I live in work in central city Milwaukee and spent five years working in an inner-city group home--there is always almost hope! I'm sure your sister is a good person--I just found your statement inaccurate and presumptive.
I think we can all know someone or some situation on both sides of the fence.
My aunt worked as a kindergarten teacher in Chicago/inner city for years. She would tell us stories of how the girls in her class were having sex with their 1st/2nd grade boyfriends because they didn't want the boys to "quit" them. Or how parents would yell at her and insist their child had a learning disorder/problem of some sort because they could get more welfare.
I know my aunt tried for years to help the kids - and this was in kindergarten. Eventually the parents got the best of her and she was forced into early retirement. She doesn't talk about it too much...
I think, to her, she now believes many of those kids are unreachable because of what she's seen/experienced at that level. Maybe her position will change over time.
ETA: I'm sure my aunt experienced far worse things in class that what I listed - she just never shared them with me and my cousins.
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The gang rape case just makes me feel sick to my stomach. It's just horrible. I can't imagine that happening to anyone and I'm so sorry for that girl.
She did come on the news here and make a statement for people to take their anger and use it to make Richmond a safer and better place to live. Poor girl. My heart and prayers go out to her.
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The gang rape case just makes me feel sick to my stomach. It's just horrible. I can't imagine that happening to anyone and I'm so sorry for that girl.
She did come on the news here and make a statement for people to take their anger and use it to make Richmond a safer and better place to live. Poor girl. My heart and prayers go out to her.
She was on the news? I don't know how I missed that. I know that the family's minister read a statement from her, but I didn't realize she had appeared on the news.
She was on the news? I don't know how I missed that. I know that the family's minister read a statement from her, but I didn't realize she had appeared on the news.
Sorry - I meant her minister read her statement on the news. Boy was I unclear. Should have reread what I posted.
Sorry for that.
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