Comments on: Terrence Howard’s ‘Crash’ Moment

By: Jasper

Jasper — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 20:37:33 +0000

I read about the case and the son’s version and his dad’s lawyer seems pretty consistant with the news accounts of this mess. The elder Howard only served a year and was not judged to be the aggressor. The jury felt he went too far and convicted him of manslaughter rather than murder as he was charged. It seems possible that the holiday tension was a contributing factor. Isn’t it about time we stopped celebrating Christmas with an orgy of ugly consumerism. It only makes the unfortunate feel worse and its would appear to be a perversion of Christ’s teaching.

By: panda

panda — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 05:40:07 +0000

I know Terrence well enough to know that this isn’t hype or a sob story to promote the proverbial “triumph over tragedy”. The facts may be skewed but it has affected him to the core his entire life. He smiles and LAUGHS with everyone, plays guitar, drinks, chills out — but he has a real private serious side when you hang with him alone. It’s unbelievable how obvious it is that he carries a lot of sadness in his heart and believe me when I say he taps it into it when he works. This is a good guy and I’m not so sure the facts really matter unless his story has sold 10 million copies and is on the n.y. times best seller list (hahahaha)…And I think people have the right to be a little bias when defending their father…You know my dad was the strongest man who ever lived?

By: Babs

Babs — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 18:14:49 +0000

How could Terrence make something like that up. He was a small child and it affected him & his family. I believe him and that his life’s experiences show thru in his acting. That edginess in the characters that he plays, and the tenderness & emotions that you see on the screen when his eyes fill with tears in the scene in the church listening to the woman singing a Spiritual in the movie Hustle and Flow.

By: medical doctor

medical doctor — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:36:19 +0000

oh yea, about any prior stabbing, if this is true, in reference to a self defense case, this would more than likely be ruled not significant to this particular case. don’t want to wake my husband, but i am sure there is a legal term for it. love you blacks, no matter your shade!!!!

By: medical doctor

medical doctor — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:28:37 +0000

if u were in the same situation and u believed your life was in danger, i believe u would have done the same thing. i would have. when it was a white boy who just saw some black boys and killed them, this racist society said you had a right to defend yourself white boys from those blacks on the subway. this society is not fair to blacks, mixed or not. as a black doctor i have worked in some seedy surrounding areas and have been scared to death, i would for sure use everything in my control to get home to my babies, but the point is this system is so racist. his lawyer did him no favors since his dad was jailed as the writer of the above link says. hell, my husband is lawyer if your client serves time that is failing your client. terrence owes no compliments to the lawyer. he was a child and that was his interpretation. why are you tripping about a child’s view. obviously the white boy instigated and brother was just trying to defend himself and family. if in the 70’s a white boy was trying to kill me i would have no reason to reason otherwise that once he done with me, my nigger wife and kids would be next. i was the only “nigger” in my classes , neighbor, etc in the 60’s and 70’s and it was not a pretty scene in mt. vernon, ohio-the same state and not too far from terrence howard’s dad.
solution please read to your kids, learn-speak-teach proper english to your loved ones and children. intergrate but don’t lose yourself in this racist society. and of course support your owe.

By: CJ

CJ — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 05:23:18 +0000

If you really care about facts, do the research, it’s all there. Terrence’s story is totally inconsistent with the facts, some of which have been called out by others (the victim was really 5′8″, that’s a fact - he may have seemed like he was 6′4″ to a 3-year old, not one witness said he used the “n” word - he said cutting in line gives black people a bad name)…..Again, if you really care to know the facts, don’t believe me or a 3-year old Terrence; go read about the case.

By: Kaonashi

Kaonashi — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:41:03 +0000

Really? Do share.

The whole situation was messed up. One man died, another man went to jail…just because some asshole couldn’t mind his own freaking business and just enjoy being with his own family and enjoying the whole “Kids seeing Santa Claus” bit. Not saying that stabbing someone ten times wasn’t extreme, but when you have some asshole who just JUMPS on you after calling for wife and kids a nigger, whose to say that the crazy fuck wouldn’t also try to kill his wife afterwards? Or little Terrence, for that matter?

By: Jack Petro

Jack Petro — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 15:18:43 +0000

The untold story is what happened in the Jury Room. I was the foreman of this jury, and my audio tape notes of the trial brings some of the most chilling moments into full view.

By: MaryJ

MaryJ — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 02:02:13 +0000

I feel sorry for Terrence having to see his father killed someone liked that and what his family had to go through during the time his father was in prison…..no one deserves to be treated like that ever, whether you’re black, white, hispanic, asian, or etc……… and for some folks who don’t believe Terrence story….would you had done better if you were three years…i don’t think so

By: E

Wed, 28 Dec 2005 20:35:22 +0000

so sad!