justice system based on "rehabilitation" instead of punishment and they have a better success at it when we do. All because republicans want us to waste taxes and so the prison system and even the private prisons can make their millions. We gotta stop thinking out of feelings and start thinking with our brains.
The victim could’ve been simply effeminate and not gay at all; posing no sexual threat to him at all. And even if he were gay, who says he was going to make advances on the murderer? I hope the murderer heals if he’s in the right state of mind. But, who knows, he may suffer with all kinds of mental problems aside from possibly suffering with sexual orientation himself. Again, who knows! Just hope he eventually gets the help he needs.
they know that, they 100 perxent know that shit, they do that shit on purpose, its one less inmate and another less person with out freedom, its all their plan
what did you expect? the guy asked to be moved and nobody did anything about it this is jail.....it's eat or be eaten. being associated with a gay makes you look gay......which will make you a target. he did what he had to do to survive in the jungle if there's anyone to blame it's the prison guards that ignored his request to be moved
@@Diegoshadow85 You clearly know nothing about how US prisons operate. It is very common for the guards and staff to match cell mates based on a lot of factors. This includes race, sexual orientation, gang affiliation, etc. This is to preemptively reduce instances such as the case in the video. The system failed. You are wrong here.
Killed 2 with one stone. Eliminated one and got another for life. Now they need the police to replace the one eliminated so the prison can keep making that money.
@@dalfokane THATS NOT HOW IT WORKS ? SOMEONE COMMITS A CRIME AND GETS SENTENCED TO PRISON ! AND IF ENOUGH PEOPLE COMMIT CRIMES THEN THEY BUILD A NEW PRISON !! UMM IM PRETTY SURE THATS HOW IT WORKS !! LOL,,OR ARE ALL PRISONS FILLED WITH INNOCENT PEOPLE JUST WALKING DOWN THE STREET MINDING THEIR OWN BUSINESS !!1 HAHAHA
Yona Avraham hey man I got housing to seal with a gay guy a guy down the block told me hey man we need to do a transfer that's what you talking about in the guy said I need to be in that cell man apparently that was his girlfriend that got put in the cell with me
I agree.........not everyone gets to see and experience how spiteful, uncaring, crazy and disturbing!!! most grown adults are! The reality of what makes some folk cum is beyond repulsive..........and often times, things as such is solely for their entertainment. Whether to sit back and yap about it, or to be entertained by sitting back and watching said person deteriorate......or whatever arrives from what they've set up/instigated
Yona Avraham you have the most accurate comment that I've read yet.. I guarantee you that's what happened that man ask to be moved and those cops were probably making jokes
Yona Avraham they set him up i can tell from the witnesses...the guy probably was someone who didnt play and didnt "follow the rules" so they set him up to fail....he went for the okey dokey...
If they treated prisons as place of rehabilitation and taught people right and wrong then this wouldn’t have happened, the man is 100% responsible for the other mans murder, no excuse, it’s disgusting. But at the same time we need to teach people about differing sexual orientation
They know right from wrong, that's why they're in prison, not the insane asylum. And the reason that man died was because he knew about other sexaul orientations, and he knew what they meant.
beastlopez1527 Yeah in sum prisons if u want to move they make you sign a contract with ur new cellie that locks ya'll in for at least 3months before ur able to switch again. If ur lucky enough. JS
