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Applause to you and to "word salad lady." The levels of thinly veiled racism and racist microaggressions are staggering not just on this forum, but on this entire website. Do some critical thinking, y'all. Watch some Melissa Harris-Perry or read The New Jim Crow. Talk to the Black parents at your DCPCS. Leave your snug neighborhood bubbles. Think about why the sight of a bunch of Black kids talking loudly makes you afraid, but the sight of white boys yelling at a football game in a bar doesn't. Think about the lives of these kids' great-great-grandparents and how they compared to the lives of yours. Think about the long line of privilege that resulted in you, in this moment, sitting at a computer and making cracks that "Wilson students" (Black kids, don't even START to act like you don't mean Black kids) are "too stupid" to do anything but brawl. Just listen to the experiences of people whose life paths diverge wildly from yours. Listen with an open mind. You might learn something.[/quote]

Pretty much all teenagers are loud, disruptive and annoying with their friends.  When they reach that age I fully expect mine to be loud, disruptive and annoying with their friends too.  That's not really the same as starting a melee in a crowded public space.  That's pretty clearly crossing a line and closer to a flash mob rip and run than teenage highjinx.  I'm not saying they should be put away or that they are irredeemable, but it's pretty bad behavior which should have some consequences.  Kids who make bad decisions need to understand the consequences.  You hope they learn from it, but that's really up to each kid.[/quote]

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