In East Brunswick, a fifth-grader shot a sixth-grader, perhaps by accident. The article quotes neighbors in disbelief.
They talked about how safe and family-friendly the neighborhood was and showed pictures of Alex, a blond, blue-eyed child, from his school yearbook. “There’s a million kids in this neighborhood, of all different races and ages, and we all live in harmony,” said Linda Lieberman, whose son was in Alex’s class.
Well, despite the apparent chilhood overpopulation — East Brunswick’s infrastructure surely can’t handle one million children living in the town — the overwhelming reaction is that this couldn’t happen in their neghborhood. One even claimed that all people regardless of race live in harmony in their community.
I don’t know if this is a “race” issue, as the article doesn’t identify the shooter, but at least one interviewer mentioned race. The much bigger issue is access to weapons. How did a kid get his hands on a handgun? Even that question is only part of the issue. Why does this kid, who possibly has exposure to weapons at home, not understand the real danger of playing with guns?
I went to the same skool as Alex and he was my friend too. He went to my elementary skool too. He also LOVED (LOL) my pool. But i can’t believe it. This is da 2nd friend i lost by death in da same year. *Sigh* The day he died i was suppose to have a pool party but i said no. Now i wish i had that party so this would have never happened. 🙁