Re: Birmingham cheating: Artilce #4 - Blaming the Victims

[Laura VaN <abrilmackenzie@HOTMAIL.COM>]

Someone pointed out the other day (I was listening to the radio in the car
and have no idea who I was listening to) that after winning championships
Detroit, Denver & LA, all these cities had violent riots.  New York City
didn't.

> From: Ted Nellen <tnellen@IRIS.HOST4U.NET>
> Reply-To: Assessment Reform Network Mailing List <ARN-L@LISTS.CUA.EDU>
> To: ARN-L@LISTS.CUA.EDU
> Subject: Re: Birmingham cheating: Artilce #4 - Blaming the Victims
> Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 12:58:37 -0500
>
> On Thu, 22 Jun 2000, Karen Hartke wrote:
>
> > << While some obviously are (George S. has commented on this in the
> >  past), I think the data show that schools are safer than other public
> spaces
> >  for teenagers and the actual dangers have been magnified by the more
> rare
> >  horror stories which get lots of media attention and help persade
> people that
> >  the world is so unsafe, etc. >>
> >
> > Surely schools are safer than NYC's Central Park - at least for girls
> anyway.
> > (perhaps in some schools - only barely).
> > Karen
> >
>
> Now now now, dont be nasty. Let's not allow one isolated incident cloud a
> great park.  considering the number of folks in such a small area, I feel
> safer in NYC than most places outside NYC. In fact, I've never experienced
> any problem here as i have outside this fair metropolis...
>
> Heck I dont know if I ever want to visit LA, they riot over anything and
> everything...
>
>
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