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TNacp99 wrote:I came across this article that reveals the potential perils of intervening as a bystander. It is not meant to justify any proposed action or inaction mentioned with the purse-snatch incident. However, it does shed light on the fog of war. I think everyone has been very thoughtful on their responses to the purse snatching event.

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That's an extremely good discussion of what "could have" happened. Thanks for posting it, and I'd recommend everyone read it and at least consider some of the lessons in the article!. (I'll be printing that out to give to my CHL students, as well.)

TexasGal wrote:15 years old and you are beating old ladies up for their purses. Sad and unsettling. Where does a young person go from there? I have little hope a trip though juvi will turn this girl into a law abiding citizen. Local news story reported the victim is thinking about getting a CHL.

Texas hasn't been known for these kind of snatch and grab assaults as much as the larger cities on the East and West coasts, but I think we're going to have more of this kind of behavior in the future.

I've been teaching full-time since 2000 and though some of the kids I work with are some of the greatest in the world and are really very nice people, I've noticed an increase in the number of kids that most would describe as "thugs" or "thug wanna-be's", and there are a lot more just plain mean kids today than when I started.

Just an update to the original OP's story... FWPD announced this evening that they have suspects in custody at this time, a 17 YOA male, and a 15 YOA female.

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