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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I watched the videos and was expecting to be horrifed. I hate all types of violence but honestly this was no different than the fights that occured in my high school in the early 90's. It just looks like a regular fight. Yes, fights are bad. But they happen. [/quote]

If you look at it in isolation, you might not see the big deal. But it's the nature, frequency and lack of disciplinary consequences that make these fights concerning.

Thankfully, the fight this time didn't involve weapons, but when these fights happen, often time the loser will up the ante in a payback session with a gun, knife or brass knuckles and that's where things turn really tragic.

That's precisely what happened with Magruder. It was a planned physical fight that escalated to a gun shooting because someone always ups the ante when they feel threatened or humiliated.[/quote]

There have always been fights, just now it's easier for kids to get guns. Just like there have always been drugs, just now there's fentanyl. Guns and fentanyl are not MCPS issues, they are issues for general society.[/quote]

Exactly this.   Kids are making kid mistakes with deadly adult consequences.  [/quote]

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