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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've seen them throw rocks at cars and buses, stand against the flow of traffic and  yell profanities at drivers. They also have beaten and knives each other (thankfully did not see that), just the police cars.  I'm guessing that's the kind of law breaking/removal PP is referring to. Do you have a problem of some kind with civil society? [/quote]

Hey Ward/June Cleaver can you video these incidents for me?
You say they’re recurring and happen with relative frequency wherever Wilson kids are present so it shouldn’t be hard to get some footage, right?
I’d love to see.[/quote]

I've actually thought of it once when there was a group that were really out of hand. Fortunately I was able to flag down a police officer and point them out. I would worry for my own safety if I tried to film them with my phone. I usually am on my way home, with lots of bags, these things unfold quickly and it would be hard to do unobtrusively. I also have mixed feelings about our society's tendency to film everything in general. Personally, I think parents and school encouraging students to be good citizens on and off campus, and active police presence--would go further than my filming. I loved hanging out with groups of friends after school. I have zero issue with kids getting pizza, fast food or just standing and talking and laughing. Loud cursing, throwing projectiles, blocking the elevator/escalator, fighting, littering. These are no-nos. I think it would be a great idea for a reporter to come and stake it out for more than one day. What an interesting multi perspective story that would be if done with integrity. That would be journalism and could spur true reflection, rather than my "gotcha" filming.[/quote]

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