Comments on: A beating in the ‘burbs http://parentsplace.lohudblogs.com/2008/03/03/a-beating-in-the-burbs/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:16:41 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: David V. http://parentsplace.lohudblogs.com/2008/03/03/a-beating-in-the-burbs/comment-page-1/#comment-7279 David V. Sat, 08 Mar 2008 02:46:15 +0000 http://parentsplace.lohudblogs.com/2008/03/03/a-beating-in-the-burbs/#comment-7279 The Times probably had some agenda other than reporting what really happened. I bet they'd have reported it differently if there were a different ethnic alignment among the participants. The Times probably had some agenda other than reporting what really happened. I bet they’d have reported it differently if there were a different ethnic alignment among the participants.

]]> By: Jorge Fitz-Gibbon http://parentsplace.lohudblogs.com/2008/03/03/a-beating-in-the-burbs/comment-page-1/#comment-7277 Jorge Fitz-Gibbon Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:33:34 +0000 http://parentsplace.lohudblogs.com/2008/03/03/a-beating-in-the-burbs/#comment-7277 Thanks, David. I just thought the Times downplaying it and reporting what they did after speaking only to one of the accused kids and his advocates was irresponsible. It may not have been a major gang brawl, but dismissing it as just another example of kids being kids, as the Times did, strikes me as wrong. Thanks, David.
I just thought the Times downplaying it and reporting what they did after speaking only to one of the accused kids and his advocates was irresponsible. It may not have been a major gang brawl, but dismissing it as just another example of kids being kids, as the Times did, strikes me as wrong.

]]> By: David V. http://parentsplace.lohudblogs.com/2008/03/03/a-beating-in-the-burbs/comment-page-1/#comment-7252 David V. Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:24:31 +0000 http://parentsplace.lohudblogs.com/2008/03/03/a-beating-in-the-burbs/#comment-7252 You expected an accurate story from the NY Times? That was your first mistake. Even if The NY Times did talk to the police, they would have disregarded what the police told them if it conflicted with the spin they wanted to put on the story. Kids have always fought, but it does become disturbing when it crosses a certain line and becomes truly violent. You expected an accurate story from the NY Times? That was your first mistake. Even if The NY Times did talk to the police, they would have disregarded what the police told them if it conflicted with the spin they wanted to put on the story.

Kids have always fought, but it does become disturbing when it crosses a certain line and becomes truly violent.

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