What the hell? That's horrible.

Seriously. It sounds a little shady, too, like my cousin and the guy who shot him were there after work hours. My mom sent me the link to a news article, and it was low on details. Or, I should say, it had just enough details to confuse the hell out of me.

Where does he work??

It looks like he worked in construction, on student housing (or possibly off-campus housing) for Longwood University in Virginia: [link]

That's awful! Worse for not having any idea why it happened.

Since the man who killed him is in custody, I'm hoping there's some explanation (and that, you know, he offers it up).

Teppy, that's awful. I'm so sorry. Tons of ~ma for your family.

I need some advice. Several people I have spoken to since my car accident on Friday think I should call the high school near where the accident occurred to mention the way the students behave as they are walking home from school. I used to live right near the school, so I know this wasn't a onetime thing. The students routinely dart off of the sidewalk without looking and push and jostle each other off the sidewalk as well. The girl who essentially caused my accident by darting out in front of my car, thought it was hysterically funny as she walked away. So, should I call the principal of the high school? And, if so, what should I say?

sj, would you be more comfortable writing a letter? (I'm not sure what the best way would be to present the situation in a letter, but it seems easier than a phone call. Also you have the benefit of not being interrupted by the person on the other end of the phone.)

sj, since this is typical behavior for some of these students, this isn't just you being aggrieved (not that you don't have a right to be!); it's a matter of the safety of the students. I would call or write a letter to the principal and just let them know that this dangerous behavior is going on. What they do with the information is up to them. But a kid could get hurt, goofing around like that, or cause serious damage to drivers.

sj, would you be more comfortable writing a letter? (I'm not sure what the best way would be to present the situation in a letter, but it seems easier than a phone call. Also you have the benefit of not being interrupted by the person on the other end of the phone.)

A letter would mean signing my name to it, which I'm not sure I want to do because I'm paranoid like that. I think I will probably call, but I don't know how to phrase what I want to say.

sj, since this is typical behavior for some of these students, this isn't just you being aggrieved (not that you don't have a right to be!); it's a matter of the safety of the students. I would call or write a letter to the principal and just let them know that this dangerous behavior is going on. What they do with the information is up to them. But a kid could get hurt, goofing around like that, or cause serious damage to drivers.

Yeah, that is definitely what I'm worried about. If it would just about some scratches on my car, I would care, but I could have easily hit the girl on Friday, and the woman who hit me could have lost her baby.