Grady shooting shows the power of social media
Here is the power and reach of social media. My daughter in New York called to alert me to a shooting at Grady High School in Atlanta as a friend of hers in North Carolina posted a Facebook note about it after getting a text from his sister, a Grady student.
It turned out that a female student accidentally shot herself in the leg in the school parking lot this morning. Police have the gun, and the wounded student is at the hospital. Everyone at the school is safe. Grady is on lockdown, but classes will resume in a few minutes, according to student Facebook postings.
APS has been sending out alerts to worried Grady parents, but it appears that students inside the school were never in danger. (Why a Grady student showed up at school with a gun or why she was handling a gun in the parking lot is not clear.)
If you want to see an amazing photo and read a minute-by-minute accounting of the APS Twitter reports, go to the Southerner, Grady’s award-winning student newspaper. (Evidence of why this student paper wins awards: These dedicated young journalists began posting this stuff in the midst of the event.)
One Grady journalist, Joe Lavine, posted a photo of a gun he spotted on the ground. According to the caption with the photo: “In between the C200 building and the old basketball gym, Southerner staffer Joe Lavine observed this gun, which may have been used as a weapon in the incident that took place today. Nearby the gun, on the sidewalk, Lavine also saw a few drops of blood.”
–From Maureen Downey, for the AJC Get Schooled blog
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Mountain Man
February 27th, 2013
11:29 am
“(Why a Grady student showed up at school with a gun or why she was handling a gun in the parking lot is not clear.)”
Let me see. This is one of APS’ BEST schools? I would hate to see the WORST.
Digger
February 27th, 2013
11:35 am
Headline should be:
‘Grady Shooting Shows the Power of Stupidity’
Mountain Man
February 27th, 2013
11:43 am
You know, I live in Cobb County and I was thinking about moving into Atlanta because of the quality of their schools…
Digger
February 27th, 2013
11:44 am
Wear body armor.
20/20
February 27th, 2013
12:30 pm
Every other week Atlanta Public Schools is in the news due to some crisis of an emergency nature and Erroll Davis and administration have no response. This man has facilitated the mistreatment of staff and is in the middle of a serious brain drain as people with knowledge leave this district and the school board is clueless and nonresponsive just like Dekalb or worse.
ATL Breed
February 27th, 2013
12:37 pm
Stupid kids…..they have no clue about what is going on in this country about guns, someone should slap her and her folks
J Throckmorton Malcontent
February 27th, 2013
1:04 pm
If only an armed teacher or passerby had been there to shoot the gun out of the student’s hand before she dropped it, none of this would have happened.
Seriously though: nice paper. Maybe these student journalists will grow up to re-invent the editor, specifically the “letters to the editor” one. We could use a comeback by the Fourth Estate.
W. R. Martin
February 27th, 2013
1:10 pm
Wait, wait, wait, people!
This must be one of those ‘responsible gun owners’ that the NRA claims is going to protect us during an emergency.
Don’t you understand?
yagottabekiddingme
February 27th, 2013
1:33 pm
Isn’t anyone asking why a Grady student was able to take a photo of the gun lying on the ground while there supposedly was a LOCKDOWN going on?
Maureen Downey
February 27th, 2013
1:45 pm
@Ya, Thought about it but also aware that some schools, including my local high school, have kids arriving at all times due to dual enrollments, internships, flex schedules for seniors etc. Also, the kids may have been outside for a class. (Increasingly seeing classes outside at many schools.)
Maureen
yagottabekiddingme
February 27th, 2013
1:47 pm
A student roaming freely while there was an active crime scene??? Really???
Maureen Downey
February 27th, 2013
1:48 pm
@Ya, But do have concerns about this and think parents can’t be too happy: From Southerner:
yagottabekiddingme
February 27th, 2013
1:50 pm
Grady’s my hood school, and even though I don’t have kids there now, I’m less than thrilled about his flippant response.
Maureen Downey
February 27th, 2013
1:53 pm
@Ya, Not sure he was roaming. He may have been walking from one building to another. He might have been going between classes as the teen who shot herself was arriving, but had been late. Anybody from Grady tell us if the area where this occurred is a path between classes for kids?
Maureen
atlmom
February 27th, 2013
2:01 pm
“she didn’t follow protocol”
Um, right, because, well, she’s a kid. And many students in the system don’t do this. Not that anyone should be shot ever – but what happens in a ‘normal’ situation when that happens? Are there any consequences (like, if she didn’t follow protocol, but it was just another day?)?
Do the students care to follow protocol?
Siren
February 27th, 2013
2:29 pm
did any parent receive a direct call or phone alert from Grady or APS other than what was posted on APS site?
Been there done that (not)
February 27th, 2013
2:34 pm
Once upon a time in 2012at a small Eastside county, a middle school kid brought a weapon to school and was caught and sent to an alternative school . On the first day back threw a pencil at a teachers eye , was evicted from class and given no other punishment by school admin. When board of Education warned by teacher said no problem kid will be fine. When promoted to 7th grade kid robbed teacher and when asked why was told hated F…in B…. He now in a dentention center in a Southern Ga Cty at the ripe old age of 12. Some kids are destined to be criminal and no bleeding hearts or indifference by ignorant Education so called Boards or management will help. Not enforcing existing rules to the letter also a big weakness.
jonathan peterson
February 27th, 2013
2:40 pm
The shooting happened in an outdoor area between buildings and kids were moving from place to place between classes. The photo was taken immediately after the shooting, BEFORE the lockdown as custodians were securing the area and notifying administrators.
As a Grady parent, I think the school administration deserves kudos for notifying us quickly (by email and phone) and letting us know what they knew at that point. It’s just kind of amazing that social media like The Southerer’s Facebook page or the Virginia Highland neighborhood watch email list I’m on were even faster in their response.
20/20
February 27th, 2013
2:44 pm
Erroll Davis is in over his head. Just keep watching. He is clueless about what is going on in the schools and still clueless when he shows up for press conferences. Keep watching.
Are we allowed to talk about this?
February 27th, 2013
2:54 pm
“APS has been sending out alerts to worried Grady parents, but it appears that students inside the school were never in danger.”
Correction: If this student was walking around inside Grady High School with a gun, then ALL of the students were in danger. It says she shot herself accidentally (duh) so that means she probably didn’t know how to handle the weapon…which means that anyone could have been shot. Anyone.
I wonder if Superintendent Davis would be so cavalier about this whole situation if the person shot non-fatally in the thigh had been the principal?
xxx
February 27th, 2013
2:56 pm
Quick! Somebody get W.R. his pearls to clutch. I’m thinking high school students aren’t part of that group but never let that get in the way of hyberbole.
atlmom
February 27th, 2013
2:58 pm
are we allowed to talk about this? – you are so correct. a gun went off! and while it may not have been as serious as it could have been, she could have just as easily shot herself fatally – and/or another student.
It’s very scary. what can the administration do? Not so much, you know. what is it they should/could do? create a fortress around all the schools? this happened outside, before metal detectors (and it’s terrible we have them, but we do).
June
February 27th, 2013
3:15 pm
This was a very serious situation. It is my hope that the person who brought the gun to Grady will be expelled according to Zero Tolerance rules. But as for how someone was able to take a pictures of the gun, think about it!! MANY of the students have smart phones!
Mitch
February 27th, 2013
3:27 pm
We live in a “everyone carry a gun society’”. Gun carrying is actively encouraged by members of our Legislature, the Governor, Certain U. S. Senators and Congressmen. The AJC reports of people in our State government promoting carring concealed weapons to church, to schools, in our parks, to the grocery store, etc. It just goes on and on. We cannot expect our school kids to be a lot smarter than the adults around them. It will get worse unless we stop it.
Mountain Man
February 27th, 2013
3:33 pm
“We are not going to be able to turn our schools intro fortresses,” Davis said
Translation: We don’t care about our students here. Let anyone come in and shoot up the school. And we just told them how it can be done.
MoFaux
February 27th, 2013
3:36 pm
This girl should not only be expelled, but jailed. If the gun came from her home and was not stolen, then they should confiscate all guns in the home. I realize this is probably illegal now, but I think if you raise a child that is able to easily procure one of your guns and takes it to school, then you have no business owning a gun. Zero tolerance for irresponsible parents, especially ones that own guns. Children will always do stupid stuff, but this is way beyond stupid and the parents should share responsibility here.
MoFaux
February 27th, 2013
3:56 pm
Mountain Man: What is your solution, to provide armed officers at every entrance to every school? We can’t even afford to pay enough police officers to cover our streets, let alone every single school. Armed guards at Columbine did not seem to help them at all. If you know a school has an armed guard/s and you want to commit a mass murder at a school, then guess who your first target/s will be? Randomly-armed teachers instead?
I recently attended a speech on security by a quite-decorated retired police officer/soldier. The police officer was pretty diplomatic, but it was obvious that he was very pro-gun and probably did not vote for Obama. However, he specifically mentioned that he agreed 100% with Oama’s executive order related to background checks, even for family-to-family gun purchases. It not only protects the buyer, but the seller as well. Heck, even Wayne LaPierre agreed with this at one point, before reversing himself.
Mountain Man
February 27th, 2013
4:34 pm
MoFaux – ever think of starting with emergency exits with alarms on them like in restaurants? That would have stopped the two other students from letting her in the gym doors (probably because she was late for school). Errol Davis just doesn’t want to divert money to security from his overblown administrative staff – got to keep all those jobs programs filled. So let’s see what happens to this girl – hopefully she will be expelled and also charged and prosecuted to the full eextent of the law. The other students need to see her suffer MAJOR life disruption because of her criminal behavior. Ten years in prison sounds about right.
Mountain Man
February 27th, 2013
4:36 pm
Make a GOOD example of this girl. She needs to have her life RUINED to show what will happen when you do this kind of thing. What was she going to do with the gun? Kill another student, perhaps? Thank goodness it was she that got sho and not someone else.
kasoeh
February 27th, 2013
4:36 pm
From all accounts, the school administration and faculty – the custodians, the teachers, the principal, the resource officers – got the kids to safety quickly and calmly – at least according to my two kids that attend Grady. At the same time they were notifying hundreds of parents with continual updates by voice mail and e-mail, keeping teachers informed of lockdown status, reassuring students with announcements over the intercom system, and assisting in a police investigation. Impressive response by any measure.
Sure, rules must be made and enforced – there shouldn’t be a way for the kids at Grady to circumvent the protocol and enter the school through non-secured entries any time of day. But not all incidents – or in fact tragedies – can be avoided. I, for one, don’t want my kids to spend their days in a fortress, even if it was possible to guarantee their protection.
Mountain Man
February 27th, 2013
4:38 pm
And, yes, they need to press charges against anyone who helped or allowed her to come into possession of this gun. If it were her parent(s), she needs to be charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
MamaBJ
February 27th, 2013
6:21 pm
No 17-year-old needs to have her life RUINED.
Atlanta Mom
February 27th, 2013
6:24 pm
This child was a senior, most likely 17 or 18. Our legislature is considering letting 18 year old have guns on college campuses–where alcohol is much more prevalent that the HS campuses. Anybody feell good about that?
Truth in Moderation
February 27th, 2013
7:17 pm
“In between the C200 building and the old basketball gym, Southerner staffer Joe Lavine observed this gun, which may have been used as a weapon in the incident that took place today. Nearby the gun, on the sidewalk, Lavine also saw a few drops of blood.”
GREAT ALTERNATIVE NEWS REPORTING!
These photos of a gun and blood ARE MORE THAN THE MSM EVER SHOWED AT SANDY HOOK!
That’s why, to this day, millions call it Sandy Hoax. NO COVERED BODIES, BLOOD, OR GUNS have ever been shown to the public or the families (face photos of the dead only, closed casket only, no school surveillance videos). COMPARE WITH NEWS COVERAGE OF COLUMBINE. Night and day!
Atlanta Mom
February 27th, 2013
7:23 pm
Truth,
snopes.com
Truth in Moderation
February 27th, 2013
7:44 pm
@Atlanta Mom
“Our legislature is considering letting 18 year old have guns on college campuses–where alcohol is much more prevalent that the HS campuses. ”
I’d be more worried about CARS and alcohol.
HOWEVER, DO YOU HAVE A LOCKED MEDICINE CABINET FOR YOUR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS?
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS:
“Propelled by an increase in prescription narcotic overdoses, drug deaths now outnumber traffic fatalities in the United States, a Times analysis of government data has found.
Drugs exceeded motor vehicle accidents as a cause of death in 2009, killing at least 37,485 people nationwide, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Fueling the surge in deaths are prescription pain and anxiety drugs that are potent, highly addictive and especially dangerous when combined with one another or with other drugs or alcohol. Among the most commonly abused are OxyContin, Vicodin, Xanax and Soma.”
ht tp://articles.latimes.com/2011/sep/17/local/la-me-drugs-epidemic-20110918
“According to the findings, in 2010 more than 38,329 people died from drug overdose. Of those deaths, 22,134 were from prescription drugs like OxyContin, Vicodin and Methadone.” – See more at:
ht tp://centralny.ynn.com/content/top_stories/642082/study–prescription-drug-deaths-continue-to-rise/?ap=1&MP4#sthash.Qg2JHqrh.dpuf
GUNS
U.S. accidental gun death rate in 2010:
firearm-related death-rate per 100,000 population in one year: 0.2
MoFaux
February 27th, 2013
7:59 pm
Oh, she was a Senior? That explains it…she wanted to go out with a BANG!
Midtown Teacher
February 27th, 2013
8:08 pm
I used to teach at Grady. This doesn’t surprise me at all. I know of students who had guns in my classroom (I didn’t know at the time). Many students fear being “jumped” by other students and most of the time students bring a weapon it is because they are scared to death. Stop bullying, fix the metal detectors (or plug them in and use them) and have an assigned resource officer to monitor incoming students along with teachers and it might help reduce the likelihood of weapons at schools.
Truth in Moderation
February 27th, 2013
8:15 pm
@Atlanta Mom
I challenge anyone on this blog to post photo evidence of the Sandy Hook crime ( the injured, blood, covered bodies being removed from the school, the weapons used, school security video from newly installed security system). Now, do the same for Columbine.
My observations of many hours of news video, photos, and local newspaper accounts tell me that much of the evidence and witness accounts are conflicting and have never been resolved. All I can say is that the “official” story (which one?) doesn’t hold water. If anyone died, or how many died and how, it is still unknown to the public BY EVIDENCE.
Just show us the Sandy Hook School surveillance video! BTW. I do have a background in network news.
NO PHOTO OF “survivor”
“To protect Hammond’s privacy and that of her family, Sonski will not talk about her condition, prognosis or where she is being treated — her family is in a self-imposed seclusion due to the barrage of media that has surrounded them. Sonski said she knows only the barest details of what occurred. Their visit was about a special sisterhood, and her desire to laugh with her friend once again.”
Read more: ht tp://www.newstimes.com/local/article/Sandy-Hook-survivor-s-wit-and-will-a-weapon-for-4125396.php#ixzz2M9SqxQCn
The article also states Lanza shot his mother with a HANDGUN. Account was later changed to a .22 rifle. QUITE A DIFFERENCE. Take the time to surf the THOUSANDS of accounts of inconsistencies. You do favor intellectual pursuit, do you not?
Just watch Gene Rosen’s 10+ different versions of his “hero” story……..It’s one of the most popular on the web.
JD
February 27th, 2013
8:56 pm
What in the world is she even doing with a gun. I thought we were talking about studying English, algebra, and maybe history. What’s going on? This is not school. This is something else.
Truth in Moderation
February 27th, 2013
8:56 pm
@Atlanta Mom
FAKE MSM “LIVE” video of Sandy Hook on day of shooting EXPOSED!
ht tp://theintelhub.com/2013/01/19/sandy-hook-smoking-gun-revealed-factions-of-government-law-enforcement-and-mainstream-media-including-anderson-cooper-engaged-in-treason-against-the-united-states-and-its-citizens/ (remove space)
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February 27th, 2013
9:06 pm
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Just Sayin
February 27th, 2013
9:09 pm
@ Truth….You do know that this is a blog about Georgia schools and not a conspiracy forum …don’t you? I think you should send letters to every news outlet out there to get YOUR ” truth ” heard. This blog ain’t the place. I think the government is suspect on a lot of things..(gas prices anyone?), but I can’t waste my time looking for ghosts. It makes you crazy or at least people think you are and then the mysterious “they” win. Why harass the people from the town? Why threaten them as some of your fellow theorists have done. It does nothing but further discredit you and your cause.
As for the girl with the gun…. I think a law should be passed that if you leave your weapn easily available for a child or thief and a person is injured, you should be charged and given a minimum of 2 years in prison. More if a child dies. It’s one thing if someone has to steal your gun case to get your gun. It is another story when they can just get it from your dresser or under your carseat.
Truth in Moderation
February 27th, 2013
9:29 pm
Here are Columbine photos (not gory). The crime detail photos are available, but I will not post them here.
ht tp://www.columbine-online.com/attack/columbine-attack-crime-scene-photos-from-police.htm
Try to find anything like that for Sandy Hook.
You won’t. DR. CARVER (CT Chief Med. Officer) MADE SURE OF IT!
“In September 2011, Medical Examiner Dr. H. Wayne Carver threatened the State of Connecticut with his resignation because of interference from the Malloy Administration. Carver was angry because the Malloy administration decided to remove five of his 54 employees. These five long time employees of ME Carver do things that no other employees in state government can handle.
“Our staffs have worked together to try to create those skill sets that we need to fill over there, and so I don’t really understand the need for this, this drama,” spokesman Mark Ojakain said.
Prior to Dr. H Wayne Carver threatening his resignation in February 2011, Carver put in a request to congress, to pass the provision of Bill 1054. This Bill would prevent the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner from unilaterally disclosing autopsy reports on pediatric homicides to the general public.”
- See more at: ht tp://www.insanemedia.net/corruption-in-connecticut-medical-examiner-dr-h-wayne-carver/1362#sthash.g3s30lQA.dpuf (remove space)
Go to the site and see the documenting videos. I verified this myself back in Dec./ Jan. just by google searches pulling up old news articles. This person just happened to put it together on a blog. I have been leaking my research since December. Nice to see it gets picked up.
GHS Student
February 27th, 2013
9:40 pm
I go to Grady High School, and I’d like to clear a few things up: the student didn’t go inside the school this morning. She arrived late and went to the gym (which is not connected to the main building), so she bypassed the metal detectors. Joe Lavine, who took the photo of the gun, was not “roaming around” during a hard lock-down. The incident occurred in between 1st period and Homeroom, so students were in transit. Also, it was an isolated event. She wasn’t trying to shoot up the school, she was messing around. I am in no way defending her, but she is notorious for being reckless.
Finally, do not blame anyone for this incident but the student in possession of the gun. There is no way any security measures by the staff or faculty could have prevented this. It sucks, but its true. Grady is a good school, don’t let one idiot with a pink gun ruin its image.
Atlanta Mom
February 27th, 2013
9:58 pm
Truth,
On those rare occasions I have prescription meds, I take them as prescribed. After 10 days, there are none left. But, thanks for asking.
3schoolkids
February 27th, 2013
10:01 pm
My daughter had a classmate in 4th grade who brought a gun to school in his backpack. He was showing it off in the morning, before lunch and in the bus line at dismissal. He said it wasn’t loaded but he also wasn’t turned in (by another student) until the next morning. He got 5 days suspension but they let him come back on day 4 because Mom couldn’t take any more time off work. Admin said it was “innocent” and that the gun was his grandfather’s and they were hunting for “bonding” purposes. A few years later my son got in trouble for yelling on the bus on the way home from school because another student was describing shooting, killing and gutting a deer in detail and he didn’t want to hear it. I was told if he yelled on the bus again he would be kicked off the bus. He didn’t ride the bus anymore after that. I was told the kid was from a single parent home and he liked to hunt with his grandfather for “bonding” time.
This girl is 17 and a minor, if the gun turns out to be registered to an adult family member they should be held responsible as well!
Atlanta Mom
February 27th, 2013
10:17 pm
Midtown teacher
If “I didn’t know at the time” what makes you think you know now?
If you taught at Grady, you would know that assigning resource officers to moniter the incoming students would not have helped this situation.
As for “Many students fear being “jumped” by other students “, mine didn’t.
Stale Mate.
Truth in Moderation
February 28th, 2013
12:35 am
@Just Sayin
‘I challenge anyone on this blog to post photo evidence of the Sandy Hook crime ( the injured, blood, covered bodies being removed from the school, the weapons used, school security video from newly installed security system). Now, do the same for Columbine. – See more at: http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2013/02/27/grady-shooting-shows-the-power-of-social-media/#sthash.KMJSTH73.dpuf”
If what you say is true, you should be able to google and find IN MINUTES the evidence I request. Well, where is it?
You are correct that this isn’t the best place for my DOCUMENTATION OF MY OBSERVATIONS. This blog isn’t a place where critical thinking skills are practiced.
Why don’t you post something worthy of my time to read?
Truth in Moderation
February 28th, 2013
12:38 am
Does the military let 18 year olds have guns? I HOPE NOT! THAT WOULD BE DANGEROUS.
agent
February 28th, 2013
5:50 am
Too bad she didn’t shoot herself so that there would be one less moron in this world. She obviously brought a loaded gun to school to cause harm to another.
public school parent
February 28th, 2013
6:09 am
Midtown Teacher — you are frankly either highly dramatic or are listening to highly dramatic students; Walked those same halls, co taught in that school with a wide variety of students, had my own children attend there and I am currently aware of the safety procedures in place- I have seen them in action. You haven;t been there lately when they are doing a tsa type safety procedure so your comments are nothing but trying to inflame the public into attempting to paint Grady- an award winner in ROTC, newspaper, mock trial, debate, arts and robotics AND the one of the top ranked schools in the state of Georgia for AP exam passing rates- as being some sort of a midtown danger zone. It is a high school that welcomes all students and your damning comments are not the whole truth by a long long mile. My own children walked those halls and I was and still am more than happy that they got a full educational experience- not just useless test prep- at that supportive and welcoming school.
Private Citizen
February 28th, 2013
7:55 am
When I saw the press conference photo, I kept thinking that after the 5 minute podium time, Mr. Davis probably turned around and told the principal, “And by the way, I want you and your staff to pack up your desks and be gone from the building by 5 pm; these officers will escort you.”
Knives are one thing, guns are another
February 28th, 2013
8:22 am
High schools have always had drama, and students have always had fights. I went to a big rough-and-tumble high school twenty years ago, and a lot of the students carried knives.
The concerning aspects of this situation are 1) obviously this person didn’t know how to handle a gun, and 2) she thought it was a good idea to bring a loaded weapon to school anyways.
If she shot herself accidentally, she could have shot ANYONE accidentally. The fact that having a gun seems to be a prestige item for some students at Grady is extremely concerning to me, and I wonder how many other students at the school are trying to ‘live large’ (as the AJC article put it) by bringing a gun to school.
Mountain Man
February 28th, 2013
8:41 am
“No 17-year-old needs to have her life RUINED.”
So what do you propose? She brought a DEADLY WEAPON into a school. What was she going to do with it? Kill the person she perceived to be a bully?
You sound like “oh, she is just a kid, and she made a mistake, and we should give her unlimited chances to turn her life around, and she was brought up in poor conditions, and she is mentally retarded (we are finding out that ALL murderers now claim to be mentally retarded).
We will have MORE of these instances if we do not take a hard line with these perpetrators. See post from 3schoolkids above. This 4th grader may be tomorrow’s school murder perpetrator.
To Private Citizen
February 28th, 2013
8:48 am
If Erroll Davis tells the Principal, the VPs and assorted other top officials to pack and leave, the student body of Grady HS will stage a massive revolt. These kids gave the Royal F.U. to the nitwit Westboro baptists who targeted them for protest because the student body is proudly gay-supporting, and they will do the same to Erroll Davis and the likes of an outsider like you who mess with their home turf. They are highly diverse and intensely brainiac-proud of their wacky little bubble life. Black white and brown they know the girl better than you, they understand their situation better than you, with three of the seniors headed to the best Ivy League schools in the country i’d wager the top 20% are vastly smarter than you, and they’ll take care of their own, happily at your expense. APS may be stupid, but they ain’t that stupid…
MoFaux
February 28th, 2013
9:16 am
Dear “truth” in moderation: Just because you can’t find pictures of dead children online does not mean there is a Sandy Hook cover up. That’s quite a leap there buddy. I guess you also believe Osama is still alive? I personally found your post much more offensive than my light-hearted joke, which was removed for some odd reason. Talk about failure of subjective censorship…
Maureen Downey
February 28th, 2013
9:22 am
@Mo, I don’t see anything from you in either spam or moderation. So, not sure what happened to your post. I can tell you that the blog platform has been doing some odd things this week and your comment may have been a casualty.
Maureen
mystery poster
February 28th, 2013
9:31 am
Truth probably believe the Holocaust was not real, either.
Inman and Grady Safety
February 28th, 2013
9:31 am
“your comments are nothing but trying to inflame the public into attempting to paint Grady- an award winner in ROTC, newspaper, mock trial, debate, arts and robotics AND the one of the top ranked schools in the state of Georgia for AP exam passing rates- as being some sort of a midtown danger zone.”
There’s no need to “paint” the school anything. A school in which (at least) several kids carry guns and in which an actual shooting has taken place IS a danger zone.
A school can certainly be multi-award winning AND a danger zone, and that is exactly what Grady is. How can things be made better if we can’t acknowledge the truth we’re starting with?
Truth in Moderation
February 28th, 2013
9:41 am
@agent
Do you have a sign in your yard that says: I PROUDLY SUPPORT GUN CONTROL: NO GUNS INSIDE!
MoFaux
February 28th, 2013
10:23 am
Sorry Maureen, I see the post in question now. I swear it was missing earlier…perhaps I should have my coffee before making any posts. My bad.
Inman Safety
February 28th, 2013
10:27 am
“She said she didn’t know it was in there in her pocket because she just grabbed her jacket and didn’t know that it was in there,” Tukes’ mother said on Fox news.
Truth in Moderation
February 28th, 2013
10:52 am
“There’s no need to “paint” the school anything. A school in which (at least) several kids carry guns and in which an actual shooting has taken place IS a danger zone.” –
Hmmm. Let’s compare schools:
Grady- State of Georgia has strong 2nd Amendment support.
2012 school shooting deaths: ZERO
Sandy Hook- State of Connecticut has LIMITED 2nd Amendment support.
2012 school shooting deaths: TWENTY-SEVEN.
Also, Sandy Hook had just installed a new high tech security system with bullet proof glass at the front door, an automatic locking door, and a security camera surveillance system monitored by the front office.
Yet the shooter(s) supposedly entered by shooting out the front door glass. To this day, NO SECURITY CAMERA VIDEOS OF SCHOOL ENTRY OF THE SHOOTER(S) HAS BEEN RELEASED.
According to first video interview with “hero” Gene Rosen, who lives next door to the Sandy Hook fire department, and claims he took care of 6 of Ms. Soto’s students when they showed up at the end of his driveway, he heard multiple gunshots nearby at 9:15 am. He said the kids showed up at 9:30 am. THIS CONTRADICTS OTHER REPORTS THAT THE SHOOTER(S) ENTERED THE SCHOOL AFTER 9:30, AND THUS HAD TO SHOOT THE GLASS TO GET IN. In another video, a law enforcement spokesperson said the FIRST RESPONDERS shot through the glass. The entire case is like that. Adam Lanza’s SSI death notice (available on the internet) originally posted his date of death as 12/13/12 and his MOTHER’S as 12/14/12, the actual day of the shooting. The Black Honda Civic was NOT registered in Nancy Lanza’s name as reported by the media. It is clearly audible on the police scanner that the owner is Christopher Rodia. Since this got out, authorities have tried to deny this and say that it was a split track audio, which to those who heard the original UNEDITED version, this excuse doesn’t hold water.
ht tp://www.dailypaul.com/267333/who-is-christo-pher-a-rodia-and-why-was-his-car-found-at-sandy-hook-elm
Even so, this man’s name and address leads to a string of petty crimes and drug possession, including a BAG OF OXYCONTIN not in prescription containers. If you Google the man’s address, you can see a black “Honda-like” sedan parked in the driveway. George Uzar Jr. gave the same home address as Rodia’s when stopped for wreckless driving in 2012. He was 19 at the time. He too has been busted AT HIS PARENT’S home, not far from the Rodia address, for drug, gun and psilocybin mushroom possession. Interestinly, his father, George Uzar Sr. was raided at the family home in 2011 after an elaborate gun running sting operation involving Atty Gen office, ATF, and Connecticut state and local police. The local Mayor even showed up at this house for a drug bust photo op. It seems that Uzar Sr. was manufacturing MACHINE GUNS with sanded off serial numbers and selling them to the local chapter of a major MEXICAN DRUG CARTEL, called the LATIN KINGS. The whole family was there when the raid took place. Uzar Sr. didn’t resist and was arrested. Uzar Jr. was also arrested as they found more drugs, mushrooms and an illegal gun in his room. The wife, Allison Uzar, is never mentioned or charged. Uzar Sr. must have made a deal as he ended up with an unusually light sentence (son as well), but they nabbed around 15 of the gang members operating in Stamford, CT. Interestingly, Allison Uzar works in Stamford as well. She is the CORPORATE COMPLIANCE OFFICER for Perdue Pharma, A PRIVATELY HELD co. that holds the exclusive patent on OXYCONTIN, an opium based pain killer. HMMMMMMM.
Just A Teacher
February 28th, 2013
11:31 am
A 17 year old can (and, in this case, definitely should) be charged as an adult. Bringing a firearm to a public school is a felony and discharging one at the same location is probably at least another felony. There is no reason for her to bring a loaded gun to school, and she should serve time for doing so.
Truth in Moderation
February 28th, 2013
12:06 pm
“and she should serve time for doing so.”
Yes, she and HSBC banking executives.
“U.S. Justice Department granted a total walk to executives of the British-based bank HSBC for the largest drug-and-terrorism money-laundering case ever. Yes, they issued a fine – $1.9 billion, or about five weeks’ profit – but they didn’t extract so much as one dollar or one day in jail from any individual, despite a decade of stupefying abuses.”
ht tp://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/gangster-bankers-too-big-to-jail-20130214#ixzz2MDLmDDI0
Truth in Moderation
February 28th, 2013
1:28 pm
“Just because you can’t find pictures of dead children” –
I was just challenging readers to find the COVERED bodies of any Sandy Hook victim being brought out of the school. Or pictures and interviews of the survivors. As for the “death” photos of the children, those cannot be made available to the public by a Connecticut LAW which was passed, at the threat of resignation by Dr. Carver, the Chief Medical Examiner, just a year before the Sandy Hook incident. Everything I asked to be posted, was readily available after the Columbine shootings. The press actually did their job. I am not saying that no one died. But NO PROOF has been shown to the public. The parents of the alleged victims WERE NOT ALLOWED TO VIEW THE BODIES. They were only shown photos. ALL the funerals had closed caskets. Gunshot wounds to the face are not uncommon. Morticians have experience handling such situations.
Even in ancient times, citizens demanded PROOF that a conquered foe had been killed. Heads of enemies were displayed, or bodies were dragged through the streets. Gruesome, yes. But it left no doubt.
In the past, I worked for a television news network. I know for a fact, that even years ago, a fake photo of Barney Clark (first Jarvik heart transplant recipient) recovering in his hospital room, was aired because they didn’t yet have a post surgery video or photo. It was done by physically cutting out an earlier photo of Clark’s head and gluing it onto another photo a different person in a hospital bed. It only ran once, and was replaced with a real photo:
http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2009/12/dayintech_1202jarvikheart/
You are naive to think certain powers would not use the media to present a fabricated account of things. Something happened at Sandy Hook. Exactly what, I don’t know. Give me PROOF, and I will.
BTW, did you check out the fake CNN video footage, actually filmed at a nearby Catholic school, NOT Sandy Hook?
Ole Guy
February 28th, 2013
1:37 pm
BS! This event has little-to-nothing to do with the…power of social media. IT’S GOT EVERYTHING TO DO WITH FREQUIN STOOPID (mis-spelled purposely) PEOPLE. I realize they’re are those who view my comments as archaic, ole fashioned, and the thoughts of arogance, however, they are, nonetheless, REALITY. The only way to impose a little discipline (translate that into the removing of one’s head from the dark recesses) is to make the kid EXTREMELY UNHAPPY, thereby giving the kid cause to THINK about one’s actions. Endless second chances do not/will not serve this purpose…ONLY the “gentle” reminder of such ole fashioned devices as the paddle, and long-term grounding (complete removal from anything resembling a social life) will serve the purpose. Anything less…you adults are only fooling yourselves and doing the kid the greatest disservice.
Pride and Joy
March 1st, 2013
3:40 pm
College for the shooter? really? What college would take a gun-toting and shooting “student” ?
Answer: No college that my child would ever attend.
This little miscreant needs to be expelled permanently from all USA schools. She cam get her GED online. NOW do you understand why we want to SEPARATE from those who are South of the city?
Guns and stupidity. They are in ample supply in South Atlanta and South Dekalb.