tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post3362408628143199897..comments2024-02-14T16:54:15.327-05:00Comments on PLAINFIELD TODAY: BREAKING: Fatal shooting mid-afternoon ThursdayDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867186465663386310noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-42025545708295978192010-11-12T17:53:45.544-05:002010-11-12T17:53:45.544-05:00Dan if a kid is not in school because school is ou...Dan if a kid is not in school because school is out then how are they truant. You made a mischaracterization and what both Agness and Melinda said is spot-on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-28660109348909269162010-11-12T13:56:52.459-05:002010-11-12T13:56:52.459-05:00Perhaps if he hadn't been "truant," ...Perhaps if he hadn't been "truant," this horrible tragedy would not have happened.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-57345968062719376272010-11-12T11:54:28.499-05:002010-11-12T11:54:28.499-05:00All -- First, it is a tragedy, and my condolences ...All -- First, it is a tragedy, and my condolences go out to the family and friends.<br /><br />Speaking as a sometimes truant student myself, I related what I was told.<br /><br />Schools were in session yesterday, though it was a holiday. If the young man was not in school, he was truant.<br /><br />The police investigation, which is ongoing, will no doubt cover the details of what transpired throughout the day, including the circumstances that led to this senseless act.<br /><br />Meanwhile, as other observers have pointed out, Plainfield has yet to get a grip on this web of violence in which some of our youth are being caught up.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07867186465663386310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-12834330831461151712010-11-12T11:10:13.735-05:002010-11-12T11:10:13.735-05:00What a shame that your article leads with ' a ...What a shame that your article leads with ' a truant' and not just a young man. As a community, when we see that he was 'a truant' he stops being someone's child and becomes just another bad kid. And then we don't have to feel so much outrage. And that gets us off the hook for any responsibility.<br /><br />It helps to address the slaughter in this community when each life has value.Melinda Allen-Grotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-6168944351987455322010-11-12T10:43:10.034-05:002010-11-12T10:43:10.034-05:00Dan, I'm saddened by your use of the word ...Dan, I'm saddened by your use of the word 'truant'. A murder is a murder. It's a sad day for everyone no matter what. Does the notion that he wasn't in school make what happened any less tragic?<br /><br />Agness McLeanAgness McLeannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-27902984087649166312010-11-12T04:25:46.293-05:002010-11-12T04:25:46.293-05:00Well it appears coming soon to North Plainfield an...Well it appears coming soon to North Plainfield and Dunellen should be the sub title on West End stories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-53017594220476798692010-11-12T01:06:24.725-05:002010-11-12T01:06:24.725-05:00today was veterns day how are you truant?today was veterns day how are you truant?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-3550295004314276852010-11-11T17:52:17.689-05:002010-11-11T17:52:17.689-05:00Tragic, Tragic, Tragic.Tragic, Tragic, Tragic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com