A mother and son rose in our state on Thursday to speak against violence and provide a clarifying moment of truth.
Through their words and actions they told us it is the duty of all citizens to stand against the rogues in our society.
That’s something we all need to hear in metro Phoenix, because our record is pretty shabby at the moment. We failed to stop a group of thugs who preyed for more than a year on our young people.
Connor Jarnagan, a 17-year-old boy beaten within an inch of his life by boys and young adults who call themselves the “Gilbert Goons,” did his part by imploring Arizona lawmakers to outlaw brass knuckles.
Teen was injured in Gilbert Goons attack
He made his case after a group of young hooligans attacked him on Dec. 30, 2022, in the parking lot of an In-N-Out at San Tan Village Marketplace in Gilbert.
On that day, one assailant told him to hand over his money and threatened to steal his car, reported The Arizona Republic’s Elena Santa Cruz.
When Jarnagan turned to grab his car keys, someone with brass knuckles hit him in the back of the head. “In that moment, I felt blood gushing down my back and soaking into my shirt,” he wrote in a letter to East Valley lawmakers.