Potential violence vs. real violence
The story about Grimsley student John Averette is disturbing, but what he and an unnamed 15-year-old friend might have done in regard to hurting classmates is a matter of speculation. It might have been just talk.
Compare that to other stories just this week ...
this,
and this ...
about real deadly violence allegedly involving teenagers in Greensboro.
What maybe, might, possibly could have happened at Grimsley is frightening given the tragedies at other high schools in recent years. The police should be commended for heading off potential trouble.
But we also have to contend with the most serious kind of trouble involving young people that's really happening virtually every week in this community. What more needs to be done to stop this from happening?
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There was no harm what so ever. This newspaper twisted it all around. Get the real story not just speculation.
Posted on April 3, 2007 10:12 PM
It's a tough balancing act. Authorities have to be on the lookout for potential trouble, without twisting something innocuous into a crime.
Posted on April 4, 2007 8:19 AM