Maybe we should stop trying to find a way to blame the victim here and recognize that the world has lost a very talented young man.
Whatever the mistakes these young men may have made they in no way shift the blame to them. Someone else pulled the trigger and someone is dead. As much as we want to pretend that there was some error here that could have been avoided and that we, ourselves, are far to intelligent for this to happen, the fact is that this, or something like it, can happen in a moments notice to any of us. Just about two years ago I was waiting for a bus when someone stopped and asked me if I wanted a ride. From outside the car it looked like someone I knew so i hopped in. once in the car I realized I did not know the guy and that I was in a very dangerous position. i was lucky and I am still here, he actually just gave me a ride. Who know what would ahve happened if I had not immediately talking about what time my dinner date expected me and complementing him on his car, in very specific detail. Of course it may have been a nice guy who just wanted to help. Either way, if something had happened there would surely be people wondering how I could have been so stupid as to get in a stranger's car. In other other words, unless you were there Saturday night and saw everything, beginning to end, don't assume anything. Megan Thomas West Seventh (St. Paul) Stadium Village (workday) On Tuesday, September 3, 2002, at 06:56 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 9/3/2002 2:51:20 PM Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > writes: > >> They could have called the police when they spotted these youth....who > doesn' >> t have a cellular phone these days? The police were even close by, > according >> to what you said. > > Maybe they didn't think the police would do anything. From my own > observations and those of people I have read on this list (and > elsewhere) the > cops don't have time for felons or other nuisance makers unless they're > riding a bike. > > Linda Mann > Kingfield > _______________________________________ > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn > E-Democracy > Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: > http://e-democracy.org/mpls > _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
