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annundriel) wrote2009-08-11 11:29 pm
annundriel) wrote2009-08-11 11:29 pm
Entry tags:
Unsafe
I don't like that in our little no-traffic-lights town kids are afraid of gangs following them. Yesterday I finished the day at the library and had a group of kids ask me what they should do if they are followed. It makes me really worried for them.
Especially since last Thursday something almost went down in the parking lot across the street from the library. I only worked part of the day so I missed it, but I heard all about it from the regular librarian yesterday. She called me after it happened, too. And Mom saw part of it.
You've got the gang sporting red surrounded by the gang sporting blue and their both across the street posturing in the bank parking lot. So the librarian called the police department and got the police chief and told him he should check it out. At this point the two 10-12 year old boys in the library looked up, noticed what was happening, and bolted.
The police chief and several others showed up. It was all moved to the park.
Nothing happened. There was talk that they'd been rousted out of another local town. But just because nothing happened then, doesn't mean it won't. And that scares the crap out of me.
I know what I'm supposed to do if something does happen. That doesn't make it any better.
Other than being a nice person in general, this is why I am nice to all of our library patrons. Especially after that newspaper tagging incident.
Especially since last Thursday something almost went down in the parking lot across the street from the library. I only worked part of the day so I missed it, but I heard all about it from the regular librarian yesterday. She called me after it happened, too. And Mom saw part of it.
You've got the gang sporting red surrounded by the gang sporting blue and their both across the street posturing in the bank parking lot. So the librarian called the police department and got the police chief and told him he should check it out. At this point the two 10-12 year old boys in the library looked up, noticed what was happening, and bolted.
The police chief and several others showed up. It was all moved to the park.
Nothing happened. There was talk that they'd been rousted out of another local town. But just because nothing happened then, doesn't mean it won't. And that scares the crap out of me.
I know what I'm supposed to do if something does happen. That doesn't make it any better.
Other than being a nice person in general, this is why I am nice to all of our library patrons. Especially after that newspaper tagging incident.