Woe.be.gone
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Thanks for posting links to the news conference. I'm unable to do so at this time (I tried).
I wonder how different these four individuals life's may be had they simply been raised anywhere but where they were. This normalization and glorifying of the street life that was displayed on the girls fb page is a huge part of the problem.
I wonder how different these four individuals life's may be had they simply been raised anywhere but where they were. This normalization and glorifying of the street life that was displayed on the girls fb page is a huge part of the problem.
I disagree with your declaration that Chicago as a location is a factor. Look at white kids from Kansas and they give off the same attitude. It isnt location, its the person.
My son has severe autism. At first glance or in photos you wouldn't know he had a severe disability. But he does. He is non-verbal (he has limited speech but it's nearly all echolalia, and has no limited purpose for communicating - its just another one of his repetitive behaviors). He is too trusting. If you take his hand to lead him somewhere he will go without question. He has no concept at all that hidden motives exist. I can sadly see my son being the victim of this kind of thing one day and thank god he got a place in a good special school where he won't be the victim of bullying and intimidation by 'normal' kids who take advantage of his simple and trusting nature.The daily mail has several photos where the victim's face isn't blurred out - he's a very handsome young man. I'm not sure "disability" played any part at all in the motive.
the man's parents dropped him off w one of the suspects to spend NYE w him :*( that breaks my heart.
Breaks my heart, too. As I understand it, he was high school friends with that one boy. I'm not sure I'd be suspicious that anything like THIS would have happened. Awful.
Friends per the victim, or the perp?
I refuse to even say any of the things I'm thinking (as it's all already been said) but as I age, I'm frightened for our future world.
If these monsters aren't charged with a hate crime, I will be extremely pissed off. I don't see any of this headlining the MSM, but it was in reverse I'm sure it would be.
It's headlining all over - red banner on CNN even, and they've been charged with a hate crime.