‘He Knows Right from Wrong!’: Outraged Georgia Mother Says White Boy Who Was Sentenced to Two Years After Confessing to Killing Her Black Son Was ‘Treated as a Victim’

A Wayne County, Georgia, judge handed down a two-year sentence to the second child responsible for the drowning death of 8-year-old Noah Bush, but the victim’s family believes it’s far from enough. During the sentencing hearing on Aug. 22, the 11-year-old confessed to pushing Noah into a clay construction pit filled with water and holding his head underwater until he drowned. Lawyers demand charges for adults involved in protecting a 10 and 11-year-old in Noah Bush’s death. (Photo credit: (GoFundMe/WTOC Screenshot) “I feel he deserves life in prison. He took his life and never showed remorse for his actions,” said Noah’s outraged mother, Demetrice Bush, during her powerful victim impact statement before the judge. “Even though he knows right from wrong, even though he lied to keep himself out of trouble because he knew what he did was wrong, he’s treated as a victim when it’s my son who’s dead.” The 11-year-old pleaded guilty to all four counts of involuntary manslaughter, simple battery, concealing the death of another, and criminal trespass, and the judge gave the child two years in confinement, the maximum penalty allowable in the state. There will be a second hearing in 30 days to determine the...