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Old Thu Jun 21, 2007, 10:17am
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Originally Posted by greymule
Maybe y'all should move down here instead!

North Carolina is real nice, but when my responsibilities in NJ are over, I'm moving to Alabama.

The incident at the ballfield produced a cultural disconnect. To suburban Americans living relatively peaceful, law-abiding lives, a gang attack on a bunch of guys playing softball is a serious crime that must be punished severely. To the gang members, it's just another day.

And to the police, accustomed to Trenton's murders and armed robberies, well . . . nobody's dead, nobody's even in the hospital. So what's the big deal? And they're juveniles anyway. The police know that if they arrest one of these kids, several months from now a juvenile court judge—acting "in the interests" of the "child"—will agree to drop 50 of the 60 charges the kid has piled up and place him on probation for the other 10.
All the more reason to go after granny and the other thug parents.

Well, if you change your mind, I'll be here. We'll get you hooked up.
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I haven't decided if I should call it from the dugout or the outfield. Apparently, both have really great views!

Screw green, it ain't easy being blue!

I won't be coming here that much anymore. I might check in now and again.
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