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Well, this has been an unfortunate week.
Jul. 13th, 2011 04:21 pm
Monday a boy went missing.
Tuesday we passed a three alarm fire on our way to the doctor's office. And the trucks KEPT coming and KEPT coming all the way there! Something like 33 units eventually. No deaths, at least, but I was worried when I saw them all.
Today two people drowned in the pool we go to for swimming. Well, one died, the other is in critical condition. We didn't make our swimming class today, as it happens, but that's really just as well.
And the missing by has been found dead. I actually found that out over on FRK, and what's really appalling is that the post was preceded by two or three comments "Well, now some kid just was kidnapped and KILLED, so what do you say NOW?" which is just... petty and small-minded. A kid is dead, I can't really see how it's the parents fault (I don't think it's criminal to allow your third or fourth grader to walk three blocks without you, although I do think it's wise to make sure he knows the route and understands some basic safety rules about who to ask for help in an emergency*), and nobody is saying it isn't tragic.
*Then again, he may have been told to trust other Jewish people (he wouldn't be the first child told to ask for help in-group), and unfortunately picked the wrong one. One good thing is we already know who did it, so there's no doubt on that front.
And it's only Wednesday. I don't know what's going to happen tomorrow, but I hope it's nothing.
Tuesday we passed a three alarm fire on our way to the doctor's office. And the trucks KEPT coming and KEPT coming all the way there! Something like 33 units eventually. No deaths, at least, but I was worried when I saw them all.
Today two people drowned in the pool we go to for swimming. Well, one died, the other is in critical condition. We didn't make our swimming class today, as it happens, but that's really just as well.
And the missing by has been found dead. I actually found that out over on FRK, and what's really appalling is that the post was preceded by two or three comments "Well, now some kid just was kidnapped and KILLED, so what do you say NOW?" which is just... petty and small-minded. A kid is dead, I can't really see how it's the parents fault (I don't think it's criminal to allow your third or fourth grader to walk three blocks without you, although I do think it's wise to make sure he knows the route and understands some basic safety rules about who to ask for help in an emergency*), and nobody is saying it isn't tragic.
*Then again, he may have been told to trust other Jewish people (he wouldn't be the first child told to ask for help in-group), and unfortunately picked the wrong one. One good thing is we already know who did it, so there's no doubt on that front.
And it's only Wednesday. I don't know what's going to happen tomorrow, but I hope it's nothing.
