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     MSB Citizen Username: Msb Post Number: 13 Registered: 6-2003  |
Not sure if this was already posted here, but I wanted to make sure it is seen by as many people as possible. An 8th grade MMS student was playing tag with 10 of his friends in Memorial Park the weekend before Thanksgiving. He was assaulted by a group of "youths" and beat up quite badly. Thankfully there was no permanent physical damage. He knows he shouldn't have been there and his parent had told him not to go there, but.... Based on the circumstances, the police feel it was probably some sort of gang initiation. Please remind your kids to stay out of the park after dark, it is unfortunately, very dangerous. | ||
| Dave Ross Supporter Username: Dave Post Number: 5780 Registered: 4-1998  |
MSB- You may want to get involved with N.A.G. /discus/messages/3127/23772.html?1070327712 | ||
| lumpyhead Citizen Username: Lumpyhead Post Number: 550 Registered: 3-2002 |
Do policemen patrol the park at night?? | ||
| 1-2many Citizen Username: Wbg69 Post Number: 650 Registered: 6-2002 |
PLEASE DO NOT PANIC OVER THIS STORY YET> this incident has been posted 1 or 2 other times. we need to know more about this story (though I am not sure we will be able to) before we panic. remember Susan Smith describing her accoster as a black man? there is likely more to this story and a relationship between the victim and the attacker. this may not be a pure innocent victim tale. my daughter lost her cell phone in Memorial Park last year after dark. it was returned to MMS the next day. thus we found the Park visitors not only safe but honest and diligent. | ||
| buzzsaw Citizen Username: Buzzsaw Post Number: 1129 Registered: 5-2001  |
once again, that link is /discus/messages/3127/23772.html?1070327712 There is. | ||
| 1-2many Citizen Username: Wbg69 Post Number: 651 Registered: 6-2002 |
ps - assuming it is a bona fide gang vs. innocent victim incident, this doesn't mean stay away from the park and give it away to gangs and our fears. it means someone should organize a "take back the night" or "take back the park" campaign. sheesh. are we all just supposed to sit quaking with fear inside our homes? | ||
| Diversity Man Citizen Username: Deadwhitemale Post Number: 532 Registered: 5-2001 |
Why don't the police patrol, on foot, within the park, in the evenings. Or, do they? DWM | ||
| strawberry Citizen Username: Strawberry Post Number: 1516 Registered: 10-2001 |
How about a Maplewood civilian patrol unit? I'd join, but to be honest I think I'd find it boring after a few weeks and quit. "That moment has directly affected my foreign policy. See, it changed the nature of the presidency. It changed the security arrangements of the United States of America. I vowed to the American people I would never forget the lessons of September the 11th, 2001." --President George W. Bush | ||
| bobk Supporter Username: Bobk Post Number: 3969 Registered: 5-2001 |
Any chance this a rehash, urban legend sort of thing from the earlier incident? | ||
| JGTierney Citizen Username: Jtg7448 Post Number: 92 Registered: 6-2003 |
but Straw, wouldn't you like the opprotunity to beat all the lil' gangsters up? | ||
| strawberry Citizen Username: Strawberry Post Number: 1520 Registered: 10-2001 |
only the one who stole my car "That moment has directly affected my foreign policy. See, it changed the nature of the presidency. It changed the security arrangements of the United States of America. I vowed to the American people I would never forget the lessons of September the 11th, 2001." --President George W. Bush | ||
| MSB Citizen Username: Msb Post Number: 14 Registered: 6-2003 |
bobk, this is not a rehash, the family lives across the street from me. The message is to be aware, not frightened into staying in our homes. Based on the boys description of the assault, the police feel that it was gang related. | ||
| bobk Supporter Username: Bobk Post Number: 3971 Registered: 5-2001 |
The more I think about it, the more I have my doubts about the opening post for this thread. The post claims there were ten kids playing tag and one was badly beaten. Where were the other nine while this was going on? How many attackers were there? How many kids in white t-shirts and Bear jackets can you hide in Memorial Park? Most hormone charged eight graders aren't going to cut and run under these circumstances. Is this a rewrite of the earlier attack in the park? | ||
| MSB Citizen Username: Msb Post Number: 15 Registered: 6-2003 |
bobk - the kid that was assaulted was hiding, obviously near where the "bad" kids were hanging out. As soon as he could, the kid that was assaulted called out for his friends and they came running, causing the others to run away. Believe it or not, you can go and check the records at the police station if you like. | ||
| bobk Supporter Username: Bobk Post Number: 3973 Registered: 5-2001 |
MSB - So maybe I am in denial.  How many alleged perpetrators were there? How were they dressed? This makes two very similar assaults in a couple of weeks (assuming there were eight or so and dressed as I guessed above). Shouldn't be to hard to catch them when they go for number three. | ||
| amandacat Citizen Username: Amandacat Post Number: 322 Registered: 8-2001  |
Bob, the way I'm reading this there was only one assault, the one that occurred in Memorial Park the Friday before Thanksgiving. Two (or more!) threads, one incident. Anyone think I'm misinterpreting? | ||
| 1-2many Citizen Username: Wbg69 Post Number: 652 Registered: 6-2002 |
this is not the SECOND incident, it's a reposting of the FIRST. there is only ONE incident being alleged here... regardless of the number of postings on the subject. | ||
| bobk Supporter Username: Bobk Post Number: 3975 Registered: 5-2001 |
Amanda and 1-2, that is what I thought and posted earlier. However, the thread went on like this was a second attack and some of the details are different; walking in park vs. playing tag, two kids vs. around ten, etc. It is interesting how stories morph over time. As I said before that is how urban legends begin. | ||
| Marvin Gardens Citizen Username: Marvin_gardens Post Number: 21 Registered: 11-2003  |
That's all we need, Civilian Patrols. Then upstanding citizens who are only trying to protect their children will either get hurt, end up behind bars for assault on a minor or get sued by some low-life family who's "little angel" could not have possibly done anything wrong. _______________ Do Not Pass Go | ||
| Joan Citizen Username: Joancrystal Post Number: 2237 Registered: 5-2001 |
Who would police the civilian patrol? Scheduled activities in the park after dark would the far better solution. The "gangs" (assuming they exist and care to claim the park as part of their turf) are far less likely to hang out in Memorial Park when organized activities are going on there. It's difficult to get people out of doors in the winder months though. What kinds of outdoor-after dark activities would people be willing to attend this time of year? Perhaps we can get something organized. |
